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
