Profile

A project manager with over 12 years’ experience in IT. After 6 years in a management position with an European CRM editor, this Ph.D. in theoretical statistical physics is currently managing a CRM project for a credit insurance company in London, and designing web sites for friends and charities on her spare time.

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Okay, so the information below is a sort of Web-based CV ... if you want to catch up with my latest news on web design and project management (of a decidedly CRM variety), have a look at my other blog on Web, CRM et al.

You can also share in my more personal (as opposed to professional) interests through yet another blog -- where you'll also get to know why the choice of 'tathagata' in the site address.

Employment

2006-present Coface
http://www.cofaceuk.com

As CRM Lead Analyst for the UK & Ireland subsidiary of Coface, the leading French credit insurance company, I deal with day-to-day project management for the CRM system, serving two-thirds of the company's workforce in departments as diverse as Marketing, Sales, Risk and the Service Centre.
 

1998-2006 Selligent
http://www.selligent.com

Selligent is a Belgian company producing CRM software. As Lead Analyst I occupied a management-level position in the R&D team, reporting directly to the CTO, in a role involving product management and project leadership skills. My main task was to interface between partners and product consultants and the 20-strong R&D team, ensuring that new versions of the software correspond to end-user’s expectations while at the same time maintaining consistency with product architecture. From my former positions with the company I also retained responsibilities for first-line documentation and training on new product features.

Lead Analyst 2003-2006
Knowledge Manager 2000-2003
Corporate Training and Documentation 1999-2000
Trainer 1998-1999
 

1995-1998 Telxon
http://www.symbol.com

Telxon was an American company producing hand-held computers and wireless LAN solutions. As Trainer in their International Support Centre in Brussels I contributed to their computer-based training systems and designed and delivered new training courses and documentation. In 2000, Telxon was acquired by Symbol Technologies, its biggest competitor, and its products discontinued.

Education

1989-1993
Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics
Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium)

1988-1989
Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies en Physique
Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium)

1986-1988
Teacher Licensure Degree in Physics and English
Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

1983-1986
Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Languages

English: Full professional proficiency

French: Full professional proficiency

Portuguese: Native

Spanish: Limited working proficiency

German: Elementary

Italian: Elementary

Technologies

Web: HTML, XML, JavaScript, JScript.NET, Java

Databases: Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle

Operating systems: Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X

Productivity suites: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Project, FrontPage), AppleWorks, LotusNotes

Authoring tools: RoboHelp HTML, Adobe CreativeSuite (InDesign, PhotoShop, Illustrator)

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