Virginie LECHARNY, project manager

Virginie LECHARNY

project manager

PRAGMA

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Food Industry
Experience
30 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :30 years, 1 Months

project manager at PRAGMA
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since September 2013

Dairy Project for Al safi Danone in Saudi Arabia for implementation new processes and revamping.

Project manager at SNC LAVALIN
  • France
  • March 2009 to October 2012

- Prospecting and commercial follow up
- Drafting and Proposal - Project definition
- Project team management (process engineers for material and energy balance, draftmen)
- Technical coordination - Specification of process units and equipment
- Budget and project schedule management

Main projects managed (1 ->100 M€):
- Main contractor for Biotechnology Project by fermentation way in Bio refining & starch production (ROQUETTE)
- Basic Engineering Design for a complete process Spray Drying line in pharmaceutical baby food (TEREOS)
- Master Buildings for a biosynthesis workshop by fermentation way for a new chemical component ( SANOFI)
- Project ownership assistance for a complete thermo pneumatic line in a corn seeds transformation (LIMAGRAIN)
- Strategic master plan for grouping different sugar packaging workshops (TEREOS)
- Prefeasibility study for Second generation biofuels

Project Manager (project controller, cost control and quality) at AIR LIQUIDE
  • France
  • May 2007 to March 2009

Turn Key for 3 Air Separation Units in 3 different sites (120 M€)
- Contract - customers and suppliers invoicing- cost management
- Scheduling and S curve progress (WBS)
- Budget follow up and monthly reporting
- Buildings permit - Hazop- operating permit supervision

Project Manager at AFT ADVANCED FOOD TECHNOLOGY –
  • France
  • May 2005 to February 2007

Feasibility study for vegetables transformation (vacuum sterilized) plant in West Bengal INDIA
Shipping consulting for VTX MARITIME
Sustainable energy for PERIAL SARL

Consultant at Free lance
  • Vietnam
  • April 2001 to June 2002

Different missions as a consultant during this expatriation time: Total Quality Management training program repsentation (Proconco - Baria); temporary executive employment recruitment agency implementation (Nutriway - Le Bordeaux - Bplastique)

Quality Director Group – Alimentary sector at TEREOS (former QUARTIER FRANÇAIS GROUP)
  • France
  • February 1997 to June 1998

- Drafted Quality policy for 4 factories
- Non- conformance treatment and traceability implementation
- HACCP description, implementation and management (2 sugar cane production factories)
- Main industrial customers follow- up -quality and technical coordination (Sorelait, Danone, Yoplait)

Industrial Production Director: at TEREOS (former QUARTIER FRANÇAIS GROUP)
  • France
  • May 1992 to February 1997

(Member of the executive committee)
Annual sales figure: 11.5 M€ -Team workers: 35 to 60 employees during campaign

- Production and invests chart description and key figures follow up
- Key figures maintenance implementation
- Production and quality management
- Sourcing raw materials management
- Stock & transport management (FIRS= Fond Intervention Régularisation Sucre)
- Cost accounting follow up - Production operating budget follow up
- Labour union negotiation CGT Reunion (dismissal and transfer plan)

Quality and production Manager at SORELAIT S.A.- FRANCHISE DANONE GROUP
  • France
  • March 1991 to June 1992

- Material balance, Dashboard, Supply Chain and production supervised
- Industrial product launch : DAN’UP et VELOUTE (production tests - training - employees organization )

Suppliers Quality Assurance Manager (Purchasing Quality) at KRONENBOURG BREWERIES – DANONE GROUP
  • France
  • January 1989 to March 1991

- Management of 200 products’ specifications per year.
- Supplier’s evaluation (Quality plan Audit, production essay) and Supplier’s selection
- Functional packaging requirements for contract - 600 specifications
- Supplier’s negotiations - approval - 250 suppliers follow-ups
- Savings costs (3 M€) - Value Engineering

Process engineer at KRONENBOURG BREWERIES – DANONE GROUP
  • France
  • October 1987 to January 1989

- Industrial Coordinator for Brown Tourtel (non alcoholic beer)
- Designed Quality Plan policy project for four production plants and their implementation

Education

Master's degree, Food Industry
  • at ENSAIA school - Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine
  • June 1987

"Preparatory Classes of the Grandes Ecoles", during 2 years after my Baccalaureate in science (bachelor's degree) Intensive and selective training in Biology, Chemistry and Physics which prepares students to a national competitive examination: “Concours National des Grandes Ecoles". MSc after 3 years engineering training at ENSAIA

Specialties & Skills

Process Engineering
Multicultural Team Management
Quality Systems
Production
Project Management
ANIMATION
MS PROJECT
PACK OFFICE
NAVISWORKS
TRUEVIEW

Languages

English
Expert
Italian
Beginner
Russian
Beginner
Vietnamese
Beginner

Memberships

CDEE
  • FOUNDER
  • June 2013