Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels Region, Belgium
A result driven, technically skilled professional with extensive experience in chemical process design, optimization and start up, product design, modelling and simulation, R&D and project management. Delivered significant cost savings, ensured business continuity and increased productivity by covering both technical (surfactant making process design, optimization and modelling) and managerial roles (management of reformulation projects). Recent achievements with my current employer include the reformulation of our hand dish washing liquid in extremely stretched timings driven by potential business crisis and the optimization of the surfactant making process in one of our plants, which led to significant cost savings.
-Consumer research, product and process design for MEA hand dish washing liquids -Product and process design for Asia and Latin America hand dish washing liquids
-Managed salary plans for the Hand Dish surfactants team to enhance performance and career growth. -Supported the startup of the company’s largest manufacturing plant with on-site crew coaching. -Upgraded R&D pilot plant capabilities for surfactant research and prototyping. -Saved over $5M annually by creating cost-effective, high-performance formulas. -Ensured business continuity during raw material shortages with quick, low-cost formula delivery.
o Defined the engineering scope needed for producing surfactant paste at the plant scale. o Ensured the fast cycle prototyping of new to the market Hand Dish surfactant pastes, using paste making process expertise. o Increased company productivity: 70% reduction in lead time and cost for the surfactant making process design by building and validating modelling tools. o Delivered significant cost savings (approx. $1Mln/year) by optimizing surfactant making process in one of P&G’s main manufacturing plants o Development of new capabilities for the study and characterisation of surfactants dissolution
• Test methods development