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Data engineer with over 6 years of experience in the manufacturing industry. Design, implementation, and operation of on-premise and hybrid data platforms (SQL Server DWH, Data Lakes/Lakehouse) covering over 18 plants in EMEA, with replication in NA/APAC. Operational pipelines (SSIS/Python/C#), Kafka/Spark, and Power BI; CI/CD via Azure DevOps. Selective use of Azure for targeted/cost-optimized services. Led AI/ML PoCs on enterprise datasets (including computer vision). Comfortable with industrial automation and multicultural, multi-region contexts.
French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Native or bilingual
German
Basic
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- AdientSenior Information Technology Business AnalystAUTOMOBILEJune 2022 - Today (4 years)Strasbourg, France
- Architect and owner of two EMEA Data Warehouses (Foam & JIT); design replicated in NA/APAC with deployment support for regional teams.
- Foam DWH: integration of 7 plants (local MES, QAD - logistics -, process data, vision system); 4 years of history (~350 million rows) under SQL Server via SSIS/Python/C#; roadmap towards piece-level traceability.
- Adient Merit Award for "Parametrix": consolidation of process analytics across 6 plants; ~€100k annual savings.
- Adoption by ~250 users in EMEA - from operators to top management - for KPI monitoring and decision support.
- JIT DWH: consolidation of 11 plants (standard & legacy MES, quality, PLC communications); SSIS + SQL Server with Kafka as the backbone; > 2 billion rows; pillar of a 10-year regulatory archiving strategy.
- Implementation of CI/CD (Azure DevOps) to automate workflows and deployments, improving reliability and frequency of production releases.
- Deployment of observability (Prometheus, Grafana) to monitor pipelines and track SLAs. High potentials program of 14 (Industry 4.0 & "New Challenges") through projects with design thinking/bar-camps;
- Definition of the AI/ML roadmap (anomaly detection, forecasting, piece traceability) and leadership of PoCs, including computer vision.
- Development of C# APIs for external system integration, improving communication between plants and central systems.
- L3 technical support: diagnosis and resolution of critical incidents on data pipelines, reporting, and industrial applications.
- AdientInformation Technology Software EngineerJanuary 2021 - January 2022 (1 year)Strasbourg, France
- Design of a reusable ingestion framework (SSIS) with CDC from MES/QAD/quality; production-ready pipelines with SLA management.
- Creation of the Power BI semantic model and RLS + deployment models to standardize cross-team reporting.
- Co-design and implementation of the EMEA Standard MES with cross-functional European teams (core modules, integration patterns) and leadership of its evolution.
- Documentation & Training: Creation of comprehensive documentation and training materials for global systems and processes.
- AdientContinuous Improvement EngineerJanuary 2019 - January 2021 (2 years)Strasbourg, France
- Leadership of IoT/AI/cloud projects to optimize industrial processes and improve production efficiency.
- Development and maintenance of industrial applications deployed on the shop floor.
- Deployment of new solutions to plants in collaboration with international teams.
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Education
- Telecommunications Engineer (Master's degree)Fermin Toro University2014Ingénieur en Télécommunications (Bac+5)
- Adient Talent Development Program2022Adient Talent Development Program