2018 – Today Thierry Picard Consulting – International Project Management – Consultant
- KFS-Kenya Project: Kenya forest firefighting project.
- Research and evaluation of partners: radio network, video detection, solar energy supply, drones, CCF fire vehicles, staff clothing, personal fire equipment, training for local teams.
- Writing of Technical Specification files.
- Customer presentations for various technical solutions.
- Auditing and Selection of suppliers and contractors.
- Radio Network Design
- Microwave data network design, Point-to-Point, Point-to-Multipoint
- Video Detection Network Design (about 120 cameras)
- Servers dimensionning for CCTV, Radio, microwave
- Transmission Data Network Design: Microwave, Optical Fiber, 4G-Lte
1998 – 2018 Assystem International – Project Manager
• KWS-Kenya Project: GPM, DRM-III Radio Project (National Park Security), Engineering and Deployment Manager. Equipment Negotiation and Purchase (Solar energy, radio, microwave, towers), Human Resources and Logistics Management, Risk Management, Planning, and Budget Monitoring, Customer Training in New Technologies, Privileged Customer Contact (KWS, Government company)). 30 people, 7M €, present on site (Nairobi)
• Airbus D&S Saudi Arabia Project, Radio Trunking engineering project, Field Resources Coordination, Analysis, synthesis of survey reports, Compliance Control, Reporting, 10 people, Remote Management from France
• Assystem internal project, resource management for home automation application development
• Alcatel-Lucent Project, Jamaica / Dominican Republic, TPM (Technical Project Manager), Swap and Deployment of SDH and PDH Transmission Networks, Resources Management (human, subcontractors, logistic, stakeholders,…). Head of Engineering, Deployment and Network Integration, € 15M, 20 people, present on site (Kingston, Santo Domingo).
• Alcatel-CIT projects, East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda), LPM (Local Project Manager), in charge of GSM / 3G Network Deployments and Swap, Scheduling, Logistics, Human Resources Management and Subcontractors, Reporting, Management and monitoring of the Maintenance contract. Privileged contact with customers (Airtel-Ke, Airtel-Tz, UTL), 45M €, 3M €, 8M €, present on sites (Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Kampala)
• Alcatel-CIT France, Expertise Assistance on problematic SDH transmission networks (Morocco, Egypt), Analysis, Development of tools, Research and Solutions Proposal, managed remotely (from France).
• Alcatel CIT project, New Caledonia, LPM, SDH transmission network swap and deployment project, Logistics, Human Resources and Subcontractors Manager, Planning and Budget Tracking, Privileged Customer Contact (OPT), 3M €, 5 people, present on site (Nouméa)
• Alcatel-CIT Costa-Rica project, LPM, PDH Transmission Network Deployment Project, Logistics, Human Resources and Subcontractors Manager, Planning Organization, Budget Monitoring, Customer Contact (ICE), 20M €, 15 people, present on site (San-Jose)
• Alcatel-CIT Saudi Arabia project, LPM, WLL telecommunications network roll-out project, Logistics, Human Resources and Subcontractors, Operation Planning, budget monitoring, customer facing (STC), € 5M, 10 people, present on site (Ryad)
• Nortel Network France, Orange project, BSS (BTS + BSC) swap, site integration
• Assystem-Iberica Spain, Assistance for the development of Assystem’s commercial activities on the Iberian countries (Spain / Portugal). Research and solicitation of potential customers (Telecom operators and Equipment manufacturers), research and validation of subcontractors, presentation of the company’s activities to students in the universities of the Madrid and Lisbon region
• Mobilecom project (Orange) Jordan, national GSM network deployment project, Responsible for the realization of the radio and central sites (negotiation, CW construction, installations), Management of the energy connections, Definition of the specifications, Planning of the operations, Definition DC energy workshops, present on site (Amman)
• Optimus project (Orange) Portugal, national GSM network deployment project, Responsible for the realization of radio and central sites in the North-Porto area (negotiation, CW construction, installations), Subcontractor management, Reporting, Management of Connections Energy and Leased-Line, present on site (Porto)
1995 – 1998 Belgacom-France – Regional Technical Manager
- Deployment of fixed network dedicated to companies at the opening of the French telecom market to alternative operators.
- Maintenance and installation of equipment: Pabx, Mux, routers
- Site management and monitoring of voice and data projects
- Consultation and monitoring of suppliers
- Technical files specification for PABX and multiplex connections
- Site supervision
- Team management
- Search for new sites, site survey, negotiation
- Technical training for technicians and salespeople
1976 – 1994 French Air Force – Microwave Division Manager
- Rollout Manager for radio and multiplex transmission networks
- Management of preventive and curative maintenance
- Network Study, Engineering, Optimization
- Radio planning of MW links
- Launch of site development projects
- Deployment manager
- Management of maintenance and deployment teams
- Technical trainer