1. Benjamin Laporte 27th
February1984
Via Garombasso, 45 French
12089 Villanova Mondovi (Italy) Single
Tel: 0039 3466437908
benjamin_laporte@hotmail.fr
DESIGN MANAGER
EDUCATION
2008 Five year technical degree in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the French
National Engineering School of Tarbes (Entered at 3rd
Year level).
2004 Two year technical degree in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University
of Poitiers.
2002 French high-school diploma (scientific section) at the Lycée Merleau-Ponty of
Rochefort.
WORK EXPERIENCE
From Design Manager at the firm Valeo Transmissions in Mondovì (Italy).
February 2014 Responsible for design and validation of Dual Mass Flywheels (DMF):
-Lead RFQ activities
- Patents owner and Valeo Technical Expert status
-Lead Design Reviews for all products in development
-Manage R&D team composed by 6 designers and 8 R&D Project Team Members
April 2010 R&D Project Team Member at the firm Valeo Transmissions in Mondovì (Italy).
January 2014 Technical support for development Dual Mass Flywheels (DMF) for PSA and FORD:
-Participate at design reviews and DFMEA
-Request FEM calculations
-Pilot prototypes building and validation tests
-Manage R&D Project milestones
-Face customers and suppliers regarding technical subjects
April 2008 Volunteer for International Experience (V.I.E.) for a 24-month contract at the firm
March 2010 Valeo Transmissions in Mondovì (Italy).
-Instrumentation and measurement of mechanical and hydraulic systems on benches
and vehicles.
-Subjective evaluations and vibro-acoustic analysis (NVH: Noise Vibration Harshness).
-Data processing program creation.
September 2007 Internship (20 weeks) at the firm Epsilon Ingénierie in Toulouse (France).
January 2008 -Thermomechanical simulations for study of a heat storage system for electronic
equipments.
-Solution optimization, conception and dimensioning rules statement.
-Technological watch.
September 2005 Internship (20 weeks) at the firm Dassault Aviation in Poitiers (France).
January 2006 -Optimization tests implementation on a laser cutting machine.
-Problem solving, procedures improvement.
-Technical report writing.

2. April-June Internship (12 weeks) at the firm Land Rover in Gaydon (England).
2004 -Creation of a Visual Basic program to aid the durability testing and problem solving
for development of future Land Rover vehicles, and compare these with competitor
vehicles.
SKILLS AND INTERESTS
Languages: - French (mother tongue)
Languages: - Italian (fluent, 8-year work experience and one semester with Erasmus program in Italy)
Languages: - English (useful working knowledge, 3-month internship period in England, contacts with
Languages: foreign clients, suppliers and project contributors, TOEFL 573 points)
Languages: - German (basic knowledge, studied in secondary school and high school)
Computer skills: Pack Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visual Basic), FEM and CAO (Catia V5),
measurement and analysis (LMS Testlab) and reliability ( Weibull++)
Interests and activities: traveling, guitar practice, triathlon.
References: available upon request.