Stéphane GOURDON

Experience

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  IDMer

  Sept 2001 - Sept 2005

  Development Technician - Seafood

  Idmer – Resource & development in seafood technology. Way for development of the food industry (especially for the processing of seafood). Determination of shelf life. Determination of pasteurization and sterilization values. MAP: Modified Atmosphere Packaging. Realization of industrial pre-series.Customer technical support.

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  Symrise AG

  Sept 2005 - now

  MES tool (Manufacturing Executive System), an intermediate link between an ERP system and a control system (SCADA). -participate to design and validation of core model, carrying out acceptance tests and pilot plant deployment phases.-Ensure site deployments and continuous improvement phases.-Support MES site updates after deployment and collect improvement needs. - Projects Management (product developments, industrialization, ingredients & raw materials qualifications, new processes…) in France, Ecuador, Costa Rica and Thailand- Management of the continuous improvement plans for the Aqua subsidiaries- Technical support for the teams of the Aqua subsidiaries - Project Management (product/process development, scale-up, ingredient & raw Material qualification…)- Industrial technical support for SPF UK (Doncaster, Yorkshire) (day to day support, industrial equipment implementation…)- Industrial equipment implementation (process development, operator training, operative mode...)- Cost saving projects- Customer technical support (day to day support/advices) R&D Project Management- New Product & process development (Scale-up from pilot to industrial scale, Risk assessment, Technical specification creation)- New Ingredient & Raw Material sourcing and qualification- Formulation of new products and recipe improvement- Cost saving projects

  • Key User MES

    Jan 2021 - now

  • Development and Technical Support Manager - AquaFeed

    Mar 2017 - Dec 2020

  • Development and technical support engineer - Petfood

    Apr 2012 - Mar 2017

  • R&D Technician - Petfood

    Sept 2005 - Mar 2012