Experience

CMC Electronics

• Canada
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Head of Project Managers – Project Manager

  • May 2022 - Present

  Montreal, Quebec, Canada ACTIVITIES: Main competencies in use: management of managers, recovery of projects, change management. • Management of a team of 4 Project managers, • Mentoring Project managers (methods, technics & tools, assertiveness, team building) • Coordinate the design, development, validation and verification of the system, the software, the software tools, and the test benches, • Anticipate risks, plans mitigation, put in place measures and ensure their application, • Manage budget… Show more ACTIVITIES: Main competencies in use: management of managers, recovery of projects, change management. • Management of a team of 4 Project managers, • Mentoring Project managers (methods, technics & tools, assertiveness, team building) • Coordinate the design, development, validation and verification of the system, the software, the software tools, and the test benches, • Anticipate risks, plans mitigation, put in place measures and ensure their application, • Manage budget and defend the Earned Value Management, • Ensure deliverables are contractually expected and strictly required for certification, • Defend the design in front of the customer, evaluates compromises, • Make sure the process is applied without uncontrolled deviation. ACHIEVEMENTS: • Recovery of 2 major programmes, • Re-evaluation of the activities and their synchronisation, re-scheduling, re-budgeting, • Recovery of strict process application, • Restauration of the organisation structure. FIGURES: • Management of 4 Project managers, • Tens of millions dollar projects, • 30+ Engineers, • Total of 200000+ hours. Show less



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• Managed move to Canada

  • Jan 2021 - Mar 2022

  Montreal, Quebec, Canada ACTIVITIES: From the decision taken to settle in Canada, I managed the whole project: • Job research, • Prepare and make available all the administrative documentation, • Manage move, settlement, and registrations, • Solve in record time immigration issues. ACHIEVEMENTS: • Project started in January, • Job opportunity found in March, • Move carried out in August with immigration clearance closed, • All the family gathered in Canada in November, • All… Show more ACTIVITIES: From the decision taken to settle in Canada, I managed the whole project: • Job research, • Prepare and make available all the administrative documentation, • Manage move, settlement, and registrations, • Solve in record time immigration issues. ACHIEVEMENTS: • Project started in January, • Job opportunity found in March, • Move carried out in August with immigration clearance closed, • All the family gathered in Canada in November, • All administrative obligations closed in December. Show less



Airbus Defence and Space

• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Manager of Avionics Systems (TC & STC CS-25)

  • Feb 2020 - Jan 2021

  Région de Madrid, Espagne ACTIVITIES: For Avionics systems of aircrafts versions under my scope (4 versions): • Coordinate Avionics design, integration, and test activities, • Organise, prepare, and conduct internal and external technical meetings, • Ensure compliance of the design against requirements (including ARPs and Dos), • Continuously monitor progress, ensure timely resolution of technical issues, • Manage changes including customer’s change requests issued after contract signature, •… Show more ACTIVITIES: For Avionics systems of aircrafts versions under my scope (4 versions): • Coordinate Avionics design, integration, and test activities, • Organise, prepare, and conduct internal and external technical meetings, • Ensure compliance of the design against requirements (including ARPs and Dos), • Continuously monitor progress, ensure timely resolution of technical issues, • Manage changes including customer’s change requests issued after contract signature, • Oversee and make sure internal and external standards and regulations are applied, • Ensure resources (human and financial) are approved and available. Connex activities: • Provide Request for Information/Proposal for Avionics systems (technical, financial, schedule, risks), • Provide expert advice and propose formation to strengthen teams members, • Support Programme managers and team managers for resources planning. FIGURES: OP2020: • 4 Aircraft versions in development, • 12000+ hours, 10 people (1st order) • 4 bids • Avionics systems are made of: Communications, Indicating and Recording Systems, Navigation, Integrated modular avionics, Systems integration and display, Surveillance (resp. ATA23, ATA31, ATA34, ATA42, ATA46, ATA93)

