ENGINEER - LEADER / INDUSTRY - AUTOMOTIVE French MSc Eng & Manager enjoying multidisciplinary and multicultural work environment. Expertise in Quality Engineering & Strategy in several industries (Steel - Oil&Gas Steel Pipes / Glass - Processing ; Distribution / Automotive - Thermal Systems) & 'Positions' (Production + System + Supplier + Project + Customer)
SOFT SKILLS - INTERNATIONAL Leadership & Strong personal skills (team motivation, several extra-pro activities involvement) International work & living experiences (>5 countries, 3 continents)
Managing a team of 14 resident engineers worldwide located at customer plants (ensured 100% reactivity, bring Valeo Group towards green performance)
Referring person in Valeo Group for the OEM (train & certify 13 Product Groups & 90 Sites delivering the OEM to customer standard & tools) / Develop portal & training package (material, quiz, ...)
Quality Manager for a €650million Platform with 16 launches in 12 sites (incl. 8 from green field) in 3 years. Manage >12 project quality engineers on a daily & worldwide basis (Asia, America, Europe). Set Q Strategy & lead incentive initiatives.
Monitor project quality KPI's and OEM-Customer Milestones (Honda, Daimler, Subaru, Tesla, NIO) ; participate to Validation Committees. Accountable for complex problem solving & learning process.
Build Standard Control Plan (assembly, injection, industrial & quality basics) + Worldwide Deployment (> 18 sites)
Train & Certify worldwide Engineers/Managers on products (FEM, AGS) and process standards + on quality tools & project management
Valeo TFE Quality Engineer in Kyushu, a plant in Just In Time with Nissan. SQA - Supplier Relationship Management for 150 components (die-casting, stamping, plastic injection, heat exchanger, rubber pipes, ...) and 25 suppliers (APQP, SRM)
Quality incident management & Quality in production (2 prod° lines), lead QRQC
Daily routine activities of a plant, reporting to Plant Manager
Responsible for Managing & Reporting a national cost reduction plan (GLASSOLUTIONS: 62 distribution & production sites in France)
Supporting the implementation of technical projects - Industrial Process Improvement - (Savings, Best Practices, WCM methodology, Lean Manufacturing...). Result = Reducing 80% of "Glass loss" in 2 plants
Leading a Customer Focus project in Lille launched by Saint-Gobain Top Management (CAPEX) : Creating & Installing a store for accessories & equipments. Result = Store opening with General Manager presence
Assisting the Implementation of Vallourec Group Quality Plan on a worldwide basis through all divisions
Creating "Quality Golden Rules" throughout the entire Group / Visit of several manufacturing plants. Result = Validation by Group & Worldwide implementation
Skills : Technical (process, production) / Change Management / Communication
12 years of Judo with 4 years of competition at national level (RCF / Lagardère Paris Racing) + Rugby team player at "XV de l'IstiA" (University of Angers)