Technical Director

ARCTIC (HK) Ltd.
Tsuen Wan, Hong-Kong
https://www.arctic.ac

Products

PC thermal solutions, PC accessories, Headphones, USB Chargers.

Job description

Following a restructuring in ARCTIC, the whole R&D team has been combined in one unique team which has been placed under my supervision. My responsabilities are now covering the entire company portfolio and range from the initial product concept, through all the development, including sourcing, design, prototyping and evaluation, NPI stage, quality control all the way to mass production and marketing of the product through our website.

Additionally, I am following up the company website : development of new functionalities with third parties or internally, bugfixes, content management, SEO and other marketing targeted actions… The overall company IT infrastructure is as well under my supervision.

As a member of the direction, I as well take part in the company strategic decisions and roadmap definition.

Report to: Group CEO

Direct report: 9 Mechanical Engineers, 1 Industrial designer, 2 purchasers, 1 NPI & Quality Manager

Achievements

• Launch of the company new website and webshop, development and implementation of new features.
• Act as consultant for ERP development to enhance company productivity.
• Successful launch of several products (Bluetooth Headphones, Monitor Arms, CPU Coolers, Graphics Card Coolers, USB Charger)

Consumer Electronics Director

ARCTIC (HK) Ltd.
Tsuen Wan, Hong-Kong
https://www.arctic.ac

Products

PC thermal solutions, PC accessories, Digital entertainement products, Earphones, Headphones, PC and Hi-Fi Speakers.

Job description

• Responsibility for ARCTIC’s consumer electronics strategy and product direction. ARCTIC’s consumer electronics is divided in 3 sub-brands : ARCTIC Living, ARCTIC Sound and ARCTIC Power.
• Lead the product development starting from market analysis, feasibility study, design, testing, sourcing, scheduling, negotiations until series production.
• Responsibility for all HR related issues in the Consumer electronics department such as replacement, hiring, termination, annual performance reviews, additional training and educational matters. Management of 6 engineers in different fields (Industrial Designers, Mechanical and Electronics Engineers, Purchasers).
• Inform the company management about the product schedule and status.
• Additional responsibility: Supervise the IT infrastructure of ARCTIC : Server maintenance plans, workstation policies,…

Report to: Group CEO

Direct report: 10 ppl (Mechanical Engineers, Hardware Engineer, Industrial designer, purchasers, NPI & Quality Manager)

Achievements

• Successful launch of several products (Multi-media PC, Smartphone Remote App, Wireless Audio Extender, Headphones)
• Development and implementation of a web-based project management tool to follow the different milestones of the project development.
• Consultant for the new company website implementation regarding the technical aspect of the page layout.

Manager Consumer Electronics

Arctic Cooling (HK) Ltd.
Tsuen Wan, Hong-Kong
https://www.arctic.ac

Products

PC thermal solutions, PC accessories, Digital entertainement products, Earphones, Headphones, PC and Hi-Fi Speakers, Remote controlled toys.

Job description

• Responsibility for ARCTIC’s consumer electronics and ARCTIC Hobby strategy and product direction.
• Lead the product development starting from market analysis, feasibility study, design, testing, sourcing, scheduling, negotiations until series production.
• Responsibility for all HR related issues in the Consumer electronics and Hobby department such as replacement, hiring, termination, additional training and educational matters and annual performance reviews. Management of 5 engineers.
• Inform the company management of the product schedule and status.

Report to: Group CEO

Direct report: 6 ppl (Mechanical Engineers, Hardware Engineer, Industrial designer, Purchaser)

Achievements

• Successful launch of several products (earphones, headphones, RC toys)

NPI Manager

Parrot Trading (ShenZhen) Ltd.
ShenZhen, China
http://www.parrot.com

Products

Bluetooth electronics devices (Car Kits, Plug’n Play, Photo Frames, Speakers).

Job description

• Management of the EMS suppliers: set-up the line in partnership with EMS team, schedule the different production, solve the quality issues during production start.
• Following of the tooling development in supplier side for plastic and metal parts.
• Management of suppliers for other custom parts (cables, standard parts…)
• Synchronization of the different departments (tests, logistics, purchasing…) to ensure a smooth production beginning.
• Management of 5 Chinese engineers.

Report to: Asia Branch CEO

Direct report: 5 NPI Engineers

Achievements

• Creation of the ShenZhen office: from 5 french expatriates to about 50 peoples.
• Development of the team working quality: progressive transfer of the responsibilities from French team.
• Creation and Implementation of procedures to be compliant to TS16949 requirements.
• Before SZ logistics department creation, I was in charge of the whole logistics, planning, project management on one PCBA module for Japanese OEM customer.
• Local leader for the implementation of a PLM (Product Life Management) system based on SAP.
• Creation and implementation of a project following tool : web-based tool aimed to track the open issues as well as the planning of the projects

NPI Engineer

Parrot SA
Paris, France
http://www.parrot.com

Products

Bluetooth electronics devices (Car Kits, Plug’n Play, Photo Frames, Speakers).

Job description

• Following of the Chinese suppliers to ensure a smooth start of production.
• Several trip to factory to follow the different production runs.

Report to: NPI Manager

Achievements

• Creation of an automated BOM treatment tool.(manual treatment = 4 hours, with the tool = less than 5 minutes)
• Successful start of 5 projects.

Account Manager

Lear Automotive
Garches, France
http://www.lear.com

Products

Car harnesses

Job Description

• Follow-up of the project modification and the price impact. Discussion with customer.
• Management of the investment and in charge of claiming back to customer.

Report to: Sales Manager & Project Manager

Achievements

• Decrease the amount of the open issues (conflicts between customer and us) from more than 700000 euros to less than 100000 euros
• Implementation of an existing tool to track the commercial margin and estimate their annual impact.

Master in Engineering

Ecole Nationale d’Arts et Metiers (ENSAM) – ParisTech
Angers, France / Paris, France
https://artsetmetiers.fr/

Undergraduate Course

Lycee Vauban
Brest, France
http://www.lycee-vauban-brest.ac-rennes.fr/
Two years of preparation for the Engineer Schools entry exam. Specialization Physics and Technology.

Baccalaureate with Honors, Science Major

Lycee Vauban
Brest, France
http://www.lycee-vauban-brest.ac-rennes.fr/
French secondary school diploma obtained with an average grade of 14.13/20.