Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Spécialités : Mechanical Engineering
Leading the Carbon Oscillator Unit, I manage a skilled and international team in the development, optimization, and in-house industrialization of a unique hairspring, exclusive to our brand. I focus on moving projects from research to production, meeting company goals, building strong supplier relationships, and ensuring good teamwork across departments. - Team Management: Supervise a skilled and international team of nine professionals (scientists, engineers, watchmaker, and operators), managing project plans and assigning projects. - Process Optimization & Industrialization: Drive the optimization and industrialization of manufacturing processes for the Carbon hairspring, ensuring efficient and scalable production within our facilities. - Roadmap Implementation: Drive the creation and implementation of a technical roadmap to guide the transition of our innovative hairspring project from R&D to full production. - Supplier Relations: Handle relationships with key suppliers, including leading discussions on technical matters and business deals to secure optimal outcomes. - Budget Oversight: Establish and manage project budgets, ensuring responsible resource allocation and adherence to financial objectives. - Technical Project Leadership: Lead the planning and execution of technical projects, ensuring they align with company-wide objectives and deliver results. - Cross-Department Collaboration: Work effectively and diplomatically with Quality, Development, Production, Legal, Finance, and Customer Service through regular meetings and shared projects to ensure smooth workflows and solve problems effectively. - Reporting to Executives: Prepare and deliver regular updates on project progress and outcomes to senior management, facilitating informed decision-making.
- Lead a team of three watchmakers, guiding them through project development from conception to completion - Facilitate collaboration among Quality, Design, Lab, Industrialization, Purchasing, and Customer Service teams to ensure project cohesion - Oversee project timelines and budgets to achieve mass production targets - Direct all technical aspects of projects to align with strategic objectives - Provide regular project updates and insights to the COO and CIO
- Established two production workshops for mass-producing: 40,000 innovative components annually and creating 500 high-end horology components - Drove productivity enhancements on production lines - Recruited, trained, and supervised a team of ten production staff members - Spearheaded industrialization projects in collaboration with the Research Department - Managed delivery schedules to meet client quality standards and deadlines
- Managed Process and Product Innovation Projects, blending craftsmanship with technology, culminating in a product retailing for 100kCHF - Orchestrated project timelines and experimental phases - Developed and delivered prototypes that merged design excellence with functionality - Fostered strategic internal and external collaborations - Worked closely with Production, Design, Quality, Artistic Design, Marketing, Prototyping, and Lab teams for cohesive project execution - Oversaw intellectual property management resulting in two published patents
- Led quality enhancement projects on production lines, involving experimental trials - Executed simulations and modeling of manufacturing processes for optimization - Achieved process and product advancements - Contributed to multiple technical committees - Supervised two master's level engineering interns - Authored and presented papers at international conferences
− Analysis of a manufacturing process line and influent parameters − Bibliography − Statistical analysis of the industrial quality
- Led a research project and experiments using new technology on traditional material - Integrated in a multi-cultural environment and learn Japanese language - Presented in a Japanese conference