François-Xavier Collet

Ingénieur d'application - Spécialiste CAO/PDM

Neuchâtel, Switzerland

About

Naturally dynamic and inventive, I have a strong interest and proficiency in presentations and advice to customers. I have always greatly appreciated demonstration or benchmark situations requiring careful listening to customer needs, very quick analysis of the situation and persuasive presentation of the solutions showing more than the customer expectations. I always maintained excellent relations and have always been seen as a trusted advisor by our customers.

Experience

  • Ingénieur d'application - Spécialiste CAO/PDM at Hurni Engineering Sàrl
    Sep 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 11 mos

  • Project Manager at Autodesk
    May 2014 - Aug 2019 · 5 yrs 4 mos

    Project Manager at Autodesk Consulting delivering enterprise customer projects in the manufacturing industry (CAD, PDM and PLM). Responsible for: • Develop and manage the project plan, • Measure and evaluate the project progress, • Identify and resolve the project issues, • Manage the statement of work and the change requests, • Organize and moderate kickoff and closing meetings, project status calls and meetings, • Communicate with the Customer Project Manager, • Build project team in collaboration with the Resource Manager and the Product Line Managers, • Ensure approval and acceptance of project deliverables.

  • Hurni Engineering Sàrl (La Chaux-de-Fonds)
    • Technical and Development Manager
      Jan 2003 - Apr 2014 · 11 yrs 4 mos

      As a member of management, I am actively involved in the technical choices and strategies established by Hurni Engineering Sarl. In addition to my duties as an Application and Sales Engineer, I follow up new Autodesk products. Managing 9 Engineers and Technicians, I supervise the team organization and provide training on new products. I also organize and supervise the development of Inventools along with various client applications and mock-up future development projects.

    • Senior Application and Sales Engineer
      Oct 1999 - Apr 2014 · 14 yrs 7 mos

      My work for Hurni Engineering Sarl has always been strongly pre-sales oriented in close collaboration with the commercial department. In this context, I prepare and present demonstrations and benchmarks on all Autodesk software products offered by Hurni Engineering Sarl. On a technical side, thanks to my interest in new products Hurni Engineering Sarl has reached a recognized place among Autodesk resellers. I provide many consulting services, client advisory, implementation of working method and training to our customers. Based on customer requests, I have designed and developed additional tools to Inventor (Inventools) to automate tasks and increase user productivity.

  • Customer Service, Sales Engineer at Alpha Umwelttechnik AG
    Oct 1998 - Oct 1999 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Attached to the customer service, I provided tracking and canvassing of customers (sewage operators, commune officials and engineering offices) establishing services offerings from simple electromechanical systems to complete renovation of water treatment plant.

  • Application Engineer at Cimalog Systems AG
    Jan 1996 - Sep 1998 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    Only Application Engineer in the western Switzerland office, my work for Cimalog Systems SA has always been versatile and autonomous. It consisted of preparing and presenting demonstrations or benchmarks on CAD/CAM/PDM solutions developed by Cimalog Systems SA. I also provided training, hotline, on-site support (installation and update), database configuration and post-processors programming for our customers.