Experience

Retired
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee
• Ex Industrial Director & R&D Manager at Vernis Claessens SA

  • May 2014 - Present


Vernis Claessens SA, Switzerland, Cromology Group

• Industrial Director & R&D Manager

  • Oct 1994 - Apr 2014

  Complete management of the local production site including procurement, production, quality control, maintenance, safety and environmental under an ISO 9001:2000 Quality System. Various developments of the industrial site for example: - Implementation of industrial supervision under Wonderware. - Design and implementation of a waste water treatment compatible with cationic products. - Design and implementation of a production unit for the production of water-base cationic paints. - etc In charge of technologies transfers in Europe trough licenses until 2006. Management of the R&D team dedicated on high added value products for example launch of innovative cationic as early as 1995 with outstanding stain blocking properties and exceptional grip on multi media. Show less



UB Group

• Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional Technical Director West Africa, Abidjan Ivory Coast

  • 1993 - 1994

  Technical Director of the paint factories of the UB group in West Africa (Abidjan, Dakar and Conakry). Technical and commercial assistance for industrial customers. Training and development of a national management team. Technical Director of the paint factories of the UB group in West Africa (Abidjan, Dakar and Conakry). Technical and commercial assistance for industrial customers. Training and development of a national management team.



Akzo Nobel Coatings, Abidjan Ivory Coast

• Technical Director

  • 1976 - 1993

  Total Management of a paint factory with a yearly production of 10000 tons, covering a wide range including architectural, industrial and automotive paints, protective and marine coatings as well as flexographic inks. Setting up a special colour and paint system for the Basilica Notre Dame de la Paix in Yamoussoukro Ivory Coast.Setting up a complete Flexographic Ink System for Packaging + technical and commercial assistance.In charge of the technical assistance of all the paint factories of the Akzo group in Western Africa (Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faasso, Benin, Gabon). Show less

• Chemical Engineer

  • 1975 - 1976

  General training on Coating Technology: Raw material, Production, Process, Quality, Formulation, Applications, Etc