Vétroz, Valais, Switzerland
■ EXECUTIVE FOUNDATIONS Experimented, Situational & Versatile Leader Sciences & Technology (EPFL Engineer) • Executive MBA • Operations & Project Management HSEQ & Lean mindset, shaped by world-class companies & senior executive mentors Hands-on, resilient, people-focused leader with strong delivery mindset French, English, German Expertise in Industry & Public Sector ■ LEADERSHIP MISSION Define Strategy ⟶ Drive Operations ⟶ Deliver Results ■ STRATEGIC PRIORITIES Zero-Harm and Impeccable ESG Credentials High-performing Teams Operational & Product Excellence Sustainable Competitive Advantage ■ AREAS OF EXPERTISE Clean Energy Industry & Technologies Manufacturing, Operations & HSEQ Management Plant Commissioning, Production Scale-up & Industrialization Public Infrastructure Projects & Environmental Impact Management Environmental Industry, Clean Technologies & Circular Economy Site Dismantling, Industrial Remediation & Brownfield Redevelopment ■ DAILY LEADERSHIP COMMITMENT I foster a daily culture of safety, trust, and growth,translating strategy into tangible operational results. ■ MORE DETAILS 🌱 Clean Energy Industry & Green Hydrogen Technologies • Alkaline electrolyzer blocks and parts production • Plant setup and commissioning (layout, equipments and organization design) • Production ramp-up and strategic investments • Industrial-scale mechanical and metal transformation • Thermal and surface treatments (annealing, nickel coating, electroplating) • Industrial machine assembly • Lean manufacturing and OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) improvement 🏭 Industrial Site Regeneration & Brownfield Redevelopment • Primary aluminum industry • Large polluted site remediation and decontamination • Plant decommissioning and dismantling • Reindustrialization strategies • Legal and technical compliance • Special waste recycling ♻️ Environmental Industry, Clean Technologies & Circular Economy • Municipal waste treatment • Hazardous waste management • Wastewater treatment facilities • Regulatory compliance 🛠️ Public Infrastructure & Environmental Megaprojects • Rhône river widening and environmental impact management • Mineral resources management • Large-scale compliance and stakeholder coordination
➡️Manufacture of pressurized alkaline electrolyzers for the hydrogen industry: • In-house production of critical components • Assembly of functional blocks ➡️Leading the scale-up of a manufacturing plant (grown up to 100 employees), structured into four key production sectors and associated infrastructure, including: • Mechanical sector (4000 tons press, crimping, drilling, deburring and leak machines) • Galvanic sector (cleaning baths and full galvanic line for nickel treatment) • Thermal treatment sector • Blocks assembly sector (lift) • Wastewater treatment plant • Warehouse ➡️CEO with Direct Operational Oversight of: 🏭 Production Department – Efficiency and process optimization ✅ Quality Department – Standards compliance and continuous improvement 🔗 Supply Chain Department – Procurement, logistics, and inventory management 🏗️ Machinery, Infrastructure & Equipment Department – Asset management and capital investments 💰 Finance Department – Budgeting, financial planning, and performance oversight 🗂️ Administration Department (HR, Legal, IT) – Corporate support and internal governance 🛡️ Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) – Workplace safety, regulatory compliance, and sustainability Also operating within a matrix structure in close coordination with: 🧪 Sunfire Group SE corporate functions – Including R&D, Process Engineering, and other central teams 🌍 Other production sites in Germany ➡️Key Achievements: • On-time and successful blocks delivery to customers for projects with double-digit MW capacities • Successful scaling up parts production capacity to the fixed group targets • Successful rework and after-sales support • Improving overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) to reach an outstanding 84% • Implementation of a two-shift production capacity in both the galvanic and heat treatment areas within just 12 months • Achieving significant safety improvements, with a Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) considered exceptionally low for the industry
➡️Leading production divided into four key sectors : Mechanical, Galvanic, Heat Treatment and Assembly • Designing and implementing the end-to-end Production Plan, factoring in bottlenecks, HR ramp-up, raw material availability, machine capacity, maintenance, and quality requirements to meet output targets. • Developing traceability systems including Production Orders, Lot and Serial Numbers. • Leading the step-by-step implementation of ERP Navision, targeting TÜV certification, in collaboration with external consultants. • Acting as site representative during customer and regulatory authority visits, ensuring alignment with compliance and quality expectations. • Participating in defining Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and production processes to standardize operations and support quality assurance. • Collaboration with process engineers in process development. • Working cross-functionally with R&D and Quality teams to manage Special Releases. • Successfully assembled the first electrolyser block achieving an approved Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) • Improving processes in various projects to reduce cycle time
➡️ 3ème correction du Rhône : Megaprojet consistant à assurer la sécurité en cas de crues via la mise en œuvre d'un aménagement intégré répondant au défi de la gestion du territoire et aux exigences environnementales actuelles. En effet, en cas de crues importantes, 14'000 hectares sont potentiellement inondables et près de 10 milliards de dégâts potentiels sont évalués. Les travaux de la 3ème correction du Rhône sont prévus sur une trentaine d'années et devisés à 3.6 milliards de francs. ➡️ Responsabilités : 🪨 Responsable de la gestion des matériaux d'excavation et de déconstruction (près de 25 millions de m³ excavés) 🧪 Responsable de l'assainissement des sites pollués (70 sites identifiés ~300 MCHF de CAPEX) et de la gestion des sols le long du tracé du projet 🌿 Participation et soutien du Top Management dans l'élaboration des stratégies du Service concernant la gestion de l'environnement 🛡️ Défense des intérêts de R3 dans les dossiers stratégiques 🧩 Gestion intégrée des multiples projets coordonnés dans un vaste programme 📊 Supervision de toutes les études liées à la gestion de l'environnement 🧭 Conseil et aide à la décision sur les variantes et solutions retenues pour les mises à l'enquête publique 🤝 Soutien des différents Chefs de projet dans le processus de production pour chaque secteur sur les 120 km du fleuve afin d’assurer le développement d'un projet maîtrisé techniquement, financièrement et légalement 🏛️ Coordination avec les autorités compétentes
