alexandre chotard

Prototype Workshop Manager en ANDALTEC

Martos, Andalusia, Spain

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Experience

  • Andaltec Centro Tecnológico (17 yrs 1 mo)
    • Prototype Workshop Manager
      Feb 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

      Prototype Workshop Manager at ANDALTEC (R&D center of Plastics - Foundation, in Martos (Jaén - Spain)): Responsible for the Prototyping solutions: mock-up construction, Prototyping for pre-Series and Production for serial products; in charge of a department with about 30 direct people, main contact of the department faced to the customers.

    • Lighting dpt Manager
      Jun 2012 - Aug 2023 · 11 yrs 3 mos

      Since 06/2012 Lighting dpt Manager at ANDALTEC (R&D center of Plastics - Foundation, in Martos (Jaén - Spain)), working for VALEO LIGHTING SYSTEMS: Responsible for the R&D department in charge of the investigations/researchs ordered by VLS (product & process projects) for car rear lamps, head lamps and interior lighting manufacturing; responsible for a department with about 30 direct people (project teams (PM, R&D, Process) + CAD engineers + optic engineers), main contact of the department with VLS.

    • Research Project Manager
      Jul 2009 - May 2012 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      07/2009 - 05/2012 Research Project Manager at ANDALTEC (R&D center of Plastics - Foundation, in Martos (Jaén - Spain)), working for VALEO LIGHTING SYSTEMS: Responsible for Quality/Cost/Planning of investigation projects (product & process projects) for car rear lamp and head lamp manufacturing, in charge of a project team about 5 direct people + contributors, main contact of the team with VLS.

  • Valeo (7 yrs 8 mos)
    • Industrial Project Manager
      Nov 2007 - Jun 2009 · 1 yr 8 mos

      11/2007 - 06/2009 Industrial Project Manager at VALEO LIGHTING SYSTEMS (in Martos (Jaén - Spain): Responsible for Quality, Cost, Planning of industrial projects for car rear lamp manufacturing, in charge of a project team about 5 direct people + contributors, main contact of the team with car makers.

    • R&D Project Engineer
      Jan 2005 - Oct 2007 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      01/2005 - 10/2007 R&D Project Engineer at VALEO LIGHTING SYSTEMS (in Martos (Jaén - Spain)) : R&D responsible for the car rear lamps development in industrial projects (automotive industry), R&D responsible for new project pre-studies, main R&D contact with customers and suppliers, in charge of managing 10 contributors (CAD, optics, simulations, electronics, Lab., prototypes).

    • R&D Project Engineer
      Jun 2004 - Dec 2004 · 7 mos

      06/2004 - 12/2004 R&D Project Engineer at VALEO LIGHTING SYSTEMS (in Neuses (Nürnberg - Germany): R&D responsible for the car rear lamps development in industrial projects (automotive industry), R&D responsible for new project pre-studies, main R&D contact with customers and suppliers, in charge of managing 10 contributors (CAD, optics, simulations, electronics, Lab., prototypes).

  • APU/Process Engineer trainee at Valeo
    Jan 2001 - May 2001 · 5 mos

    01/2001 - 05/2001 APU/Process Engineer trainee at VALEO CLIMATE CONTROL (in Le Mans, 72 - France): continuous improvement of an Autonomous Production Unit: organisation of a Kanban system, organisation of the stocktakings, improvement of 5S.