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Van Nhan NGUYEN

HO CHI MINH CITY

En résumé

Double Cultures (13y in France); International Experiences in Top 100 Industrial and Innovative Group; Long Industrial R&D Experiences (~7 years) in Europe and Proactive experiences as Country Manager - Business Development (2 years) in one of the most attractive and aggressive region (Vietnam).

Doctor (PhD) in Material Sciences, Expert in Functional Coatings for Materials, in Formulation Developer and Creating Added functionalities for Construction products (Cement mortars, Asphalt shingles…), in Process for coating, granulating and industrial processes.

French - English - Vietnamese speaking

Entreprises

  • Saint-Gobain Abrasives - Country Manager - Vietnam

    2012 - maintenant Brand names Norton, Flexovit, Winter: Worldwide leader of abrasives solutions for all industrial process including cutting, grinding and polishing on all materials: metal, plastic, wood…. In Vietnam, we are focusing in develop business in furniture (wood working), metal working and automotive industry.
    - Taking under responsibility: sales team, admin support and 1 conversion plant for coated abrasives: Import Raw Material, Conversion product in local and Sales Local or Export in SEA countries.
    - Optimizing of Inventory for Raw Material and Trading products. Control P/L. Budget preparation, planning and actions for 3 years, 5 years exercises. Competitors Survey and Market Research: analysis products and proposal for suitable strategies and market penetration.
    - Developing distributors network by product types, by market (retail, industrial), by geographic. Diversify products and have good base for business development.
    - Adapting in economic situation: proposal for restructuration and successful in moving plant, cost cutting and team reorganization.
    - Getting familiar with local regulation on VAT invoice, tax, import/export and commercial law in general.
    - Driving business to get ambitious sales target (+35% vs 2012) while optimizing P/L. Proposing action plant to growth sustainable within 5 years.
  • Saint-Gobain - R&D Engineer

    Courbevoie 2005 - 2012 Working in Transversal and Industrial R&D Center of Saint Gobain Group: working on multi-materials and with transversal business R&D projects for innovative products of the future.

    Be a part of projects team for multi projects and transversal group. Be author and co-author of numerous invention closures, patents on functional coatings and materials.

    - Construction products:
    o Formulation of functional coatings for building and divers materials: cement mortar, asphalt shingles, glass, PVC and fiberglass, silicone….: super hydrophobic, hydrophilic, self-cleaning, anti-bacterial, active release, biocide coating, thermal absorbing and reflecting.
    o Process specialist for: spaying, sol-gel coatings and bulk materials, fluidized bed and granulation. Participating to semi-industrial and industrial trials at production factories in USA, Germany, France, and Ireland.
    o Business related: CertainTeed, Weber, Performance Plastic …
    - Innovative Materials
    o Innovative metallic coating for super-abrasives: cold spray, thermal spray, electroplating, silvering process….
    o Functional coating for glass fiber, foam and polystyrene: insulation and active properties.
    o Decorative and functional properties for glass, plastic substrates.
    o Business related: Norton, SG Glass, Isover, Gypsum, Performance Plastic …

    Key words:

    Habitat and Building Materials - R&D projects for Weber, CertainTeed, Isover, SG Abrasives.

    Functional coating on various substrates: Sol-gel process, fluidized bed coating, biocides controlled release, hydrophilic, hydrophobic surfaces, photocatalytic coatings.

    Cementious based materials: monocouche - carbonation, accelerated ageing, outdoor exposure, granulation.

    Abrasives materials: superabrasives.

    Insulation materials: EPS related, IR absorbing/reflecting coating
  • Université Lille 1 - R&D researcher - Post doctoral

    Villeneuve d'Ascq 2004 - 2005 R&D project on Semiconductor nanoparticles for amplification optical fiber.

    By sol-gel process, obtaining the silica rod (5-10mm in diameters, 10-20cm in lenght) (pure silica or doped with semiconductor nanoparticles) for optical fiber fabrication. This is a part of project in collaboration with a big French group in telecomunication.

    Sol-gel, silica, optical fiber, sol-gel, fusion glass, nanoparticles…

Formations

  • Université Du Sud Toulon-Var

    La Garde 2000 - 2004 Doctorat - PhD - Matériaux Polymere et Composites - Sciences des Matériaux

    Main objectives: primary later for anticorrosion coatings.
    Hybrid organic/inorganic, sol-gel, anti-corrosion, coating, nanocomposite, TiO2 nanoparticles.
    Activities and Societies: Hybrid Organic/Inorganic based on acrylic polymer and TiO2 by sol-gel process : Thermo-mechanical and anti-corrosion properties
  • Université Du Sud Toulon-Var

    La Garde 1999 - 2000 DESS - Master - Matériaux en Milieux Marins et Extremes

    Elaboration of new anti-corrosion systems based on metallo-organic polymers

    hybrid organic/inorganic, sol-gel, anti-corrosion, coating, nanocomposite, TiO2
  • Université Nationale De Hanoï (Hanoi)

    Hanoi 1995 - 1999 Maitrise - Bachelor - Material Sciences - Chemistry

    Research training: Concrete Formulation, CSA reactions of cements mortars. Anticorrosion, mechanical properties of concrete.

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