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Danone Early Life Nutrition
- Factory & Supply Point Quality Director
Paris
2015 - maintenant
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Chiquita Brands International
- Food Safety & Quality Manager, Europe & Middle East (Bananas & Healthy Snacks)
Cincinnati
2011 - 2015
In charge of the food safety & the quality (fs&q) of the Bananas, Fresh Convenience and Healthy Snacks Chiquita businesses: QC at port/ripening centre levels, Regulatory Affairs, 2 Fresh Cut Fruit (FCF) factories in the Netherlands, 6 co-packers (FCF, IQF fruits, smoothies, fruit chips), 18 Fruit Bars in EME (qualified and managed through regular audits and dashboards implementation), and more than 50 suppliers worldwide. 2 direct reports (Sr level), department of 20+ people, 2.5Mio€ budget
Key achievements:
• 2011: FCF – quality improved by 15% (IFS Food v.5 & McDonald’s SQMS audits) within 5 months via process optimization and successful implementation of highest standards (GMP’s/GHP’s); level improved by 5% in 2012
• Q1 2012: Due diligence process team member and integration of a key acquisition (Fresh Cut Fruit facility in the NL) with creation of common processes; BRC version 6 implementation (A-Grade) within 3 months
• H1 2012: Led the set-up of a new FCF factory in the NL (2500m², 30 tons processed/day): expertise & guidelines provided during the design phase (facility layout, sanitary design), during equipment suppliers selection and purchasing steps, and along execution of the project
• 2012: Development and implementation within 6 months of the quality and food safety system of our Fresh Select business unit in Belgium (10 people, melons/pineapples/limes/grapes) – IFS Broker certified (Higher level)
• Q4 2012 – Q1 2013: Implementation of the IFS Food v. 6 standard in 2 FCF facilities in the NL (Higher level)
• 2012 – 2013: European quality representative for the implementation of a new Traceability system for Bananas
• Q4 2013: IFS Broker implementation in the German Chiquita Field Office (Bananas, 17 p) – certification Q1 2014
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Chiquita Brands International
- Quality Assurance Supervisor, Europe & Middle East (Bananas & Fresh Convenience)
Cincinnati
2009 - 2011
Quality Assurance Supervisor, EME – Switzerland, Rolle (European HQ, 80 employees)
Quality system data administration for Europe & Middle East:
o Processing of the quality related data from the measurements performed in the EU Market (port/ripening/retails QC);
o Maintenance and development of the databases, measure/inspection and reporting systems for bananas and other fruits;
o Maintenance of the databases & portable devices (handhelds) with support and assistance to the EME quality inspectors (20+ people across 8 countries) following successful implementation of a new inspection system.
Key achievements:
• 2009: Developed and led the implementation of a new metric system which helped to improve overall quality by 20% with significant cost reduction (cost of failure reduced by € 2Mio the 1st year thanks to quality level improved)
• 2010: Developed an on time feedback system with Tropical organization via reports and other tracking tools to improve the follow up of the corrective and preventative actions plans execution; appointed European food safety coordinator: traceability, residue analysis, authorities, certification/accreditation bodies
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COTY
- Third Party Manufacturing, Quality Manager (Europe)
Paris
2008 - 2009
• In charge of the q&fs/release of all the finished goods subcontracted in Europe for COTY Prestige
• Main quality & factory support contact person for subcontractors in Europe (follow-up of the projects, follow-up of industrializations with start-ups attendance especially to bring technical support, tracking of any non-conformance/issue with remediation proposal, dealing directly with packaging materials suppliers, audits of subcontractors/vendors…)
• Consolidate the strong quality partnership built with the main subcontractor
• Management of the team: workload management, support for QC (packaging and industrial chemistry), internal QA and continuous improvement, food safety follow up, quality reports with Key Process Indicators…
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COTY
- Quality Assurance certification Manager
Paris
2007 - 2008
Detached within the main European subcontractor (manufacturing of hydro-alcoholics & cosmetics products and filling) to build quality partnership: Société de Diffusion des Produits de Parfumerie – 30 Mio units per year for COTY
• Certification approach: review of all the processes (GMP’s, hygiene standards, quality control, Non Conformance management…) to drive the Q.A. certification process versus the TPM certification procedure
• Ensure the inspection of the finished goods (coordinate the inspections in situ and NC management)
• Work with the TPM Q.A. Manager and the packaging materials suppliers to prioritize and to solve recurrent components issues and implement a certification process (achievements: 40% increase components certified via suppliers audits; 50% decrease inspection numbers at SDPP; quality improved by 30% based on NC)
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COTY
- Factory Support Manager
Paris
2006 - 2007
• Responsible for ‘external’ quality assurance : main quality & technical contact for the support of all the European subcontractors between and during the launches of new products
• Industrialization of all the new formulae destined to the EU market: attendance to pilots and 1st manufacturing in the EU subcontractors factories (close collaboration with R&D group based in the USA)
• Attendance to the pilot and 1st start-up as a technical support in order to meet COTY quality requirements
• Non conformities management (bulks, components and finished goods) in collaboration with relevant people from other COTY’s departments (R&D, New Product Development, Technical Packaging Development…)
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PILC, Unilever Cosmetics International / COTY
- Responsable Assurance Qualité
2005 - 2006
Parfums International Logistic Centre (groupe COTY) : Seclin (59), 120 employés
Conception, production et distribution de parfums et cosmétiques sous licences de designers (Calvin Klein, Cerruti, Lagerfeld…)
• Industrialisation des nouvelles formules pour le marché européen, dans les usines de différents sous-traitants
• Mise en place des outils de maîtrise de la qualité des « vracs » (1200 lots soit environ 4000 t fabriqués annuellement en Europe pour le compte de UCI / Coty)
• Fiabilisation des méthodes d’analyse au laboratoire
• Responsable du projet de mise en place du Système Qualité du Site (ISO9001) : animation de groupes de travail transverses pour analyser, formaliser et rendre plus efficaces les processus de la plateforme logistique
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SAS Brasserie St Germain
- Responsable Qualité / R&D
2005 - 2005
Mise en place d’un laboratoire d’analyses physico-chimiques et microbiologiques (Coût total de la mise en place supérieur à 20 000 €) et développement de nouveaux produits
• Identification et analyse des points critiques sur la ligne de production (en collaboration avec les 2 brasseurs) et mise en œuvre de solutions pour leur maîtrise (méthode HACCP)
• Rédaction des fiches protocoles analyses nécessaires à un suivi qualité, rédaction du cahier des charges pour la création d’un laboratoire Qualité et mise en place du laboratoire en collaboration avec différents fournisseurs de matériel et les 2 brasseurs
• Etude de l’importance de la qualité de l’eau de brassage sur la qualité du produit fini
• Mise au point de 2 nouvelles bières spéciales (commercialisation de l’une de ces bières)
Stage fin d'études 6 mois
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SCGPE
- Stage Ingénieur R&D
2004 - 2004
SCGPE (Satake Centre for Grain Process Engineering) : Department of Chemical Engineering at UMIST, Manchester (UK), 50 chercheurs, 80 doctorants
Participation au projet ABIPO (Antioxidant-Based Industrial Products from Oats) sur la partie du projet intitulée « Bioconversion de l’avoine » – Coût total du projet: 215 000 €
• Mise en place d’une stratégie de bioconversion visant à hydrolyser la plupart des composants macromoléculaires de l’avoine et utilisant une culture mixte
• Conduite de nombreuses fermentations utilisant 3 types de moisissures
• Collaboration étroite avec dix chercheurs et rédaction en anglais d’une publication
Stage de 4 mois
