Pierre Defoy Email & Phone Number

Brussels, Be

Ghent, Flemish Region, Belgium

Louvain-La-Neuve

-) Expert for the design of heating systems for new laminated products according to specifications-) Responsible to establish the best practices and design manual about heated windshields-) Leading international coordination meetings about heated windshields-) Leading DFMEA processes (Design failure mode and effect analysis) + Feasibility and Risk Analysis-) In charge of lab testing of parts & prototypes (Electrical, Mechanical & Thermography)-) Technology & IP watch, products benchmarking.-) Mastering tools and methods like Kaizen, PDCA, 5-why, Ishikawa

Brussels, Belgium

IBGE (Brussels Environment) is the public agency in charge of energy and environmental matters in the Brussels Capital Region.-) Project management for the accompaniment of the professionals (« Service du Facilitateur Bâtiment Durable», Specialist for passive houses, Local Action Plans for Energy Management & promotion of passive construction).-) Follow up of miscellaneous subsidies related to the Management of the Energy.-) Promotion of passive, low and very low energy houses.

Brussels, Belgium

-) Project Management & Calculation Method for the EPB - energy certification Performance of the buildings - (Offices & Schools) for the 3 Belgian areas (Wallonia, Brussels, Flanders).-) Development of the application “CertiBru-Public” (Public buildings EPB).-) Seminars and training: Sustainable building, HVAC, PHPP software (passive houses), Thermal bridges

Louvain-La-Neuve & Abroad

-) Manage multiple projects simultaneously (Installation of particles accelerators), from contract signature to hand-over (PET & SPECT Accelerators : C10/5, C10, C18/9, C30 & C235 + After Sale upgrades)-) Negotiate with internal suppliers, subcontractors, engineering contractors.-) Negotiate with external customers (South Korea, China, Japan,India, Vietnam, Australia, The USA, England, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Germany, Turkey, Italy, France)-) Budget, planning & quality control of the projects + forecasts and analysis.-) Participate to cost-reduction processes for the projects.-) Follow up of equipment manufacturing, testing, packaging & shipping.-) Management of the installation team on site.-) Follow up of the installation up to commissioning on site.-) Closing of the projects.

Jackson, Mississippi Area

-) In charge of studies on crushing, forming and screening of micro glass beads.-) Ran tests on crushers, furnaces and screeners to gather process data.-) Analysed data in order to relate the process adjustments to the product characteristics and to optimize production (crusher speed, feed rates, crusher adjustment, energy set points and geometrical characteristics of the furnaces).-) Reporting of the studies to Group Management.-) Design of equipment and follow up of their installation : different types of crushers (hammer mills, VSI, cage mills), conveyors (belts, screws, elevators), screeners, storage bins, cooling systems, dust collection systems (baghouses), feeding systems, weighing systems, fluidized bed technology, combustion equipment (gas burners).-) Negociation with suppliers and contractors : Specifications, general drawings and budget.-) Daily meetings with Production, E,gineering, Maintenance, Quality and Health & Safety

Fleurus, Belgium

-) Development of new automotive glazing from feasibility study (shape and specifications) to mass production: tempered glass (side windows, heated rear windows and sunroofs) and laminated glass (windshields and also emerging side windows, rear windows and sunroofs). Specialized in complex shapes and heated windshield technology. Also added value to glazing (heating elements, black enamel, incorporated antennas, alarms, holes, mirror slugs, primer, encapsulations).-) Contact with international customers : Negotiate specifications. Submit first prototypes and get approval for next steps of development and finally mass production.-) Contacts with sub-contractors for parts added to the glass, manufacturing of special tooling equipment.-) Contacts within the company (weekly meetings) : CAD, planning, production, tooling, quality, sales, shipping departments and Glaverbel R&D.-) Contacts with sister companies for new technologies : USA, UK, Czech Republic, USSR, Japan.

Mol, Belgium

-) Implementation of Computer-aided planning for irradiation experiments and nuclear fuel analysis for customers worldwide (“CA-Superproject”).-) Presentations of planning during weekly meetings with projects engineers and technicians.

Master'S Degree, Mechanical Engineer, Honors

Master'S Degree, Environmental Science & Management, Honors

Speciale Math & Sciences, Speciale Math & Sciences

Secondary School - Sciences