Program manager
Saint-Gobain
Total years of experience :13 years, 6 Months
• Propose, define and implement R&D projects according to the strategy of the company.
• Lead development programs, studies, development, testing and industrialization by leading R&D teams.
• Study and understand the issues of the programs with the R&D Director and project portfolio managers.
• Propose areas for development and ideas for new programs.
• Define with the hierarchy and management of the company the qualitative objectives (customer satisfaction, technical performance, etc.) and quantitative objectives related to the programs.
• Analyze the resources needed to achieve these objectives and identify the resources available internally to adjust and negotiate the best ways to carry out the project.
• Realization of a technological, competitive, scientific and technical watch
AZOLIS is a company specializing in thermal power, renewable energy solutions and solutions to produce electricity from heat sources with Waste Heat Recovery applications using Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) techniques.
• My responsibilities and achievements during this experience were:
• Define and document RFPs and scope of work packages for 3rd party EPC firms. Participate in EPC selection and contract negotiation.
• Conduct due diligence on potential solar sites, evaluate the suitability of identified sites and participate in due diligence review, analysis of various reports (i.e. environmental, geo-tech, etc.).
• Managing Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) on distributed generation and utility PV solar projects.
• Review design drawings and engineering deliverables from EPC contractors to prioritize critical areas for further Engineering review.
• Design solar PV configuration based on installation sites.
• Bid and contract preparations.
• Manage the Request for Information and Change Management processes for incoming design change requests
• Facilitate permitting and jurisdictional approval processes.
• Coordinate with EPC contractors and equipment vendors to ensure adherence to and compliance with contract terms and delivery of contractual deliverables.
• Manage activities of internal team of project engineering, asset management, legal and accounting staff as well as deliverables of EPC, client, regulatory and permitting authorities.
• Ensure project quality control by conducting on-site inspections as needed, coordinating with 3rd party independent engineering firms if necessary.
• Lead project status update meetings with clients, energy off takers, EPCs, and finance counterparties - facilitating discussions with a detailed project plan and high-level status dashboard.
• Manage the collection, organization and filing of all project documentation, both internally and for external third-party stakeholders.
• Assist with the development of internal operating policies, standards, and procedures.
Project management of industrial research and product development projects, in the fields of heat exchange, fluid dynamics and energies. This experience focuses on the development of existing processes and products as well as the proposition of new products and innovative solutions that meet the ever-changing needs of the market.
My responsibilities during this experience are:
• Definition and organization of all technical solutions (feasibility, capacity, reliability, profitability) and design, development, and test methods.
• Management and supervision of a team of researchers, engineers and technicians, management of the work plan and budget and investments of the R&D project.
• Manager of “Flow and heat transfer” laboratory.
• Propose lines of research (new products, processes) and participate in the development of strategies and programs.
• Supervise studies, design solutions
• Propose improvements for existing products as well as ideas for new products.
• Technically coordinate product development and proof of concept (POC) for new products and concepts.
• Ensure the link between research and production units
• Design, optimization, and development of technical solutions (feasibility, capacity, reliability) and respective methods of testing and validation.
• Participation in the design of new products and their prototyping and pre-production testing.
• Build and develop a new laboratory dedicated to flow and heat transfer experimental analysis.
courses: research in the university laboratory coupling both experimental and numerical characterization of hydrodynamic and turbulent coupling in a gas-
http://www.solvay.edu/ ). The MBA program is a full-time MBA program focusing on Innovation and Management. Strategic management, Leadership and Team building, Project management, Finance & Economics, HR and Change Management, Marketing and Design Thinking workshops.
http://www.solvay.edu/ ). The MBA program is a full-time MBA program focusing on Innovation and Management. Strategic management, Leadership and Team building, Project management, Finance & Economics, HR and Change Management, Marketing and Design Thinking workshops.
http://www.solvay.edu/ ). The MBA program is a full-time MBA program focusing on Innovation and Management. Strategic management, Leadership and Team building, Project management, Finance & Economics, HR and Change Management, Marketing and Design Thinking workshops.
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