Claude Blanvalet

Process development & innovation manager at Colgate Palmolive

Herstal, Walloon Region, Belgium

About

I started my work life in 1970 with a small company manufacturing printed circuits. I was attending my studies at the same time. In 1975, I joined RCA Solid State Europe as line Engineer, especially dealing with the chemical etching of silicon wafers and the electronic testing going with it. In 1979, I joined Colgate RD centre in Liege up to last year when I transferred to Therwil Colgate as PD&I Engineering Manager. In the course of my 32 years in Liege, I successively spent 22 years in Home Care product development and after, 11 years in Oral Care Product Development / Implementation & Support functions. I am currently looking after the implementation of new processes in the Oral Care manufacturing environment.

Experience

  • Colgate-Palmolive (47 yrs 1 mo)
    • Retraité
      Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

    • Process development & innovation manager
      Apr 2012 - Dec 2024 · 12 yrs 9 mos

    • Technician to Senior Technical Associate
      Jun 1979 - Mar 2012 · 32 yrs 10 mos

      Home care products development up to 2001, then Oral Care PD and I&S up to March 2012

  • Line engineer at RCA solid state Europe
    Jan 1975 - Feb 1979 · 4 yrs 2 mos

    I was supporting production lines of silicon wafers etching, transistors and tiristors testing.