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Vincent DuraffourgVD

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About Vincent

Do you have an innovative idea, a product to launch, funding to secure, or a consortium to manage? I act as an outsourced project manager to transform your ambition into concrete results.

✅ My role: to frame, structure, and manage your innovation projects, ensuring stakeholder coordination, deadline and budget management, and deliverable valorization.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Spanish

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Lyon (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Freelance
    Freelance Project Manager
    February 2024 - Today (2 years and 4 months)
    Lyon, France
    Engineering Project Manager, Head of Technical Development for Complex Systems.
    • Leading and coordinating the R&D department (€15M, 30 people).
    • Product development management.
    • End-customer relations.

    Manufacturing Project Manager, Head of Production and Composite Structure Assembly
    • Define, manage, and approve project schedules, budgets, and objectives (Revenue €3.5M).
    • Leading and coordinating multidisciplinary teams.

    Business Developer, Head of Commercial and Strategic Development.
    • Define, manage, and approve company budgets, schedules, and objectives.
    • Develop and validate the offering.
    • Develop and manage relationships with technological partners: sourcing and establishing partnerships (MOUs and NDAs).
    Business Plan Development Product Launch Strategy Project Management Production Management Technical Project Management
  • Titan Aviation
    Head of Research and Development
    January 2020 - January 2024 (4 years)
    Villefranche-sur-Saône, France
    Mission: Establish the R&D department and manage an innovative vehicle project
    • Define, manage, and approve R&D department budgets, schedules, and objectives (Budget: €5M, 20% of turnover)
    • Manage the administrative and financial aspects of the R&D program
    • Organize, lead, and supervise research teams
    • Coordinate human resources, skills management, and team career development (recruitment of 8 employees)
    • Develop and maintain relationships with technological partners: sourcing and establishing partnerships (MOUs and NDAs)
    • Define the company's patent acquisition strategy: patent filings and Soleau envelopes
    Product Launch Funding Search Product Development Team Management Technical Project Management
  • Agap 2
    International Project Manager
    January 2018 - January 2019 (1 year)
    Irigny, France
    Mission: Manage the industrialization of 8 million power steering systems
    • Frame, organize, and manage project execution (adherence to schedule, resources, and budget)
    • Supervise and coordinate the work of all internal and/or external stakeholders (production and delivery within factories)
    • Provide regular and end-of-project reporting to R&D management and/or general management.
    • Act as the interface with the client on all project aspects

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Education

  • Mechanical Engineer
    UTBM
    2011
    Ingénieur mécanique
  • Automotive Product Design Bachelor's Degree
    University of Orléans
    2008
    Licence conception de produits automobiles

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