Benoit MASSART

Experience

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  European Union

  Jan 1993 - May 1995

  Development of small businesses

  As a volunteer, in charge of business consultancy program supported by the EU for very small businesses in the area of Valparaiso (V region-Chile)Realisation of more than 50 consultancy projects

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  Umicore

  Dec 1995 - Aug 2012

  In charge of several projects especially in Asia (India, China). Recognized expertise in lab, zinc powder quality check and applications, zinc powder and zinc oxide fabrication through distillation and condensation or atomization, zinc powder explosion, muffle and electrical furnaces, powder handling and powder post-treatment. Development from R&D till fabrication of new atomization processes and new products. Responsible for the lab, the quality control and the environment including proper set up of ISO 14001. In charge of selling zinc & copper technologies developed by the Umicore group. I have signed contracts for an overall amount of more than 30 Mio Euro. Leader of several feasibility studies for customers as diverse than CCR (Canada), ANGLO AMERICAN (South Africa), NORZINC (Norway)...

  • Senior manager production, technology, development and projects

    Jan 2007 - Aug 2012

  • Process, lab, quality and environmental manager

    Feb 2001 - Dec 2006

  • Business development engineer in the engineering department of Umicore

    Dec 1995 - Jan 2001
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  Hermes Development & Diffusion

  Sept 2012 - Dec 2021

  Zinc Powder & zinc Oxyde Senior Consultant

  - Expert in Zinc powder and ZnO processes and products quality.- In charge of audits aiming to improve daily zinc powder and zinc oxyde plants operation in terms of products quality, energy consumption, EHS risks or flexibility versus raw materials. - Define and support projects implementation for companies active in zinc dust and zinc oxyde business.- Sales of zinc dust and zinc oxyde.

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  Grontmij Group

  Jan 2014 - Jul 2014

  Site Team Leader at Glaxo Smith Kline

  - At GSK, in charge of the projects managed by the engineering company Grontmij.- Organisation of the portfolio of projects- Setting up and negotiation of new projects- Project Manager

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  5N Plus Inc.

  Mar 2014 - Jan 2015

  Operations Director

  - Responsible for the production, maintenance and expedition at a Bismuth/Lead plant formerly called Sidech.- Implementation of best operational practices, KPI and lean approach- Daily management of a team of approximate 50 operators and 6 supervisors and managers.

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  Altran

  Feb 2015 - Apr 2021

  Life Sciences Senior Solution Manager

  I promote, write and defend complex proposals for Life Sciences, Food and Chemicals industries. I'm in charge of the detection of the needs coming from my main customers (GSK, Shire, UCB, J&J, ....) till the finalization of the contracts. I'm also involved in the transition period. The projects scopes cover engineering, qualification fields and related activities. I have also been in charge of the implementation of the projects as a project manager.As a global leader in Engineering and R&D services (ER&D), Altran offers its clients a new way of innovating by developing the products and services of tomorrow. Altran works alongside its clients on every link in the value chain of their project, from conception to industrialization. For over thirty years, the Group has provided its expertise to key players in the Aerospace, Automotive, Defense, Energy, Finance, Life Sciences, Railway, and Telecoms sectors, among others. In 2016, the Altran group generated revenues of €2,120bn. With a headcount of more than 30.000 employees, Altran is present in more than 20 countries. Show less

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  Capgemini Engineering for Incyte

  Dec 2021 - Aug 2022

  Project manager manufacturing

  In charge for Incyte new bio-technology site of - Daily Tier1, GMP readiness meeting and biweekly tier 2 cover the manufacturing (USP, DSP, media/buffer) in connection with all the departments- Manufacturing scheduling including initiating MES order of fabrication- KPI and related improvements projects

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  Capgemini

  Sept 2022 - Jun 2023

  QA Project Manager at Moderna

  As Capgemini consultant, in charge of daily coordination of QA Int’l team. I have managed the QA release optimisation program covering 15 improvement projects.

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  Capgemini Engineering

  Jul 2023 - now

  After more than 6 years in Belgium developing and selling engineering services contracts in the life sciences industry, I have moved to Switzerland, to develop and manage new projects. QMS Project manager in the context of major Veeva and SAP upgrade deployment at Moderna worldwide. Harmonisation of SOP between Int’l team and US team.

  • Solution Director

    Apr 2021 - now

  • QMS project manager at Moderna

    Jul 2023 - May 2024
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  Incyte

  May 2024 - now

  Technology Transfer Project Manager

  Led a DS batch manufacturing tech transfer for clinical trials, ensuring seamless coordination of cross-functional teams and meeting key performance indicators (KPIs). Coordinated receiving site teams, tracked deliverables, facilitated go/no-go meetings and driving successful project milestones.