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Automation & CAPEX Project Manager with 8 years of experience in the industry, specializing in robotics, industrial vision, and production line transformation.
I support manufacturers from needs analysis to production startup:
• Feasibility study and ROI
• Writing specifications (CDC/RFQ)
• Supplier consultation and management
• Automation and industrial robotics
• 2D / 3D vision
• FAT / SAT and commissioning
• CAPEX project management
• Coordination of international technical teams
Key achievements:
✓ Managed a complete automation project in China for 12 months
✓ Integration of 8 industrial robots, 3D vision, and a rotary furnace
✓ Maintained an OEE above 85%
✓ Reduced energy consumption of a production line by more than 50%
✓ Managed industrial projects in France and China
Technical skills:
• Project management
• Industrial automation
• Robotics
• Industrial vision
• CAPEX
• CATIA V5
• SolidWorks
• Inventor
• AutoCAD
• Lean Manufacturing
• Continuous improvement
Available for project management, automation, industrialization, robotics, and technical support missions.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- Saint Jean IndustriesIndustrialization Project ManagerJuly 2018 - October 2025 (7 years and 3 months)Changshu, JS, ChinaIndustrialization Project Manager — Saint Jean Industries (2018–2025)Forging & Automotive Foundry · France & China🇨🇳 Forging line automation — Changshu (2023–2024)• Retrofit manual forging line → automated: CAD layout, ROI, CDC/RFQ (8 robots, rotary furnace, deburring press, 3D vision)• Supplier selection, negotiation, contractual follow-up• Management of Chinese engineer team + participation in recruitment• Supervision of installation, FAT/SAT, operator documentation EN/CN• ✅ OEE > 85% | Gas consumption -50% | Line commissioned on time🇨🇳 New building — Changshu (2024–2025)• 2nd building PLT: CAD layout, logistics flow, capacity modeling, equipment roadmap🇫🇷 Forging line retrofit & automation — France (2021)• Forging line retrofit + internal development of robotic 3D stacking solution (CAD, manufacturing, commissioning)• Integration: 3D stacking + 2D vision palletizing + automatic tool changer• ✅ CE certified on time | Integration of unprecedented multi-technologies🇫🇷 Foundry cooling system redesign — France (2019)• Root cause identified → design of regulated flow system (Darcy-Weisbach)• Prototype validated → deployment on 14 machines• ✅ Measurable improvement in quality indicators🇫🇷 Laser marking cell — France (2019)• CDC, integrator selection, commissioning, CE Laser Class 1 certification• ✅ Within budget🇫🇷 Feasibility study — Vision & bin picking (2024)• ROI, supplier trials, performance benchmarking• ✅ CAPEX decision support
- Saint Jean IndustriesIndustrialization TechnicianJuly 2017 - July 2018 (1 year)Belleville, France› Machine engineering (waterjet cutting machine — project stopped after trials for budgetary reasons).› Machine modifications and process improvements on sawing and foundry machines.› Technological watch: AGV systems and bin picking robotics.
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Education
- CQPM 0146 — CAD Project ManagementUIMM Lyon2017CQPM 0146 — Gestion de projet CAO
- Bachelor's Degree — Industrial Product Design (BECoMe)Université Claude Bernard Lyon2017Licence — Conception de Produits Industriels (BECoMe)