tony mignot
MBA 2010 Candidate, Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley
| Headline: | Club Leader |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Industries: | Internet |
| Skills: | Architecture, Business, Chemical Engineering, Design, Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, Event planning, French, Java, Languages, Languages and Platforms, Management, Software Engineering, Web design, Web Development |
| Location: | Berkeley, Ca, USA |
| Groups: | 2011 UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition, 2012 UC Berkeley Startup Competition, UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition 2009-2010, [INACTIVE] UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition 2008-2009 |
| Visas: | French citizen |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Career advice, Employment opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding experts, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Internships, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities |
| Schools: | Purdue University System - Purdue University, University of California System - Berkeley |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Weave – Strategy and Information Systems Management |
| Position: | Consultant |
| Time period: | December 2005 - November 2008 |
| Description: | Boutique Consulting Firm (Sales of $28 million in 2007).
· Used a balanced combination of expertise and management to improve client’s product range following a challenging transition to a new architecture resulting in higher return on investment through better quality and efficiency · Built trusted relationships with C-level managers and recommended changes to the roadmap of an internet-based software editor leading to increased sales · Spearheaded the design and implementation of a new Risk Management tool from inception through lifecycle; became primary liaison between France and Belgium teams · Assisted in recruiting, planning and managing a 10+ team member project made of both internal and external resources, and obtained sign-off from senior client executives |
| Employer: | Unisys |
| Position: | Business Consultant |
| Time period: | December 2004 - November 2006 |
| Description: | · Advised project team and client as a subject matter expert for a global CRM application
· Elaborated business strategies for emerging technologies resulting in productivity improvements by up to 30% |
| Employer: | CapGemini |
| Position: | Software architect and team leader |
| Time period: | December 2002 - November 2005 |
| Description: | · Acted as interface to reconcile differences between business and technical teams to ensure the smooth transformation of the French Tax Authority Information System
· Built consensus on delivery methodology by leveraging best practices · Led by example to gather requirements and define new features; successfully mentored crossfunctional teams of 20+ team members and met ambitious deadlines on a critical project · Selected by CIO of French Tax Authority to roll out methodology to subsequent projects · Developed new consulting services that significantly reduced new software development time-to-market by up to 20% |
| Employer: | CapGemini |
| Position: | Development Engineer |
| Time period: | December 1999 - December 2002 |
| Description: | · Managed a team of 4+ to build an internet-based oil marketplace (sales: 3 billion €/year)
· Successfully captured business and systems requirements to build an internet-based insurance claim process in Spain |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Berkeley |
| Time period: | 2010 |
| Degree: | Entrepreneurship and Technology, MBA |
| University: | Purdue University System - Purdue University |
| Time period: | 1998 - 2000 |
| Degree: | Exchange program in Chemical Engineering |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Squash, ski/snowboard, open-water diver, cinema, painting, photography, travel |
| Memberships: | Board-member: UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition, Founder: French Movie Nights. University of California, Berkeley. |
| Awards: | Dean’s list, Semester honors at Purdue University |
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Jill Erbland
Senior Program Manager, Lester Center for Entrepreneurship, Haas School of Business; Staff advisor for the GSVC at Haas.
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Kirsten Berzon
Program Manager at the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley