Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

With over 20 years of industry experience, primarily in Research and Development, I have led various projects, both purely technical and business-oriented, at national and international levels. My main motivations are customer relations and project management, including innovation development, project financing, industrialization of new products/processes, scaling up, implementation of quality systems, and patent monitoring.

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
German
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Mérignac (up to 50km)

S.ARA Composite
Development Director
AUTOMOBILE
June 2015 - December 2020 (5 years and 7 months)
Saint-Soupplets, France
Co-inventor on 3 process patents. Consulting and expertise on innovation projects for the Suspensions BU (composite stabilizer bar bushing, active coil spring seat). Co-author, in collaboration with Ford, of a publication "MMLV: Chassis Design and Component Testing", presented at SAE Detroit.
S.ARA COMPOSITE
Development Manager
AUTOMOBILE
January 2009 - June 2015 (6 years and 5 months)
Management Committee member. Participation in the creation of S.ARA Composite (composite coil spring manufacturing): Business plan construction, JV agreement setup, investment plan definition, definition of material, intangible, and human resource needs. Product/project development lead in close collaboration with clients: quote preparation and technical arguments, responsible for prototype manufacturing and validation plans. Participation in process development. Implementation of the quality system for product/project development scope. Obtained ISO/TS16949 quality certification. Monitoring of the patent portfolio, including technological watch. Promotion of the technology at numerous conferences/trade shows (Best Innovative Presentation Award at the Polytechnic University of Turin in 2014 and Most Innovative Process Award by SPE Detroit).
Allevard Rejna Autosuspensions
Composite Product Development Manager
AUTOMOBILE
November 2001 - December 2008 (7 years and 1 month)
Douai, Hauts-de-France, France
Participation in strategic orientations and business plan construction. Obtained production site quality certification for leaf springs. Evaluation of a composite coil spring manufacturing process.