Nicolas Mas

Past

Navy Officer (Lt Junior grade) Information Systems Security at Marine Nationale
Engineer, Internal Systems (Info. Sys. Arch.), Enablon at Enablon
Emerging Technologies Consultant / Concept Designer (co-founder) at ConceptSL

Co Founder at NoMajors.com - Pilot project H2I-France
Co Owner & COO at H2I-France - Company specialized in business engineering, strategy and innovation
Engineer Internship in Head of Information System Division at AXA Corporate Solutions
Engineer Internship in the Business project management support field at BNP Paribas Securities Services (BP2S)
Vice President at SEPEFREI

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Education

EFREI - Ecole Française d'Electronique et d'Informatique
Lycée

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Information Technology and Services

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Nicolas Mas’s Summary

New Technologies / IT engineer [EFREI Engineering Institute in Paris '2007].

I first focused on Business project management support (internship, BNP Paribas Securities Services, finance field). Next I filled up my grad school experience on software method and governance side (AXA Corporate Solutions, insurance field).

Created my own consulting business before I graduated (in 2006) - ConceptSL (see http://www.ConceptSL.com), specialized in emerging new technologies (3D-internet, Virtual Worlds and Avatars, and mixing all this with the web). We were very good at helping new ideas, products, business lines by handling the new technologies angles.

The global economic crisis hit us, emerging technologies lost the hype they gained in 2007/2008 with the rising of Second Life. I took a daytime job while pursuing my consulting business evenings and week-ends (mainly publishing papers on Avatar topics and assisting startups with their tech strategy).

So I took advantage of a position offered by a software solutions for governance, risk and compliance. I was asked to manage the internals systems which support the business steering.

I worked on that subject until the company made new business priorities.

I was then asked by the French Navy (Marine Nationale) to work as officer (Lt Junior Grade) at Navy Headquarter on Information Systems Security, and occasional deployed on warships. That experience last a few month and as I'm considered as an expert, I'm "on demand". The thing specific in my contract is that I can refuse a mission.

I am now looking for a new challenge, dealing with new technologies, Information System, product development or anything transverse that requires a technical expertise, but also a good knowledge of marketing, business, product, communication. France or another country, it doesn't matter : I'm immediately available with no personal constraints.

Nicolas Mas’s Specialties:

new technologies, web 3D, virtual worlds, software architecture, Information Systems, Information System Security

Nicolas Mas’s Experience

Navy Officer (Lt Junior grade) Information Systems Security

Marine Nationale

(Government Agency; Military industry)

July 2009 — November 2009 (5 months)

Officer expert in ISS, work on French Military Navy Headquarters ISS aspects, ISS office management backup

HeadQuarter ISS audit, technical/functional constraints aspects management regarding the site ISS rules and strategy applicable. Update the existing referential, occasionally deployed on ships for shorts times.
Details are confidential
Engineer, Internal Systems (Info. Sys. Arch.), Enablon

Enablon

(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

January 2009 — July 2009 (7 months)

Enablon (Paris, software Solutions for Governance, Risk and Compliance). In charge of the internal systems which support the business steering. The perimeter applies to all business fields; the core technology is the In-house technology (ERP).

- Accountable for the internal systems detailed functional architecture and detailed software architecture
- Ensure the Information System alignment with the business lines
- Establish and keep track on a mid/long term technology and innovation roadmap
- Business project management support for key stakeholders (CEO, CTO, COO, CFO, CMO)
- Setup a software strategy
- Ensure the internal systems knowledge is correctly broadcasted
- Setup and develop the Information System department of the company
Emerging Technologies Consultant / Concept Designer (co-founder)

ConceptSL

(Media Production industry)

February 2007 — January 2009 (2 years )

CT & Web technologies Consulting, Proof of Concept + Prototype design and Implementation, Technical Watch

- Case studies Feasibility studies, Technical Cost Studies, Technical Constraints studies (for ICT & Web projects)
- Products / Solutions Prototyping
- ICT Project / Web Project coordinator
- Sourcing of technologies and people required to perform / develop a specific technical project
- Requests/Calls-for-proposals, Requests-for-comments: writing and validation
- Negotiating partnership deals (technology providers, IT companies, potentials business partners)
- Sourcing and deploying technologies that would add value to a company’s products or services
- Propositions of concepts / brainstorming sessions for new products or services mixing or relying on ICT/Web
technologies
- New Technologies evaluation
- Sharing knowledge through white-papers and documents tailored for decision-makers or technical teams
Co Founder

NoMajors.com - Pilot project H2I-France

(Privately Held; Restaurants industry)

July 2006 — January 2009 (2 years 7 months)

After 8 months of work, we beta-launched NoMajors.com pilot project of H2I France. NoMajors is an Internet platform to ease up music distribution for independent artists, bypassing traditional distribution channels. A bit like MySpace but more focused on music distribution. The main goal of the project was to start from a simple business idea and develop it as far as possible with a few financial capabilities both technically and business side. The project would now need VC financing to be turned into a profitable business.

Our website : http://www.nomajors.com
Co Owner & COO

H2I-France - Company specialized in business engineering, strategy and innovation

(Information Technology and Services industry)

July 2006 — December 2008 (2 years 6 months)

We were two engineers from the software world (programming and architecture). We use our unconventional approach, methodology and analysis to assist companies in solving their strategic problems. We helped our customers identify and implement innovative strategies based on new technologies.

We had a very straightforward and opened approach. We wanted our customers to understand every aspects of the operations we set up. Our goal was to help them prepare their own operation. We then just step in for the realization.
Engineer Internship in Head of Information System Division

AXA Corporate Solutions

(Public Company; Insurance industry)

March 2007 — August 2007 (6 months)

AXA CS is one of the main leaders in the Corporate Insurance Market. Activities are focused on Property & Casualty risk exposure and Marine & Aviation client companies worldwide.

- Fully integrated to the Architecture and DOSI division (Advisors for the Information Systems Management Division)

- Elaborating and launching a Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI Niv2 standards) plan around three main axes: Teams / processes / tools.

- Process improvement across the entire organization through that plan, executed in a staged way. The governance aim was to keep on the AXA Global 2015 improvement goal track
Engineer Internship in the Business project management support field

BNP Paribas Securities Services (BP2S)

(Public Company; BNP; Banking industry)

April 2006 — September 2006 (6 months)

Work on BNP Paribas Securities Services (BP2S) cross product "@PBLink" (real time consistent and consolidated information on cash and securities activities).

- Functional requirements (CMMi level 2) drafting
- UAT (User Acceptance Tests) drafting
- SSO matters handling (SSO for Single Sign On)
- Coordination
Vice President

SEPEFREI

(Non-Profit; Information Technology and Services industry)

March 2005 — March 2006 (1 year 1 month)

SEPEFREI is a student-run company of EFREI engineering school (IT+Management).
- Professional association developing software for big companies, hosted in EFREI School
- Managing a team of 15 people, training in programming, project management and quality (process & management)