JF Desvignes

I studied part time from 2016-2020 and full time from 2020 to 2021 before submission (including with parental leave during the COVID lockdowns).

My main role is to support the retention of USD20M annual subscription in the APAC region by leading customer success activities with high growth, doubling the local headcount. I scope, develop, and deliver research impact, evaluation and performance reports. I also organise and deliver approximately 80-100 education events and workshops annually in Australia, New Zealand and Asia. I lead and participate in internal product development and public presentations.

I joined the Intellectual Property and Science group in Thomson Reuters, now operating as Clarivate.

I lead a planning project to deliver an e-Research platform across Department of Employment Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI, aka Department of Science, IT, Innovation and the Arts, DSITIA) research groups and R&D partners. I develop and international research strategies and evaluation mechanisms as part of the Department's Science Investment Portfolio management strategy. I manage the delivery of the Queensland International Fellowship Program ($AU3.3m funding scheme).

Increase the links between European and Australian researchers; To better identify cooperation opportunities; Information on Australian and European programmes promoting cooperating between Europe and Australia; Exchange best practices and support cutting edge research; and

• Policy development and analysis: A key aspect of my function is to provide indicators assessing the intensity of the research activity between Australia and Europe. This function includes maintaining Database integrity across several metrics and using bibliometrics. I also produce analysis of relevant changes in policies and synthesis for FEAST’s stakeholders in the form of briefings and reports, including in preparation of the innovation review, and the 9th and 10th Australia-EU Joint Science and technology Cooperation Committee meetings. • Project management: I started working for FEAST as the project manager for 2 years before then been acting director and Deputy Director since 2007. My key performances in this role include a successful submission of a AUD1.5 million project to the EU’s 7th Framework programme (FP7), compliance to international audit, finance regulation and reporting. My Role covers the management of staff, and the supervision of Students and interns. • Research management: Technical support on European and Australian research programmes. Strategies for research groups and research organisations. Organisation and running of workshops in Australian capital cities. National Contact Point (NCP) appointed by the Australian Department of Innovation Industry Science and Research (DIISR) to provide expert support on EU programmes (FP7). • International Network development. • Organisation and support:

I manage the relationships between CSIRO and FEAST in the form of a secondment to the Government and International team in CSIRO under the supervision of Paul Harris. My mission is to documented the performance of CSIRO's key European partners and outline the key opportunities they offer.

Project management: I started working for FEAST as the project manager for 2 years before then been acting director and Deputy Director since 2007. My key performances in this role include a successful submission of a AUD1.5 million project to the EU’s 7th Framework programme (FP7), compliance to international audit, finance regulation and reporting. My Role covers the management of staff, and the supervision of Students and interns. Research management: Technical support on European and Australian research programmes. Strategies for research groups and research organisations. Organisation and running of workshops in Australian capital cities. National Contact Point (NCP) appointed by the Australian Department of Innovation Industry Science and Research (DIISR) to provide expert support on EU programmes (FP7). International Network development: EU framework programme (FP6 and FP7) project coordination. Publication of a bimonthly newsletter distributed to 4,000 members by pdf and through printed issues. Establishment of the German-Australian research network. Activities with the French and Italian research networks in Australia. Close cooperation with key stakeholders from the UK, Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands and Spain. Organisation and support: I used a wide range of my organizational skills to deliver key events, providing effective services in project support to specific groups, in particular: • Organisation manager for an international conference (November 2006), • organisation and presentation of seminars on European research funding (Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart, Brisbane, Addelaide, Perth, Newcastle, Armidale, 2007-2010),

• Intelligence: I provided survey information and analysis of policies in the domain of higher education programs (in particular language teaching, E-learning), cooperation in development in the south pacific, gene technologies and Human stem cell research. • Call for proposal: the French Embassy provided from 2001 to 2003 approx. AUD 300,000 each year in grants for visits of researchers to France or Australia. I was in charge of the technical management of the yearly round of applications. My role included: • development of an online application system and human interface, • development of a groupware system to manage approx. 65 successful partnership applications per year, including assessment, expertise, finance and contracts, • negotiation with our funding partners (i.e. AAS, CNRS, CSIRO, RRDC and ASSA) • maintain servers and databases, full user technical support. • Internet: webmaster of the Service’s website. Our pages were browsed by most of the 20.000 people a month visiting the Embassy website in 2003. My role included comprehensive research for material and information. • FEAST-France: the first FEAST sub-network supporting research links between France and Australia (FEAST-France). As the bilateral liaison officer I provided services to our clients including funding information, build interest groups, organize events and support communities. My mission lead me to visit major Australian Universities and research bodies and organize many events, providing a regular support for local groups. As I left my position, groups were running in Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Townsville, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart; in France in Toulouse, Montpellier, Versailles, La Rochelle, Reims and Paris; and also Subject Groups in Agriculture land & water, nuclear medicine and NTIC.