Simon Pierard

Simon Pierard

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  • About me

    EAME Area Manager, Applications Engineering

  • Education

    • Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

      2008 - 2009
      European Master of Research on Information and Communication Technologies Signal Processing

      Erasmus Mundus in Barcelona, Spain

    • Faculté Polytechnique de Mons

      2005 - 2010
      Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering Information and Communication Technologies, Signal Processing Magna cum laude
  • Experience

    • Visual Engineering

      Jan 2009 - Jan 2009
      Intern

      Development of a test framework for Java applications.

    • Solar Turbines

      Sept 2010 - now

      I am leading the EAME Applications Engineering group (15 direct reports) providing technical sales support for the Solar Turbines aftermarket products and services. My team is responsible for the definition and pricing of approximately USD 120M of aftermarket revenue per year. We oversee the correct application of products to meet customer objectives and organize the quotation of complex projects. I manage the prioritization, scheduling, and coordination of these regional assignments. I also help plan regional staffing needs and develop regional bench strength to support succession planning of sales engineering roles. Show less Sales support for aftermarket solutions in the EAME region & Six Sigma Black Belt for the application engineering group.Define scope of supply and attend customer meetings to support pre-award discussions. Ensure commercial and technical risks are effectively managed during proposal preparation, specification reviews and customer negotiations.Coordinate with other company organizations such as Engineering, Project Management, Field Operations as well as Solar suppliers in order to respond to customer inquiry. Show less

      • EAME Area Manager, Applications Engineering

        Nov 2023 - now
      • Global Sales Program Manager, Customer Services

        Feb 2020 - Nov 2023
      • Account Manager Western Europe

        Dec 2016 - Feb 2020
      • Project Applications Engineer - EAME

        Sept 2013 - Nov 2016
      • Field Engineer - West Africa

        Sept 2011 - Sept 2013
      • International New Grad

        Sept 2010 - Aug 2011
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • NOGEPA/OPITO Offshore Certification

      Jan 2011
    • Six Sigma Black Belt

      Caterpillar Inc.
      May 2015
    • Ism-ATEX Level 2

      INERIS
      Jun 2015