Benoit Dequenne Email & Phone Number

Côte d’Ivoire

Technical director managing a 60 tons an hour Palm Oil plant.

Guinea

• Appointed as Technical Director for a €659m agro-industrial Belgian group specializing in the production of Palm Oil and Natural Rubber. RESPONSIBILITIES
• Manages 500 staff in both the Palm Oil and Rubber factories
• Heads the yearly production of 17000t for the Rubber factory and 8000t for the Palm Oïl factory
• Oversees several departments including Palm Oil factory,Rubber factory,Workshop,Infrastructure and Water & Energy
• Designed and commissioned extensions to the factory mill from 10t/H to 16t/H according to business plans
• Manages the purchase orders across all departments

Belgium

• Scovill is an American company based in Brussels producing rivets for fashion companies like Levis and CA, for automobile companies like Toyota and for aviation companies like AirbusRESPONSIBILITIES
• Remit to maintain production rates,implement a new coating process,revise the quality manual and improve clients' satisfaction,responsible for 100 personnel
• Received training from Umicore,Germany in a new method of electroplatingACHIEVEMENTS
• Promoted new Quality Policy to improve production
• Implement a new nickel-free coating process called White Bronze to prevent allergy skin problems

Belgium

• Project Engineer to this Swedish multinational company based in Brussels producing metallic frames to enclose routers for use by Telecommunication Companies,responsible for 50 staff.RESPONSIBILITIES
• Led the implementation of a new process line for a series of major products
• Directed a CAD team from concept to production of new metallic frames in line with directives from Belgacom and CiscoACHIEVEMENTS
• Reduced costs by designing and commissioning a new production line to manufacture 10,000 Alcatel ETSI frames a year
• Reduced manufacturing time by implementing new designs and process improvements
• Designed and implemented a major production line for the production of 10,000 Alcatel ETSI metallic enclosures a year

Rwanda

• Manumetal is a sheet metal factory sited in Kigali,Rwanda producing metallic furniture for local useRESPONSIBILITIES
• Responsible for 70 personnel with a remit to improve production flow and quality by creating Bills of Materials and schedules for every product
• Marketed to major clients,including hospitals and local governmentACHIEVEMENTS
• Exceeded original production targets
• Reduced production costs by rationalizing the Bill of Materials and trimming the range of products
• Computerized the work orders and effective cost of each product

Industrial Engineer, Electromechanic, Distinction

Polytechnic Engineer, Computer And Financial Management, Distinction