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Consulting projects: current activities, references

We have commenced activities in December 2017 inside ISK Consulting SA,
but developed lots of consulting missions while positioned in OBIZCO SARL, OPEN SOLUTIONS SA/NV, and other companies.

On this page, you will also read our references from previous positions and contract signed by our partner companies.

Feel free to contact us if you are interested in commissioning a project to our company... dwv (at) iskconsulting.net

Consulting projects contracted and managed by ISK Consulting SA

2022 - Bpifrance Deeptech directorate (France)

Support to the operationalization of consulting tools for the "Poles Universitaires d'Innovation" (PUI) public policy

Title: Support to the operationalization of consulting tools for the "Poles Universitaires d'Innovation" (PUI) public policy
Commisionned by: Bpifrance Deeptech directorate, France
Execution from FEB-2022 onwards
Budget: TBD
Project manager: David W. VERSAILLES
Principal investigator: David W. VERSAILLES
Description: Sequel to the (action) reserach project on the Third Mission of universities exectuted by the newPIC chair at Paris School of Business,
Support to the elaboration of focus group facilitation tools,
Organization of the mission rationales for industrialisation of activities by Bpifrance

2022-2023 - University Clermont Auvergne (France)

Support to strategy making as pilot university for the Pole universitaire d'innovation policy

Title: Support to the elaboration of corporate strategy and development of the business model
Commisionned by: University Clermont Auvergne, France
Execution from FEB-2022 onwards
Budget: TBD
Project manager: David W. VERSAILLES
Principal investigator: David W. VERSAILLES
Description: Elaboration of strategic diagnosis for the operationalization of pilot university duties as Pole universitaire d'innovation (PUI),
Support to the installation of activities for strategic transformation into PUI
Strategic coaching and transfer of competences for the operationalization of the PUI strategy
Support to facilitation of focus groups for strategic diagnosis and for the preparation of transformation into a PUI

2021-2023 - University Bourgogne Franche Comté (France)

Support to strategy making as Pole universitaire d'innovation and to the application process

Title: Support to strategy making as Pole universitaire d'innovation and to the application process
Commisionned by: University Bourgogne Franche Comté, France
Execution from APR-2021 onwards
Budget: TBD
Project manager: David W. VERSAILLES
Principal investigator: David W. VERSAILLES
Description: Elaboration of strategic diagnosis for the application as Pole universitaire d'innovation (PUI),
Support to the installation of activities for strategic transformation into PUI
Strategic coaching and transfer of competences for the operationalization of the PUI strategy
Support to facilitation of focus groups for strategic diagnosis and for the preparation of transformation into a PUI

2020-2021 - Bpifrance Deeptech directorate (France)

Support to the elaboration of communication tools for the White book on the Thrird mission on universities

Title: Support to the elaboration of communication tools for the White book on the Thrird mission on universities
Commisionned by: Bpifrance Deeptech directorate
Execution from Feb. 2020 to Feb. 2021
Budget: TBD
Project manager: David W. VERSAILLES
Principal investigator: David W. VERSAILLES
Description: Communication about the White Book on the Third mission of universities (with a foreword by the French Ministry of Tertiary Education and Reserach, MESRI)
Design of White book format and template,
Desktop publishing of the White Book after elaboration of the contents of the White Book by scholars active in the newPIC chair at Paris School of Business (Paris, France).

2020-2021 - MOOD PARIS (France)

Elaboration of corporate strategy and development of the business model

Title: Elaboration of corporate strategy, development of the business model, support to application to incubators
Commisionned by: MOOD PARIS, France
Execution between 15-SEP-2020 to 31-JUL-2021
Budget: pro bono
Project manager: David W. VERSAILLES
Principal investigator: David W. VERSAILLES
Description: Corporate strategy and business modeling,
Support to the elaboration of governance and operational schemes
Elaboration of a parametric business model suited to decision making about, and hunting for, external funding

2019-2020 - AD'OCC (Occitanie region, France)

Support to the installation of call for innovative project proposals in relation with deep techs

Title: Support to the installation of call for innovative project proposals in relation with deep techs
Commisionned by: Agence de Développement d'Occitanie (AD'OCC), Occitanie Region, France
Execution between 15-AUG-2019 and 28-FEB-2020
Budget: TBD
Project manager: David W. VERSAILLES
Principal investigator: David W. VERSAILLES
Description: Support to the installation of the Cite de l'Economie et des Metiers de demain as innovation platform dedicated to deeptechs and green technologies in Montpellier; definition of strategic priorities, ways of working, organizational design, budget and staffing

2018-2019 - GRUPO LOMEX (Montery, Mexico)

Business modeling for strategic diversification

Title: Support to business model elaboration for strategic diversification
Commisionned by: Grupo Lomex
Execution between 01-OCT-2018 and 30-OCT-2019
Budget: TBD
Project manager: David W. VERSAILLES
Principal investigator: David W. VERSAILLES
Description: Business modeling, elaboration of governance and operational schemes for the installation of air transportation activities in the EU

