Joined Happy Green, a quality health food distributor, to notably help identify and improve logistics solutions compatible with small volumes in a tense market.▪ Drew a comprehensive picture of Australian refrigerated 3PL landscape.▪ Identified 3PL partners able to support the development of the company interstate.▪ Set up a comparison tool eliminating most of the guess-work and saving time and money when organising shipments.▪ Devised a decision matrix to minimise shipping costs to Tasmania.▪ Established the SOPs associated with the use of the new tools put in place.▪ Created reports in DEAR to give a qualitative and quantitative view to the owner.

Manager of a local community group providing support to isolated individuals.My organisational, managerial and problem-solving skills were used to provide support,strategies and solutions in a range of scenarios involving advocacy and reaching out to abroad range of professional fields (legal, corporate, health etc.).I set up and organised a supporting community of 100+ people, nurturing resilience throughexperience-sharing, networking and empowerment.

In charge of PACIFIX Australia Pty Ltd, subsidiary of the world-leading group ENOFLEX.With a strategic implantation and proprietary technology, PACIFIX produces fast-moving goods for the wine industry in Australia, New Zealand and the USA.My role as General Manager and Director of this 15-employee business unit is very varied and evolved over the months thanks to the great team I have had the chance to put together.▪ HR:Development of the existing human potential, lay-offs, recruitments and training.=> Results:Gathered a solid team to support the development of the company whilst ensuring a high level of redundancy.▪ Production:Stock management, production optimisation, planning and rostering.=> Results:Outstanding rating by our clients (99.5% Composite Quality rating with a major ASX-traded winemaker) ▪ Procurement & Logistics:Handling of purchasing to local and overseas suppliers, liaising with brokers for overseas deliveries, etc.=> Results:Reduced costs of fall-back air-freights and got rid of costly shortages.▪ Quality Security & Environment:Set up a vast QSE project to bring the company up to standard and secure its operations.Continuous Improvement, Process documentation, WHS & Environmental Policies, Maintenance Management System, etc.=> Results:Brought the company to the expected standard. Reduced down-time by 50%. ▪ IT: Organisation and securing of company data, SOPs creation for new in-house EPR, feedback to ERP team in Europe.=> Results:New team members were able to start using the ERP immediately and the ERP itself evolved significantly thanks to our feedback.▪ Reporting to headquarters in Europe:Weekly conf-calls, project reportings and KPI dashboards.=> Results:Managed to earn the trust of my headquarters in Europe.▪ General Management & Directorial duties:Finances supervision, cash flow, Currency Exchange, Insurances, HR matters, Payroll supervision etc.

Profit-focused Continuous Improvement SpecialistI partner with business owners, CEOs and COOs to ensure their organisations realise their optimal potential. Thanks to my broad experience in numerous hands-on positions in a very demanding industry, I can assist you to improve quality, efficiency, productivity and thus profitability across your business.Let's have a chat to tailor a mission to your very needs! No "one size fits all" policy with us. We focus on "results ASAP".Competencies, tools & expertise▪ Quality Assurance - QMS setup and update, ISO 9001, preparation for certification, quality control, quality improvement, SOP preparation, etc.▪ Continuous Improvement - Kaizen, Six Sigma, Lean, KPIs...▪ Governance, Risk Management and Compliance▪ Lean Manufacturing - Process mapping, assessment and improvement...▪ Research - Project management, innovation workshops, research partnership building, experimental design...▪ Development - Value analysis, costing, manufacturing solutions...▪ Industrialisation & Supply Chain - Assessment of suppliers, quality training, documentation...▪ Problem Solving - Organisational, Technical or Scientific creative problem-solving...▪ IT & ERP - System and strategy assessment, project management, suppliers selection...▪ Technical expertise - Powder coating and surface treatment, structural bonding, mechanical design, high strength steels, aluminium, composites...

Supervised Manufacturing, R&D, Regulatory Compliance and IT.MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS> Manufacturing, Maintenance, Compliance and Approvals Manager (15 people)▪ Successfully adapted the production strategy to the changing context (2008 GFC).▪ Ensured maximum flexibility while limiting risks by developing workers competencies.▪ Developed partnerships to widen the scope of the company’s offer and improve margins.▪ Delivered very high value-added products to major public and private strategic clients.> Research and Development Manager (3 people)▪ Launched an average of 1 new product per month in 2009 and 1.5 in 2015.▪ Increased the integration of new technologies in the products for better margins.▪ Developed a groundbreaking structural adhesive in partnership with a U.S. company.▪ Won tenders for major strategic companies (Véolia, ISS, SNCF, EDF, Eiffage etc.).> IT & ERP Manager (1 person)▪ Implemented an IT strategy that improved overall performance and cut TCO by 40%.▪ Up-time of the IT system >99,9% - No data loss - 1 contained security breach in 14 years.▪ Successfully launched the ERP software solution.▪ Secured the company by leaving behind a comprehensive IT solution (hard, soft, admin).MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES> Production, Maintenance, Compliance and Approvals Manager (15 people)▪ Manage a production team of 15 to 60 workers (welders, painters, mechanics).▪ Plan the production of orders (standard, custom made, stock, series and single units).▪ Ensure the means were adapted to the order book (recruitment, tools, source material). > Research and Development Manager (3 people)▪ Manage a team of 3 mechanical engineers.▪ Organise and Prioritise new and custom products development projects.▪ Lead and manage research projects and prototypes production.> IT & ERP Manager (1 person)▪ Provide proper IT means (performance, reliability, security, cost-effectiveness).▪ Lead the ERP project (100k€) and implement the system throughout services.

