Consultant Profile

Bertrand MOUSSEL

Summary :

Thirty years of « Chip to the Cloud » experience (semiconductors, smartcards, embedded and mobile security, readers infrastructures, servers & software systems) with one main driver about security issues for those systems in different markets (Banking, Telecom, IDentity, any digital Service Provider). Extensive and high-profile network in EMEA, North & Latin America.

 

Career Path :

  • 1st phase in the semi-conductor sectors in the following companies: ST and Texas Instruments (3 years each).
  • 2nd phase in the smartcard markets joining companies as Gemplus (11 years) and Oberthur.
  • Intermediary step acting as CEO of Avilinks (2 years), a start-up developing Hardware and associated technologies for broadcasting video streams on the Internet.
  • 3rd phase in the smartphone ecosystem, dealing with NFC, payments and mobile applications as well as contactless payments in general (Inside Secure, 7 years).
  • 4th phase in the servers and systems area, within a software company named Dictao, now Morpho (3 years), offering cloud-based authentication, e-signature and long-term legal binding archiving solutions.

 

Experiences :

  • Hardware: Management of semiconductor product lines in Telecom and Secured Components (EMV chips, SIM’s, SAM’s, ID chips, embedded S.E.’s).
  • Embedded Software: Operating Systems (Native & Java), payment applications (Visa, Mastercard, CPA, EMVco), loyalty, Identification (PIV, IAS-ECC, ICAO, etc.).
  • Systems: OTA platform, TSM, Personalization, Token Service Server, Readers, Strong Authentication, e-Signature and e-Vault.
  • Large deals: with worldwide system integrators (Cap Gemini, Steria, CSC, C.A., Microsoft) and international banks & MNO’s. To be noticed, building one of the biggest Identity B.O.T. in México for cars registration.
  • Operations: Running the largest card manufacturing plant of Gemalto group in Cuernavaca (México), as well as the associated personalization center.

 

Expertize :

  • Extensive geographical expertize within the whole Europe, MEA and specifically Latin America (total of 12 years of working and living there); developing a solid network at the highest level in the Telecom, Banking, Transit and Governmental sectors.
  • In-depth understanding of high-value ecosystems in Payment, Internet, Mobility, Identification. Founder of the OSPT Alliance in 2010, promoting a new fare-collection standard.
  • International Business Development processes & Alliances.
  • Due diligence on high-tech firms from different countries.

 

Others :

  • Languages: French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, and reading German.