Thomas Carton

Engineering / Continuous Improvement Manager – Compliance Managerr and PMP Project Manager

Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

About

Project Management (PMP certified) / R&D Department Manager R&D in heating, cooling, ventilation and mechanical systems Automotive and building thermal systems engineer Specialties: Technical Team Management / Project management HVAC units / AHU mechanical and thermal development specialist

Experience

  • Carrier HVAC Europe (15 yrs 7 mos)
    • Regulatory Manager
      Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos

      EU Regulatory Affairs Manager Maintaining and updating regulatory technical files for products manufactured on-site in compliance with European regulations: drawings, IOMs, CB reports, CE marking, and EU Declarations of Conformity in accordance with applicable regulations, directives, and harmonized standards—such as the Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC), Low Voltage Directive (2014/35/EU), PED (2014/68/EU), Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC), and RED (2014/53/EU)

    • Robust Design Leader
      Jan 2016 - Present · 10 yrs 7 mos

      Robust Design Leader  Training and mentoring of project managers; project monitoring and formalization of phase transitions Capturing design best practices based on customer needs and manufacturing processes Continuous product improvement and problem resolution using Carrier quality tools

    • Carrier Excellence Leader
      Jan 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 7 mos

      Carrier Excellence Leader / ISO 9001  Responsible for implementing continuous improvement for R&D department activities and processes: monthly dashboards, SIPOC, satisfaction surveys, skills matrices, process maturity matrices, monthly rollout meetings, implementation of improvement action plans, and facilitation of improvement events (DIVE, A3, 8D). Site trainer for continuous improvement tools

  • R&D Laboratory Supervisor - HVAC Unit Development Expert at Valeo Climate Control
    Jan 1999 - Dec 2010 · 12 yrs

    - HVAC unit development & tuning expert for french, german, US & Japanese car makers - Laboratory Supervisor in the US - Role Model for test engineers - Heat pump developer for the electric car new generation