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With 20+ years' experience in a variety of sectors, including aeronautics, automotive and composite materials modeling for complex mechanical applications, I have acquired in-depth expertise in technical project management. As CTO of SIMU-FEA, a sister company of EUROCFD renowned in fluid simulation, I lead the development of innovative solutions in finite element mechanical simulation. My role involves defining technical solutions in line with our customers' expressed needs, coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams, and optimizing processes to provide deliverables that meet market requirements. My experience has enabled me to develop skills in data analysis, strategic planning, and effective communication with stakeholders.

Driven by a pronounced taste for finding nuggets and identifying the potential of neglected properties, imagining how to transform them into exceptional living spaces, even from scratch, the aim of SYLVANA SAS was to discover hidden treasures and collaborate with architects to create beautiful, marketable homes.During this experience in a new industry, I carried out several strategic actions:Study of the rehabilitation of a 1200 m² industrial hotel, transformed into 24 high-end apartments.Collaboration with a hotel franchise for guidance and support.Development of a new design plan with an architect and cost estimate, for a total budget of 2.8 million euros.Negotiated with local and regional authorities to obtain a 200,000 euro subsidy.Seeking and obtaining investors to contribute 700,000 euros, supplemented by a bank loan.The project was halted in September 2020 following the March pandemic, causing banks and investors to withdraw.These experiences enabled me to strengthen my skills in project management, market analysis, coordination with various stakeholders, budget planning and financing strategy.

Trained as a mechanical engineer, I'm passionate about innovation and the use of technology to improve products and services. My experience has been enriched through practical applications in the aerospace and automotive industries, and has continued with new manufacturing processes and materials, such as additive manufacturing, which present exciting challenges.During my 9 years at PSA Peugeot Citroën, and more than 5 years at e-Xstream Engineering, I built and managed various projects with OEMs in Europe (BMW, Daimler), the USA (Ford), Japan (Toyota, Honda), the UK (Bentley) and India (Mahindra). These collaborations have enabled me to develop a keen ear for customer needs and to understand their specific challenges. I also presented at various conferences (Nafems, SPE ACCE), reinforcing my communication and knowledge-sharing skills.These 14 years have solidified my passion for component design in industry and my in-depth understanding of the factors, challenges, benefits and risks that industries face on a daily basis.➤ Customer focus and OEM & Tier1s needs: In-depth understanding of customer requirements and challenges.➤ Vision of innovation in lightweight component design: Use of advanced materials and processes to optimize performance.➤ Audit and project management: Leading large-scale projects with international OEMs, ensuring quality and compliance.➤ Communication and collaboration: Presentations at international conferences and working closely with diverse teams.

Mont-Saint-Guibert, Be

I enjoyed my position as Business Developper Engineer where I had the privilege to meet with several major OEM around the world and get insight of their challenges, needs, requirements in designing lightweight vehicle structures using advanced materials like glass, natural or carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastics and thermosets, 3D printed materials, or advanced metals.This gave me the occasion to build studies and present technical papers focusing on several current issues like the modelling of CFRP crash behaviors or new methods to design NVH components accounting for the material's and process effects on its damping behavior, a work made in collaboration with Ford Motor Company.In addition to my work at the structural level with OEMs & Tier1s, I met with different material suppliers, e-Xstream Engineering partners, and deeply understand the challenge of designing and testing these material's behavior with the aim to describe it correctly inside finite element models.➤ Capture the Automotive OEMs & Tier1s needs for lightweight design with composites➤ Help Sales team to drive technical discussions with Automotive Customers➤ Help Development team to define appropriate capabilities to include for Customers➤ Help Marketing team to build website's content, brochure and articles to promote Digimat➤ Build and manage POC & part's design projects➤ Material modelling of composites and reinforced plastics➤ Structural FEA on composite and RFP parts for NVH, failure, crash, fatigue

Vélizy-Villacoublay, Île-De-France, Fr

During my 7 years' experience with the digital division of the PSA Peugeot Citroen group, now STELLANTIS, I gained a thorough understanding of the challenges faced by design teams in dimensioning the body-in-white and opening parts of tomorrow's cars. My aim has always been to ensure that end-users have the best, quickest and most reliable tools to enable them to apply their skills as effectively as possible to the development of cutting-edge automotive designs.My role was to provide technical support to the design teams, improving modeling methods and software in close collaboration with the group's editors and IT department to create robust and reliable digital solutions. I worked in collaboration with various stakeholders to develop, validate and implement these solutions, guaranteeing their efficiency and reliability.➤ Understanding the user journey: analyzing end-users' needs and challenges to improve their experience.➤ Development of technical solutions: Development and validation of advanced modeling methods.➤ Multi-stakeholder collaboration: Coordination with design teams, software vendors, and other stakeholders to create and implement solutions.➤ Training and documentation: Construction of technical reference documentation and training of French, Brazilian and Chinese teams in the use of structural FEA tools.

Boulogne-Billancourt Cedex, Ile-De-France, Fr

During this onsite mission for PSA Peugeot Citroen, I had the pleasure to start my "inside an OEM" adventure thanks to the opportunity offered by Alten GroupMy role was to provide the technical support for structural FEA team based in France on the usage of Abaqus and Nastran. I started here to build a first understanding of an OEM challenge in designing efficiently a vehicle structure, notably for NVH and fatigue purposes.I've been involved here in the construction of PSA referential for body in white and opening mesh and modelling rules for NVH and fatigue performances.➤ Structural FEA with Abaqus & Nastran➤ Modelling of NVH and non linear static performances➤ Write technical referential documentations for design teamsExpertise : structural FEA, Abaqus standard, Nastran

Ehningen, De

After doing my duty to France in the army in 1999 (no big deal, I was musician...), I've started this first exciting professional experience by Bertrandt Group working in the aerospace industry at first, and then in the automotive one.During the first 2 years I've been working onsite by SNECMA Motors. I did calculations for the risk of failure of fixed turbine blades submitted to vibrational loads with or without initial damages. All these works has been conducted using Samcef and Abaqus.The last 2 years has been spent on projects for the automotive industry, notably for PSA Peugeot Citroen for example on the modelling of door handles submitted to exceptional static loads with Abaqus.➤ Structural FEA with Abaqus & Samcef➤ NVH, static failureExpertise : Structural FEA, Abaqus, Samcef

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Master Of Science - Ms In Structural Engineering, Structural Fea

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