Experience

Upcyclink

• France
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CTO Upcyclink

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Upcyclink offers turn key solutions to business operators for integral valorisation of their bio-residues : - evaluation of current by-products : quantities & quality & current costs of by-products - market study & regulatory study - definition of best processes for higher valorizations & integral valorization - choices of equipment & suppliers - design of processing workshop/factory for relocalised valorization - estimation of total investment, operating costs and business plan. Usually 2-3 yesrs payback. - assistance to procurement - assistance to commissioning & training Show less



Food Synergie

• worldwide

• Freelance consultant, food processing and food safety

  • Sep 2016 - Present

  Working with private and public organizations on issues related to process and product development, food safety (HACCP ...), entrepreneurship and factory design, and staff training and the implementation of training and training plans. All food products, all sizes of companies and organisations. examples of assignments : From July 2022, Mauritania, food technologist & nutrition specialist, team leader, AFC/COFAD for GIZ project. From Feb2022, Egypt, senior food technologist. GOPA for GIZ project April 2021-July 2021, Mauritania, food technologist, COFAD for KfW project. From August 2021, Ivory Coast, senior food technologist. design of cashew processing workshop for CCA (Conseil Coton Anacarde). IECD for World Bank project. From Sept2021, Myanmar, food equipment specialist. USAID/ACDIVOCA project. March 2018 -Sept2021 : Key expert "value chain and HACCP expert" for the 2 years project "TA 9274: Regional Capacity Development Technical Assistance (R-CDTA) for Strengthening International Food Safety Standards in Agricultural Value Chains in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation CAREC Member Countries" for ADB. October 2018 - March 2019 : food technology " feasibility study for the creation of a dried banana factory". The carribean. Private customer. Sept 2017 - March 2018 : Algeria, assessment of seafood processing industry nationwide and proposals for improvement. DIVECO2 project EU funded. Oct2017 - March 2018 and from April 2021 : French Guyana, feasibility study for a small scale collective food processing workshop. Funding Maripasoula municipality. Oct 2017 - April 2018 : Niger, Feasibility study for the pedagogical & technical food processing platform of Niamey University. AFD funded. Oct2016 - Mar2017 : Myanmar carrying a feasibility study on pulses and beans and sesame in the framework of the climate friendly agribusiness value chain sector (CFAVCS) ADB project (https://www.adb.org/projects/48409-001/main ) Show less



L'Institut Agro Montpellier

• France
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Project manager / training engineering & expertise on food technology

  • Oct 2008 - Jul 2016

  Training engineering, expertises on food safety (GHP, GMP, HACCP) & food processing, teaching (food safety, project management, by-products utilization…). Work mainly done abroad in developping countries, focussing on universities and privates companies (food processing). For instance countries visited during the past years : Angola, Niger, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, Dominican Republic, Haïti, Kenya, Ghana, Algeria, Vietnam, Russian Federation... Training engineering, expertises on food safety (GHP, GMP, HACCP) & food processing, teaching (food safety, project management, by-products utilization…). Work mainly done abroad in developping countries, focussing on universities and privates companies (food processing). For instance countries visited during the past years : Angola, Niger, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, Dominican Republic, Haïti, Kenya, Ghana, Algeria, Vietnam, Russian Federation...



Fonterra

• New Zealand
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Portfolio Manager Tech Step Changes

  • 2005 - 2008

  Implementation of new technologies & improvement of current processes, in order to maximise efficiency while ensuring food safety. Work done for the processing factories of the Fonterra group. Minimisation of water usage for the Hautapu factory Training of the process technical team on project management methodologies. Management of 5 to 10 project managers / year Implementation of new technologies & improvement of current processes, in order to maximise efficiency while ensuring food safety. Work done for the processing factories of the Fonterra group. Minimisation of water usage for the Hautapu factory Training of the process technical team on project management methodologies. Management of 5 to 10 project managers / year



IDmer - Food products and byproducts expertise

• France
• Food Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical manager. Expertise and new product development unit

  • 2001 - 2005

  Manager of the “new product development and expertise” team. Work on shelf life & food safety improvement & new product and new process development for various companies, mainly in seafood processing. Manager of the “new product development and expertise” team. Work on shelf life & food safety improvement & new product and new process development for various companies, mainly in seafood processing.



JVL

• Vietnam / France

• freelance : feasibility study for a seafood factory in Vietnam

  • Oct 2000 - Mar 2001

  6 months feasibility study : - Market study (coordination of another subcontractor) - evaluation of the availability of the raw material, in quantity and quality - definition of the processes - design of the factory - business plan 6 months feasibility study : - Market study (coordination of another subcontractor) - evaluation of the availability of the raw material, in quantity and quality - definition of the processes - design of the factory - business plan



Gyma

• Sorgues

• R&D manager

  • Feb 1999 - Aug 2000

  R&D manager for the seafood factories of the group, as well as for the dry spices factory. R&D manager for the seafood factories of the group, as well as for the dry spices factory.



Agence Tunisienne de la Formation Professionnelle / ENSIA-SIARC

• Tunis, Tunisia

• Technical expert

  • Feb 1997 - Dec 1998

  Setting up the vocational centre for food processing : - coordinating the short term experts - designing and following up the building of 2 pedagogical factories (dairy and canning, 500m² overall) and labs - training of trainers Setting up the vocational centre for food processing : - coordinating the short term experts - designing and following up the building of 2 pedagogical factories (dairy and canning, 500m² overall) and labs - training of trainers



CIRAD

• France
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Junior Researcher

  • Mar 1994 - Jan 1997

  Research works on the improvement of traditional seafood processes (smoking, curing, drying, marinating) Research works on the improvement of traditional seafood processes (smoking, curing, drying, marinating)



Ifremer

• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Junior Researcher

  • Jun 1992 - May 1993

  Research work on seafood by-products utilisation for the cosmetic industry Research work on seafood by-products utilisation for the cosmetic industry