Clarify
Share priorities and set clear objectives so decisions have a clear purpose.
Industry · Technology · International
Xavier Bouchery
R&D & Operations Leadership | Software · Hardware · Systems
Technology products · Electronics · Telecoms · IoT · Transformation & Business
Technical depth to understand. Trust to help teams grow.
An engineer in Computer Science & Electronics with an MBA and over 25 years of experience in complex technology products and systems. After nearly 13 years leading Hardware/Software R&D, I broadened my responsibilities to operations, products, customers, partners and business management.
Open to opportunities in France and internationally
22 yearsof management experience
15people · multidisciplinary teams led
2 M€P&L responsibility
Engineering + MBAEERIE · Computer Science & Electronics / IAE Paris
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Clear direction. Autonomous teams.
My role: set direction, build trust and enable people to take ownership.
Build trust
Delegate with accountability and give teams room to decide how to achieve their objectives.
Support
Connect business needs and technical choices to help teams move forward and make decisions.
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Experience
Since May 20179 years
Operations Director
dbeeSet Technology · France
Multidisciplinary team of up to 13 people
Reporting directly to the shareholder, operational leadership and responsibility for a €2m P&L: products, R&D, industrial operations, international sales, customer support, HR, finance and quality. Prioritisation and resource decisions balancing quality, cost and delivery.
Led Software/Hardware/Systems roadmaps covering OTDR, optical switching matrices, instrumentation and LoRa/4G IoT. Coordinated prototypes, industrialisation, integration and deployments with teams, suppliers and partners.
International customer and partner relationships, pre-sales and product marketing: presentations, datasheets, ITW and Capacity Middle East trade events.
Led a multidisciplinary team of up to 13 people · Developed international contracts · Improved operating results sustainably and achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification.
May 2004 — Apr. 201713 years
R&D Director — Hardware · Software · Systems
VIERLING Communication · France
Nearly 13 years · Hardware/Software team of up to 15 people
Led R&D for electronic measurement and monitoring systems for copper and fibre telecom networks. Defined product strategy and roadmaps, oversaw system architecture and developed Hardware/Software team capabilities.
Managed the full lifecycle: customer requirements, tenders, development, prototypes, integration, validation, industrialisation and commissioning. Managed budgets and quality, cost and delivery trade-offs with customers, partners and subcontractors.
Operator and partner relationships · SLAs and support · Subcontracting and technical procurement · R&D tax credits.
Nov. 2001 — May 20042 years 6 months
Project Manager
Thales Idatys · France
3 developers led
Led three developers and designed a Java/web telephone-line testing platform.
Handled tender responses and customer support.
Oct. 1998 — Nov. 20013 years 2 months
Software Developer
Dassault Automatismes & Télécommunications · France
Developed Windows software for telecommunications and automated mobile-network field survey analysis.
Pre-projects, commissioning, training and support for European customers.
Aug. 1997 — June 199811 months
National Service — Computer Science Instructor
École Militaire (EMSST) · France
Taught computer science to military officers: designed courses and exams, assessed work and delivered lectures.
Educational design and delivery of lectures.
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Selected achievements
Telecom measurement & monitoring
Led electronic and software systems for copper and fibre networks: architecture, development, industrialisation and commissioning.
dbeeSense · IoT
Led LoRa/4G connected solutions from prototypes to integration and deployments, connecting equipment, software and field requirements.
FiberCare · OTDR
Led optical measurement and monitoring solutions combining OTDR, optical switching matrices, instrumentation and software.
International projects
Coordinated customers, partners and suppliers; developed contracts and distribution networks and supported integration and deployments.
Quality & organisation
ISO 9001:2015 certification achieved internally and quality processes structured.
Innovation funding
CIR/CII oversight across successive roles since 2009: €100k–€200k annually, without interruption. Applications prepared in-house for ten years.
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Skills
Leadership & strategy
R&D and operations leadership · Product strategy and roadmaps · Multidisciplinary management · Budgets and P&L · Organisational transformation · Quality, cost and delivery decisions.
Technology products & systems
Software · Hardware · System architecture · Electronics, instrumentation and telecoms · IoT · Prototypes, integration, industrialisation and deployments.
Business & customers
International business development · Customer and partner relationships · Pre-sales and tenders · Product marketing · Distributors, suppliers and subcontractors.
Technical foundation & governance
Software, systems, networking and data expertise supporting product decisions. ISO 9001:2015 quality; collaboration with the Group CISO and DPO, GDPR, SSO, MFA and TLS.
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Education
1994—1997
Engineering degree in Computer Science & Electronics — EERIE
EERIE · Nîmes
2013—2015
MBA — IAE Paris
IAE Paris
General management and strategic analysis2006—2009
Executive education
Demos, Cegos
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What drives me
Designing useful, clear and secure solutions by connecting user experience, innovation and operational reality. I enjoy turning an idea into a tangible product, with a constant focus on quality, security and users.
In my next role, I want to combine leadership responsibilities with involvement in product and technology decisions. My background as a developer, R&D director and then operations director enables me to connect business needs, technical teams and delivery.
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Additional initiatives
Internal management tools
Professional tools for production batch planning, bills of materials, scheduling, cash-flow visibility and supplier-payment automation. Development supporting operational efficiency.
Personal project · ContactHub · macOS
Bring contacts together, make them reliable and understand their relationships.
Design and development of ContactHub, a native contact-management application focused on consolidating multiple sources, detecting differences, improving data quality and visualising personal and professional relationships.
SwiftSwiftUImacOSUX / UIData quality
Planned for release on the App Store.
Let's talk about what's next
Build durable growth, together.
Available to discuss R&D, technology division or operations leadership opportunities in France and internationally.