Frédéric Desmedt Email & Phone Number

Brussels, BE

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

• Deputy project manager (technical integrator) - Design and construction of a facility for thetreatment of radioactive material arising from the dismantling of the Doel and Tihange sites(>100M EUR CAPEX)
• defined the scope for the feasibility and basic design phases
• coordinated the work of technical engineers, typically 20 full time equivalents
• took a leading role in defining the facility functionalities and operationalperformances
• integrated the design solution in layout drawings fitting sites’ requirements

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

• Deputy project manager (design leader in the project management team) – Design upgradeof facilities in Belgian nuclear power plants for their lifetime extension (beyond 2025):
• managed the process for defining the design improvements and coordinated thefeasibility studies
• performed the cost evaluation of the total solution

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

• In close cooperation with the department manager, managed businessdevelopment with IBA, a new Client, for opening a new branch of business in the medicalsector (proton therapy):
• identified and analyzed opportunities, demonstrated added value through a test case(IBD review)
• set up the cooperation frame, drafted the commercial offer for this first contract
• in support to the sales team, drafted a commercial offer for a TE Owner’s Engineermission at a potential IBA Client aiming at the construction of a proton therapysystem on its Italian clinical facility

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

• Deputy project manager (technical integrator and commissioning manager) - Construction offacilities in all Belgian nuclear power plants for the management of Fukushima-type accidents(150M EUR CAPEX, as Owner’s.
• coordinated the detailed design studies and the drafting of design specifications
• ensured that the procurement and construction works are adhering to the design
• managed the commissioning tests/team, with the Client and Contractors managers

• Technical coordinator - Design and construction of a facility for the treatment of radioactivematerial
• defined the scope & planning for the feasibility and basic design phases
• coordinated the work of technical engineers, typically 15 full time equivalents
• managed technical communication internally, with the client and at conferences

• Project engineer (technical coordinator) - Development of new nuclear power plants:
• developed Bid Invitation Specifications for the construction of 3GWe capacity in UK
• represented GDF Suez in workshops gathering representatives of European operators
• set up a R&D roadmap for the Nuclear department based on market evolutions

• Licensing & safety engineer for operation support to nuclear power plants:
• assessed existing plants against new legal requirements (Belgian and US 10 CFR 50)
• identified the regulatory framework applicable to systems' design modifications

Graduate Engineer, Electro-Mechanical Engineering

Also participated in a programme aiming at developping entrepreneurship skills. Lectures followed in law, economics, marketing, and.

Electrical And Computer Engineering

Exchange student at the Oklahoma State University for 5 months.