Gauthier COUSIN

Experience

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  Decathlon

  Mar 2007 - Aug 2007

  Bicycle salesman and technician

  - Sold bicycles, components and cycling equipments- Advised customers- Organized shelves display- Prepared repairs estimates- Repaired bicycles

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  Premier de la classe

  Nov 2009 - Jan 2012

  Sciences teacher

  Helping students finding their limits and improoving their school results and methods, in maths, physics, chemistry, engineer sciences and english.

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  Citroën

  Feb 2011 - Mar 2011

  Auto mechanic's assistant - Intern

  At Garage Bernard.- Tested cars after repairs- Detected technical problems- Carried out periodic revision alone- Prepared new cars for sale

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  Solaire Direct

  Jul 2011 - Sept 2011

  Foreman's assistant

  - Supervised construction of a €50m 12MW photo-voltaic plant (6-month project)- Acted as sole representative of the customer on site- Verified planning and works, produced progress reports- Scheduled appointments with suppliers- Handled unexpected events, supervised construction workers

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  Methodia

  Mar 2012 - Dec 2013

  Science teacher

  Home science teacher.Helping students finding where their difficulties are, and dealing with to improve their results and methods.Level : secondary school to French engineering school entrance preparation

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  Decathlon International

  Jun 2012 - Oct 2012

  Components and Technical Engineer - Intern

  - Developed a new range of rims for bikes (7 rims)- Created drawings of rims and send it to the factory- Defined a method of tests for rims and wheel, in collaboration with the department Mechanical Laboratory (COFRAC accredited) - Developed a new finite elements model, by confronting simulated results with results given by physical rims tested

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  Cogit Composites

  Jan 2013 - Jun 2013

  Research and Development Engineer - Graduation Projet

  - Dynamic characterization of a composite material, used for aeronautics purposes or sport automobiles like Formula 1- Planning- Relation with suppliers

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  Decathlon France

  Dec 2013 - Jan 2014

  Vendeur et technicien Cycles
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  Snecma

  Jan 2014 - Jul 2015

  Research and Technologies Engineer - Interim

  From March 2014 to July 2015 : Cladding Technical Leader for a R&T engine for an European project.Whole cladding activities : 1750 parts, 750 part numbers.Member of a team of 3 (one Project Manager, one Cladding Technical Engineer and one CAD Technician Expert).Activities :- Cladding Technical Leader for the internal parts (around 400 parts in my scope, R&D budget around 1M€/year)- Project planning- Technical design (tubing, harnesses, supports)- Management of subcontracted technical designs and FEM computations (up to 8 subcontractors simultaneously)- Technical reviews (according to aeronautics requirements)- Customer meetings- Technical management of suppliers (approximately 10 suppliers selected)- Providing technical expertises for my colleague for the other cladding parts- Improving the technical communication within the team and the Cladding DepartmentFrom January until March 2014: Cladding Engineer within the Cladding Design Team.- Design of instrumented parts- Integration of new parts on test benches- Discussion with suppliers- Development of composites parts- Characterization of polymers clamps Show less

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  Safran Engineering Services

  Aug 2015 - Jul 2016

  Research & Development Engineer

  Member of the Cladding and Turbine blades Design office.From March until July 2016 : Font Office Leader and Cladding Technical Support for the new jet-engine for the next generation of executive turbojets.- Contractual and technical meetings with the customer- Improving the customer's requirements for design and drawings- Improving the standards of the customer- Management of a team of 8 CAD technicians in the front office- Management of the back office (up to 6 CAD technicians)From August 2015 until March 2016 : Cladding Technical support for a R&T Turbofan engine for an European project.Whole cladding activities : 1750 parts, 750 part numbers.Subcontracted to reinforce a team of 4 (one Project Manager, one Cladding Technical engineer, one Cladding Engineer and one CAD technician expert) for the development of the high value added parts.Activities :- Project planning- Technical design (tubing, harnesses, supports)- Technical reviews (according to aeronautics requirements)- Technical management of suppliers (10 different suppliers)- Meetings with the customers- Providing technical expertises for my colleagues for the other cladding parts- Improving the technical communication within the team and the Cladding Department Show less

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  GO Concept

  Jul 2016 - Jun 2022

  Senior Consultant, Mechanical Projects Leader

  - March/June 2022 : Project Leader, Aeronautical connectors (Haute-Savoie, France)- Sept. 2021/Feb. 2022 : Quality Projects Engineer, Process, Suppliers and Products Quality, Environmental Industry (Chambéry, France)- May/Sept. 2021 : Project Leader for a new product in the Environmental Industry - Conduct diagnostic of the company, analyzed market possibilities, redacted a Technical Specification and a Project Management Plan, from the Market Analysis to the Serial production including Quality plan, for a Medium-sized entreprise (France)- Aug. 2020/May 2021 : Supporting staff throughout various activities, including drafting Technical and Financial Offers for new and futur projects, technical and strategic meetings- March 2019/July 2020 : Mechanical Project Leader for the Renault Light Commercial Vehicle Hydrogen project, within the Mechanical Design Office for a tier 1 supplier in the automotive industry (Fontaine, Isère)- Sept. 2018/Jan. 2019 : Mechanical Project engineer for Rio Tinto (Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie)- July 2017/Sept. 2018 : Mechanical Project Leader, Innovative products (P-EPS High Power, Enhanced Sealing Cover) for a tier 1 supplier in the automotive industry (Irigny, Rhône)- Sept. 2016/July 2017: Mechanical Design Leader for the Renault compact plateform project for a tier 1 supplier in the automotive industry (Irigny, Rhône) Show less

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  GE Grid Solutions

  Jul 2022 - now

  • Tendring Engineer

    Jul 2024 - now

  • R&D Engineer

    Oct 2023 - Jun 2024

  • Project Leader

    Jul 2022 - Sept 2023