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François Michaux
Combining deep technical credibility, operational field experience, architecture thinking, product insight, and delivery leadership across mission-critical energy infrastructure on four continents.
18+
Years Experience
4
Continents
8+
Control Centers & Major Platforms
12+
Countries & Regions
$50B+
Market Transactions Supported
Full
Grid · Markets · OT · Cloud
Executive Overview
A global energy and digital transformation leader who combines deep technical credibility, operational field experience, architecture thinking, product insight, and delivery leadership across mission-critical infrastructure. From PI OSIsoft implementations in CCGT plants, to smart wind farms in China, to national control center deployments across the Middle East, to next-generation market modernization in the United States — the thread is consistent: complex systems, critical stakes, delivered results.
”Core Capabilities
Technical depth meets business leadership
Grid Operations
Energy Markets
Industrial Data & OT
Architecture & Cloud
Delivery Leadership
Product & Business
Career Journey
15+ years across four continents
IT Specialist — LNA
Cisco wireless administration for SOLVAY France — network mapping, performance tuning, and automated backups via WLSE.
Assistant Engineer — EDF
PI OSIsoft implementation and liaison engineering for CCGT environments.
System Engineer — Earlife (Freelance)
Infrastructure optimization and security hardening for an insurance-industry client — architecting robust database and web server environments with automated backups.
IT Project Engineer — EDF
Industrial information systems for EDF thermal fleet modernization.
Energy Consultant & Business Manager — Awegon
Managed international projects for Awegon clients including Envision Energy, Verallia, Perenco, and Total — delivering PI OSIsoft solutions, smart wind farm platforms, and industrial data architectures. For Verallia (European leader in glass packaging), built PI OSIsoft dashboards from operator to management level, deployed from France across their entire European industrial base spanning 35 glass production sites in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Poland, and the UK.
SCADA & Data Historian Solution — Arc Informatique (PcVue)
Collaborated with Arc Informatique's Chinese entity (PcVue) to build a turnkey solution pairing PI OSIsoft as a data historian with PcVue acting as a SCADA, ready to be deployed across industrial sites.
Software Integration Engineer — Alstom Grid
National Control Center EMS delivery for Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Bahrain.
Integration Engineer & Solution Architect — GE Grid Solutions
Large-scale EMS/DMS delivery across 6 countries from Dubai hub.
Lead Integrator, PJM MMS Legacy — GE Vernova
Lead Integrator for PJM's MMS legacy solution, building deep market expertise while deploying Jenkins, Ansible, GitHub, and TFS to automate delivery and maintain the Market Database and development environments.
Senior Services Manager, Digital Implementation — GE Vernova
Leading PJM NGEM market modernization — integrating GridOS with Kubernetes, CPLEX, and GE Foundation Layer. Overseeing a team of engineers and PhD experts across DAMCE and RTMCE initiatives.
Education & Expertise
2017–2019
Executive Master in Innovation & Entrepreneurship
2006–2010
Master of Science in Computer Science
2008–2009
Bachelor's Degree, Operating Systems Development
2007–2008
Bachelor's Degree, Management of Information
2005–2006
Preparatory Classes — Mathematics, Physics, Electronics & Computer Science
May 2017
Designing Customer Experiences
Dec 2017
Driving Value through Business Acumen
2015–2019
Client & Operator Training Leadership
Also educated through an international academic path spanning France, California, and China.
Let's Connect
Open to strategic conversations about energy, grid modernization, and digital transformation leadership.
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