Work experience
CONSULTANT IN FAN INDUSTRY
- Founder of AG Consultant in June 2014
PRODUCT STRATEGY DIRECTOR
- FLÄKT SOLYVENT-VENTEC / HOWDEN SOLYVENT-VENTEC.
January 2012 – August 2014
Strategic development at Group level – R&D programs
Other mission: from 2003 to 2014: design and manufacturing of heavy large fans for the ONERA wind-tunnel S1 at MODANE-AVRIEUX (FRANCE)
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
- SOLYVENT-VENTEC/ ABB FLÄKT SOLYVENT-VENTEC/ FLÄKT SOLYVENT-VENTEC.
October 1989 – December 2011
Specific development of fan impellers using composite materials: fan blades of axial fans, impellers of centrifugal fans.
Software development: rotor dynamics, fan selection and design of industrial tailor-made fans.
Installation of a CAD system with associated development to produce automatically manufacturing drawings of industrial tailor-made fans.
Development strategy at Group level: R&D programs, production in various countries with a particular personal assistance in Brazil and India.
Technical assistance for sales to customers worldwide.
Resolution of fan in-service technical problems.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER
- SOLYVENT-VENTEC.
October 1972 – September 1988
Research and Development engineer, in charge of the testing laboratory: development of new products through fan performance testing.
Design engineer for stress analysis, mechanical tests, rotor dynamics, vibration analysis, acoustical testing, and technical support to resolve in-service technical problems.