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Masters in Technology and Innovation Management & Bachelors in Management and Finance both from ParisDauphine University, Project Manager at French Embassy Boston since 2008, General Manager at Incubateur PACA-EST since 2002.
Business, Database Administration, Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, French, Languages, Leadership, Management, Software Engineering, Spanish, System Administration, Windows, Windows applications
Location:
boston, MA
Interested in:
Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Growing my group, Helping members of my groups, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Sharing my projects
Schools:
Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX)
FULL BIO
Geraldine spent 10 years in the French incubation environment (creation of an incubator in Paris, then manager of another incubator in Sophia Antipolis in France). She previously worked in banks for credit analysis in Paris and London and in the Parisian venture capitalism affairs.
With a Master degree in Innovation and Technologies Management, she also used to teach entrepreneurship and business plan in the Nice University. Board member of various national associations related to business development and incubation, she is also reservist for the French Navy as a Lieutenant in charge of public relations and communication.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Employer:
Incubateur PACA-EST – Sophia Antipolis
Position:
General Manager
Time period:
October 2002 - Present
Description:
Management of the structure (strategy and development, human resources, finance), methods and procedures implementation. Coaching of 20 projects per year, search and selection of external consultants, promotion of the incubator towards Ministry and political institutions
End 2006's results : 55 projects incubated, 34 companies launched, +200 jobs created, 32 millions euros raised, financial leverage of 11
Launching of the incubator, detection of projects, analyze and coaching of selected projects, help in finding partnerships and first customers, relations with laboratories and experts, help for the business plan and fund raising, weekly electronic Press Revue
Employer:
MGT (fund raising intermediary) – Paris
Position:
Project Manager
Time period:
May 1999 - October 1999
Description:
Detection of high potential start-ups, help for the business plan, funds finding (France, UK and Spain), organisation of the fund raising, electronic press revue on Venture
Employer:
Banque Nationale de Paris Corporate Banking
Position:
Credit Analyst
Time period:
November 1997 - December 1998
Description:
Financial and economical analysis for client commitments, customers' profitability analysis, risk management database up dating, prospecting work
Employer:
Crédit Lyonnais - SMEs- Nanterre
Position:
Credit Analyst
Time period:
June 1996 - September 1996
Description:
Financial and economical analysis for client commitments, customers' profitability analysis, risk management database up dating, prospecting work
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, MSc in Mechanical Engineering University of California (2005), Part-time Consultant at L2 Biometrics (2007), Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Fruition Sciences, Inc since 2006.
