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Pierre Gruget, Principal - Vancouver

Information Technology

An innovative and results-driven Information Technology Executive, with experience in mid-sized and start-up companies. With a strong background in general management, he is a specialist in collaborative solutions, data management and protection. As Founder of two Microsoft-backed IT companies, he has a proven track record of facilitating and executing internal organizational setup. Pierre is skilled in international promotion, recruitment, negotiation and project management, is people-oriented and quality-focused.

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

Developed and adapted roughly 100 customized IT tools, which are used by 100 000 professionals.

Increased the use of computers within various companies (10 000 users).

Brought a medium sized IT Company to the best international IT level possible, where it received the award of Microsoft Partner of the year in 2000.
Attracted 50 companies worldwide, to act as shareholders and suppliers of an international project managing company with a 10 000 technical task force; obtained a Microsoft project sponsorship commitment for the project.

Developed and customized collaborative solutions for large companies in the public sector as well as non-profit organizations.

Developed and customized data-centric solutions and tools for banks, insurance, retail, utilities, IT, telecom, governmental, industrial, and natural resources organizations.

Was selected, after an extensive process, by Microsoft, to be one of the members of the Microsoft Partner Advisory Board for Collaborative Tools, in Seattle.

Servantès employees successfully received 250 Microsoft technical certifications.

Participated in reducing, by 10%, the energy expenses of Paris area social housing. Discovered valuable oil deposits while working as a geophysicist

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

Dolfio SA – Co-Founder and Partner
Servantès – Founder and CEO
Compagnie Générale des Eaux – Project Manager
Cneme HLM – Project Manager
Total Corporation – Geophysicist
Escuela Superior del Profesorado – Technical Instructor                          

QUALIFICATIONS

École des Mines de Paris, France - Master Degree in Science and Executive Engineering
Microsoft Partners Association of France – Co-Founder and  Past President
Customers Relationship Association of France – Co-Founder and  Past Vice-President
Microsoft – Gold Partner
Native French, fluent English and Spanish, and working knowledge of German, Italian and Russian