Chris Berd

Experience

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  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

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  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

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  (IFLI) Insituto Cultural de la Lengua Francesa e Italiana

  Oct 2018 - Dec 2018

  French Teacher

  Teaching French to Peruvians (young and adult)

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  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

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  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.

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  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

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  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