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Vélocaux SARLCo-Founder
Mar. 2022Canton of Cany-Barville, Normandy, FranceBicycle hire and maintenance service, based in Cany-Barville, Normandy. We offer a range of bicycles for all ages, both mechanical and electrically assisted.
Riboudin ConseilStrategic Advisor
May. 2021Canton of Cany-Barville, Normandy, FranceUsing structured methods to improve companies' innovation performance, working on People, Product and Process to identify, develop and exploit opportunities.
Morphosis SARLHead Of Support Services
Jan. 2020 - May. 2021Tourville-les-Ifs, Normandy, FranceFocused on the research and development of capital-intensive change projects from specification to delivery.
MORPHOSISChief Operating Officer
Jun. 2019 - Jan. 2020Tourville les IfsMorphosis is an innovator in the creation of new value from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). After sorting the incoming material, we re-use high value items and subject the remainder to a variety of chemical and thermal processes to create raw materials that can be reinjected into the manufacturing process. This work greatly reduces the amount of energy and water needed to create these inputs compared to mining.
Self employedBusiness Process Consultant
Dec. 2018 - Jun. 2019
Johnson & JohnsonEngineering Manager
Dec. 2016 - Jul. 2018Sézanne, FranceLead the development of machines and production solutions in the Sézanne site, based in Champagne-Ardenne region of France. Part of the site leadership team, I help guide investment decisions, prioritise work plans and improve production yields in collaboration with the associated services of maintenance and processes. Successful delivery of cost-saving modifications to banks of machines. Turnaround of a problematic vision system, including in-housing the design from multiple subcontractors, and documenting the software. Support of Root Cause Problem Solving on production and packaging lines. I have developed protocols for quality and innovation management, including detailed project plans, skills matrices and Lean restructuring. Projects carried out include end-of-line automation, robotisation, Keyence Vision Systems, Root Cause Problem Solving, Swap-out for new technology.
Thirard SASDirecteur Technique
Jun. 2010 - Mar. 2016Somme, FranceFormed in 1920, Thirard is a well-established lock manufacturing business, with factories in Somme and Romania. They make a wide range of padlocks, door locks and cylinders. These products are sold to the professional, building and private markets. As Technical Director, I am responsible for the whole product life-cycle, from conception to production, including the selection and development of machines to make the products. I use my analytical skills to carry out root cause analysis of problems and then set up multi-disciplinary teams to resolve them. Since joining the company I have led projects to enter new markets and to embrace new technology within products and manufacturing systems, working within an ISO9001 environment. Our clients range from the lowest cost to the luxury market, and each demands its own approach to the product development cycle. I represent France on relevant international standards committees, where I have been the group secretary.
Rouen Business SchoolVisiting Lecturer
Mar. 2009 - Jun. 2010Lecturer in innovation management within the Enterprise Major Masters Course, and currently developing executive education programmes in the same area.
RamJet Innovation SARLDirector
Jan. 2008 - Jun. 2010Le Tilleul FranceRamjet Innovation was a vehicle for my innovation management consultancy work in France. I undertook a number of interesting and successful projects for clients in the US, Malaysia and Europe. In December 2009 one of my clients in Wuppertal, Germany defaulted on their payments and stole the intellectual property from the project, causing serious financial stress on the business. The poor banking infrastructure of France meant that it was impossible to finance working capital or a legal action, so I chose to seek employment instead.
ServocellChief Executive Officer/Chief Technology Officer
Jan. 1997 - Dec. 2007Harlow Essex United KingdomI was the founder of the company, working initially as CTO to develop a radical new actuator technology that was then used to make circuit breakers. From this start, we evolved an exploitation strategy that discovered opportunities in valves and locks. Over the following years I expanded my role and led the invention and development of devices for these new markets. In 2003 I took over as CEO and led the company through the process of flotation on the AIM stockmarket.
Cambridge Product InnovationManaging Director
Jan. 1987 - Dec. 1992Cambridge, United KingdomAs the head of this small business I built the customer base, directed the marketing effort and led the innovation exercises. I recruited a small but excellent team of designers who could follow through on the ideas generated.
University of CambridgeCEDAR Project Leader
Sep. 1986 - Dec. 1988Cambridge, United KingdomWorking with the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate I ran a project to investigate the development of Computer Aided Design for schools.
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