Assumed the full responsibility for the launch of a new production unit for a brand new product.This production unit included sheet metal forming, welding, automated powder coating and fitting.> MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS▪ Successfully launched the new production unit: +100% standard units the first year.▪ Improved quality and slashed production times by 50%.▪ Co-developed a remunerative outsourcing strategy with low-cost countries.▪ Created and Implemented the game-changing “available in 72 hours” policy.▪ No breakdown of the automated powder coating production line in 11 years.> MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES▪ Recruitment, training, production planning, procurement, outsourcing, quality control, packing and shipping, Quality Assurance documentation (SOP) etc.▪ Maintenance of the whole automated powder coating production line.

Was in charge of a 2M€ industrialisation project consisting in the addition of a powder coating process line to the existing facility. From studies to launching including building works supervision.> MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS▪ The project was delivered on time and successfully launched in Sept. 2007.▪ This investment, a first at the time, brought new quality standards to the market.▪ Extended the benefits of this new process to 90% of all the company’s products.> MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:▪ Lead the technical/scientific/economic studies and suppliers selection.▪ Call for tenders and analyse offers on technical and economic grounds.▪ Supervise the works (building and powder coating installation) till completion.▪ Responsible for HSE and administrative and legal obligations.▪ Redesign and adapt the products to the new finishing process (with the R&D team).▪ Devise all the relevant QA documentation to manage and maintain the whole process.

> MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS▪ Obtained the ISO 9001 certification for all the activities of the company (since 2004)▪ Actively supported the following QA Managers to secure the ISO certification for 14 years▪ Devised simplified and adapted documentation for the workers => fewer defects▪ Significantly reduced defects through hands-on management and root-cause analysis> MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES▪ Manage the Quality Control Checker, Monitor and Report quality performance▪ Obtain the ISO 9001 certification from the automotive certification body "UTAC"▪ Keep the Quality Assurance Management System up-to-date and efficient▪ Drive the continuous improvement philosophy in the company

Projected budget of 2.5M€.> MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS▪ Designed an innovative, safe and ecological process to treat and valorise a hazardous waste▪ Designed and set up experiments to demonstrate proof of concept▪ Sorted out the regulatory compliance side of the project (Risk analysis, relationship with relevant authorities...)> MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES▪ Design a complete facility (machinery and production flows) to valorise a hazardous waste▪ Calculation of provisional costs and ROI▪ Make sure the system would be safe (Health and Safety) and compliant with regulation> COMPANYThe company was a start-up focused on solving environmental issues.

Foreign Internship. Developed a website.> MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS▪ Successfully designed and launched the website in less than a month.▪ The client was satisfied and used the website for 5 years.> MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES▪ Understand the expressed and unexpressed needs for building the website▪ Gather all the relevant information needed to build the website and copywrite its content.▪ Design the website after a benchmark of the competitors' ones> COMPANYLogistics base of Alcanena, in Portugal, belonging to the French supermarket chain “Intermarché”.They needed a website to improve awareness about the role of logistics in the framework of the company in the region.

> MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS▪ Designed, implemented and deployed a real-time quality improvement tool for welded bolting parts▪ This system was set up taking into account the needs of many stakeholders from the design office to operators on the production line and thus has been used for several years and helped improve the build quality of 2 Citroën car models.> MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES▪ Analyse the needs of the different stakeholders to define the project requirements▪ Gather all the CAD data of all the welded bolting parts from the design office in Citroën headquarters▪ Create the QMS documents in accordance with the Quality Assurance system of the company▪ Code a user interface for operators to signal defects in real time with barcode scanners and for managers to solve issues ASAP▪ Set up KPIs and automatic reporting to feed the continuous improvement process of the manufacturing unit> COMPANYThis Citroën plant produced 3 models of cars with 14000 employees at the time.I was working in the body-in-white shop, in the Quality Assurance department.