+ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CESAR (2002 - till now) - France - Paris.
  Design Director.
Management of Cesar's design department. Head of a team of 13 people. Reporting directly to General Manager
Reporting directly to General Manager

- Management of the design team: : 3 Costume Designers, 1 Product Designer, 4 sculptors, 3 Graphic Designers, 1 development co-ordinator.
- Management of the plannings and budgets of the Design Department.
- Setting up of development processes (in collaboration with Purchase and Marketing department).

- Definition of product development strategy (in collaboration with the Marketing department).
- In charge of the creation and development of new products.

- Highly aware of industrial constrains (toys and costumes area).
- Analysis of the capability of the Chinese vendors. (Operational Management of a team of 6 Chinese buyers (Shenzhen).
- Follow up of the products developments in Asia
>>>> From 2004 : 4 trips a year in China.

- Design link with the licensors (Marvel, Mattel, Disney, Europa Corp etc).
 
MECCANO / (ERECTOR) (1996 - 2002) -France - Paris.
 

Product Designer - Project Manager.
Head of design team 4 designers, 1 computer operator. Reporting directly to General Manager.
Accountable for budget of 65K€.

- Setting up the Design Department.
- Management of the organisation, budget and planning.
- Definition of the development process.

- In charge of the conception and development of new products.

- Definition of product development strategy (in collaboration with the Marketing department).
- Artistic direction towards the agencies of packaging and advertisement.
- Collaboration and follow-up of subcontractors ( Europe and Asia).

- Since 1999, Head of the Graphic section.

- Responsible for setting up of a common computer platform for the Design and Engineering departments (Solidworks).

Toy Top Award 1999 and Toy Top Award 2000.
URVOY & CALIBANI (1999) Product and Graphic Design Agency -France - Paris.
  Designer Freelance.
- Portfolio of concepts for the bottle EVIAN Millennium.
ENERGY PRODUCTION (1993-94) POP agency - 100 employees -France - Paris.
  Point of Purchase Display Designer.
- Creation of advertising support : Stands, perfume fountains, patchwork box…
( Hermès - Boucheron - Lise Charmel - Jean Patou - Volvic - Beneton, etc.)
- Manufacturing follow up : packing, wood art, vacuum forming…
PPD Oscar 1995 for the Sanodiane furniture.
SIRPA MER (1992) Public Relation department of the French Navy. Fairs and booths Section. 20 peoples -France - Paris.
  Booth Designer.
Technical management of 4 people (electricians, carpenters). Accountable for budget of 20 K€. .
- Creation and manufacturing follow-up of the French Navy stand at the Paris' Nautical 1992 exhibition
MBD DESIGN (1991 - 3 months) Industrial design agency. 27 employees - France - Paris.
  Trainee Designer / Roughman.
FORM DESIGN (1990 - 3 months) Industrial design agency. 6 employees - France - Paris.
  Trainee Designer / Roughman.
 
+ EDUCATION
1995 Franciscan University of Steubenville - Ohio USA - English / Illustration -
1991
 ENSAAMA Applied Arts Olivier de Serre. Paris - France - Degree of Industrial Design -
1988
 French A level - with Honours -
Computer skills
 3D: SOLIDWORKS- AMAPI -
2D: PHOTOSHOP - ILLUSTRATOR - DREAMWEAVER
- Office softwares: WORD - EXCEL - MS.PROJECT - POWER POINT etc.
Languages
 FRENCH: Mother tongue.
ENGLISH: Fluent. 6 months in US / 6 months in London..
Daily practice of English communication.
   
+ OTHERS ACTIVITIES
POUR UN SOURIRE D'ENFANT (For the Smile of a Child) (August 1999) ONG - Cambodia -
  Co-ordination and animation of a center for child ragmen.
- Management of a team of 12 monitors / 120 children during one month.
Purpose: Avoid that the children return to the disposal centre of Phnom Penh during the school vacation period in August. (Organisation of the housing and recreational activities.)