Dimitri Baudon

**** ********** **. • White Lake, MI 48386 • 248-***-**** • ad3s4b@r.postjobfree.com

IMPACT DRIVEN CROSS-FUNTIONAL INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE

NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SALES PRODUCT INNOVATION

STRATEGIC ALLIANCES & PARTNERSHIPS

WITH A DEFINITE FOCUS AROUND SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY SOLUTIONS

Recognized as an out-of-the-box entrepreneurial minded thinker, visionary strategic-planner, and ultimately a smooth deal maker with a definite mindset around sustainability and the “triple bottom line” approach.

Business Development

Customer Growth

P&L Management

Innovation Sales

Account Management

Staff development

Entrepreneurial ventures

Contract Negotiations

Quota driven achievements

ISAD-group, MI – Senior Partner 01/2022 – present

Launch and management of a newly created staffing firm, setting up distributed talent acquisition and sourcing team teams between Mexico and Eastern Europe.

Focusing on initial logos acquisition with focus on EV ecosystem key players (OEM-Tier1).

20+ strategic engineering, program and product management experts sourced and placed successfully.

ALTEN Technology USA, Troy, MI – Director of Growth & Innovation 08/2019 – 01/2022

Developed and implemented new business development strategy and global account management for 4 US agencies and 16 Business Managers, to incentivize strategic collaboration and maximize growth.

Identified M&A targets and engaged with due diligence team. Two deals in progress.

Strategically launched new agencies for specific region and/or market: e.g. Chicago / San Diego

Developed new business engagement model involving Venture Capital firms and a prominent private-public funding entity to support development and deployment of “Mobility as a Service” tech.

SEGULA USA, Plymouth, MI – NA Head of Business Development 07/2018 – 08/2019

Managed strategic Design and Engineering Services business development activities across all industries.

Supported advanced technology scouting and start-up relationship in the US for Research & Innovation Group.

Championed strategic deployment of European “Key Sector Experts” in the US.

LEAR CORP./SEATING, Southfield, MI – Executive Account Manager / Daimler 07/2015 – 06/2018

Managed $450 Mil P&L and consolidated North American Business growth.

Spearheaded commercial and financial sustainability for 2018 DAIMLER SUV seating platform launch.

Mentored 4 US and Germany-based Account Managers and Program Managers.

ECOCENTRIC LLC, Lake Forest, CA – Founder 01/2010 – 06/2015

Founded ECOCENTRIC, a strategic executive consulting firm for tech and innovation companies, spearheaded mergers, technology transfer, and market fit-business development. Non-exhaustive list of managed projects here-below:

-The Ranchero Project:

Developed a 5MW solar farm project with integrated molten salt energy storage addressing a new to be built resort. Project development was handed over to SDGE.

-APEX Motor (USA):

Lead process for an Automotive market application, AFPM Electric Motor technology swap and market implementation with licensing.

-Global Electric Transportation LLC (USA) – PANGEA (USA):

Managed merger between the two companies and a third-party investor for a major project launch targeting MaaS in the Philippines.

PORTEON-EV,Inc.,Portland,OR – Founding Member (start-up) 2008 - 2009

Drove strategies to create market pull from emerging new Eco-cities (e.g.: Masdar Project), Resorts, Private and Public campuses for PORTEON radically new electric vehicle architecture solution.

Identified and formalized 3 strategic alliances with international technology companies.

Lead Ideation re data monetization business model around Mobility as a Service Model (MaaS).

YAZAKI NA, Canton, MI – Sr. Product Manager, Vehicle Information Systems 2007

Created and managed product portfolio innovation, ideation, and approval process.

Increased advanced project activities with OEM 200% in one year.

Created the need and hired talent to set-up, launch, and operate a US based Design Studio.

Managed 10 advanced research projects in collaboration with local R&D and Japanese head office.

FAURECIA INTERIOR SYSTEMS. Auburn Hills, Mi

Director Marketing and Product Planning-Innovation 2002 - 2006

Developed and managed team of 8 market analysts and component benchmarking specialists.

Led global innovation process with over 200 entries per year.

Identified new technologies, new concepts and set up 3 alliances with key technology partners.

Managed direct contact between OEM studio, advanced engineering and purchasing groups.

Key Account Manager (GM / NISSAN) 1999 - 2002

Acquired and developed business. Yearly $20M to $70M.

Increased product offering from Door Trim to Door Modules and from Instrument Panels to Cockpit.

Increased bottom line profitability on current business by 15-20%.

Sales and Project Manager (Germany) - GM 1995 - 1999

Acquired and managed new business with OPEL / SAAB - from $15M to $50M/year.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF ANGERS (France) – ECU, NC/USA Greenville, NC – USA / 1994

-Master of Business Administration (MBA),

Exchange program with Specialization in Entrepreneurship and International Marketing.

ENSAM (Top-5 French engineering school) Paris, France / 1992

-Post Graduate – “DEA”, Innovation Management.

ISTIA-UNIVERSITY OF ANGERS (France) Angers, France / 1991

-Master of Science (MSc), Material Engineering, Innovation Management

UNIVERSITY DU MAINE Le Mans, France / 1989

-BSc – Chemistry

Languages: English, French, German

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