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Gael DEPRES

Boulogne Billancourt Cedex

En résumé

Within Arjowiggins, I developped and launched a range of connected papers, named Alive (RFID NFC) and papers for printed electronics (Powercoat). Work in collaboration with many research centers. Manufactured large numbers of systems of smart and connected objects on paper : circuitry, lighting, RFID (NFC and Bluetooth), sensors (temperature, pressure, humidity for data logging). Participation of Business development for Printed Electronics.

In charge of the developement of pre-projects with the Art Director of the group mainly in the Visual Communication Branch (Fine papers, Art papers, tracing paper, bookbinding, covers, ....) during 3 years. Launched many paper products (Curious Skin, Curious Soft touch, Conqueror Bamboo, Curious Cosmic,...)

Member of the ArjoWiggins Innovation team for 9 years. Technological watch on new processes and products. In charge of research on electrospinning. Development with external partnerships.

In charge of the R&D for the Microfibers Branch for 8 years : Air filters, battery separators made of glass fibers.
Manage the portefolio of projects and also projects leader on high risks projects (dielectric insulators, lithium battery, Fuel cell....).

Within AFELIM, I'm board member of this association of Printed electronics in France, as the treasorer. i'm also president of the printed electronics plateformes for France

13 patents filed in the field of specialty papers, printing electronics, medical diagnostics.

Mes compétences :
NFC
IoT
Expert en papier
RFID
Électronique imprimée
Intellectual Property Law
Antennas
good experience
Team Management
R&D
Printing Processes
Fluid Mechanics

Entreprises

  • Arjowiggins - Exploratory research and Partnership manager

    Boulogne Billancourt Cedex 2012 - maintenant In Charge of the Research for Printing Electronics Business Unit.
    Developed and launch Powercoat, a paper dedicated to printed electronics and of Alive,a connected papers with RFID NFC. Research in printed sensors (pressure, temperature, humidity) for data logging and other range of frequency (Bluetooth, UHF,..) especially for IoT.

    Expertise in Electronic Printing process (inkjet, screen printing, flexo, gravure,...). Realization of systems : RFID tags (NFC and Bluetooth), heating units, lighting devices, sensors ... using Silver and copper inks and photonic sintering. Pick&place of components for hybrid systems;

    Management of International team (US/Europe)

  • Arjowiggins - Exploratory Research Manager

    Boulogne Billancourt Cedex 2008 - 2011 Exploratory Research and Partnerships Manager : In charge of the developement of pre-projects with the Art Director of the group mainly in Arjowiggins Creative Papers Branch (Fine papers, Art papers, tracing paper, bookbinding, covers, ....).

  • Arjowiggins - Directeur de recherche de la branche Communication Visuelle

    Boulogne Billancourt Cedex 2006 - 2007 Managed the multicultural R&D team for the Visual Communication Branch (France and UK).
    In charge of the portefolio of projects (3 M€ budget/year) for all the Branch (Fine papers, tracing, covers, bookbinding, luxury packaging...).
    Successful launch of Skin, rejuvenation of Opale

  • Arjowiggins - R&D Business Leader

    Boulogne Billancourt Cedex 2002 - 2006 R&D Business Leader at ARJOWIGGINS Apprieu Research Centre in 3 Business Units :
    ·Curious Collection (Fine papers, especially luxury packaging).
    ·Micro-fibres (Filters and battery separators).
    ·Drawing papers (CANSON, Arches,…).
    Management of a team of several technicians and engineers (matrix structure), split the resources per project and follow the projects by a process of project management. My main objectives were: development of new products (Filters, papers with special effects (optical, tactile) and drawing papers) but also process improvements.

  • ARJOWIGGINS - Ingénieur de recherche

    Boulogne Billancourt Cedex 1999 - 2002 Researcher at ARJOWIGGINS Apprieu Research Centre in the field of Fine Papers, Non-wovens made of microglass fibres (filters and battery separators). Very good knowledge of specialized coatings for printing and writing papers, project leader on several new papers development.

  • LYDALL - Research assistant

    1996 - 1996 (six months) working on the preparation and characterisation of a glass fiber battery separator, at the EFPG in collaboration with the company LYDALL AXOHM: The Cellulose Association award,

  • EFPG - Teaching assistant

    1996 - 1999 EFPG (computer science and physical properties of paper) and at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Electrochimie et d'Electrometallurgie de Grenoble (fluid mechanics, chemical engineering and transport phenomena).

Formations

  • Institut National Polytechnique

    Grenoble 1996 - 2000 Docteur

    Ph.D. thesis on the filtering of coating colours at EFPG in collaboration with the firm ABB CELLIER. Construction of a filtering trial installation, modeling the flow of a fluid through a filter, study of the rheological properties of coating colours and of clogging phenomena. Project management. Several publications and conferences.

  • Institut National Polytechnique De Grenoble INPG

    Grenoble 1995 - 1996 DEA (equivalent to a masters)' in Process Engineering at INPG (Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble),

  • Grenoble INP - Pagora

    Saint Martin D'Hères 1993 - 1996 Ingénieur

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