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signall
- Industrial Technology and Innovation Manager
2015 - 2017
Formerly called APIA - designer, manufacturer and integrator for brand sign and signage market - SIGNALL results from a business takeover by the SHANGO Investment Grp.
I early joined the new structure, as the new Industrial Technology and Innovation Department Manager, to develop and roll out the new business model, focusing on products & process innovation.
RESPONSABILITIES:
> Product development:
- Strengthen Design Studio Team skills focusing on digital and embedded systems
- Identify / anticipate new requirements based on user experience and customers
- Define strategy on innovative products and budget
- Implement Design to cost, Design Thinking, Open Innovation methodology
- Manage new products development with Team leaders
- Ensure coordination between Sales, Marketing, Communication, Production, etc.
- Promote new products to BtoB customers
- Apply for eligible grants (eg: CIR-Bpi)
> Creating a new Purchasing Dpt compliant with product development strategy:
- Develop the new purchasing policy, strategy and budget
- Challenge and renew partners / suppliers based on price, quality and leading time
- Support BID / no-BID answers
- Optimize the Supply Chain to match new requirements
> Industrial optimization and innovation:
- Analyse and define the CAPEX
- Roll out the industrial strategy and investments
- Apply for eligible grants (eg: regional CCI)
- Manage integration of new industrial processes
- Lean Manufacturing
TEAM MANAGEMENT :
- Design Studio: 1 product designer, 3 Lead Engineers (Mechanical, Electronic, Embedded systems) + trainees
- Purchasing Dpt: 1 Senior Buyer + 1 trainee
ACHIEVEMENTS:
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Wescast Ind. Corp.
- Project Development Manager
2008 - 2014
RESPONSABILITIES:
- Answer BID / no-BID on all technical aspects in support of the European Sales Team
- Define, review and negotiate specifications based on customer needs and Wescast's abilities
- Communication on all technical points and development phases with French customers and their partners
(PSA, Renault-Nissan, BMW, Ford) and third party company (Honeywell, Borgwarner)
- From Business Award to Start of Production, manage and coordinate all development phases between
customer, R&D Dpt (Canada), Production site (Hungary, China, Canada), Sales HQ (Germany)
- Lead all products and tools (mould, machining tools) submissions for validation / certification phases
(Proto, PrePPAP, PPAP and Series parts)
- Manage and coordinate all testing phases, both in-house and customer simulation runs
- Manage APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning), Project R&O (Risk and Opportunities)
- Optimize and control the Supply Chain (including transportation and packaging)
- Control the Production Master Plan in compliance with the Sales Master Plan ;
- Take an active part to Lean Manufacturing task force and Optimization Master Plan ;
- As part of the Innovation Team, develop and promote new products and materials with worldwide
customers.
TEAM MANAGEMENT:
- 4 Product Focus Team Leaders based in production sites (Hungary and China)
ACHIEVEMENTS:
- 12 programs (eg: Renault= K9K step3 & 4, K9K Gen5 & 6 version; PSA-BMW= Prince P105; HTT=
GM1.6L) corrsponding to 34M EUR yield in 2014 (38% of global European turnover)
- Implementation of 2 new materials, giving to customer alternative solutions to basic Stainless Steel and cast
Iron materials
- Water-cooled project launch for manifold and turbo applications
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Thales Security Systems
- Project Coordination Manager
Courbevoie
2006 - 2008
Thalès Security Systems (TSS) was selected to design and build the Network and Telecommunications
Infrastructure, Data Centers Security Systems, Airport Operational Systems and Building Management for
the New Doha International Airport
RESPONSABILITIES:
Interfaces coordination:
- Manage all technical and contractual interfaces between TSS, BECHTEL OBI general contractor (http://
www.bechtel.com/projects/hamad-international-airport/) and contractors (~20)
- Attend OBI interface committee as TSS representative and report related action plans
- Coordinate and solve interface issues with TSS technical teams.
Testing & Commissioning
- Documentation (Test Plan, procedures, certifications, etc)
- Design of pre-construction test bench and laboratory,
- Manage results monitoring and corrective actions ;
- Systems compliance validation with final customer specifications.
Risks & Opportunities
- Define and coordinate the R/O sheets with the team project ;
- Manage related actions plans
- KPIs on cost, delay and performance impacts,
CAD Management (Team of 4 CAD operators)
- Supervise blueprints (Network, Elec, mapping, ...) design and modifications
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Montupet Uk Ltd
- R&D Engineer
2005 - 2006
Main projects:
1- Integration of BS Tooling subsidiary company in Montupet UK Facility (Budget: 1MGBP )
- Challenge former analysis on both industrial and human resources aspects
Achievement: Recommendation (applied) of outsourcing all BS Tooling activities to the Spanish subsidiary
company from Montupet, based on labour cost, capacity, moving cost, CAPEX, etc.
2- Implementation of the System Process Control Project (SPC)
- Identify critical parameters for each process
- Define and roll out monitoring tools and warning procedures
3- Cost reduction focused on consumables (Finishing process)
- Perform cost studies on consumables (recipe, waste, loss, etc.)
- Optimize consumption with new procedures and best practices (correlated with SPC)
Achievement: # 0.08 EUR / product
4- Optimization of the surface treatment line for Alloy Wheels
- Identify needs and provide recommendations
- Define and manage corrective action plan ;
- Challenge contractors and suppliers on process/consumables at no cost
- Implementation, testing, commissioning and results monitoring
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MONTUPET SA
- Project Enginner
Clichy
2004 - 2005
Specification and Integration of a TTS process (Washing preparation for finishing steps) for Alloy Wheels
(CAPEX: 100 k EUR )
- Analyse existing process and define recommendations ;
- Draft Functional specifications ;
- Select Contractors
- Manage team work and Contractors
- Prepare testing, commissioning before SOP
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MONTUPET SA
- Quality Coordinator Alloy Wheels Dpt
Clichy
2003 - 2004
Quality Coordinator for Alloy Wheels Dpt (Casting, Machining, Finishing)
Main projects:
1- Non-conformity reduction by developing the SPC (System Process Control)
- Identify critical parameters and impact range ;
- Implement warning board system on each parameter to prevent deviation ;
- Identify related corrective actions ;
- Implement or update instruction sheets
2- Lead quality testing
3- Attend daily quality meeting and manage action plan related
+ Team Leader substitute for Machining Shop (38 persons)
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Fonderie du Poitou
- Production Technician
2001 - 2003
Assistance in managing and monitoring projects for the Cast Workshop.
Main project: Maintenance time reduction by implementing training programs dedicated to production
operators.
- Identify production shutdowns related to minor issues and that could be handle by operators ;
- Define and implement specific training programs to empower operators on managing minor issues ;
