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Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Atherstone, England, United Kingdom

Work in 3M’s only Technical Centre and Coated Abrasives manufacturing site in Europe. As a senior product engineer, I am responsible of many abrasive products either for new formula introduction or product change management. I managed projects e.g. new raw material qualification or production scale up.• New product launch (production ramp up, new RMs qualification, waste reduction) • Change Management process.• Provide technical expertise to supplier and operation team.• Worked to Six Sigma principles and lean manufacturing. • Used problem-solving tools: 5 why, Quick Kaizen, Pareto charts, Fishbone. Goal achieved:• Worked with sourcing team, new supplier and operation team to qualify a new alternative mesh backing following on 3 qualifications run at supplier site and in Atherstone plant. This delivered a cost saving to site in 2022.• Led technical review for new Raw Materials Change Management Projects.

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Contractual roles with industrials within Nottingham area to support their quality, logistics and operation functions.

Basingstoke

Manufacturer of security printed products including banknotes, passports and tax stamps.PROJECT MANAGERManaged new products/processes development projects within the innovation and technology function. Projects budget circa £1.5m.• Project managed using stages and gates processes and PLM methodology (from Define stage to Launch stage)• Led project development activities in collaboration with technical and marketing teams (planning, gate review meeting preparation, risks review)• Organised project teams progress review meetings.• Updated Project Plan, Monthly report, project financials, ensuring team deliverables were achieved against set criteria and defined KPI.Goal achieved:• Rolled out PLM/Stage and Gate system to manage development projects. Allowed better control of key deliverables, project cost, and faster pace delivery time by up to 30%.• CAPEX project: Implemented new machinery and equipment in the factory.

Paris Area, France

Manufacturer of construction product materialsPROJECT & QUALITY SYSTEM ENGINEER Responsible for ISO9001 factory quality system audits preparation; new products certifications and performance testing for new products formulas (for fire resistance protection products).• Dealt with ISO system re-certification: led external audit preparation and corrective actions following non-conformances. · Revised and created ISO company quality system documentation. • Liaised with external auditors from certification agencies (CE, UL). • Managed products performance testing against technical specification (marketing requirement) and certification agencies. • Liaised with auditors to organise company audits day and followed up actions. • Assisted with the commissioning of a new production line and facilitated the knowledge transfer from another company plant. Goals Achieved: • Helped site to successfully pass the ISO9001 vs 2015 certification with only 2 minor remarks following audit completion. This was a customer requirement. • Obtained UL certification which allowed site to demonstrate product performances and sell new products in US and Middle Eastern countries. This allowed the company to gain sales for high margin products in new markets

Yanbu, Saudi Arabia

Supported new product development, all company R&D activities (Cementitious materials, new gypsum boards type, plasters) and new processes development projects. Managed quality and continuous improvement, overseeing all quality control testing activities of raw materials (e.g. starch, dispersant, silicone, polymer) and finished products. Liaised between production and sales to address customer concerns• Benchmark competitor product performances (e.g. plasterboards and insulation materials). • Managed safety documentation and lab organisation (5s). • Assisted with project scale-up and system certification testing (e.g. fire test). • Reviewed ISO9001 methods and managed re-certification. • Ensured that finished goods and testing methods complied with relevant ASTM C1396 and EN520 International standards. • Used problem-solving tools: 5 why, Quick Kaizen, Pareto charts, Fishbone. • Dealt will all quality complaints, attended review meeting for the closure of complaints (logistics or production-related). • Led lab and plant trials organisation (e.g. new raw materials trials, NPD, process changes, formulation work). Goals Achieved: • Successfully implemented a new quality control plan in the factory that minimised product defect. This lowered the operational cost and had a huge impact on the Profit and Loss (P&L) • Managed samples production for all performance certification testing. Allowed the company to develop new markets of high margin products (Big Project Customers).

East Leake, Uk

Worked to support the development of innovative products and manufacturing methods in the building materials industry. Carried out design of experiment, lab trial, formulation work, method development and data analysis that aimed to take new and innovative product to market.• Developed project management skills (scope, planning, deliverable and milestone definition). Monitored KPI for team scorecard. • Evaluated raw materials (granulometry, set time, colour, specific surface, viscosity..) • Worked to Six Sigma principles and lean manufacturing. • Trial risk assessments: DFMEA and PFMEA • Performance testing: Fire test, breaking force, compressive strength, viscosity, absorption to characterize BG products. • Undertook data analysis and reporting: Informatics tools: Pack office, Minitab Goals Achieved: • Successfully delivered a New Product development project (NPD) that allowed the business to generate new sales. • Managed R&D, delivering many raw materials cost reduction projects (up to 45% savings)

London, Uk

Worked in a secondary school in North London, in Wembley. I supported the science teacher team and the students. Was in charge of preparing the practical science lessons.

Thionville (France)

Science courses taught to 12 and 16 years old pupils.

Metz Area, France

End of studies project. I worked on analytical chemistry in a R&D laboratory with Gas Chromatography technique. I had to understand the technique and plan the experiment. The experiment aimed to compare the absorption properties of different activated coals.