Eric Pigal
European IT Consultant, KOGNITIS
I have founded KOGNITIS to leverage my international IT Consulting experience for clients investing in Central and Eastern Europe.
Within Accenture, my experience has mostly consisted of focusing on: IT Strategy & Security, Project Management in an international context (fluent English & French), cross-sector Consulting..
Additionally I’ve been representing the Engineers and Managers within Accenture and nationwide.
As an EESC member, I've conducted European-wide projects as the “rapporteur” of official reports covering: Cloud Computing, Cyber-criminality, Data Privacy, etc
In parallel, continuous education has completed my experience with: sociology of organizations at Sciences Po Paris, corporate strategy and functions at IHEE (Institut des Hautes Etudes de l'Entreprise).
Finally, I have a French citizenship, I am mobile and I’m eager to keep working in an international environment.
2 contactsI have founded KOGNITIS in Poland to leverage my international IT consulting experience and to assist companies which aim at investing in Central and Eastern Europe.
IT Consulting with 4 specialties: IT Governance, IT Security, Cloud Computing and IT Development.
Specific skills: CISSP (IT Sec certification), ITIL (IT Capacity Management)
2010 - 2015I am a member of the French delegation within this European Institution in Brussels; nominated by the French Government.
I represent the Engineers and Managers.
My main activity is Economic Intelligence (monitoring, securing, influencing).
I'm also acting as an IT Expert, focused on:
. Cloud Computing
. Cyber-criminality
. Data Privacy
. European Digital Agenda
. Business Intelligence
1989 - 2012. EMEA IT Consulting
. Management of International Projects
. Cross-sector Consulting
. Research & Development
EMEA IT CONSULTING
IT Strategy, IT Security Audit/Management, Cloud Computing, IT Architecture, etc
Examples :
- Zurich Bank (UK) – Security Officer managing a large team to build and manage the whole security (strategy, audit, development, premises) for this new UK-based eBank
- Nestlé (Switzerland) – IT Strategy for Internet communication between all offices
- Kommercni Banka (Czech Republic) – IT Architecture and Security
- Banco Ambrosiano Venetto (Italy)– IT Architecture, etc
MANAGEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
multicultural teams and relationship with international clients (working mostly in English)
Examples :
- many IT Consulting projects in Europe (see 'EMEA IT CONSULTING)
- Nokia (Finland) – leading IT architect managing a team of worldwide expatriates
- Shell (UK&NL) – Worldwide Security coordinator of national Security officers
CROSS-SECTOR CONSULTING
bank, Telecom, Energy/Transport, eCommerce, etc
Examples :
- Bank – Cross-banking Change Chamber (Société Générale), Investment Security (Caisse des Dépôts et Consignation), Risk Management (Schröders), eBanking (Zurich Bank), IT Security Strategy (Crédit Suisse), etc
- Telecom – Security Audit (Colt Telecom), IT architecture (Nokia), etc
- Energy – Secure Smart Cards (Total), Security Officer (Shell Worldwide), etc
- Transport – Contactless Pass (Amsterdam subway), etc
- eCommerce – Sony Playstation, Car eBrokerage, etc
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
at the Accenture R&D center in Chicago (USA)
Examples : Object-Oriented Architecture, Knowledge-based systems, etc