2018-2019 - Syndicat Mixte du Bassin de Thau (Sète, France)

Support to the installation of an open innovation platform

Title: Support to bid response on open innovation in French PIA3 call for proposals
for the installation of an open innovation (user centric) platform in Bassin de Thau
Commisionned by: SMBT, Syndicat Mixte du Bassin de Thau
Execution between 23-OCT-2018 and 28-FEB-2019
Budget: TBD
Project manager: David W. VERSAILLES
Principal investigators: Valerie MERINDOL and David W. VERSAILLES
Description: Elaboration of service portfolio, managerial recommendations, governance model and business model for SMBT open innovation platform

2017+ - OBIZCO Sàrl (Luxembourg)

Business modeling for strategic diversification (exec. education)

Title: Business modeling for strategic diversification (exec. education)
Commisionned by: OBIZCO Sàrl
Execution from 01-Dec-2017 onwards
Budget: TBD
Project manager: David W. VERSAILLES
Principal investigator: David W. VEFSAILLES
Description: Business modeling, elaboration of governance and operational schemes

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Reference consulting projects executed before the installation of ISK Consulting SA

2014-2017 - SITA and SITA ON AIR

Support to SITA in Bid response management and the elaboration of proposals
in international calls for tender

Contracted by: OBIZCO SARL
Commissioned by: SITA and SITA ON AIR
Contributions: David W. VERSAILLES in bid response management and international business development
on G/G and A/G services, network services; SESAR 2020 projects; network and SatCom services
Execution while positioned in: OBIZCO SARL
Execution between: Sep. 2014 - Oct 2017
Deliverables: not disclosed for public distribution
Project value: TBD

2014-2017 - BBDJ SA (Luxembourg)

    Support to the installation of FranklinCovey France SAS and BBDJ SA
    Elaboration of the business cases, governance analysis, and organization of top management activities
    Subsequent exective management duties (CEO, Gen. Manag) in France and Luxembourg

Contracted by: OBIZCO SARL
Commissioned by: OBIZCO SARL (Luxembourg)
Contributions: David W. VERSAILLES for the elaboration of business, fiscal, business and operational schemes
including the operational execution of activities as General Manager in Franklin Covery France SAS, and CEO in BBDJ SA in Luxembourg
Execution: Service model charged post-hoc while positioned in ISK Consulting SA
Execution between: May 2014 and Oct 2017
Deliverables: not disclosed for public distribution
Project value: TBD

2014-2015 - IBM (Brussels)

    Bid response management, Project management and Cost benefit analysis
    to support IBM (Brussels) in calls for proposals issued by EUROCONTROL
    on network services (centralized services) and the ATM environment

Contracted by: OBIZCO SARL
Commissioned by: IBM (Brussels)
Contributions: David W. VERSAILLES for Bid response management, Project management and Cost benefit analysis
Execution while positioned in: OBIZCO SARL
Execution between: Apr 2013 and Dec 2014
Deliverables: not disclosed for public distribution
Project value: TBD

2013-2015 - EUROCONTROL

Customer intelligence analysis for the Pan European Network Services (PENS)

Prime contractor: SITA

Contracted by: OBIZCO SARL
Commissioned by: SITA as part of contract 1-117196961 (PENS)
Contributions: David W. VERSAILLES as Project management and Principal investigator for the installation of Customer intelligence analysis
Execution while positioned in: OBIZCO SARL
Execution between: Aug. 2013 - Jun 2015
Deliverables: not disclosed for public distribution
Project value: TBD

2013 - THALES ATM SYSTEMS (TR6)

Project management for SITA subcontracting activities (SWIM) to THALES ATM Systems
in SESAR program PJ 14

Prime contractor: THALES, subcontractor SITA

Contracted by: OBIZCO SARL
Commissioned by: SITA as part of its contributions to SESAR PJ14 program
in a consortium led by THALES TR6 THALES ATM SYSTEMS
Contributions: David W. VERSAILLES as project manager for SITA
Execution while positioned in: OBIZCO SARL
Execution between: Jan and Dec 2013
Deliverables: not disclosed for public distribution
Project value: TBD

2012-2015 - Ministère de la Défense, Ministère de la Recherche, France

    Pluri-annual cooperative research programs about bibliometric and lexicometric
    methodologies dedicated to the elaboration of ad-hoc nomenclatures
    [ Programme de recherche coopératif pluri-annuel pour l'élaboration de nomenclatures "à façon" ]

Prime contractor: OBSERVATOIRE DES SCIENCES ET DES TECHNIQUES, OST

Contracted by: Observatoire des Sciences et des Techniques (GIP-OST)
Commissioned by: Ministère de la Défense (DGA/MRIS) and Ministère de la Recherche
Principal investigator: David W. VERSAILLES
Project manager: David W. VERSAILLES
Execution while positioned in: OBIZCO SARL
Execution between: Dec 2012 and Jun 2015
Deliverables: not disclosed for public distribution
Project value: 300 kE

