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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• Resolves major technical issues• Plans forward purchases of spare parts to minimize costsACHIEVEMENTS• Promoted new Quality Policy to improve production• Increased yearly Rubber production from 12000t to 17000T • Instigated and commissioned the construction of a 20t/H boiler• Secured ISO 9001 certification from Michelin in 2008 and renewed this certification in 2015• Innovated a camera control system to detect white spots in Rubber and reduce rejections from 5% to 1%

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• Implemented a new fastening method for rivets• Lowered the production costs of the business by 15%

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• Transferred the production of new kit furniture, called Evolukit, from Belgium to Rwanda

Industrial Engineer, Electromechanic, Distinction

Polytechnic Engineer, Computer And Financial Management, Distinction