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Rio Tinto Alcan
- Technical Director Europe Africa Middle East
Montréal
2009 - maintenant
Technical business improvment: operation support, capex project support
Strategic businesss development: business vision development, initiator of production increase projects
Technical strategic project leader: worldwide technical performance improvment project
Coordination between operation and R&D development
People and network development on technical matters
Voreppe France
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Rio Tinto Alcan
- Technical Director
Montréal
2009 - maintenant
* Short-term technical support coordination (8 plants) ;
* Long-term business vision development ;
* Coordination between R&D and operation for development & technology transfer
* Support for high capex project: creep projects, pot control system project (Aluminium Dunkerque, Iceland...)...
* Facilitation of the reduction technical resource network ( 60 people)
* In charge of a company scale (including North America) technical improvement project (current efficiency improvement 30 M$/y)
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Rio Tinto Alcan
- Operation Manager
Montréal
2007 - 2009
* Operation of a new unit in a project mode ;
* Definition of organisation and business 5 year plan ;
* Coordination with Technology group to insure proper technology transfer and with EPCM to prepare future operation
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Rio Tinto Alcan
- Production Manager - AP 50 Jonquière/Québec
Montréal
2007 - 2009
Operation manager in a project mode of a new unit based on AP50 technology
Technology transfer from R&D to end-user
Organisation building
Chicoutimi Québec Canada
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Rio Tinto Alcan
- R&D Manager
Montréal
2003 - 2007
* Responsible of Reduction Technology development program (Net Present Value 500 M$) for AP one of the Worldwide Technology sellers in charge of development, prototype and site trials, lining and modelling activities
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Rio Tinto Alcan
- R&D Manager - Reduction Domain
Montréal
2003 - 2007
Responsible of R&D development in the key sector of one of the worldwide Technology seller
In charge of developement, innovation, protypes and site trials, modeling activities
Managing 30 people
Saint Jean de Maurienne France
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Rio Tinto Alcan
- R&D Manager - AP50 Development & Prototypes
Montréal
1999 - 2003
* Responsible of AP50 prototypes: development, operation, maintenance,... ;
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ALCAN
- R&D Manager - AP50 Prototype
1999 - 2003
Responsible of development, operation and maintenance of the prototype unit for the new technology of the worldwide leading technology provider
Saint Jean de Maurienne France
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Rio Tinto Alcan
- Operation Leader
Montréal
1997 - 1999
* Operation Leader - Red. operation & Lining St Jean plant (St Jean France)
* Operation & lining leader of a 140 kt/y - 180 pots smelter ;
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Aluminium Pechiney
- Operation leader - Reduction & Lining
1997 - 1999
Responsible of reduction operation and lining activities - 140 kt/y; 100 people; 180 pots
Saint Jean de Maurienne France
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Aluminium Pechiney
- Project Leader - Operation
1996 - 1997
In charge of special operational project
Training phase to move from Environment & Lab activities to operational reduction activities
Aluminium Dunkerque / Dunkerque France
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Aluminium Dunkerque
- Project leader
1996 - 1997
* In charge of special projects - Training phase to move to Reduction domain ;
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Aluminium Pechiney
- Lab & Environement Manager
1993 - 1996
Department manager during plant comissionning
In charge of people hiring/training, organisation building, interface with EPCM, equipment definition,...
Managing 30 people
Richards Bay South Africa
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Hillside Plant
- Lab & Environment Manager
1993 - 1996
Hillside Plant ( * Manager during plant commissioning: people hiring & training, organisation building, interface with EPCM, equipment definition,...
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Rio Tinto Alcan
- Lab & Environment leader
Montréal
1990 - 1993
* Lab & Environment leader - Quality & process Dunk. Plant (Dunk.
* During plan commissioning in charge of the gas treatment start-up and the 9001 standard for the analytical activities
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Aluminium Pechiney
- Lab&Environement leader
1990 - 1993
During plant commissionning (new 250 kt/y unit) in charge of Gaz treatment start-up and 9001 standard deployment for the lab activities
Aluminium Dunkerque / Dunkerque France
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Rio Tinto Alcan
- R&D Engineer
Montréal
1986 - 1990
Environment / Gas treatment Centre ( * In charge of R&D project and leader for Environmental impact studies for new plants
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Aluminium Pechiney
- R&D Engineer - Environment
1986 - 1990
In charge of R&D projects and leader for environmental impact studies for new plants
Saint Jean de Maurienne France
