SPIE INTERVIEW EN

1. Guillaume Vannier, 35, holds a university diploma in HVAC Engineering and Energy
and also graduated from an engineering school. He is now a Business Manager at SPIE.
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WITHOURSO SPIEPEOPLE
“No two days
are ever alike!”
Tell us about your career.
GuillaumeVannier:IwashiredatSPIEOuest-CentreinNantesin2013asaBusinessManager.
ThenIwasofferedachanceofmobilitytoSPIEMoroccoin2015,whichgavemetheopportunity
to discover another culture and to tackle different working methods. Since 2017 I have been
back in France at SPIE Est.
What are your duties?
G.V.: I’m responsible for managing the technical, commercial, logistical and financial aspects
ofvariousprojects.Concretely,IworkontheinstallationofHeatingVentilationAir-Conditioning
(HVAC) and plumbing installations in hospitals. Depending on the project phase, I can manage
about a hundred site workers. That means that you need to have good technical knowledge
and a good ability to listen.
What do you like most about your profession?
G.V.: No two days are ever alike! Each project is different. And as I work in the field at least
one day per week, I meet lots of people and I deal with a wide variety of people.