Charles Gaudon

Generative AI is no longer only a technology challenge. The real challenge for companies is integrating it into workflows, operations and business processes in a practical and scalable way. My background sits exactly at that intersection: understanding customer needs, translating them into solution approaches and driving operational adoption.

• Development of AI-assisted workflows for proposal generation and operational productivity.
• Experimentation with vibe coding approaches for full-stack web redesign projects.
• Integration of generative AI tools into daily analysis, writing and automation tasks.
• Personal experimentation around AI-assisted development, workflow orchestration and productivity optimization.

• Pre-sales manager for the West, Centre and Rhône-Alpes regions.
• Lead and contribute to responses for public and private tenders, including large-scale massification topics, partnerships, administrative and financial aspects, and bid defense preparation.
• Support change management, operational launch phases and alignment between customer expectations, sales teams and delivery teams.
• Actively involved in cross-functional initiatives: CSR/RSE, HR tools and processes, legal aspects, quality processes, audits, ISO 9001, security clearances and ISO 27001 topics.
• Contribute to AI topics for customers and internal usage, with a practical focus on productivity, automation and business value.
• Managed web and mobile application development projects.

• Project manager for Air & Fares products.
• Supervised the migration of the All Fares module.
• Developed and maintained applications and modules within the Amadeus ecosystem, including ALS / INARI, LEGO V2 and Selling Platform.
• Worked with Java, ShowCase, HTML, JavaScript, ASP, ActiveX and C++ across travel technology applications and operational support tools.
• Used English professionally and collaborated in an international environment for many years.

• Designed and developed resource management and planning applications for ESCOTA using UML and .NET.
• Developed air freight document management applications for Air France using Java, JSP, WSAD and ClearCase.
• Contributed to pricing tool development for France Telecom R&D using Java, CORBA and JSP.
• Worked on e-commerce portal development and real-estate loan simulation applications.

• Developed features for a high-traffic technology website using PHP, MySQL, JavaScript and Zend Studio.

• Developed intranet, e-commerce, product and corporate web applications using ASP 3.0, XML/XSL, DHTML, JavaScript, SQL Server and IIS.
• Worked on projects for Nortel Networks, Équilibre Attitude, Promorepublic, Arthur Andersen and Infogrames.

• Business-to-technical translation: ability to understand operational pain points and convert them into concrete solution approaches.
• Tender and proposal leadership: strong experience in public/private tenders, proposal writing, costing, bid defense and launch coordination.
• Customer-facing credibility: comfortable with stakeholders, decision-makers, sales teams and technical delivery teams.
• AI-first working style: daily use of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Copilot to accelerate analysis, writing, automation, ideation and workflow optimization.
• Pragmatic adoption mindset: focused on usefulness, measurable value and real-world implementation rather than technology for its own sake.

• 3D printing, STL design, CNC, metal work and mechanical projects.
• Photography and development of a database-free photo gallery currently being fully redesigned with vibe coding.
• Management of a motorsport association, including track-day organization and mechanical activities.