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Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Fr

Moirans

Industrial capital expenditure project selection and execution management consulting support.

Voreppe, France

Developed and in charge of a new business unit offering worldwide maintenance & support services to systems in operation in 18 plants (7Mtpa), internal & external to Rio Tinto:‐ Negotiation and maintenance agreements signed for all ALPSYS clients, ‐ Sale, contract completion and execution lead of the teams supplying functional improvements and technology technical upgrades,‐ Pre-Sale to agreement sign-off followed by the contact management of the ALMA (Quebec) works system replacement.

Voreppe, France

Lead the ALPSYS sales and delivery business model reorganisation project, including: ‐ New business model definition, selection & contract completion for two new business partners : ALESA and THALES Services, ‐ Lead the cross-functional international teams through cultural and business changes,‐ Management of delivery of 1st system under new model (Jonquière, Quebec, 2011).

Région De Montréal, Canada

Owners team representative responsible for the Operational Services areas, leading the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) company in charge of the construction of the plant in Ras Al Khair, Saudi Arabia, through to FEL 3 stage . Direct responsibility over area budgets (> 50 M$) and schedule.

Montreal, Canada Area

Project owner team representative responsible for the Casthouse area of the Coega Aluminium Smelter project (Port Elisabeth, South Africa), leading the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) company in charge of the construction of the plant. Direct responsibility over area budgets (> 50 M$) and schedule.

Gove (Nhulunbuy), Australia Nt

Leading a team of 10 Control Systems technicians and engineers responsible for the alumina refinery complex, including mine and power station (operational budget > 2M$). Management of 20 operational systems in parallel with the commissioning and start-up of 10 new systems delivered as part of the G3 expansion project.

Voreppe, France

In the context of the Coega Aluminium Smelter project (South Africa): I was in charge of drawing-up the operating principles and operating budget definition for the Casthouse area.

Voreppe, France

In preparation of the construction of the Pechiney Aluminium Smelter project in Port Elizabeth, South Africa :- Project team coordination of Manufacturing Execution Systems specifications (6 to 15 people, 11,000 man-hours).‐ Preparation and organisation of the future works’ 10 manufacturing systems (MES & Scada) commissioning and start-up,

Chambery & Voreppe, France

‐ Lead the ALPSYS product base development project (200 screens and reports, > 35 000 h, 30 specifications, > 300 000 lines of code), ‐ Delivery management of the 1st ALPSYS system: ALUAR (Argentina, 1999),‐ Technical lead of ALPSYS deliveries to ALMA (Quebec) and PNL (Netherlands) works,‐ Responsible for MES software package selection and MES integrator selection, followed by contract implementation & competency transfer. - Production of MES solution functional specifications.- Technical & functional assistance to Licensees: functional expert seconded to BHP Billiton MOZAL (Mozambique) project in charge of detailed functional specification approval and system acceptance before commissioning on the Casthouse and Laboratory domains.- Tender documents drawing-up & review, - Project justification analysis.

Dunkirk, France

In the context of the plan construction and startup, I was in charge of the plant network infrastructure and of the production server’s operations.I was also involved, as part of my Engineering diploma thesis, as a part-time seconded expert to the HILLSIDE Aluminium Smelter construction project (South Africa) for the Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) design and implementation.

Newcastle, Australia

In charge of 1st office automation Ethernet network backbone of the TOMAGO plant (Australia) and systems engineer for VAX/VMS systems.

Saint-Jean-De-Maurienne, France

As part of the R&D center process control team, my main achievements have been: ‐ Reduction cells thermal control development for the R&D laboratory‐ Reduction area control system installation of the St Jean de Maurienne works.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Spécialisation En Business Development International, Graduated With Distinctions In June 2019. Special Award For Academic Excellence

Activities and Societies: International Marketing, Accounting & Auditing Management, Corporate Finance, Managerial Economics & Accounting.

Master’S Degree, Informatique

Lille, France - 1st class honours

Btec Higher National Diploma, Informatique, Dut