Hi! I’m Nadia.
At 17, I embarked on a global journey to work and study.
Along the way, I refined my business and technology skills, taking on diverse roles in entrepreneurship, consulting, advisory, and leadership.
Today, I am in New Zealand.
As a seasoned business and technology leader, entrepreneur, and engineer, I excel in navigating complexity and leveraging technology to deliver tangible results.
My expertise lies in empowering organisations to thrive in today’s dynamic landscape by blending strategic vision with strong technical acumen.
Throughout my career, I’ve supported over 20 high-growth companies worldwide in mitigating risks, managing technical challenges, scaling critical systems, building high-performing teams, expanding into new markets, and executing effective business strategies.
Nowadays, I leverage my experiences to bridge the gap between geeks and execs.
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Follow me on LinkedInI developed and executed the business strategy for my ventures, which include my tech consulting company, Crafties, and my environmental literacy platform, Time for a Change. Additionally, I advised other startups and SMEs, enabling their success and expansion.
I effectively orchestrated strategic, organisational, and technological changes during the scale-up phases of startups, enabling them to leverage technology to seize new business opportunities.
I spearheaded initiatives and led teams for the French national electricity project Linky (over 100 people), enabled continuous value delivery in a distributed team environment for a tech company, and coordinated a school renovation project in Honduras, among other endeavours.
As a consultant, I frequently adopted a systemic approach to analyse organisational dynamics from various perspectives, gaining deep insights into their needs. By effectively managing system constraints, I enhanced organisational processes to drive significant improvements and efficiencies.
I developed a cloud-based platform to help Honduran entrepreneurs manage their invoices. I also founded a successful tech consulting firm, Crafties, in Lyon, France. More recently, I launched Time for a Change, an environmental literacy platform harnessing collective knowledge to address today’s environmental challenges.
I crafted a fit-for-purpose research methodology to identify target segments and product characteristics that increased customer engagement for a Canadian startup. I also provided advisory services to several startups and conducted market research for my ventures.
"I worked with Nadia during the course Social Entrepreneurship in Schulich MBA. I have to say that Nadia is the best person I ever want to work with in a team. She is passionate about social enterprise and doing good to society; she is capable of looking at the bigger picture to ensure the team stays on track during the process and reaches our goals successfully; she is committed to delivering the best quality work by doing tons of primary research and secondary research; and she is very insightful when analyzing the data (absolutely super strong in analytical skills). Great team player!"
Li Jiang Impact Fellow - SVX
"I had the pleasure of teaching Nadia on the MBA HRM course. Nadia is an engaged learner and someone who is willing to critically evaluate people management practices so that new and better ways of doing things can be explored. High quality work was always produced as a result of discretionary effort, great capability and a consistent focus on learning."
Liz Gordon Learning and Development Facilitator - Lg Individual
"I worked with Nadia on a strategic and complex project for a large French energy company, where I was lead technical architect. Nadia excels in teamwork on projects where communication skills and agile approaches are essential to success. She has demonstrated a great ability to take on complex issues, from a technical, human and organizational point of view. She has demonstrated self-motivation and a great ability to collaborate to quickly move forward on the topics assigned to her. Her ability to solve complex problems, to be a force of proposal, but also her humanity were essential assets for the success of the project. It is for all these elements that I recommend Nadia. It would be with great pleasure that I will work with her again."
Grégory Prince Lead Senior Architect - Equancy
"I taught Nadia for two papers whilst she was enrolled for an MBA at the University of Otago. Nadia was able to apply both her broad business knowledge and experience and more specialised areas of expertise within the fields of marketing and strategy to solve challenging business problems to an exceptionally high standard."
Tony Garry MBA Director - University of Otago
"Nadia is an excellent colleague, invested, serious and extremely competent. Her departure was a real loss!"
Richard Tagliazucchi Head of Department - Enedis
"I really enjoyed working with Nadia on our common projects and saw her rapidly evolve technically and also in terms of confidence and communication. Her human qualities also make her a wonderful comrade!"
Thibault Wiart Technical SME - Enedis
"Working with Nadia means working in a good mood. Full of energy, convictions, desires, Nadia knows how to take a step back and bring her ideas to a team."
CĂ©line Collomb Head of Human Resources - Open
"It was a pleasure to work with Nadia. She is a very communicative and positive person. She has very good human and technical skills and is always seeking to get the best of herself as well as help others do so. It would be a pleasure to collaborate again. Reach out to her - you won’t be disappointed."
Albéric Martel Freelance Software Developer
"Nadia demonstrated an exceptional ability to master a new environment and new technologies. After a few weeks, she became an essential part of the project. Intellectually brilliant, Nadia adapts perfectly to her entire ecosystem, clients, colleagues, managers."
Erwan Eveno Director of Information Technology - Enedis
"It was a pleasure to work with a very competent person both in terms of technical abilities and management. Nadia is the person with whom you want to give more than 100% without a doubt."
Mohamed Amine Ammach Java Developer - Norsys
"I had the chance to work with Nadia on Linky (Smart metering device), a major project at Enedis, french main power grid operator. She is a serious and hard working person, not afraid to take on various and complex topics. A pleasant and committed person to work with."
Guillaume Darmont Principal Engineer - Malt
"In terms of communication, Nadia is excellent in both written and verbal forms. She is a well-mannered and pleasant student, with a relaxed and independent approach to learning. Nadia is more than capable of rising to a challenge and succeeding in making the most of every opportunity. All things considered, Nadia is a fully rounded, mature individual, with a talent and determination that will ensure success wherever her career takes her next."
Dr Steven Tucker Senior Lecturer - University of Aberdeen
"I had the chance to work with Nadia for more than two years on a big project. Nadia significantly contributed to the project’s success: she took on great mentoring, leadership, and coaching responsibilities. I am also delighted to say that she is an excellent teammate, a kind person and an ideal colleague."
Mohamed Elbouzaidi Lead Developer - Norsys
"Nadia is a very competent person when it comes to Java development, with the added ability to grasp and master new skills very quickly. Always in a good mood. Someone I would hire again without hesitation."
Farid Latti Chief Information Officer - Avem
"I have spent one year working with Nadia and I highly recommend her: very talented with solid technical as well as organizational skills, involved in her job and hard worker, she is also someone you will love to work with, owing to her kindness and enthusiasm. I would definitely work again with her if I had the opportunity!"
Ludovic Butin Data Engineer - Malt
"Nadia is passionate about her work and committed. Always driven by the desire to learn and understand in order to find quality solutions. In terms of soft skills, it has always been a pleasure to work together."
Aude Lemar-Verrier Product Owner - Fluid Topics
"I highly recommend Nadia. She is the brightest woman I have ever met. She is very focused on learning and mastering new subjects, even those outside her expertise fields. Nadia has also developed a strong team spirit and a very sharp understanding of project management, customer expectations, and results. Hire her for her experience, technical and methodological knowledge, but above all, for her vision, potential, and personality."
Nicolas Trincal Branch Manager - Group Creative Lyon