• Project Manager R&D and R&T

  • Sep 2017 - Feb 2020

  Région de Madrid, Espagne RESEARCH PROJECTS: Clean Sky 2 – Pilot Workload Reduction: • 3D certifiable pilot glasses, • Automation of cockpit procedure, • Pilot-to-Cockpit & ATC-to-Cockpit Voice recognition, • Pilot (Health) Monitoring System, • Visual Recognition System & Automatic Avoidance Manoeuvre, • Avionics Computer. Communications • 4G Air-to-Ground Communication System, • On-Board Encrypted Wireless LAN , • Aircraft-to-Ground flight data transmission (Line of sight –… Show more RESEARCH PROJECTS: Clean Sky 2 – Pilot Workload Reduction: • 3D certifiable pilot glasses, • Automation of cockpit procedure, • Pilot-to-Cockpit & ATC-to-Cockpit Voice recognition, • Pilot (Health) Monitoring System, • Visual Recognition System & Automatic Avoidance Manoeuvre, • Avionics Computer. Communications • 4G Air-to-Ground Communication System, • On-Board Encrypted Wireless LAN , • Aircraft-to-Ground flight data transmission (Line of sight – LOS). ACTIVITIES: • Determine, propose, and defend the need for human, financial resources as well as the schedule of each and any project, re-negotiate them every year, • Write and keep up to date the management plan of each project or group of projects (following PMP of PMI®), • Manage day-to-day progress of projects through constant interaction with teams of engineers, product developers and transversal teams, • Take decisions, • Record, analyse technical and resources issues and manage resolution, • Manage changes and modifications of the strategy as well as of the technical concerns. FIGURES: OP2019: • 9 projects (8 are 2018 cont'd, 1 from R&D), • 11500+ hours, 11 people, • 4 internships. OP2018: • 8 projects (5 with BAe (UK), GEAS (UK), SAAB (SWE), 3 internal), • 7000+ hours, 9 people, • 1 new University collaboration, • 2 internships.

• Technical Manager (AIT) - A330 MRTT (STC CS-25)

  • Jun 2015 - Sep 2017

  Getafe, Community of Madrid, Spain PROJECT: • Leading the conversion of the A330-200 in a MRTT for 13 ATA. • Managing the requirement flow-down to reach an agreement with the customer on every single one • Negotiate each requirement Means of Compliance. • Plan the documental means of compliance delivery and assure on time and on quality delivery. • Prepare the test campaign by controlling the test means are available. • Secure, before production, the consistency between equipment, wiring diagrams and… Show more PROJECT: • Leading the conversion of the A330-200 in a MRTT for 13 ATA. • Managing the requirement flow-down to reach an agreement with the customer on every single one • Negotiate each requirement Means of Compliance. • Plan the documental means of compliance delivery and assure on time and on quality delivery. • Prepare the test campaign by controlling the test means are available. • Secure, before production, the consistency between equipment, wiring diagrams and specification. • Evaluating the trade-offs possible/affordable. ACHIEVEMENTS: • The CDR (MG07) has been passed with minor actions. • Path to TRR (MG08) paved and clear.

• Project Manager UAV (ICAO Part 101)

  • Nov 2012 - Jun 2015

  Élancourt, Yvelines, France PROJECTS: • Delivery to French Army (domestic), • Delivery to Export Customer, • Propulsion Safety issues resolution (Catastrophic/Frequent) • Li-ion Battery Safety issues resolution (Critical/Occasional) ACHIEVEMENTS: • Delivery of 10 TRACKER UAS system upgrades to export (8 months, ~5% saved), • Delivery of 30 DRAC to French Army, • Propulsion Safety issues resolution: Track back issues, audit processes, develop new test bench & procedures, isolate defective… Show more PROJECTS: • Delivery to French Army (domestic), • Delivery to Export Customer, • Propulsion Safety issues resolution (Catastrophic/Frequent) • Li-ion Battery Safety issues resolution (Critical/Occasional) ACHIEVEMENTS: • Delivery of 10 TRACKER UAS system upgrades to export (8 months, ~5% saved), • Delivery of 30 DRAC to French Army, • Propulsion Safety issues resolution: Track back issues, audit processes, develop new test bench & procedures, isolate defective batches and recover deliveries. • Li-ion Battery safety issues resolution: identify issue origin, audit supplier, define new quality processes, set up safe logistic (IATA DGR cat 9).

