Thomas Trautmann
Director, Unicorn Adventures Ltd
Definitely not the guy you will find living between his desk and his couch! I push myself as hard as I push my businesses! Used to extreme stuff (first man to skydive the north pole in a wingsuit, ran the Marathon des Sables) I always have new extreme ideas to go on!
After an interesting career start and building a stable base on the following experiences:
- Project management (R.Bosch, Hewlett Packard)
- Research (C.N.R.S)
- Marketing (Hewlett Packard, AOL, Steelcase)
- Teaching (Université de technologie de Compiègne, Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Grenoble)
I have decided to create my own businesses with my partner.
Unicorn Adventures Ltd Motorcycle Tours is becoming slowly (niche market) a running company focusing on the customer (honnesty, quality and service). Thanks to that policy our happy customers are our best marketing tool!
Unicorn Adventures SARL will be created soon and offer a range of quality consulting and coaching services based on our past experience and growing passion for company management (either you like positive stress or you better go fishing!).
Languages: French, German (mother languages), english: fluent
27 contactsUnicorn Adventures Ltd – Tour operator / Motorcycle tours
Bristol (UK) – St Raphaël (FR)
Unicorn Adventures SARL / Consulting - Coaching - Website dev
General Manager – Director - 2005
* Definition : legal structure, products, market launch, forecasting
* Company and legal structure creation for an Ltd.
* Web site content development www.unicornadventures.com www.unicornadventures.eu
* HR and resources selection.
2003 - 2005Steelcase S.A. – Office furniture (Md€ 470, 3500 employees)
Strasbourg (FR)
Marketing leader 3 ranges, 320 refs, Md€ 150 - 2003 - 2005
* Major new product range management: from the creation to the international launch (forecast: Md€ 120/year, refs approx. 100), team of 3 marketing people.
* Life cycle management, margin management for 2 existing product ranges (Md€ 150/year, refs approx. 220).
2000 - 2003- Expanded a financial strategy for mobile AOL Inc international Internet products. Total development business € 1,000,000/year, (average product dev. cost: € 20K). Savings per division: € 30,000/year.
- Started a strategy for international direct marketing tools for AOL Inc. Cost per division: € 0, gain: approx. 300 new customers/month.
- Management: up to 12 people team (matrix organisation)
2000 - 2003AOL Inc – Internet Service Provider
Dublin (IRL)
Senior Product Manager – International - 2000 - 2003
* Financial development strategy for mobile AOL Inc international Internet products. Total development business Md€ 1/year, average product dev. cost: K€ 20). Savings per division: K€ 30.
* Strategy development for international direct marketing tools for AOL Inc. Cost per division: € 0, gain: approx. 300 new customers/month.
1998 - 2000Hewlett Packard – IT manufacturing
Grenoble (FR)
Product Manager – Europe Middle East Africa - 1998 - 2000
* Transitioning a $40M business, in printer networking and print servers from old to new technology, no turn over loss.
* Successfully managing new product and category (developed in the USA) Md$ 50.
1996 - 2000Product Manager EMEA 1999 - 2000
- Transitioned a $40,000,000 business, in printer networking and print servers from old to new technology, no turn over loss.
- Successfully managed new product and category (developed in the USA) $ 50,000,000.
- Management: training of two junior product managers.
Localisation Manager 1996 - 1999
- Project management: managed European localisation for the HP home multimedia PC for Europe (Fr, De, Sp, It, UK), saving: 2 men/month.
- Selected and managed external printing and localisation vendors, defined and managed their delivery schedules.
1996 - 1998Hewlett Packard – IT manufacturing
Grenoble (FR)
Localisation Manager – Europe Middle East Africa - 1996 _ 1998
* Project management: European localisation management for the HP home multimedia PC for Europe (Fr, De, Sp, It, UK), saving: 2 men/month.
* Select and manage external printing and localisation vendors, define and manage their delivery schedules.
1993 - 1995C.N.R.S
Compiègne (FR)
Researcher - 1993 – 1995
* Member of the EEC ESPRIT III project: Environmental Monitoring System. Improved an existing Artificial Neural Network model with a new dynamic architecture.
1992 - 1995- Member of the EEC ESPRIT III project: Environmental Monitoring System. Improved an existing Artificial Neural Network model with a new dynamic architecture. Ph.D. Thesis.
- Publications in Advanced Computer Interaction, Proceedings of EUFIT 95, Intelligent Engineering Systems through Artificial Neural Networks, Neural Networks and their Applications, Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks.
1991 - 1992- Managed IT projects linking the German production sites with the Caen site through new data transfer processes. Delivered all projects on time.
- Managed one trainee technician.
1991 - 1992Robert Bosch France – Car eletronics manufaturing
Caen (FR)
Project Manager - 1991 - 1992
1990 - 1990- In charge of the development of a new Computer Operators Training Simulator.
- Managed two development engineers. Project delivered on time.