Valentin Chapuis Email & Phone Number

La Chaux-de-Fonds, NE, CH

Bienne, Berne, Suisse

Neuchâtel Area, Switzerland

Main responsibilities- Provide leadership in the execution of all quality management activities.- Manage (develop, implement, and maintain) the company’s QMS. - Manage internal, external and suppliers audits process.- Lead EU RA, technical files creation submission and maintenance.Key achievements- ISO 13485 + MDR QMS certification - MDSAP (AUS/CAN) QMS.

La Neuveville

Leading product development projects, from ideation to functional prototype.- Customer relationship management- Product specifications definition- Project management- Engineering team management

Suisse, Neuchâtel

Scientific support and consulting:- PhD thesis technical supervision- R&D Project LeadKey expertise areas: - Composite materials applied to PV- PV products manufacturing and reliability

Neuchâtel

Development of a new activity linked to ultra-lightweight PV modules using composite sandwich structure. --------Project management (targets definitions, scheduling, reporting) and team management (team building, ressources management)Development of a FEM (COMSOL) to simulate the product manufacturing process (hot-press).Development of analytical and FEM.

Neuchâtel - Neode

Applied research and development of new (ultra-light weight) photovoltaic products for the automotive and aeronautic industries.----Training of new collaboratorsProduction and quality control managementCAD (Solidworks) Development of the photovoltaic solutions for the AtlantikSolar (ETHZ) and SolarArcticPassage (R. Domjan) projects

La Chaux-de-Fonds

SIG (ArcGIS 10.2 / QGIS)Development of data analysis and treatment tools for ArcGIS (python programming)Statistical data analysis for scientific publicationsField work in underground environment and in water streams

2000 Neuchâtel

PV modules failure modes analysis, durability assessment, preparation for certification (reliability testing)----- Development of special photovoltaic solutions for aesthetic architectural integration Manufacturing of full thin film and crystalline Si modulesPhotovoltaic systems performances simulationBenchmarking of embedding materials (polymers.

Neuchâtel

In charge of research activities on polymeric layers adhesion and their protective role regarding accelerated lifetime of photovoltaic products.-----Accelerated lifetime testing of photovoltaic productsDevelopment of a new adhesion test (compressive shear test) procedure applied to polymer/glass interfacesCharacterization and reliability studies on.

Assistanat pour le cours de propédeutique "Introduction à la Science des Matériaux", donné par le professeur Michel Rappaz, du LSMX.

Phase-field study of globulitic growth in aluminum alloys to better understand hot-crackingUtilization of a 2D granular solidification model developed at the LSMX. Code extension to the 3rd dimension.

Finite Element Modeling of Nano-Composites Elastic Deformation. Identification of Critical Areas for Damaging using Abaqus/Standard.

Development of an experimental method to determine epitaxial relations in hot-dip galvanization of steel sheets.

Study of porosity formation in Aluminum-Copper alloys, identification of the main parameters involved in porosity formation.

Specialization: materials for use in transport, energy and infrastructures

Materials Engineering for Sport Shoes Performances.Team Work on Development of Reproducible Mechanical Tests and Smart Materials Integration in Sport Shoes, conducted in Partnership with Springboost.

Characterization of Cracks in Flexible Photovoltaic Films. Observation of Cracks Nucleation and Propagation into Complex Composite Film