Formulation adjustments: mechnical specs, gloss and colour.Chemical families: polyester, epoxys, hybrid and solar.Aesthtetic specs: smooth and sandtex.

Tasks: - Development of PU 2K SB (left in progress).- Laboratory equipment (Salt spray, QUV, mixers,...) : daily use, upgrade and calibration.- Update and improvements of a gigantic raw materials database.- Benchmark in compliance with ASTM and AAMA standards.- Various projects on water-borne paints (adhesion promoter,...)- Raw materials screening (Mostly PUs and acrylic resins, some additives including dispersing agents, ...)- QC support and handling of customer complaints; requested on special occasions only.- Scale-up: learning phase; teammates and previous experiences had a significant impact on this parameter.- Regulatory update contribution (labels, MSDS, other projects such as %N for the US,...).- Colours developement (requires a very strong improvement to be considered helpfull for a future job.)- Contribution to the stabilization of the colour measurement system (X-rite).- Scientific reports for the tax credits.Skills : Formulation, characterization, standards, EHS, softwares (BatchMaster, ColorMaster).

Tasks: - Quality control: Production follow-up and inspections (coating and slicing) of 4teams of 17 production operators/lift operators.- Issues detection and analyses, and follow up on improvement projects.- Implementation (partial) of the ISO 9001:2015 standard.Skills: Quality control, physicochemical analyses.

Tasks: - Development and improvement of water based and solvent based paints.- Defects detection and correction, and understanding of the associatedphenomena (sag, solvent popping, flow, mud cracking, wet-look effect, …).- Raw materials screening (binders, powdery products, solvents, pigments, ...).Skills: Formulation of liquid paints, reports.

Achievements: Development of an “orange peel meter” for coatings (project in partnership with Bombardier Aerospace). Tasks: - Physical analyses: AFM, profilometry, optical microscopy.- Chemical analyses: IR spectroscopy (ATR), chromatography (SEC).- De-formulation of a polyester varnish (project in partnership with 3M).- Researches and various studies on polyurethanes and polyesters.Skills: Physico-chemical analyses, ImageJ, application with air atomised spray equipment.

Achievements: - Development and improvements of Plastisols- Quality Control: Production follow-up (4 production operators).- Material safety data sheet written according to the SGH regulation.Tasks: - Phtalate free plastisol development.- Improvement of existing formulations (thermal transfer ink, water-based ink, low-bleed ink…).- Adjustment and colour matching of large scale formulations (200kg → 1t).- Approval of materials upon production completion.Skills: Project management, formulation, production follow up, quality control.

Realization : Production follow up: quality control management - 4 production operators.Small scale production in laboratory.Tasks : - Adjustement of large scale formulations (200kg → 1t)- Colour Matching- Approval of materials upon production completion - Laboratory production: bases, pigment concentrates and inks * Stability studies- MSDS written according to the SGH regulationCompetencies : Quality control, formulation, colour matching, EHS regulation, laboratory organization, BS1 software

Achievement (-partial) : Project management of critical solvents substitution for the Auxiliaries materials department (paints, varnish, adhesives).Tasks : - Review of the existing regulation (REACH, COV)- Technology watch- Technical specifications drafting and selection of suppliers- Process study and quality scheme set up for the industrialization- Short-, mid- and long-terms suggestionsSkills : HSE, formulation.

Achievements: Selection process of a structural adhesive and development of its implementation technology for the assembly of composites materials.Tasks : - Technology watch and polyurethanes state of the art- Technical specifications draftingand selection of suppliers- Technical study : tests set up and performed ; processing of datas- Process study and quality scheme set up for the industrialization- Evaluation of the regulatory requirementsSkills : Project management, formulation, textile coating and lamination, materials resistance studies, surface treatment (Corona, chemical and physical treatments), analytical chemistry (DMA, DSC, MEB, IR spectroscopy), Perinorm software