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Daniela Plassard

Forestville,Australia

Summary

Insights & innovation specialist with 12+ years of experience delivering exceptional Insights, research and data translated into storytelling based on established and innovative strategies. Results-oriented and collaborative professional bringing expertise in brand management and in-person communication skills. Daily hands-on experience with Q, Excel and PowerPoint. Social, attentive and decisive leader.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Contractor

GfK/NIQ (under Cristiano Lima)
03.2024 - Current

Insights/market research work on both GfK and Nielsen clients.

- tracking projects

- ad hoc projects

Associate Director

Tgarage
10.2022 - 12.2023
  • Responsibilities: Work on actionable ad hoc and strategic projects for clients, projects pipeline management & profitability reports
  • Quant and qual work
  • Daily hands-on work on proposals, project deliveries
  • In charge of account budget
  • Ad hoc projects and building of online Communities
  • Daily use of Excel and Q
  • Management and leadership, two direct reports
  • Full responsibility of a large U&A, segmentation, online and face to face presentations to different stakeholders
  • Brand deep dives.

French Teacher

French à la Carte
01.2021 - 09.2022
  • Responsibilities: A la carte French lessons for a high-profile senior public on the Northern Beaches: French vocabulary and grammar mixed with culture, general French and conversation classes, weekly update on French news, politics etc
  • Two 4-days, only French immersions in the Hunter Valley, full client servicing to intermediate and advanced students in a Covid-safe environment.

Primary School Supply Teacher

Ontario Francophone Schools
01.2017 - 01.2018
  • Responsibilities: Supply Teacher across all primary school age ranges in Ontario, Canada.

Volunteering - VP

Toronto Accueil
01.2014 - 01.2017
  • Responsibilities: Toronto Accueil is an organisation run by volunteers, under the FIAFE/ French expats umbrella, that provides services and activities to expatriate communities, predominantly from France and Belgium
  • Completed contact with members and a number of key stakeholder including the French Consulate, French Schools and relevant association and groups.

Market Research Manager

GfK Custom Research
01.2012 - 01.2013
  • Responsibilities: Directly in charge of several FMCG clients and one luxury client
  • Daily work with a global market leader in the food industry, supplying both daily breakfast products and highly seasonal treats to different targets
  • Detailed work on innovation funnel, and media reach of seasonal or non-seasonal campaigns, both in food and luxury (end of the year media plans)
  • Supervision of quant packaged or ad-hoc research from client brief to full results presentation, in-person presentations involving key decision makers
  • Combined quant and qual projects for some clients
  • Managed a team of 6 Research Analysts and Group Managers
  • Completed business development activities: prospection, proposal writing, online packaged products presentation
  • Daily use of Salesforce
  • Completed a broad range of client projects including scoping, analysis, benchmarking, reporting, recommendations, presentations and post implementation reviews.

Market Research Manager

Ipsos
01.2007 - 01.2012
  • Responsibilities: Directly in charge of 2 major FMCG Key Account clients, one in the food category and one in beauty
  • Supervision of quant packaged or ad-hoc research from client brief to full results presentation, in-person presentations in several countries
  • Mostly multi-country projects, involving one or several project managers
  • Combined quant and qual research for high-end positioned global brands
  • Managed a team of 4 Research Analysts.

Senior Analyst

Nielsen Bases
01.2005 - 01.2007
  • Responsibilities: Extensive market research for multiple international clients including volumetric forecasts
  • Daily analyse on Nielsen sales and panel data.

Education

Masters Diploma - International Marketing

University of Marne La Vallee
Champs-sur-Marne, France

Business School -

Institut Européen Des Affaires
Paris, France

French Baccalauréat -

Skills

  • Insights
  • Analytics
  • Modelling
  • In-person presentations
  • Stakeholders’ relationships
  • Communication
  • Managerial Experience
  • Project management
  • Organization

Previous Employment History

  • French Teacher, French à la Carte, St Ives, NSW, 01/2021 - 09/2022, A la carte French lessons for a high-profile senior public on the Northern Beaches: French vocabulary and grammar mixed with culture, general French and conversation classes, weekly update on French news, politics etc. Two 4-days, only French immersions in the Hunter Valley, full client servicing to intermediate and advanced students in a Covid-safe environment.
  • Volunteering: Ethics Teacher, Killarney Heights Public School, NSW, 2020 - 2021, Delivering the Ethics curriculum to Year 3 and Year 2 students.
  • Supply Teacher, Ontario Francophone Schools, Ontario, Canada, 2017 - 2018, Supply Teacher across all primary school age ranges in Ontario, Canada.
  • Volunteering: Vice President and Member, Toronto Accueil, Toronto, Canada, 2014 - 2017, Completed contact with members and a number of key stakeholder including the French Consulate, French Schools and relevant association and groups.

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
French
Native or Bilingual
Czech
Native or Bilingual
German
Limited Working
Spanish
Elementary

Timeline

Contractor

GfK/NIQ (under Cristiano Lima)
03.2024 - Current

Associate Director

Tgarage
10.2022 - 12.2023

French Teacher

French à la Carte
01.2021 - 09.2022

Primary School Supply Teacher

Ontario Francophone Schools
01.2017 - 01.2018

Volunteering - VP

Toronto Accueil
01.2014 - 01.2017

Market Research Manager

GfK Custom Research
01.2012 - 01.2013

Market Research Manager

Ipsos
01.2007 - 01.2012

Senior Analyst

Nielsen Bases
01.2005 - 01.2007

Masters Diploma - International Marketing

University of Marne La Vallee

Business School -

Institut Européen Des Affaires

French Baccalauréat -

Daniela Plassard