Francois Bondiguel
Bachelor of Commerce and MBA degrees from ESDES, currently working as Co-founder at PocketSmith
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Website: | http://www.pocketsmith.com |
| Skills: | English, French, German, Languages, Spanish |
| Location: | Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | pocketsmith, web startup |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | eMedia Ltd. - Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Position: | Operations Manager |
| Time period: | January 2008 - Present |
| Description: | • Assisted the CEO preparing a report with cash flow forecast for the financial year 2008-2009 for the Board of Director to get new funding for the company
• Monitored continuous improvements within eMedia business processes • Improved partnerships with major recruitment institutions with the result of a 40% increase in job applications • Created innovative recruitment tools such as online job descriptions, skills testing and profile tracking • Developed and improved customer relationship: conception of an online customer satisfaction survey, introduction of a custom CRM and redaction of newsletters |
| Employer: | Asiexpo - Lyon, France |
| Position: | Event Coordinator |
| Time period: | December 2007 |
| Description: | Coordinated a team of 12 volunteers during the 13st Lyon Asian Film Festival:
• Organized initial team meetings and individual scheduling • Dealt with transport, accommodation and welfare of 20 international guests • Managed successfully intense pressure and working days up to 15 hours |
| Employer: | eMedia Ltd. - Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Position: | Business Analyst |
| Time period: | December 2007 |
| Description: | • Administered marketing researches such as competitor and benchmarking analysis and presented the Marketing Plan 2007-2008 in collaboration with the Sales and Marketing Manager
• Conducted interviews and presented a set of recommendations to improve the Sales and Marketing department • Managed changes within this department for two months with the results of a 15% increase in sales |
| Employer: | IMS – Entreprendre pour la Cité - Lyon, France |
| Position: | Consultant Junior |
| Time period: | December 2006 |
| Description: | IMS is a French initiative by CEOs from various industries which mission is to promote sustainable development in business:
• Executed a sustainable business diagnostic for a French company (Babolat SA) to monitor key areas (economic, social, environmental) using the IMS approach • Presented of a set of recommendations to improve their business practices |
| Employer: | Médecins sans Frontières - Potosi, Bolivia |
| Position: | Assistant Project Manager |
| Time period: | December 2005 |
| Description: | • Coordinated and developed a new communication campaign with the result of a 20% increase in teenagers participation to the activities
• Recruited and trained childrencare staff after 10 interviews • Negotiated successfully contracts for property rentals and computer material |
| Employer: | aAT Computer - Rennes, France |
| Position: | Sales Executive |
| Time period: | December 2004 |
| Description: | Served as expert advisor for computer and software selling with average sales of $10,000 daily. Successfully developed a combination of retail selling skills:
• Greeted customers and determined their specific needs; • Handled problem customers with patience and sensitivity • Encouraged customers to return, generating repeat business |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Basketball: Captain of the ESDES basket ball team 2004-2005
Team member of the Otago Chinese Basketball Association 2006-2007 |
| Hobbies: | • Travelling: Within New Zealand and overseas. Enjoy meeting people and learning about
other cultures, languages and customs • Technology: Great passion for audio and video gadgets. Love testing new Web 2.0 applications and tools |
Francois' Startups (1)
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PocketSmith
PocketSmith is a personal finance service, utilizing a web-based calendar that forecasts users' future cash positions.
Francois is Following (2)
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Pitchero
Pitchero is an online platform specifically designed for semi pro and amateur sports clubs. We aim to build a community of players, supporters and fans on one platform, allowing them to share videos, photos, match reports and stats.
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Francois' Contacts (4)
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Jason Leong
Entrepreneur, developer, designer, JPEG. PocketSmith co-founder.
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Andrew Long
Lecturer, Department of Information Science, University of Otago. Founding member of Internet Research Group of Otago (IRGO)
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Nicole Fougere
I am the General Manager for online training platform Litmos.
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