Experience

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  Valeo lighting systems

  Sept 1998 - Oct 2011

  Technical management for design and development of rear lighting system (Renault, Stellantis, Ford, Mercedes, VW)• Definition of concepts & technology choices according to customer requirements• Development of rear lamp according to standards, customer specifications and regulation• Management of 6 contributors & suppliers: tracking of schedule & review of simulations, tests, prototypes Technical responsible of modifications & optimizations for series parts and aftermarket parts• Analysis and solving issues according to quality method & process : Kaizen, QRQC methodology• Development of productivity (reduction: cost, production time, components)• Share return of experiences for new projects and suggest new guidelines or standards & archiving Engineering Leader for Mechanical CAE integration to anticipate Stress-Strain risk, software benchmark (ANSYS, PERMAS, CATIA)• Evaluation of parameters influencing the deformations and recommendations on design• Analysis and correlation between simulations and laboratory measurements • Resident CAD Designer at Renault Guyancourt on project B84 (Megane II)• Resident CAD Designer in Germany on BMW E63 (6 series), VW LT3 (Crafter Light heavy Duty)

  • R&D Project Team Member for new product development

    Jan 2006 - Oct 2011

  • R&D Project Team Member for series parts in production

    Jul 2005 - Jan 2006

  • Mechanical simulation leader

    May 2003 - Jul 2005

  • CAD Designer

    Sept 1998 - May 2003
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  Faurecia

  May 2011 - now

  Management of Hydrogen tank type 4 development worldwide within new Zero Emission division FHS Faurecia Hydrogen SolutionsMy mission is to support team in Program management and development methodology with rigor, develop product portfolio and technologies, respect planning & budget, helping ressources• Team management: expanded from 2 to 7 Program Development Leader, 2 Enginer apprentice• D&D budget: [13 M€] Headcount, Prototypes, testing, external cost• Project management: [15 projects] Workpackage and deliverable control, phase validation review• Quality: DFMEA, problem solving, Lesson learnt capitalisation, specification and Standard• Safety & Regulation: Risk assessment, regulation compliance, helping S&R workpackage creation Show less Building new Engineering department for VOLVO customer , with transfer from Germany (Augsburg) to France (Bavans Tech center), without customer impact• Team management: 10 resources within the team3 Product Engineer, 3 Manufacturing Engineer, 1 Team Leader, 1 Resident Engineer, 1 offshoring team, 1 Engineer Apprenticestaffing: Internal grown from 30% in 2016 to 80% in 2019Indian offshoring Delegation of 23% vs 21% budget in 2019Objectives, Appraisal, feedback with regular review, Team workshop and Team building• Finance: Gross cost D&D: Engineers, CAD, CAE, Test & proto [2019: 4,4 M€ vs 4,6 M€ Budget]• Project Management review: 100% of work package on time delivered by the team, Board Review to support team and risks escalation to Management• Customer intimacy: Review at Goteborg [1/Month], Tech Day in customer office, customer survey Show less Functional team management to support Chief Engineer for JLR customer:• Federate team to improve their organization and their technical competencies• Mentoring to develop Product Engineer & Manufacturing Engineer [Project On Time Delivery increased from 10% to 50% in 2016]• Animate weekly meeting and minutes meeting mindset establishment• Project and technical review each month with customer to capture their rules and expectations• Productivity, Cost reduction with "Value Analysis/Value Engineering" workshop at production plan (Gemba) Show less Engineering project leader: Development of EATS Exhaust After Treatment System for STELLANTIS customer (former PSA)• Catalyst DV5R engine : From Advance Engineering (Request For Innovation) till to serial development of new Diesel BlueBox® system €6.2• Catalyst EBx engine : Issue solving, Quality improvement and product optimization• Catalyst EP6 engine : Development for norm Euro 6 and transfer of production plant• Acoustic silencer/muffler line T73/B73 Argentina & Russia : development for new plant. Show less

  • Engineering Efficiency Manager

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Chief Engineer Hydrogen Tank application

    Apr 2021 - Dec 2023

  • Chief Engineer Product & Process CBU VOLVO

    Sept 2016 - Apr 2021

  • Product & Process Lead Engineer CBU JLR

    Oct 2015 - Sept 2016

  • Engineering project Leader / Chef de Projet Développement Produit

    May 2011 - Sept 2015