⚖️Leading the section responsible for the enforcement and implementation of environmental legislation in the Canton of Valais, with a focus on contaminated sites (OSites), waste treatment (OTD), and soil protection (OSol). ➡️Section Direction • Strategic objectives and execution of action plans to achieve them • Team leadership and management of a multidisciplinary group of scientific specialists • Budget planning and oversight for third-party mandates (external experts and consultants) • Monitoring and reporting of activities/projects to the Head of the Environmental Protection Service • Chair of the State Commission for “Waste and Mineral Resources” ➡️Contaminated Sites Remediation: • Management of the cantonal register of polluted sites • Review and assessment of site investigations and preparation of official positions • Evaluation and approval of remediation projects and decisions • Supervision of investigation and remediation worksites • Management of cantonal and federal (OTAS) subsidies ➡️Waste Management: • Strategic planning at the cantonal level • Monitoring of bioactive and stabilized residue landfills • Inspection and oversight of waste treatment facilities • Management of subsidies
🏭 Industrial Rehabilitation & Redeployment Project – Steg & Chippis Plants ➡️Project Overview • Rehabilitation & industrial redeployment of the Steg aluminium smelter and Chippis electrodes plant • Production capacity: 50,000 tons of aluminium/year • Reporting directly to the Project Director as Production Manager ➡️Key Responsibilities ❌ Closure of Steg (electrolysis) and Chippis (electrode plant) – 130 jobs impacted 📍 Site area: 26 hectares (8 ha industrial zone, 18 ha agricultural land) 🔨 Deconstruction of both sites, including: - Waste recycling ♻️ - Soil and site decontamination 🧪 - Industrial redevelopment 💼 👷♂️ Led the deconstruction team on-site (Steg & Chippis) 📑 Preparation of tender documents, contractor selection & on-site supervision 🛠️ Supervised subcontractors across all construction and dismantling phases 🌱 Oversaw EHS (Environment, Health & Safety) compliance: - Risk assessments ⚠️ - Risk control & audits 🔍 ✅ Green Belt Project: - Reduced cashout by optimizing clean-up and deconstruction - Maximized recycling using BI tools (concrete, furnace, potroom, dust, anodes & cathodes) 📊 🧾 Supervised technical investigations & negotiated a multi-million CHF site remediation plan with State authorities, Rio Tinto experts & consultants ➡️Key Achievements 🎓Implemented the Rio Tinto HSEQC Management System across both sites - Applied Rio Tinto standards at all activity levels - Passed audits & achieved certification ✅ Successfully audited and certified under ISO 14001 & OHSAS 18001 ♻️ Recovered and treated production waste and residues – including 30,000 tons of special waste 🏗️ Deconstruction of anodes plant 🌍 Led decontamination of large polluted zones 🚀 Supported industrial redevelopment with 4 new companies established on-site, creating 80 new jobs
Membre des services centraux Environnement Santé Sécurité (ESS) pour les usines de Sierre, Chippis et Steg. Gestion et pilotage de projets environnementaux en lien avec l’eau, l’énergie, les déchets, les substances dangereuses et les sites pollués. ➡️Énergie & émissions • Élaboration et mise en œuvre d’un plan de réduction de la consommation énergétique et des émissions de CO₂ • Contribution au dossier d’exonération de la taxe CO₂ fédérale • Développement d’un plan d’action et d’un outil de monitoring des indicateurs énergétiques ➡️Eau potable & eaux souterraines • Amélioration du réseau d’alimentation en eau potable (Sierre / Chippis) et de son système de suivi • Prise en compte des interactions avec les projets de construction sur site • Extension du réseau d’observation des eaux souterraines sur les trois sites (Sierre, Chippis, Steg) ➡️Déchets et substances dangereuses • Optimisation de la gestion des déchets spéciaux et des substances dangereuses (incluant transport, stockage et recyclage) • Déploiement d’un système de management dédié (rédaction de directives internes, formations du personnel) • Formation spécifique à l’utilisation du chlore dans les fonderies (Chippis et Steg) ➡️Sites pollués • Réalisation du cadastre des sites pollués et des investigations environnementales selon les exigences légales • Élaboration des plans d'action et communication avec les autorités compétentes ________________________________________ 🧾 Certifications : ✅ Auditeur interne certifié – ARIAQ SA ✅ Conseiller à la sécurité pour le transport de marchandises dangereuses (route/rail) – Institut Suisse de Promotion de la Sécurité ✅ Attestation : Utilisation de produits chimiques en entreprise & nouvelle loi sur les produits chimiques (Association pour la promotion de la sécurité dans l’industrie valaisanne)
Chargé de cours externe dans le cadre du programme de Master, sur l’application des modèles mathématiques à la compréhension du comportement des polluants dans les milieux environnementaux 🧪Contenu du cours : • Modélisation des transferts et du devenir des substances chimiques dans les compartiments environnementaux (air, eau, sol) • Émissions et expositions aux polluants issus d’activités industrielles • Méthodes d’évaluation des risques industriels et gestion des sites contaminés • Applications des modèles dans les analyses de risques environnementaux et les études d’impact 🛠️Les modèles mathématiques enseignés sont utilisés comme outils d’aide à la décision dans la gestion de la pollution. 💬Cours très apprécié par les étudiants pour sa clarté, ses applications concrètes et sa pertinence scientifique.