Hubert de Mestral

 Lombard Odier & Cie – Private Bank, Geneva Switzerland 2000 – TodayDatafeed Contract Manager and Special projects – Responsible for the drafting and running of an annual budget of USD 15M. Assumed the responsibility of Project Manager for the deployment of Data providing solutions and well as the management of 15-20 external data provider relationships. (Thomson-Reuters,Bloomberg, Telekurs, etc.) Outsourced Service Management – Client based role for planning, evaluating and tracking a major application migration with a delocalized (German) service provider. Assumed oversight function for client level1 support needs. Program Scope: 500+ “front office” users representing 15% of annual budget. ITIL deployment – Coordinated local IT stakeholder training and planned the deployment of the incidentmanagement tool (OpenView Service Desk) for the bank's IT and Support structures. Back-Office “consulting” – Process optimization, specifications drafting for internal developments Head of IT Training - Planned and coordinated computer-related training for 1'400 users in 11 countries.Managed a team of six professional instructors. International Finance and Commodities Institute, Geneva, Switzerland 1997 – 1999Research Associate – Extensive development and maintenance of two large websites on financial risk andgeneral finance (3500+ pages). Proficiency in relational databasedesign and management as well as object oriented application development (Java). Ecole du Château, Montcherand, Switzerland 1996 – 1997Secondary Mathematics Teacher Abbott Loop Christian School, Anchorage, Alaska, USA 1993 – 1996Secondary Computer and Mathematics Teacher – Full-time teaching 9-12th grade.  United States Air Force, Alaska, USA / Republic of Korea - Helicopter pilot, aircraft commander 1500 hours heavy lift experience.Safety OfficerScheduling OfficerBudget Officer