Chris Berd

Chris berd

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location of Chris BerdMunich, Bavaria, Germany
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  • About me

    >200M€ B2G Bids managed | Project and Proposal Manager, PMP®

  • Education

    • Ecole centrale de lyon

      2013 - 2017
      Master of engineering - meng
    • Université claude bernard lyon 1

      2016 - 2017
      Master of science - ms

      Master of Sciences, Technologies and Health (Health engineering)Option : Medical imaging, signals and systems

  • Experience

    • Carmen laboratory- inserm u1060 /inra 1397

      Sept 2016 - Mar 2017
      Research intern

      - Design and implementation of protocols to induce ischemias in mouses - Clarification of the ischemic hearts to reveal the internal tissues- Observation of the inner structures with a confocal microscope- Programming a macro to determine the percentage of nectrotic tissue in the observed heartThe final objective was to formulate a protocol to protect the heart from ischemias

    • Niños del rio

      Sept 2017 - Sept 2018
      Educator

      - Working with homeless and drug-addicted children : activities led in the streets or in the sites of the association. Overnights with the children to help them discovering another standard of life- Working with children intergrated in our association, who used to live in the street : accompagny them during their daily life, such as homeworks, personal relationships, household tasks, etc.- Participating in the day-to-day activities of the NGO : public talks, presentations of the NGO during events, etc. Show less

    • (ifli) insituto cultural de la lengua francesa e italiana

      Oct 2018 - Dec 2018
      French teacher

      Teaching French to Peruvians (young and adult)

    • Sofreco

      Dec 2018 - Mar 2022
      Proposal/bid and project manager

      - Increased revenues by 60M€ by successfully managing 50+ international Bids across Africa, Asia, and Latin America- Managed a Technical Assistance to the Ministry of Energy in Benin worth over 5M€ (RECASEB)- Negotiated fees and contractual terms with world-class experts to shape a winning team of talents- Set up numerous consortia and handled complex administrative activities- Prospected new opportunities (Expressions of Interest) via portals and platforms- Mentored and trained new hires at the company- Quality control: great attention to detail for flawless documents- Collaborated with the headquarters (when working remotely)Areas of expertise: renewable and conventional energy, transport, climate change, infrastructures Show less

    • Self-employed

      Mar 2019 - Mar 2021
      Author

      I wrote a 200-page dystopic novel in French, anticipating the consequences of the ecological and social pressures on our society.My novel has been published with the collaboration of "Tirage de Tête", a student and associative publisher based in the Rennes2 University, France.

    • Augentic

      Mar 2022 - Feb 2023
      Project and proposal/bid manager

      - Secured a 10-year contract worth tens of M€ via a competitive RPF process after only 2 months at the company- Wrote several international Bid and Customer-facing official letters for high-level stakeholders, e.g., Ministry of Justice (Balkans, Middle East, Asia)- Supported the Sales Senior Vice-President in a fast-paced environment, driving forward high-level Bids and Proposals when priority change daily- Continuously improved the Bid and Project management processes- Crafted several complex technical descriptions with the support of the Technical Manager, to secure max points for our Bids- Created the company's standard Bid templatesAreas of expertise: IT security, network, biometrics, cryptography Show less

    • Lime

      Feb 2023 - now
      Proposal writer and manager

      Managed and wrote Bids/Tender/Proposals worth over 100 M€ of turnover per year in total.- Bid management: Leading sophisticated and cross-functional processes for high-quality inputs securing maximum points for our Bids. Turned around a losing trend that the company had in one market.- Leadership: Mentoring and upskilling a team of two contractors for the ad hoc needs of the RFP team- Processes: Driving our 5+ bid processes, from bid/no-bid decisions to post-submission tracking, and implementing best practices.- Knowledge management: Creating and maintaining an updated content library with refreshed and competitive language of over 300 records (with Responsive and Loopio).- Competitive intelligence: Capturing intelligence information and staying updated on industry trends and competitive offering.- Proposal writing: Drafted 20+ bids and executive summaries in English, French, and Spanish, going through demanding reviews. Used to addressing 500+ comments in a document within short timeframes- Professional growth: Got the certificate “Data Analytics Certificate” from Google.Areas of expertise: micromobility, urban planning, decentralized procurement, public affairs, data analytics. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • English c2 proficiency certificate

      Ef set
      Nov 2021
    • German b2

      Ecsplicite
      Jul 2022
    • Project management professional (pmp)

      Project management institute
      Aug 2022