Description

PMP-certified Portfolio and Program Manager with 5+ years of cross-sector experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives from inception through closeout. Expertise in EU Horizon Europe grant portfolio management, consortium formation, proposal writing, and regulatory compliance. Proven ability to lead large research teams across clean energy, marine science, and environmental R&D, managing portfolios of 30+ concurrent projects and budgets exceeding €6M. Fluent integrator of AI tools (Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT) into project workflows to automate processes, develop organizational assets, and scale operational capacity. Prior experience in next-generation nuclear energy (TerraPower) and international intergovernmental programs (IAEA).

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
French
Fluent
German
Conversational
Spanish
Basic

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

Sorbonne University — Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche (LOV)
Portfolio & Program Manager, PMP
ENVIRONMENTAL
January 2023 - Today (3 years and 5 months)
France
- Manage a portfolio of ~30 active projects (total budget ~€6M) for a 50-person research team, covering financial tracking, milestone and KPI reporting, and compliance for EU Horizon, French national, and international funding bodies.
- Coordinator of AQUASPECT (€1M+), an EU Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership project. Led consortium formation and proposal writing, and currently oversee WP1 (general coordination) and WP6 (stakeholder engagement, outreach & communication).
- Contribute to the execution of projects spanning instrumental/software development (ANERIS, DTO-BioFlow), data flows (BlueCloud 2026), scientific modelling and machine learning (CALIPSO, iMagine), and platform development (Plankt’Eco).
- Manage end-to-end recruitment pipeline for team hires (25 since 2023); built a time-tracking tool for EU timesheet compliance and co-developed the lab onboarding handbook.
- Administrator of team Google workspace and ClickUp project management workspace.
- Lead grant identification and proposal writing (contributed to 5 proposals submitted in Horizon Europe 2025).
- Produce graphic design assets, maintain the team project website, and manage social media and scientific outreach communications.
- Plan and execute team and project meetings and events: AQUASPECT general assemblies, BBNJ treaty side event in Nice, Tara Ocean consortium retreats; supported the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC, Nice 2025).
- Present team activities at international project meetings; author and review technical deliverables across ecology, data science, and ocean modelling domains.
Technical project management Agile method
TerraPower
Project Coordinator
September 2021 - December 2022 (1 year and 3 months)
Bellevue, WA, USA
- Coordinated cross-company integration for TerraPower's Natrium next-generation nuclear reactor program, supporting 500+ staff across TerraPower, GE-Hitachi, and Bechtel.
- Served as Acting Project Manager for the Materials & Chemistry subproject; contributed to major design reviews and supported 100+ staff recruiting pipeline.
- Built and maintained integrated master schedules in Primavera P6; managed hiring workflows in Jira and Confluence. Earned two promotions within 15 months.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Radiochemistry Intern / Project Coordinator
December 2019 - December 2020 (1 year)
Monaco
- Assistant coordinator for ALMERA, a global IAEA network of 190 laboratories in 89 countries focused on environmental radioactivity monitoring and nuclear emergency response.
- Developed a GIS capability database using Tableau; presented analytical findings to 170 international participants at the 17th ALMERA Coordination Meeting.