Summary of Qualifications
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to identify, create and grow new projects
• Superior client relations skills
• Proficient in English, French & Spanish
• Graphic Designer skills • Experience in Database Modeling and web designing
• Problem Solving and Strategic analysis Skills
• Ability to organize, plan, and prioritize
• Self-starter and detail oriented
• MS-Office knowledge : Word, Access, Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience using Hyperion Essbase
• Hyperion Planning application
• Web Analysis, Financial Reports
• Knowledge of HFM
• Adobe Illustrator, Phoposhop (CS5)
Education
University Lille I – Lille, France
Master’s Degree in Information Systems – July 2000
University EDHEC – Paris, France
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - July 1999
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
Professional Experience
Bioscience Laboratories – Dakar, Senegal
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bioessence – February 2006 - Present
• Founder and CEO of a Senegalese company manufacturing natural cosmetic products to promote African cosmetology by the development of its flora
• Innovative and results-driven leader focus on promoting the finest, purest, most natural, affordable and competitive products
• Consistently increasing production while improving packaging and products quality
• New product launched in 2009 and expect current sales to grow 40% by expanding distribution into Canada and the United States markets.
• Winner of African Women Led Business Award 2010
• Africa Winner of Cartier women’s initiative award 2008
MEDIAPOST – MONTROUGE, FRANCE
Consultant in Information Systems Management – April 2004-Dec 2005
• Created database and launched new websites
• Implemented the budgeting and forecasting functional and technical applications
• Analyzed business requirements and processes
• Working with Hyperion Planning applications
• Developed complex calculation scripts in Essbase
• Thorough understanding of key business process and communicating and translating those needs into technical solutions
• Applied advanced understanding of the principles of applications programming
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CAPGEMINI FINANCE – PARIS, FRANCE
Business Developer Consultant- July 2003–March 2004
• Implemented and worked with Hyperion reporting application, Hyperion Analyzer, Financial Reporting, and Business Intelligence
• Utilized VB and VBA to automate complex reports
• Upgraded to other applications including Hyperion Financial Manager after performing results on Hyperion Analyzer
BNP PARIBAS Bank - PARIS, FRANCE
Finance and Banking Investment Logistics Consultant – Oct 2000–Dec 2002
• Conceived, developed and successfully implemented applications of Credit risk consolidation and reporting in Asia, Europe, Eastern Europe, North America for the Investment Bank team
• Assisted users at a functional, organizational and technical level
• Developed applications for the credit risk management team
• Optimized international standard products references related to the credit risk application
• Advised, trained and supported the local and international team
• Created functional specifications for users and implemented guidelines
ECOYOFF SIUP Urban Information System – Dakar, Senegal
Internet project manager – June 2000 – September 2000
• Conceived, created, and developed websites and database for three districts of Dakar
• Trained young unemployed people including staff recruitment, software users training and updated staff documentation
• Organized an official launching ceremony under the presidency of Senegalese ministers of Communication and Decentralization.
PARIBAS Bank – Paris, FRANCE)
Income agent in Finance and Accounting - June 1999- October 1999
• Participated in monthly settlement of accounts
• Assisted the accounting manager in analyzing monthly reports
• Created control panels and reporting for the steering committee
• Created a database to store the profitability data for national and international income departments.
SOCIETE GENERALE Bank - Neuilly-sur-Seine, FRANCE
Euro Currency project manager – June1998 – February 1999
• Initiated and organized seminars with upper management for
Bank main corporate clients
• Trained entire staff included all 9 branches
• Assisted marketing manager in analyzing clients portfolios according to the Bank new psycho-sociological client typology and instructed a market survey
• Initiated local and national direct marketing operations
• Built corporate clients database for the received guarantees from the corporate clients.
Service & Involvement
General Secretary of GS1 Senegal - 2009 (The Senegalese Barcode providers)
Vice-President in charge of Communication of Senegalese Association of Women Entrepreneur (French Acronym - UFCE) - 2008