who’s stephan?

Stéphan is a 35-year-old professional with extensive experience in project management and data analytics.

After 4 years managing projects in the food retail industry, he shifted his career to tech by attending an intensive Data Science bootcamp in Brussels. Now as data science lecturer, he continues to deepen his technical and management skills, aiming to be a key player in the digital transformation of businesses.

What’s his added value?

  • Ability to combine technical skills and project management to deliver innovative and efficient solutions.
  • Open-minded and approachable, I work as effectively in a team as I do alone which allows me to easily adapt to the client’s work environment and quickly become productive.
  • Transitioning from more rigid structures to more agile ones is not an issue, and I make it a point of honour of keeping both the well-being of the teams and the set objectives at the very centre of the equation.
  • Anticipate client needs and exceed their expectations, ensuring their satisfaction and success.
  • A wide range of technical knowledge:

MOST RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Context: Providing advanced lectures in Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Engineering, and Data Analytics for the students attending the bootcamp.

Responsibilities

  • Delivering lectures on multiple data science and/or data analytics educational modules
  • Mentoring students during the practice sessions
  • Providing feedback on their work
  • Offering support in problem-solving and debugging

Achievements: 

  • I am proud to have been able to teach advanced subjects despite having little experience in the field.
  • I was the only student in my cohort to be offered a teaching position so quickly.
  • I taught classes of up to 20 people, most of whom were undergoing career changes and/or had a background in tech.
  • The NPS that the students gave me was one of the highest among the teachers.

Context: Implement a staff planner and payroll management SaaS.

Responsibilities

  • Gathering of requirements from the stakeholders
  • Planning, decomposition, allocation of resources
  • Implementation, deployment, and monitoring of the software’s operationalization.
  • Project documentation, web platform integration, end-user training, and follow-up.
  • Post-mortem

Achievements: 

  • Successful deployment of the SaaS 2 weeks before deadline.
  • Improved efficiency in staff and payroll management.

Environment: Agile

Context

  • Creation of a PMO structure for the BELUX branch
  • Management of various business projects at the group level (EU)
  • Management of digitalization projects with/for our clients (BELUX)

Responsibilities

  • Management of digitalization projects (Development of an ecosystem – Website, app, in-store terminals)
  • Development of a distribution hubs (dark kitchen)  
  • Development of mobile food courts
  • Development and integration of various SaaS
  • Financial and marketing tasks, P&L management, performance measurement, cost control, and inventory management

Achievements: 

  • Played a significant role in the digitalization of business operations.
  • Helped improving existing processes and created new ones.
  • Successfully led various pioneering projects that were further integrated at the group level.
  • Participated in the creation and implemented innovative ideas that helped us increase our market shares.

Environment: Agile, Waterfall

Context: General management of a service company specializing in organizing automobile racing events.

Responsibilities

  • Meetings with the promoters of the events – various stakeholders.
  • Drafting of the specification.
  • Management/allocation of resources based on strategic demands.
  • Real-time monitoring + management of the event.
  • Post-mortem meetings.
  • Management and administration of the SME in the broad sense.

Achievements: 

  • Successfully co-organized numerous prestigious automobile events (Formula One Grand Prix, World Endurance Championship, Total 24h Series, International GT Open, …)
  • Management of a company up to 200 people for 2.5 years

education level

degrees
  • Master SC. in International Management – Northeastern University. Boston MA, USA.
    Dublin City University. Dublin, Ireland.
  • Bachelor SC. in International Business/Marketing – UIBS – United International Business Schools. Brussels/Antwerp, Belgium.
CERTIFICATIONS
  • Data Science certification – Le Wagon
  • Associate Project Manager (CAPM) – PMI
  • PRINCE2 certification
  • Associate project manager
    certification (CAPM)
  • Ad Words certification
  • Google Analytics certification
  • Hubspot marketing certification

last but not least…

  • Last book: Les Thanatonautes (by Bernard Werber) 
  • Hobbies: Water polo, tennis, paddle, travelling, continuous learning