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About
I'm an industrial designer with a transportation speciality.
Abit more 10 years experience in car industry, now Project & Class-A Team Leader for exterior and/or interior.
Since February 2010 I'm working for Groupe PSA, in Sochaux - Montbéliard :
1) Citroen B78x Project a.k.a C4 Picasso II.
2) K-Zero program, 3 vans known as Jumpy - SpaceTourer / Expert - Traveller / Pro Ace.
3) P1UO, Opel / Vauxhall Grandland-X.
4) C84€, European version of Citroën C5 Aircross.
5) D41, DS4 successor.
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Education
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Master Transportation DesignISD Valenciennes2004 - 2007French school of design (Transportation, Product and 3D Modeling). Master obtained with Mention.
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BTS Graphic Arts Graphism and Web designLycee Celony - Aix en Provence2003 - 2004One year in alternation for graphics arts (3 days in a communication agency, 2 days at school). 1st professionnal long period integration and learning of web design, communication plates and logo making.
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BTS Industrial DesignLycee Jean Perrin - Marseille2000 - 2003Bachelor + 3 years specialized in general Industrial Design (main focus on Product). First steps in model making and 3D polygonal modeling.
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A level (FR : Bac) Arts and architectureLycee Technique Marie Curie - Marseille1997 - 2000Diploma in General Arts & Architectural Volumes, equivalent to A level (FR : Brevet de Technicien en Arts Appliqués). True beginning in sketching, general creation and History of Art.
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Experience
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Industrial Design Program managerSochaux, FranceApr 2014 - Present (10 years 7 months)Industrial designer, I started this carreer in cockpit style development, and now I progressively extend my experience to exterior body.
B785/B787, 2nd gen. C4 Picasso / SpaceTourer.
K0 vans long running program from 2013 to end of 2014.
Then big and very interesting experience as Interior Responsible for P1UO, collaboration with GM at that time. Now this Project is the Grandland-X for both Opel / Vauxhall, brands of PSA Groupe since summer 2017.
C84€, Citroën C5 Aircross European spec. from november 2016 to 2017.
End of 2017, beginning of D41 until end of 2019, important car for the DS recent brand (DS 4 replacement).
And currently X74 2.0, facelift of DS 7 Crossback.
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Car designerSochaux, FranceFeb 2010 - Mar 2014 (4 years 1 month)Long term integration as Automotive Designer.
Development support for the PSA Industrial Styling dpt (Citroen B78x New C4 Picasso then K0, Jumpy/Expert/Pro Ace successors). -
Transversal automotive designerHagenbach, GermanyJan 2008 - Jan 2010 (2 years)V.I.E. contract, as transversal, advanced and 3D designer.
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Transversal automotive designerFAURECIA Systemes InterieursMéru, FranceMar 2007 - Dec 2007 (9 months)Trainee, as transversal and advanced designer.
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Transversal automotive designerHarnes, FranceOct 2005 - Feb 2006 (4 months)Automotive design first internship.
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Graphist and web designerAix-en-Provence, FranceSep 2003 - Aug 2004 (11 months)Graphist for the ASTERIA Group 3 days per week (website and commercial plates).
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Designer and Interior architectAntibes, FranceJul 2001 - Oct 2001 (3 months)1+2 months internship. Assistant of Mr Paul CAMI, director and architect/designer.
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Awards
1st price on the SIA "Style & Technics contest - 2006" with the DSCar Project (most innovating design).
DSCar project publication in Stuff magazine.
ALPINE Open'Back project publication in Berlinette Mag'.
ALPINE Open'Back project publication in Caradisiac.fr & AutoMotto.org. -
Industries
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Skills
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@Patrick_R, member since 2009
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