Key skills and expertise

Bringing over 52 years of experience in the transport sector, particularly in railways, the expert excels in strategy, institutional reform, and operations. Key skills include management, marketing, and restructuring. Career highlights include leading projects internationally and collaborating with firms such as Booz Allen Hamilton and SNCF International. Responsibilities have included managing teams of up to 550 and overseeing projects with significant financial turnover. Previously held roles at SNCF involved regional management and strategic development. Worked across diverse projects in countries like Algeria, Morocco, and Serbia, focusing on infrastructure and regulatory reforms.

Project experience and donor exposure

With a background in collaborating with international donors, including the European Union, the expert has contributed to projects related to railway sector reforms and institutional building. Experience includes technical assistance and capacity building in Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, and Serbia. These projects emphasized infrastructure, regulatory policy, and quality standards implementation, with both regional and national scopes. The expert's role frequently involved senior consultancy and leadership in project execution and strategic planning.

Sectors and geographic focus

Responsibilities have included senior consultancy, project leadership, and regional management within the transport sector, particularly railways. The expert's cross-cutting expertise encompasses marketing and restructuring within public services. Geographic experience spans Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, with significant projects in countries such as France, Algeria, Morocco, and Serbia. This diverse experience underscores a comprehensive understanding of national and regional transport dynamics. The expert has also worked in Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, and regions such as Latin America, specifically Argentina and Mexico, highlighting a deep familiarity with local governance and regional development issues.

Languages and education

With a strong educational background, the expert holds a Diploma of Higher Education in Economy, focusing on economy and management of enterprises from the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers in France. Additionally, an Ingénieur Civil des Mines degree, equivalent to a master's or higher, was obtained from Ecole des Mines in France. The expert also completed a License to manage railways operations at executive levels from the French High-Level Railways Institutes. Language competences include native proficiency in French and fluency in English, having led international working groups and provided consulting services in English-speaking countries like Jordan and Serbia. Spanish was once spoken fluently, with the ability to regain proficiency if necessary. These language skills have been utilized in diverse international contexts, contributing to effective communication in multilingual teams and during in-country work.