Christophe Kowalczyk

Set up the Indian then Regional Office in New Delhi Developed excellent relationships with both public (governments) and private (concessionaires) clients, negotiated and secured contracts, and grew turnover Supervised ongoing operations, leading project teams, monitoring financial terms of contract, and improved operational margins Trained multi-cultural teams of professional officials in India and Sri Lanka on optimizing project costs

Designed business plan strategy for long-term development in Australia and Asia reviewing financing options, revising segmentation and pricing strategies, and initiating JV partnerships Led business development team, increased sales in Australia and Asia Implemented ISO 9002 / 14001 quality procedures and jointly reorganized office processes to reduce overhead cost As Senior Project Manager seconded part-time to Egis Projects, co-leading engineering team in charge of Flinders Ports operations

Delivered on time and within budget simultaneous complex projects in French Overseas Territories: supervised design teams, coordinated external and internal multi-skilled teams Presented, and recommended, technical and economical alternatives to government stakeholders (Martinique Regional Council, French Polynesia Ministry and President’s Councilors) Coached junior engineers on Project Management, and led a national working group on ‘Project and Risk Management Tools’

Set up the office in Tahiti, developed contacts with client, prepared financial offers and negotiated contracts that resulted in a 300% growth in turnover over 2 years Exceeded target with the successful negotiation of a contract with the Government of French Polynesia Created procedures for coordination of remote design production and communications – recommendations were subsequently integrated in the company Knowledge Management System as best practice

Worked in team on infrastructure projects Trained 30 persons on the use of internet Assisted in the implementation of the ISO 9001 Quality System

Managed numerous construction sites in Antananarivo, then the main construction site in Nosy Be Island, including the manufacture of crushed materials, bituminous and emulsion mix for the needs of the construction works

As a trainee, conducted an audit on the monitoring and management tools of construction sites: analyzed the data-processing system and proposed action plans for improvement

As a trainee, co-led the team in charge of the earthworks, then managed the hydraulic works on the Eboro / Bitam / Oyem road rehabilitation

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