Olivier Ferret

Independent IT consultant @ Forge of Analytics

Walloon Brabant, Belgium

IT consultant and former COO with 15+ years of experience in banking solutions, credit risk management, and IT consulting. Recognized for building trust with global stakeholders at Bureau van Dijk and Moody’s, progressively taking on leadership roles in integration, consulting, and business operations. Co-founded Craft IT under Moody’s partner alliance, scaling operations, developing strategic partnerships, and leading delivery for tier-one financial institutions. Recently relocated to Gembloux and ready to apply this blend of technical expertise, strategic vision, and leadership in my next role.

Top roles

Business Analyst5 - 10 years

Consultant (Specialist)2 - 5 years

Project / Program Manager< 2 years

Back-end

SQL

Miscellaneous

Project Management

Technical Support

Business Intelligence

ETL Datawarehouse

DataStage

Language

Fluent English

English

Fluent

French

Fluent

Spanish

Good

Italian

Good

Work experience

Since 2010

Independent IT consultant @ Forge of Analytics

01 August 2022 -

Established an independent consulting company specialized in banking and finance.

Chief of Operations @ Craft IT

01 August 2022 - 30 April 2025

Co-founded Craft IT into a trusted partner of global financial institutions, overseeing the full consulting lifecycle and managing a team of analysts.

Associate Director | Senior Product Consultant @ Moody's analytics

01 February 2019 - 01 August 2022

Promoted to guide consultants and manage relationships with external consultants while overseeing banking solutions across EMEA.

Business Integrator Local Manager @ Bureau van dijk EP

01 October 2015 - 01 February 2019

Supervised and mentored project teams for FACT integration projects.

Business Integrator @ Bureau van dijk EP

01 February 2011 - 01 October 2015

Designed and implemented integration solutions for clients, conducting business analysis and developing custom functions.

Internship in Business Process Audit @ IBM

01 August 2010 - 01 February 2011

Reviewed HR and payroll business processes for compliance and produced business controls documentation.

Education experience

Since 2011

Management of Information Systems @ IÉSEG - School of Management

01 January 2011 - 31 December 2011

Thesis (defended jointly with LIUC): “Ecological potential of smarter ICT solutions in the context of global warming”.

International Business Management @ LIUC - Università Cattaneo