Alicia BAILON-PLAZA

En résumé

Entreprises

• RENAULT - Advanced Product Strategy Manager

  Boulogne-Billancourt 2014 - maintenant * Delivered to the top board of directors a new strategy to maximize business (global brand opinion, market share and revenue per vehicle) while limiting additional spending with the future worldwide Renault/Dacia product line-up, and obtained approval ;
  * Created associated innovative vehicle concepts from customer insights identified via in-depth customer studies in collaboration with regional, design, engineering and program departments ;
  * Collaborated with region directors and Renault-Nissan-Avtovaz Alliance partners to propose optimized product portfolios ;

• Renault - Volume Planning Manager

  Boulogne-Billancourt 2010 - 2014 * Proposed for the board of directors a 6 year volume plan fully supported by the regional management ;
  * Analyzed, with the support of country experts, market trends, competitors' growth potential and volume opportunities in the region ;
  * Created forecast methodologies including relevant market, brand and competition specificities ;
  * Negotiated with Chinese partner volumes associated to a new joint-venture (6M units over 6 years) ;
  * ``Delivered above target results, taking innovative and groundbreaking approaches to perform beyond expectations'' (extract from manager's appraisal form), and was identified as a driving force for change and included in the company's high potential list ;

• Renault - Passive Safety Strategy Manager

  Boulogne-Billancourt 2005 - 2010 * Co-managed the activity of simulation centers in France, India, Korea and Romania ;
  * Set performance targets for vehicle projects under development, declined technical specifications down to the organ level to monitor in-house teams and external suppliers ;
  * Reduced overall project development costs by optimizing validation requirements for airbags while maintaining the overall general safety of the products ;
  * Led the development of three projects simultaneously with substantial technical challenges due to main architectural innovations ;

• Autoliv - Quality Resident Engineer

  Cergy 2003 - 2003 * Coordinated quality, project planning and logistic activities at the client production site (PSA, Mulhouse) to ensure successful launching of C4 ;
  * Led and coordinated cross-functional teams to implement short and long-term quality counter-measures ;

• Autoliv - Vehicle Project Manager

  Cergy 2003 - 2005 * Drew up and negotiated commercial offers for Renault's Kangoo and Traffic (2 millions vehicles), including R&D, quality, planning and logistics aspects
  * Led and coordinated internal cross-functional teams ;

• Autoliv - R&D Engineer

  Cergy 2002 - 2003 * Defined and optimized safety restraint systems by means of simulations and crash tests ;

• CORNELL UNIVERSITY - Researcher

  1997 - 2002 * Created and validated a mathematical model of bone healing including biological and mechanical factors ;
  * Enhanced robustness of surgical protocols creating stochastic models of foot surgery ;

Formations

• Cornell University (Ithaca, Ny)

  Ithaca, Ny 1997 - 2002 Doctor of Philosophy (PHD)

• Cornell University (Ithaca, Ny)

  Ithaca, Ny 1993 - 1997 Bachelor of Science