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Aix-En-Provence, Fr

France : Saverne

Added the Micropollutant Extraction Department and its 2 teams to my scope of responsibility, bringing it up to 5 team leaders and 40 technicians/lab assistants with NF ISO 117025 certification: -Include previous responsibilities and missions for the Micropollutant Analysis Department -Supporting the Extraction Team Leaders in rebuilding the Department -Mastering regulations and standards for the new scope -Being a technical reference and preferred contact for the COFRAC audit… Show more Added the Micropollutant Extraction Department and its 2 teams to my scope of responsibility, bringing it up to 5 team leaders and 40 technicians/lab assistants with NF ISO 117025 certification: -Include previous responsibilities and missions for the Micropollutant Analysis Department -Supporting the Extraction Team Leaders in rebuilding the Department -Mastering regulations and standards for the new scope -Being a technical reference and preferred contact for the COFRAC audit Objectives: -Once again achieve the highest level of excellence in quality and on-time delivery for the Micropollutant Extraction Department -Establish and negotiate the instrument maintenance strategy within a cost reduction framework -Plan and organize a move within the laboratory -Maintain the results of the Micropollutant Analysis Department -Produce productivity enhancement projects. Show less

France : Saverne

After success with the Volatiles team, I took over the Micropollutant Analysis Department with its 3 team leaders, 22 laboratory technicians working on 50 GC-MS/MS, 6 GC-FID and 3 LC-MS with NF ISO 17025 certification:-Includes previous responsibilities and missions at the Head of Department level-Raising the skills of a Volatiles team technician to the position of Team Leader to replace me.-Providing a clear vision and serenity to my team leaders and their teams-Organization of… Show more After success with the Volatiles team, I took over the Micropollutant Analysis Department with its 3 team leaders, 22 laboratory technicians working on 50 GC-MS/MS, 6 GC-FID and 3 LC-MS with NF ISO 17025 certification:-Includes previous responsibilities and missions at the Head of Department level-Raising the skills of a Volatiles team technician to the position of Team Leader to replace me.-Providing a clear vision and serenity to my team leaders and their teams-Organization of maintenance and consumables purchasing strategies-Monitoring production and reporting to the Laboratory Manager-Regulatory and normative control of the perimeter-Technical reference and key contact for COFRAC audits-Continuous improvement and process optimization projects-RecruitmentResults :-Stabilization of service results in terms of lead times and claims-Automation of quality control preparation stages (productivity and quality)-Kept excellent results of the Volatiles team and increased skills of new manager-Supervision, motivation and monitoring of 3 team leaders Show less

France : Saverne

Management of a 10 technicians team working on 22 GC-MS in an NF ISO 17025 certified laboratory:-Coordination with my team, management and other departments to ensure that analyses are carried out with the highest level of integrity and on time.-1st and 2nd level maintenance and repairs on instruments-Being a technical support for team and customer relations managers-Monitoring production (KPI)-Continuous improvement (5S, Lean)-Participation in COFRAC audit-Safety… Show more Management of a 10 technicians team working on 22 GC-MS in an NF ISO 17025 certified laboratory:-Coordination with my team, management and other departments to ensure that analyses are carried out with the highest level of integrity and on time.-1st and 2nd level maintenance and repairs on instruments-Being a technical support for team and customer relations managers-Monitoring production (KPI)-Continuous improvement (5S, Lean)-Participation in COFRAC audit-Safety management-Traceability of results-Recruitment interviewsResults:-Increase from 82% to 97% of the TAT (time-keeping index)-Halving the number of clients claims-Optimization of workflows to improve productivity Show less

Belgium : Seneffe

Development of an injection molding plasturgy method to make expanded (lighter) polymer parts for the automotive cockpit market:-Creation of the test plan (after a state of the art on the subject)-Shaping of test parts by injection molding (variation of foaming agents and their concentration, adjuvants and mechanical parameters of the press)-Characterization of test parts by standardized mechanical tests (bending & impact) and microscopic inspection of internal… Show more Development of an injection molding plasturgy method to make expanded (lighter) polymer parts for the automotive cockpit market:-Creation of the test plan (after a state of the art on the subject)-Shaping of test parts by injection molding (variation of foaming agents and their concentration, adjuvants and mechanical parameters of the press)-Characterization of test parts by standardized mechanical tests (bending & impact) and microscopic inspection of internal structure-Development of an image processing algorithm for microscopic interpretation-Interpretation of results and recommendation of a formulation for the scale-up to automotive part scale-Work on a mathematical model of rheology Show less

France : Erstein

Intervention in support of the production engineer (plant of 50 people) following a process safety audit (LOPA method) in order to close the identified scenarios:-Demonstration that certain identified scenarios are not applicable-Creation/modification of procedures-Training operators on said procedures-Addition of risk mitigation elements (bursting disk, etc.) : order & installation supervision-Move process safety database (Excel) to a new internal application-Dynamic… Show more Intervention in support of the production engineer (plant of 50 people) following a process safety audit (LOPA method) in order to close the identified scenarios:-Demonstration that certain identified scenarios are not applicable-Creation/modification of procedures-Training operators on said procedures-Addition of risk mitigation elements (bursting disk, etc.) : order & installation supervision-Move process safety database (Excel) to a new internal application-Dynamic involvement in ongoing plant projects Show less

France : Bordeaux

Analyses of clay soils and determination of their category for property insurance claims:-Analyses in accordance with current standards (NF P 94-500 G2, G4 & G5)-Analyses: dry matter, granulometry, sedimentation, specific tests-In 2 months, reduction from 6 months to 3 months backlog-Work in total autonomy during the 2 weeks of summer vacation (opening/closing of the lab)

France : Ambarès

Development and validation of 5 GC-FID analytical methods to replace the latest column-filled at the raw materials quality control laboratory:-Selection, ordering and installation of new columns-Development and validation of new methods (Pharmacopoeia)-First-level maintenance on GC-FIDs

Master'S Degree In Engineering, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Involvement in sports teams (coaching and playing) -Chemistry (analytical, organic, materials, polymers.

Master Of Science, Polymers Engineering

Double degree with the 3rd year of Master of Engineering Additional teaching in plastics processing and rheology

Bachelor Of Science, Chemistry, Top Of The Class

-Chemistry (analytical, organic, materials, process, atomistics) -English, French, Mathematics, Physics -Over 800 hours of practical work

A Level Diploma, With Honors

-Mathematics, Physics-Chemistry, Engineering Sciences -French, German, English, History, Philosophy -Film option