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Pau, Fr

Pau, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

• Manage the Departement including 17 staffs in offices in France, Spain and Ireland (up to 7 million Euros activity per year) for activities in projects funded by EU, FAO, World Bank, WHO• Prepare Expression of Interest (EoI), technical proposals and budgets for projects from 300,000 Eur to 1 million Eur toward Europaid, ADB, WHO• Deliver short term consulting services and training in the field of Trade Facilitation, Food Safety regulations, Nutrition, Traceability and IUU in projects funded by EU, FAO, World Bank, WHO;• Backstopping projects including the Policy and Regulation Compliance e.g.:1. Responsible for the management and back-stopping of the Consultancy in Trade and economic issues, international trade rules, standards, procedures and SPS & TBT agreement especially in food quality conformity assessment and SPS management and control, Food hygiene requirements for food establishments exporting to the EU. Expertise in the application of EU legislation especially on fisheries and aquaculture products, development of traceability systems for aquaculture products and supportive IT systems.2. Sustainability and Climate Change: technical cooperation onf sustainable farming practices andclimate-resilient agriculture, with specific needs for integrating environmentally-friendly practicesacross the agriculture value chain.3. echnology Integration: supporting the adoption of digital tools, ‘smart’ agriculture, and blockchain forsupply chain transparency.4. Global Supply Chain Disruptions: suport the diversifiication of agricultural value chains.4. Market Expansion and Consumer Trends on product quality: training on how to access global demandfor organic, fair trade, and sustainably sourced products

Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand

• Set up the Representative Office in Thailand to support the Head Office activities in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar;• Manage the Regional Project Management Unit for activities in projects funded by EU, FAO, World Bank, WHO:o Assess the needs of technical assistance in ASEAN, SAARC and Pacific regions in the sector or food safety, nutrition and value chain improvement;o Plan and supervise technical and managerial interventions that resulted in 15 regional training workshops (more than 900 trained participants) and more than 70 technical assistance missions to strengthen the compliance with European legislation on Plant Health, Food Safety, Animal Health and welfare (EU Better Training for Safer Food programme) all over Asia;o Advise the European Delegations to organise EU Public Diplomacy and Outreach activities to promote the European regulatory model toward the academics, private and public sector;o Advise the ASEAN Secretariat the creation on the ASEAN Risk Assessment Center for regional food safety risk analysis under the EU flagship project: ASEAN Regional Integration Supported by the EU (ARISE);• Deliver short term consulting services and training in the field of Trade Facilitation, Food Safety regulations, Nutrition, Traceability and IUU in projects funded by EU, FAO, World Bank, WHO;• Prepare Expression of Interest (EoI), technical proposals and budgets for projects from 300,000 Eur to 1 million Eur toward Europaid, ADB, WHO.

Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand

• Delivered short term consulting services and training funded by International donors (EU, FAO) in the field of Food Safety and Traceability System procedures in the private and public sectors;• Provided audit services against GMP, GLOBALGAP, HACCP, BRC, ISO22000, organic standards and import procedures on behalf of importers in the EU;• Participated to the development of traceability systems for aquaculture farms in Thailand and Indonesia;• Assisted the development of Palatability Enhancers for Aquaculture (products from Diana Group);• Assisted companies to prepare for organic products certification in Thailand;• Organized food and non-food product suppliers audit in Thailand for a French retailer.

Lyon, France / Bangkok, Thailand

• Set up the ISO 9001 standard version 2000 TQM (Total Quality Management) in the French and Thai offices;• Audited the food suppliers in Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, and China);• Participated to cooperation projects between the Thai and French Ministries of Agriculture for the implementation of quality certification system for shrimp products from Thailand;• Participated to pre-feasibility studies for French companies’ implementation in Thailand and exportations developments toward Europe (e.g. shrimp, aquaculture feed ingredients, green tea).

Master Of Science (Ms), Food Technology

Licence Professionnelle, Responsable En Contrôle Et Assurance Qualité