2012-2013 - EUROCONTROL

Preparatory investigations for the elaboration of the Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)
for the Pan European Network Services [PENS]

Prime contractor: SITA

Contracted by: OBIZCO SARL
Commissioned by: SITA as part of contract 1-117196961 (PENS)
Contributions: David W. VERSAILLES on the Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)
Execution while positioned in: OBIZCO SARL
Execution between: Sep. 2012 - Jun 2013
Deliverables: not disclosed for public distribution
Project value: TBD

2012-2013 - EUROCONTROL

Preparatory investigations for the elaboration of the Security Case, and of the Safety Case,
for the Pan European Network Services [PENS]

Prime contractor: SITA

Contracted by: OBIZCO SARL
Commissioned by: SITA as part of contract 1-117196961 (PENS)
Contributions: David W. VERSAILLES on the Security and Safety cases
Execution while positioned in: OBIZCO SARL
Execution between: Sep. 2012 - Jun 2013
Deliverables: not disclosed for public distribution
Project value: TBD

2012 - Conseil régional de Bretagne

(Academic) Research in Bretagne: lexometric and bibliometric analysis
[ La recherche en région Bretagne: diagnostic régional sur indicateurs bibliométriques ]

Prime contractor: STRASBOURG CONSEIL Sarl
Sub-contractor: Observatoire des Sciences et des Techniques (OST)

Contracted by: STRASBOURG CONSEIL and Observatoire des Sciences et des Techniques
Commissioned by: Conseil régional de Bretagne (S2 policy preparation)
Principal investigator: David W. VERSAILLES
Project manager: Valérie MERINDOL
Execution while positioned in: OBIZCO SARL
Execution between: Feb 2012 and Jun 2012
Deliverables: not disclosed for public distribution
Project value: TBD

2011 - Ministère de la Défense (DGA)

Système d'information des armées [SIA2]
(Information system for the Fr MoD and its warfighters)

Prime contractor: LOGICA BUSINESS CONSULTING

Contracted by: LOGICA BUSINESS CONSULTING (Paris)
Commissioned by: Ministère de la Défense, France (Direction générale pour l'armement)
Contributions: David W. VERSAILLES on managerial and operational constraints incurred by Network centric warfare and related activities, including the organization of supporting industrial projects and their WBS
Execution while positioned in: OPEN SOLUTIONS SA/NV
Execution between: Jan-Oct 2011
Deliverables: not disclosed for public distribution
Project value: TBD

2011 - EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY

Preliminary receiver payload concept for Space-based Air Traffic Surveillance system [IRIS]

Prime contractor: ASTRA SES; Sub-contractor: SITA

Contracted by: OBIZCO SARL and OPEN SOLUTIONS SA/NV (Brussels)
Commissioned by: SITA as subcontractor in a project commissioned by the EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)
Consortium: ASTRA SES (prime contractor) and SITA
Contributions: David W. VERSAILLES on Business casing and Cost-benefit analysis
Execution while positioned in: OPEN SOLUTIONS SA/NV
Execution between: Oct-Mar 2011
Deliverables: not disclosed for public distribution
Project value: TBD

2011 - EUROCONTROL

Surveillance products and Open Source Software [SPOSS2-Q1]
Strategic competences for the governance of the Open ATM ecosystem

Contracted by: OPEN SOLUTIONS SA/NV (Brussels)
Commissioned by: EUROCONTROL
TRS: ref 09-112018-E-Q1
Principal investigator: David W. VERSAILLES
Project manager: David W. VERSAILLES
Execution while positioned in: OPEN SOLUTIONS SA/NV
Execution between: Oct 2010 and Jan 2011
Deliverables: not disclosed for public distribution
Project value: TBD

2010-2012 - EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY

Analysis and Definition of the Satellite System Operations Study [IRIS] - OPERA project

Prime contractor: SITA

Contracted by: OBIZCO SARL and OPEN SOLUTIONS SA/NV (Brussels)
Commissioned by: SITA as subcontractor in a project commissioned by the EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)
Consortium: SITA (prime contractor) and ASTRA SES
Work package leader for WP4000 and WP5000: David W. VERSAILLES
Execution while positioned in: OPEN SOLUTIONS SA/NV
Execution between: Jan 2010 and Jun 2012
Deliverables: not disclosed for public distribution
Project value: TBD

2010-2011 - LOGICA BUSINESS CONSULTING

Bid response management for OPEN SOLUTIONS SA subcontracting activities (Defense)

Contracted by: OPEN SOLUTIONS SA/NV (Brussels)
Bid response management: David W. VERSAILLES
Execution while positioned in: OPEN SOLUTIONS SA/NV
Execution between: Jan 2010 and Jun 2012
Deliverables: organization of Defense-related specialized activities for the elaboration of bid responses
Project value: TBD