About Us

After 12 years as a direct actor in the industrial world and more than 20 in business and IT consulting, I have decided to create SAS GAITICS, to share my experiences and deliver added-value to companies starting transformation projects.

Gerard MESSE

Professional background

1999 - 2024

Business and IT Consultant

Capgemini, Legrand, Saint-Gobain, Sidel, TE Connectivity, Renault, Thomson, Philips, Fenwick, Armor, Groupe Rocher, Groupe Le Duff, Groupe Farinia...

• Transformation Project/Program Management in global environments

• Management of projects related to business process definition and alignment

• Management of global ERP, CRM, MES projects

• Leading End To End initiatives from roadmap definition, through solution implementation and application management services

• Collecting, analyzing and using data to increase the performances

• Leading complex projects involving contractors and offshore resources

• Management of extended client teams with several involved partners

• Application of different project approaches: V Cycle, iterative and agile

• Leading a ERP Competence Centre and the related teams (> 150 team members)

• P and L management and Member of Direction Committee

1992 - 1998

Director of Manufacturing and Industrial Projects

Thales Microelectronics, SAGEM, IDEMIA

• Setting-up and management of a plant producing electronic subsets

• Extension and management of a plant manufacturing chip cards

• Know-how transfer to an American site in California

• Outsourcing to offshore contractors manufacturing mechanic, electronic and plastic subsets (China, Taiwan, Malysia, Indonesia, Japan,…)

• Implementation of the End To End Supply Chain and load balancing between the different industrial sites

1986 - 1991

Engineering and Industrialization Engineer

XCOM, Schlumberger Industries, Thales Microelectronics

• Development of electronics components

• Realization of prototypes and pre-production

• Industrialization of the components

• Design and setting-up the manufacturing means

• Design and software development of the test equipment

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