• System Architect MALE RPAS

  • Jun 2011 - Feb 2013

  Élancourt, Yvelines, France PROJET: On TALARION (MALE RPAS) in charge of Air-to-Ground segment specification to command and control airborne surveillance and intelligence (C4ISTAR) sensors in order to acquire, transmit and exploit their data (international plateau). ACHIEVEMENTS: • Refinement of high level specifications onto requirements for the development of equipment (Requirement Based Engineering). • Fields of expertise: optical sensor requirement, radar sensor req., data transfer & security req.… Show more PROJET: On TALARION (MALE RPAS) in charge of Air-to-Ground segment specification to command and control airborne surveillance and intelligence (C4ISTAR) sensors in order to acquire, transmit and exploit their data (international plateau). ACHIEVEMENTS: • Refinement of high level specifications onto requirements for the development of equipment (Requirement Based Engineering). • Fields of expertise: optical sensor requirement, radar sensor req., data transfer & security req., TCP-UDP/IP & QoS req., SatCom & LOSCom req., ground control station req., ergonomics req.



NEXTER Group

• Czechia
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• LLW Land Vehicle System Designer

  • May 2011 - Jun 2011

  Satory, Yvelines, France PROJET On a land military vehicle, in charge of a R&D design of embedded Less Lethal Weapons – LLW. ACHIEVEMENTS: • All client’s requirements studied and a proposal made for each one of them.



MBDA

• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Exocet Firing installation System Architect

  • Sep 2010 - May 2011

  Le Plessis-Robinson, Hauts-de-Seine, France System Architect subcontracted to MBDA on conventional naval firing installation Force of proposal for modification toward RBE Management of a weapon system and the ship gateway



Dassault Aviation

• France
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Dassault's Fighters System Engineer

  • Jan 2010 - Aug 2010

  Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France PROJETS: System Engineer subcontracted to Dassault Aviation • On Rafale fighter : modification of functions definitions • On Mirage 2000 fighters : troubleshoot at functionnal level, writing of a training course for pilots on L16 (M2000-5F)



Sogitec

• France
• Aviation & Aerospace
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Dassaut's Fighter Documentation Engineer

  • Mar 2009 - Dec 2009

  Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France Documentation Engineer subcontracted to Sogitec Creation/modification of structural maintenance manuals of Mirage 2000 (domestic & export) : AMM, SRM, NDTM, MTC (S1000D std)



Astrium

• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Ariane 5 AIT Quality Inspector

  • Nov 2007 - Jan 2009

  Les Mureaux, Yvelines, France AIT Quality Inspector subcontracted to Astrium on Ariane 5 space launcher cryogenic main stage



CNAM & ENSI

• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• WiFi 108.11n Synchro Dissertation for MSc Curriculum

  • 2006 - 2007

  Paris, France R&D of low cost MIMO OFDM chanel synchronisation and estimation algorithms based on Wifi 802.11n draft.



Armée de l’air et de l’espace

• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Expert in Navigation Systems on Aircraft & Helicopter

  • 1997 - 2005

  Creil, Oise, France Expert in Navigation Systems on CASA CN235, Twin-Otter aircrafts and Fennec rotary wings Substitution of team manager Autonomous work overseas for months

• Jaguar Weapon and Navigation Systems Specialist

  • 1992 - 1997

  Toul, Meurte-et-Moselle, France Weapon and Navigation System (WNS) Specialist on Jaguar fighter : Navigation and weapon systems preventive and curative maintenance, installation of laser guided missile (AS30L) and its associated pod (ATLIS)