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Lucie Forrat

Lucie Forrat

Passionate Sales Professional - Brand Ambassador

Business development
Customer relationship
Montreal Canada (Québec)
Employed Open to opportunities
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Highly motivated and passionate international entrepreneur, continuously looking for new projects & challenges. As a conscious leader, I always seek to bring my team to the highest level while successfully managing key customer accounts and adding value to the people I work with. Finding the right professional path matching my expectations, competencies, core values & ambitions is my main goal.
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Experiences
    • BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
    • ENGINEERING RECRUITMENT
    • TRAINING AND SUPPORTING JUNIORS (managing my own sales team)
    • MANAGEMENT OF MY ENGINEERING TEAM (+60 employees)
    • WOMEN IN AEROSPACE COMITY

    AEROSPACE/RAILWAY/AUTOMOTIVE

    Following 32 years of growth in the service of innovation, AKKA Technologies is an international group with 12,500 employees in Europe, Africa, America and Asia. These experts work at the cutting edge of technology and support major industrial and service sector clients, in the development of innovative solutions and throughout the life cycle of their products, from conception to industrial production.

    MAIN ACTIVITIES IN THE AEROSPACE MARKET :
    AKKA Technologies with its AEROCONSEIL experience offers a full coverage of the aeronautic spectrum along the development cycle:
    • Physics of flight, aerodynamics
    • Aerostructures
    • Cabin design
    • Certification: ARP4754,4761. DO178B/C, DO254, DO297
    • System design, integration ,installation
    •Avionics system, Display, FMS, NAV, Warning Display, IMA
    •Hydro/Electro-Mechanical System, Flight, L.G.,Engine, air system control
    •Electrical System
    • Cockpit ergonomics
    • Ground/ flight tests
    • Software: real time, embedded, DO178B/C
    • Aircraft modification: Reconfiguration, Conversion, Modification. Certif EASA/FAA
    • Flight Operations, maintenance
    • 3D Tools/Prototyping
    • Tech Pub
    • Aircraft safety
  • MAIN ACTIVITIES IN THE RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION MARKET (25 years of experience)
    • Interior fittings
    • Calculation, simulation
    • Control, monitoring systems, PACIS, TCMS
    • Mechanical structures
    • Equipment integration
    • Signalling
    • RAMS
    • Traction/Propulsion system
  • Managing engineering team (60+ employees)
  • Developing existing accounts
  • Continuously prospecting new clients
  • Opening a new department for AKKA North America: manufacturing engineering
  • Business trips to visit customers and expand the AKKA offer
  • Recruiting engineers (all expertise needed)
  • Headhunting-Sourcing
  • Specialized in recruitment for technical sales
  • Focused on the industrial and construction sectors, looking for hybrid profiles combining engineering and sales
  • Developing the client portfolio
  • Advising client and candidates
  • Acting as a mediator between clients and candidates
  • Finding the best fit to fill the job
  • Doing business development (cold-calling, client visits, sales strategies, negotiation...)
  • Key sectors: chemical, pneumatic, automation, industrial equipment, mining, oil & gas, electric, manufacturing, material handling equipment, electronics, wood, steel, iron, concrete and more
  • International leader in recruitment and business development - Michael Page
  • http://www.michaelpage.ca/index.html?language=fr
  • Recruitment of 25 sales agents on the campus & 10 month training to carry out a successful trade mission abroad
  • Creating partnerships with organizations and government agencies abroad
  • Logistics manager of a trade mission abroad (housing, budget, transportation, etc)
  • Organization, forward planning & presentation of operational training (sales, telemarketing, negotiation ...)
  • Managing, training & coaching development agents in Quebec & Brazil
  • Interview on the radio with Le Club d'Affaires Brésil-Québec according to the trade mission in Brazil
  • Creation of a promotional video for Les Missions Commerciales:
    1. Recruitment 2012-2013 -->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7CJTCg8-gs
  • Participating in many business and political events:
    • Trade show of Quebec Mines to represent Les Missions Commerciales at our stand and find potential clients
    • Brazil - Quebec Business Gala with the Consul General of Brazil, the Governor of Alagoas, the head of Québec Government Office in São Paulo, Brazilian and Canadian companies and investors.

    http://www.missionscommerciales.com/actualites/
  • WEBSITE: http://www.missionscommerciales.com
  • Helping Canadian companies to develop internationally.
  • Working 20 hours per week for 7 months in Quebec: doing market studies, analyzing the country, the industry, booking meetings, cold calls.
  • 3 weeks on the field in India in the two biggest cities (Bombay and New Delhi) in order to find partnerships, exporters, importers, etc...
  • Delivering a report to the company on the results, potential contracts and goals achieved.
  • Mandate in India for Katanax: doing detailed market studies on inorganic sample preparations by fusion, and finding agents or companies/laboratories that will represent and sell Katanax's products.

    Main goal achieved in three weeks:
    Contract signed with Ajay Kumar Chandel from Kan THT, Katanax's new distributor in India.

    http://www.kan-tht.com/
    http://www.katanax.com/
  • Awarded with distinction scholarship for being the best trade agent in India
  • WEBSITE: http://www.missionscommerciales.com
Company Description
"Les Missions Commerciales" has been created 16 years ago by Laval University, and every year, 40 agents are selected over hundreds of applicants. The selection is tough, and the job is very demanding, but the experience is truly worth it.

Two destinations are chosen each year (Mexico, United Kingdom, Chile, India, Italia...) according to the economic changes, and the flourishing potential appearing in those countries.

More than 400 companies have worked with us with famous ones such as La Maison Simons or Bombardier Inc.

http://www.fsa.ulaval.ca/formation/missions-commerciales/
  • Promo Club: Communication and Promotion skills when interacting with potential new students
  • CEFAM Gala Organization: Teamwork, Organization, Budgeting and finding of sponsors
  • CEFAM Valentine's day: Delivery service of roses on a 5,500 student campus. Team Management, Schedule Management, Organization
  • Student Council: Student representative for administrative matters
  • Christmas Party: Organization and management of Christmas Party
  • http://www.cefam.fr/en
  • Developing a social-business in Lima's biggest shantytown (El Pino). Business was affordable, efficient and profit-making, so creating other sustainable projects and supporting the Association.
  • Teaching French to Peruvian students, organizing inter cultural projects, transmitting French culture and grading them (From 5 to 17 years old)
  • Translation of Social Forms from Spanish to English for Canadian sponsorships that support Peruvian children from the shantytown.
  • Assisting children with their homework, giving them an opportunity to think about a better future and supporting them to achieve their dreams.
  • Providing a long term French teacher in Lima at Santa Maria Eufrasia Catholic School.
  • http://pasaporte.free.fr/
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