Pierre-Alban M. Catogni
Portrait of Pierre-Alban M. Catogni

Experience

  1. Jan. 2026 — May 2026

    Cougar Strategy Group

    Provo, UT

    Associate Consultant — Product

    • Designed an AI-powered evidence review platform end-to-end, optimizing document analysis and scoring workflows to cut review time and standardize case evaluation across teams.
    • Partnered with MBA consulting teams to evaluate client business strategy, prioritize growth initiatives, and develop recommendations to optimize market positioning.
  2. Aug. 2024 — Dec. 2024

    Pepeuf

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Sales and Operations Manager

    • Led B2B sales and partnership development initiatives supporting UK/US expansion, managing relationships with local and international vendors, suppliers, and business partners.
    • Negotiated and coordinated supplier/vendor partnerships to strengthen operational capacity and support cross-border market entry, directly contributing to 30% international expansion.
    • Built a 0→1 internal financial compliance and reporting framework integrating accounting data streams, reducing reconciliation errors and improving reporting reliability.
    • Developed financial models and Excel dashboards to evaluate revenue opportunities, prioritize growth initiatives, and guide resource allocation.
  3. Jun. 2024 — Aug. 2024

    Unicity International

    Dubai, UAE

    Operations Consultant Intern

    • Supported strategic partnerships and supplier negotiations across MENA, contributing to stakeholder discussions with manufacturers, vendors, and retail partners.
    • Conducted market and distribution analysis to identify operational efficiencies and expansion opportunities across regional channels.
    • Completed compliance and performance audits across MENA, ensuring adherence to corporate financial and regulatory standards across multi-country operations, managing risk mitigation at scale.
    • Optimized vendor partnership and retail location strategy to enhance supply chain efficiency and market coverage.
  4. Mar. 2024 — Apr. 2024

    Built Brands

    American Fork, UT

    Business Operations Intern

    • Mapped and optimized procurement, inventory, and fulfillment workflows, reducing delivery cycle time by 15%.
    • Collaborated with product and operations teams to evaluate product-market fit and identify key customer segments, informing go-to-market strategy for new customer acquisition.
    • Improved internal documentation and vendor communication processes to increase operational consistency and accuracy.
  5. May 2023 — Dec. 2023

    Ensign College

    Salt Lake City, UT

    Enrollment Coordinator

    • Led a 15-person team supporting high-volume international enrollment operations, reinforcing performance standards and collaborative workflows to improve service quality and execution consistency.
    • Redesigned international student onboarding and case-management processes, reducing processing time by 20% and improving operational efficiency across workflows.
    • Managed complex stakeholder relationships across students, academic departments, international services, and external partners to resolve time-sensitive operational cases.
  6. Aug. 2022 — Apr. 2023

    Voiss AG & Corris AG

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    Fundraising Project Coordinator

    • Ranked Top 5 nationally among 140+ fundraisers by leveraging relationship-building, persuasive communication, and data-driven outreach strategies.
    • Negotiated donor commitments and managed high-volume stakeholder interactions across customer segments.
    • Led and coached a 10-person team using Scrum methodology to improve outreach quality and conversion performance.
  7. Mar. 2019 — Jun. 2021

    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

    UK · New Zealand · Germany · Switzerland

    Full-Time Volunteer Representative

    • Led cross-cultural teams of 30+ volunteers, developing and executing outreach strategies that increased engagement by 250% within three months through data-driven planning and KPI tracking.
    • Managed community development initiatives in partnership with local NGOs and government organizations, coordinating diverse stakeholders to ensure successful project execution.
    • Trained and mentored 5 volunteers in strategic communication, stakeholder engagement, and leadership principles.

Education

Apr. 2026 · Provo, UT

Brigham Young University — Marriott School of Business

Bachelor of Science in Strategic Management · GPA 3.8

  • Coursework: Data Analysis and Statistics, Product Management, Economics of Strategy, Advanced Competitive Strategy, Corporate Strategy, Global Negotiations, Financial Modeling.
  • Conducted weekly intensive business case analyses, delivering MBB-level recommendations for growth, development, and problem solving.
  • Member: BYU Corporate Strategy Association, BYU Product Management Association.

Competencies

Strategy & Operations

  • Strategy Frameworks
  • Market Sizing & Benchmarking
  • Business Development
  • Go-to-Market Strategy
  • Agile / Scrum
  • Competitive Strategy
  • Corporate Strategy
  • Agentic Engineering
  • AI-Assisted Development

Data Analysis & Tools

  • Excel (Advanced, VBA)
  • SQL
  • Tableau
  • R
  • Python
  • Quantitative Analysis

Client & Stakeholder

  • Executive Presentations
  • Cross-Cultural Communication
  • Stakeholder Coordination
  • Customer Segmentation & Account Mapping
  • Negotiation
  • Partnership Strategy

Professionalism

  • Driven
  • Curious
  • Deliberate
  • Problem-Solver
  • Adaptable
  • Organized
  • Analytical
  • Team Player
  • Creative
  • Detail-Oriented
  • Comfortable with Ambiguity
  • Innovative Mindset

Languages

  • French
  • English
  • German (Intermediate)

Personal Information

Model United Nations

École des Roches International School · Normandie, France · 2015–2017

International Baccalaureate

Lausanne, Switzerland · May 2018

Interests

  • Running
  • Cooking
  • Reading
  • New Technologies
  • Great Outdoors
  • Geopolitics