CV Alain Bruyère Civil Engineer + MBA 33 Years Experience
1. Curriculum Vitae
Name : Alain Bruyère, Civil Engineer Electricity/Telecommunications + MBA Solvay
Address : Av. O. de Burbure, 160 1970 Wezembeek-Oppem Tel : 02/784 30 30
Birth date : 8th March 1955 GSM : 0475/56 78 01
Married and 4 Children (30-28-26-18)
alain.bruyere@skynet.be
Project/Objectives
To bring my expertise and experience in Marketing, Product, Process, Project and
Program management as manager/director to an
organisation/company/foundation/association in order to help it realising its strategy
and achieving its objectives
To work in a motivating, creative environment where thrust, reliability, ethics, quality,
ownership, leadership, team-spirit and human relations along with dynamism are
first priority values
Strengths
More than 33 years experience in several domains (Banking, Finances, European
Commission, Computer and Integration Service Industry, Telecommunications
Services (Belgacom/Proximus), Centre Comprendre et Parler (ASBL), Postal Services
(bpost) and in multiple functions/positions (Product Line Manager, Marketing
Manager, Consultant, Finance & Admin Director, Senior Project Manager, Senior
Program Manager, PMO, Head of belgacom TV Program Management)
Customer & results oriented
Able to understand IT & business languages and to ensure matching between them
Strong analytical and synthetic skills. Long-term vision with short-term efficiency
Self-independent with team spirit. Ability to manage/coach/motivate people and
teams.
Ability to define and implement strategies, to specify action plans and to ensure
operational implementation, follow-up and support. Capacity and strong
competences to manage big Programs/Projects (following PMI, Prince II,
methodologies), Portfolios of programs.
2. Studies
1981-1983 Licence Spéciale en Gestion d’Entreprise, Ecole de Commerce Solvay,
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles
1974-1980 Ingénieur Civil Electricien Telecom, Faculté des Sciences Appliquées,
Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve
Professional background
bpost
2014-2016 Program & Test Manager for the Corporate division of a big bpost project
related to HR&O activities/tasks planning and realization tool
2013-2014 PMO of a big bpost project related to the contract with the Belgian state.
Consultant on another project linked to Philately. Hand-over of the PM
training and methodology model of bpost
2012-2013 Expert Project Manager at bpost in the Corporate Project Management
department. Coordination of several projects : implementation of a new
Intranet for bpost, launch of a new Cash Forecasting system
Centre Comprendre et Parler
2011-2012 Interim Management as Finance and Administration Director of the
Centre Comprendre et Parler (half-time) : implementation of cost
accounting, business process re-engineering, system automation, new web site
design and content implementation, financial and operational reporting
belgacom/proximus
2011-2012 Head of belgacom TV Program Management roll-out new Services (half-
time) : network roll-out of new versions/services, Reporting, Interactivity
2007-2011 Head of belgacom TV Program Management : coordination of the belgacom
TV projects portfolio/integrated planning, management of some specific TV
projects (launch New UI, new packages, PC-TV Convergence products and
services, Business/Management Reporting & Statistics, Interactivity,…)
2001-2007 Senior Program Manager in the division Program and Process of belgacom.
Cross divisional and multi-domains Programs Management e.g. Product
Launches, Marketing Campaigns, Customer Satisfaction, E2E Business
Process Re-Engineering, Systems Automation, Quality Management, Sales
Boost, Costs Reduction, Development of Indirect Sales Channels, Company
Transformation Program, belgacom TV High Definition on VDSL2.
PMI standards followed. Management of Planning, Quality, Costs, Risks.
Definition and Follow-up of KPI’s and SLA’s. Creation/management of
Program Charter, Issue Log, Decision Log, Risk Log, Status/Progress
Reporting, Core Team and Program Board Management & Communication
2000-2001 Marketing Manager CPE, GSM and PC’s in the Residential Division of
Belgacom. Set-up of business cases, marketing campaigns, customers
segmentation, communication plans, training plans, …
3. 1996-2000 Product Line Manager and Marketing Manager Value Added Services in
the Residential division of Belgacom
Bull
1994-1996 Product Manager Distributed Systems at BULL
1990-1996 Product Manager Electronic Document Management Systems, Workflow,
Groupware and Archiving at BULL
SWIFT
1988-1990 Acceptance Test Manager at the S.W.I.F.T subsidiary S.S.P. in the project
ACCORD (Netting Systems & Applications). Definition, coordination of the
tests ensuring quality, reliability, accountability, performance, availability of
the application
1986-1988 Cognitive Support Engineer at S.W.I.F.T then Project Manager for the
development of Financial Applications in the domain of Expert Systems and
Artificial Intelligence
Marketing Manager at S.W.I.F.T for Expert Systems and Artificial
Intelligence. Responsible for the Organisation of Congress, Fair &
Exhibitions BANKAI (Brussels, London)
Cap Gemini
1985-1986 Consultant and Project Leader for SESA Bénélux (now Cap Gemini) at
the Commission of the European Communities at the Office des
Statistiques
1982-1985 Ingénieur d’Etudes at SESA-Bénélux, an Integration Systems company in the
IT industry. Consultant and Project Leader at the Générale de Banque in
Videotext, Home Banking Applications, Artificial Intelligence/Expert
Systems
Training followed/Tools knowledge
Project Management, Program Management (PMI-Prince 2), Business Process
Automation/Re-engineering, BPM Process Improvement, MEGA (Process Modelling),
Process Management (Six Sigma), COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and related
Technology), Problems Solving, Time Management, Risk Management, Presentation Skills,
Conflicts Handling, Creative Thinking, Intelligence Emotionnelle, Security,
Telecommunications, ADSL/VDSL, Internet, Voice Over IP.
Tools knowledge : Microsoft Office, Sharepoint, Joomla, JIRA, HP-QC, MEGA, MS-Project,
OWS/Harmony, PeopleSoft……
Extra professional activities
2015 - Production of the 3rd CD, “New World”, with my music band Quartier Nord;
concert in Centre Communautaire Jolis-bois, W. St Pierre 7 February 2015
4. 2011-2014 Production & recording of new songs and a new CD “Freedom” with Quartier
Nord; concerts at “L’Os à Moelle”, “Fête de la Musique”, Davis Tennis club,
2013- President of the Comité de Co-Propriété of Le Duché (building with
apartments)
2012 Production of the CD “L’Oranger” in solo, with 15 original songs
2008 General coordination of the European Taizé meeting for Wezembeek Oppem &
Kraainem
2007 --- Creation of the French songs music band Quartier Nord; coordination of the
recording and production of the CD «Les tramways de Montpellier», with 12
original titles (“auteur-compositeur-interprète”) (June 2008)
2007 Organisation of the Seminar “A brief history of Physics” for the Université des
Aînés, UCL, Louvain-la-Neuve (January till June 2007)
2006 ---2014 Administrator and then President since 2009 of the A.S.B.L. Famisol Familles
Solidaires helping families with handicapped children
2003 --- Founder, General Secretary and Member of the Béna Group (Sciences,
Philosophy, Spirituality)
2001 - 2009 Member and President of the Association des Parents de l’Ecole St Georges in
Wezembeek Oppem and of the Construisons Ensemble Committee
1988 - 1998 President of and then Consultant for the A.S.B.L. Jeunesse Présente/Indications
Hobbies/Interests
Physics, Mathematics, Cosmology, Philosophy, Ecology
Music (writing and singing songs, playing piano and acoustic guitar), literature, paintings,
multi-media
Tennis (inter-clubs), bicycle, walking, travelling
Language knowledge
French : mother language
Flemish : good knowledge
English : good knowledge
Italian : notions