Jean-francois Assier

In charge of COFRAC Accredited laboratory (ref 1-0699, details on www.cofrac.fr), France official testing laboratory for ATP agreement requirements, Our laboratories conduct testing and calibration services in the areas of thermal, refrigeration and metrology. These services are intended for all professional users of thermal equipment and cooling production: temperature recorders, refrigerant and isothermal packaging, thermostatic chambers, semi-trailers, etc.
Work consists in:
- Managing daily operations and direct contractual client interface for big accounts, accreditation head for EN 12830 certification, Supervisor for TDP inspection.
- Actively develop staff competencies as key to success
- Organise rigorously operation and production process
- Define and follow up infrastructure modernization project to improve overall efficiency
- Structure installation maintenance management as cost reduction vector (NH3 frigorific Group, CO² Frigorific group, 6 testing chambers (from 16 m3 to 375 m3, -40°C to 50°C),
- Transverse coordination of company’s laboratories (Fresnes, , Bordeaux, La Reunion, Italy)

Responsible of Quality infrastructure pole (Standardization, conformity assessment, inspection, metrology, accreditation), in charge of project management and budget follow up. Consultant in metrology, conformity assessment and quality domain as needed for ongoing projects.

Key Expert - P018: Support to Selected PACPS to Strengthen Trade Facilitation and Private Sector Competitiveness: SPS regulation (EC) 625/2017 and cosmetic (EU) 1233/2009
Key Expert - (EU) ACP-TBT 083/16: Capacity Assessment and provision of advisory services for the implementation of the Legal Metrology Bill
Trainer - Central Civil Aviation Authority: training on ISO 9001:2015
Project Manager - EU) Europaid, ENPI/2012/297-962 :Quality Program Phase III: Further Strengthening of Quality Management Capabilities and Infrastructure in Lebanon
Trainer - Gulf Standard Organization: November 2014: training on Strategic plan development for market surveillance
Trainer - Gulf Standard Organization: February 2014, Seminar on EU cosmetic regulation.
Trainer - ENGTECH, Training on uncertainty computation, June 2013 following GUM

Qatar (2008-2012) Project Manager (National Metrology and Testing Laboratories)
Qatar (01/2008) National laboratory structure evaluation
Tunisia (11/2007) Analysis and project proposal for national calibration infrastructure upgrade
Tunisia (03/2007) Evaluation of national calibration laboratories
Lebanon (05/2007) Speaker in "Metrology day 2007" IRI (www.iri.org.lb)
Lebanon (03/2007) Installation and commissioning testing machine, Training on Force calibration
Turkey (04/2007) Instructor of TURKAK assessors on ISO IEC 17025 standard
Luxembourg (03/2007) Instructor for national laboratory head on ISO IEC 17025
Philippines / Singapore (1997-1999) Deputy Manager for Transport and logistics for Offshore drilling operations
Philippines (1995-1996) Project Manager (Philippine National Metrology Laboratory)

In charge of bringing laboratories(Calibration and testing) to accreditation according ISO 17025, and to setup National Quality infrastructure in order to guaranty proper market control and consumer safety. Work consist of setting up overall management system, information system and train top management. The project consists of three phases (Evaluation, setup of main QMS core, extension to other laboratories).
Consultant to the Ministry of Environment laboratory directors and executives identifying strategic direction for the laboratories and coordinates with the Minister of Environment, Qatar for the execution of projects and strategies.. Follow up the activities of laboratory managers to ensure timely and cost effectively completion of projects.
Monthly assessment of project’s progress and coordinate with the Director and Managers.
Establishment of an effective risk based audit program.
Effectiveness of Project Management Review Programs including collection analysis and reporting of project performance measures. Gives inputs for the annual budget preparation
Personal major outcomes:
- Structured and designed all process in order to meet standard requirements while improving operational flow and report delivery just in time .
- Assisted client in building management team and developing staffs competencies
- Setup communication scheme between unit and top management.
- Assist client to do networking and create cooperation with local and foreign company.
- Defined information system specifications
- Problems solving

Developing project in the fields of maintenance and metrology with our clients. Work included financial and technical proposal, negotiations, and transverse coordination with major clients like Gaz de France, INRA, EADS...
Personal major outcomes:
- Reorganized structure to guaranty quality and just in time delivery of services to end client.
- Motivate technical staff to ensure that technical decisions are taken at the proper hierarchical level.
- Market development

In charge of managing the European Space Center Maintenance and Metrology laboratory. The perimeter covered satellite and launcher instrumentation facilities, laboratories particularly for mechanical, temperature, pressure, vibration, electrical and EMC instrumentation domains. Develops maintenance procedures for all equipment to ensure equipment reliability
Ensuring that the highest standards of service are extended to all customers and contract/budgets follow up.
Updating the board on a regular basis about progress and areas of difficulty. Leading the operational, financial and technology aspects of laboratory operational activity based on timelines and work plans. Tracking laboratory activity using personally developed management software (SIMEX).
Personal Major outcomes:
- Reorganized structure to guaranty quality and just in time delivery of services to end client.
- Motivate technical staff to ensure that technical decisions are taken at the proper hierarchical level.
- Market development

In charge of re-organizing laboratories in order to meet the ISO 9000 Standard. (Quality, technical and management). In charge of validating testing procedures and uncertainty computation in electrical, vibration, mass, temperature, spectrophotometry, and chromatography....
Personal major outcomes:
- Optimized equipments maintenance to increase their availability.

Prepare bidding documents, participate in bid opening, bid analysis, contract preparation, purchasing and importation documents, mobilization and stock management.
Developed an integrated logistics software for off-shore drilling. The software served as a LAN based platform which provides the company a wide view of the logistics, mobilization, purchasing, stock management and consumables.
Personal major outcomes:
- Automated administrative process to increase its overall efficiency and consistency.

In charge of the installation and commissioning of a turnkey industrial standards and certification laboratory for the Philippines. Responsible for managing the local office, tendering all contracts for laboratory facilities, the commissioning of all laboratories equipment, in compliance with French protocol funding requirements and ensuring the timely payment of all contractors and suppliers.
Personal major outcomes:
- Problems solving
- Team building

(01/94- 04/95) Responsible for the production, testing and commissioning of a numeric Radar simulator delay line using VXI technology, to be installed in the biggest European's radar simulator.
(01/ 93- 12 93)Responsible for the design, fabrication, and commissioning of the high stability oscillator testing bench used in the radars production line.
(09/89 - 12/92) definition of maintenance procedure and automated testing benches for calibration of production measuring equipment.
Personal major outcomes:
- Analysis of complex measurements,
- Problems solving

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