Tristan Picart

xperienced and highly motivated in project management and business development, in the energy industry (nuclear / oil & gas), and the railway industry.

Internationally mobile.

Current position: Project Manager, AREVA – World leader in the nuclear and renewable energy industry, France (since Aug. 2009) :
• Project manager on the implementation of a fully integrated secure system for transportation (a CBTC system on the Lyon metro)
• Responsible for the design, realisation and installation of the railway signalling on the CBTC system on the Lyon metro.
• Project organization and planning
• Project reporting (progress / financial)
• Customer interface (financial / technical / scope variation)
• Technical manager (Railway Signalling)

Business Manager, ALTEN – European leader in Consulting and Engineering, France (Sep. 2008 – Jul. 2009) :
• Development of industry-related engineering projects in Provence (South France) – nuclear, petrochemistry, heavy industry. Prospecting, industrial projects bidding, negotiating, project management, carrying out the execution of engineering studies…
• Recruitment, management and career development of engineers.
• Financial management of a Business Unit: satisfying objectives in terms of profitability and accompanying the Group's strategy as for its business development.
• Strategic development of a regional Business Unit: spotting the key customers in the Provence region, adjusting ALTEN's offer to the economical situation.


Field Engineer, SCHLUMBERGER – World leader oilfield service company, Africa (Oct. 2005 – Apr. 2008) :
• Organizing, planning and conducting operations of data acquisition in oil and gas exploration wells.
• Managing multicultural teams of 5 to 10 operators and technicians to acquire geological data on a wireline on oil and gas exploration rigs for Major oil and gas companies such as Total, BP, Exxon or Sonangol.
• Field experience in very challenging conditions - physically, socially and security wise.
• International context: expatriation in Angola (Luanda), Scotland (Edimbourg) and Chad (Kome).
• Customer relationship.
• Training of junior field engineers.
• Strong pressure as regards quality, delays and security.
• Continuous improvement of security and operational procedures.
• Promoting new services for data acquisition.


INRIA – National institute for applied computing research, Sophia-Antipolis Sep. 2004 – Sep. 2005
Position : Researcher
• Simulating an Electrocardiogram from a model of the heart and from patient's anatomy MRI images.
• Numerical analysis, image processing.
• Cooperation with physicians at the Guy's Hospital in London.