Laurent Cazalet

Generative AI project leader @ Capgemini Engineering

Anvers, Belgique

Project manager with extensive experience in developing complex software/hardware products, solutions and services, and leading teams in fast-paced environments. Collaborative Leader & Business–Technology Communicator. Unites engineering, business, and customer-facing teams around shared goals. Builds trust across cultures and functions, ensuring solutions deliver both technical excellence and business value. Structured Project Manager & Process Improver. PMP and Scrum Master certified, applying a rigorous yet pragmatic approach to project delivery. Strengthens workflows, redesigns or improves processes, and drives continuous improvement.

Rôles occupés

Développeur / Programmeur5 - 10 years

Project / Program Manager< 2 years

Product Owner / Manager> 10 years

Miscellaneous

Project Management

Organizational Skills

Communication and Relationship-Building Skills

Critical thinking

Agile

Agile/Scrum

Cloud

IaaS / PaaS / SaaS

Mgmt Frameworks

PMBOK

Enterprise Tools

Waterfall

Sales

Communication skills

Langues

Maternelle Français

Français

Maternelle

English

Courant

Dutch

Bon

Expériences professionnelles

Since 1999

Generative AI project leader @ Capgemini Engineering

06 May 2024 - 17 March 2025

Led the design of specialized AI assistants to support knowledge transfer in areas such as sustainability, commissioning/qualification/validation, and regulatory compliance.

Product owner as consultant @ Atlas Copco Airpower

13 September 2018 - 30 March 2024

Released 6 versions of a mission-critical central controller software deployed on over 4,000 industrial sites, introducing structured release processes that professionalized the development life-cycle.

Project manager & Scrum master as consultant @ Otoconsult

06 September 2017 - 31 August 2018

Led the development of the company’s flagship application, achieved a full release cycle.

Product development manager as consultant @ BASE/Telenet Group

01 October 2010 - 01 May 2017

Managed the third-party development and delivery of CRM, provisioning & billing platforms, conducting acceptance testing for systems used by 50+ support agents / 50k customers.

Program Manager as consultant @ Technicolor Connect (now Vantiva)

01 January 2009 - 30 November 2009

Cleared technical issues to achieve technical approval by customer of a 2.5-year long running program, and unblocked delivery of 32K ADSL gateways.
Brought the multi-functions Wi-Fi network element to Europe/UK/Italy and Mexican markets.

Software project manager as consultant @ Newtec (now ST Engineering iDirect)

05 May 2007 - 31 December 2008

Delivered encryption satcom software on time for field deployment.
Brought 5 projects to completion (involving new features and complete products).

Consultant @ Altran Belgium SA

05 April 1999 - 04 May 2007

Missions as software engineer

Études et diplômes