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Gilles LEMAGNEN

Cergy

En résumé

Solar energy sales engineer with 8 years' international work+living experience in the US, China and France. 
Recognized individual contributor who shifted from Service to Sales roles thanks to an extroverted, customer-focused & pro-active personality.

Contributed to the addition of 1GW of PV plants (600MW central inverters / 400MW string inverters) in France and abroad.


Core strengths :
‣ Liaising to product management & engineering on existing/new products specifications
‣ Collaborating with account managers on business opportunities involving complex technical solutions
‣ Providing technical guidance to customers on commercial and utility scale PV system design
‣ Evolving in a fast-paced international environment while conceptualizing/learning new skills quickly
‣ Providing presentations to customers or multiple levels of the organisation

Mes compétences :
Chine
Startups
Animation de formations
Energie solaire
Photovoltaïque

Entreprises

  • ABB - Business Developer / Product Marketing Specialist

    Cergy 2017 - maintenant ABB provides the most comprehensive portfolio of products, systems and solutions along the solar PV value chain that enable the generation, transmission and distribution of solar power for both on-grid and off-grid applications. ABB's offering includes inverters, low-voltage and grid connection, stabilization and integration products, complete electrical balance of plant solutions as well as a wide range of services including operations and maintenance, and remote monitoring.

    ‣ Identify opportunities in all solar segments (FiT, self-consumption, hybrid systems, storage)
    ‣ Develop and maintain relationships with new and existing clients (EPCs, investors)
    ‣ Promote company brand
    ‣ Manage product marketing activities

  • ABB - Technical Sales Engineer / Product Manager

    Cergy 2013 - 2017 ‣ Prepared technical proposals for quotations
    ‣ Wrote technical documentations with R&D/Engineering
    ‣ Contributed to product development & enhancement with Marketing
    ‣ Performed presentations (marcom events, technical trainings) with Sales

  • Power-One - Field Service Engineer

    2011 - 2013 Power-One, with a 40-year history in high efficiency and high density power supply products has grown to become the world’s second largest designer and manufacturer of photovoltaic inverters (Aurora) which led to its acquisition by ABB in July 2013.

    ‣ Provided post-sales support through hotline & on-site diagnostics
    ‣ Performed commissioning & maintenance of large PV plants (up to 12MW)
    ‣ Prepared technical reports for Quality & Engineering

    Moving down the value chain towards grid connection equipment was beneficial to broadening expertise of solar PV technology

  • Solyndra - Field Applications Engineer EMEA

    2010 - 2011 Solyndra is a silicon-valley based start-up backed by the US Department Of Energy which designed, manufactured, and sold cylindrical CIGS solar photovoltaic (PV) systems composed of panels and mounting hardware for large, low-slope commercial rooftops.

    ‣ Helped break technical barriers for French market penetration
    ‣ Supported sales through leads screening and meetings, lobbying & PR
    ‣ Provided technical support and training to large PV integrators in Europe

    The execution of Solyndra’s first/world-class rooftop installations in France (1.3MW, 1.2MW) was a succes

  • Saint-Gobain Research Shanghai - Stagiaire

    Courbevoie 2009 - 2010 Saint-Gobain opened its Asian R&D center in Shanghai, China to build a strong technical competency in product development, in-depth scientific research and analysis, rapid response to business requests and frontline technology development.

    ‣ Evaluated China’s solar market potential (thermal, PV)
    ‣ Reported on government’s solar subsidies programs and Feed-in Tariff
    ‣ Designed and developed a performance monitoring script to compare several PV glass technologies

    Visiting PV plants and managing a project supported my career goals.

  • Florida Solar Energy Center - Stagiaire

    2008 - 2008 The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) is a research institute of the University of Central Florida which is the largest and most active state-supported renewable energy and energy efficiency research, training, testing and certification institute in the United States.

    ‣ Reviewed the state of the art in solar cell technologies (scientific papers)
    ‣ Performed electrical certification of PV modules (IV-curves, UL standards)
    ‣ Promoted the use of renewable energy to the public and the government

    Human interactions proved a perfect complement to technical expertise

Formations

  • Xi'An Jiaotong University (Xi'An)

    Xi'An 2007 - 2008 Materials Science and Engineering

  • Université De Technologie De Troyes (UTT)

    Troyes 2004 - 2010 Master's of Engineering

    Master’s of Engineering in Materials Science with a minor in entrepreneurship, with an abroad semester @ Xi’an Jiao Tong University (XJTU) (China)

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