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During these years, I enabled my company to obtain a first subcontract for SELLAFIELD Ltd, then to become a recognized and important subcontractor of this customer for the design and the supply of high integrity overhead cranes and overhead cranes for hot cells.I managed a team which carried out the design of several high integrity travelling cranes and hot cells travelling cranes.I also enabled my company to obtain a first contract for overhead cranes for the nuclear market in Belgium and manage the team which carried out their design.At the same time, I performed high-level technical expertise with a view to extending the service life and improving the level of safety of old and sensitive cranes on the ORANO La Hague and CEA DAM sites.At last, I managed a design team which carried out the refurbishment of a high integrity goliath crane in Cherbourg ORANO TNi client) harbour which role is to unload the nuclear casks which contain nuclear waste from ships coming from Japan.

Mechanical lead of various projects in different fieldsIndustry (Telescopic platforms used for Aircraft Painting and Maintenance for British Aerospace, British Airways, Air France, Emirates, STTS...)120 t Goliath crane for EDF hydrauliqueNuclear handling (AREVA La Hague / CEA PHENIX )

Management of various contracts for the design and supply of handling equipment for different customers.Special machine for mixing liquid aluminium in ovens for PechineyHigh integrity alternator crane for EDF in French GuyanaHigh integrity goliath crane for Cherbourg Harbour (Client Cogema Transport) to unload casks which contain nuclear waste from ships coming from Japan or United Kingdom.High integrity goliath crane for Marcoule nuclear site for handling casks above the casks maintenance facility (Client Cogema)

I managed the decicated Design Office created by REEL to develop a new activity in cable cars.During this period, I carried out the development, delivery and put into service of the FUNITEL in Val Thorens Resort and Aiguille du Midi cable car in Chamonix city.

Technical lead of various projectsDevelopment of the range of telescopic platforms suspended to overhead cranes used for the painting of large aircrafts.Technical lead in the delivery of complete installations in painting booths for Heathrow maintenance facilities (British Airways) and Madrid maintenance facilities

Improvement of mechanical seals for EURODIF enrichment plant (dynamic seals for UF6 compressors)