Luc Vuchot has over 15 years of experience in renewable energy engineering and management roles. Most recently, he served as VP Engineering and Services at EXOSUN, where he managed a team of 10 people and oversaw engineering, operations and maintenance, and project portfolios totaling over 300MWp. Prior to that, he held positions as Head of Engineering and Head of O&M at other renewable energy companies, where he grew teams, structured processes, and increased productivity. Vuchot has extensive experience managing complex international projects and technical/contractual aspects of utility-scale photovoltaic plants.

1. Experience
2015 - 2016: VP Engineering and Services (10 persons)
EXOSUN (70+ persons) – Bordeaux
Member of Executive Committee and Board of Directors
Technical expert for business development and support during negotiations
Management of Engineering and O&M teams
Operational management and integration of the subsidiaries (USA, South Africa) in a matrix
organization for the department’s field of expertise
Management of warranties and customer service for the entire project portfolio
(300+MWp), Management of the O&M service contracts
> Development of the worldwide commercial and contractual strategy for the warranties
as well as for the engineering and post-construction services
> Optimization of time and reliability of the commissioning procedure (50% time saving)
> Management of a workforce reduction linked to a job-saving plan
2012 - 2015: Head of Engineering Office (5 persons)
EXOSUN (70+ persons) – Bordeaux
Management of the preliminary studies (10GWp+/year), of the execution studies and
construction engineering (300+MWp constructed), and of the commissioning
Technical follow-up of affairs (France, USA, Chile, Middle East, South Africa, Brazil)
Product configuration definition, costs consolidation, bill of material development
Writing / analyses of the contractual technical conditions and specifications
> Team consolidation (3 recruitments), methods and process structuring including the
integration and operational management of subsidiaries’ engineers (USA, South Africa)
> Interfaces consolidation based on a customer/supplier model for internal deliveries
> Spectacular increase of the engineering expertise and productivity thanks to the
specification and development follow-up of the internal tools
2011 - 2012: Head of PV O&M (11 persons)
FONROCHE (200+ persons) – Agen
Structuring and management of the O&M service growth
> Recruitment of a complete team of 10 persons
> Management of 300+ PV plants, for a total of 104+ MWp and 2+M€ sales revenue
> Specification and development follow-up of the SCADA and the CMMS
2010 - 2011: Project manager for the governmental regional council PV call for tender
FONROCHE (200+ persons) – Agen
Response management to the regional councils call for tenders for PV rooftop installations
Management of the PV
Contractualization and management of the affairs
2009 - 2010: Renewable Energy Engineer
ADEME (French Environment and Energy Management Agency – 1000+ persons) – Valbonne
Multi R.E. program coordinator for the overseas regions
R.E. project’s techno-economic expertise to award governmental grants
Technical and methodological support to the ADEME’s regional directorate
2005 - 2007: Project Management Officer – MI-GSO / AIRBUS (60.000+ persons) – Toulouse
2004: Internship R&D Engineer – Analysis and modeling of atmospheric turbulence
E.S.O (European Southern Observatory - 700+ persons) – Munich
Formation Engineering Master Degree level and Advanced degree
2008 - 2009:
2001 - 2004:
1998 - 2001 :
Specialized Mastère (3rd cycle) Strategic Management of Sustainable Development
SKEMA Business School – Sophia Antipolis
Aerospace Engineer ISAE-ENSICA (Superior Institute of Aerospace Engineering) –
Toulouse
Project Management Postgraduate Degree– Toulouse
Higher School Preparatory Classes prépa Math Sup / Math Spé PC* – Montpellier
Luc VUCHOT
37 years old
fr.linkedin.com/in/lucvuchot
: luc.vuchot@gmail.com
: +33 6 95 24 96 81
Director of Engineering & Services
Key skills
Advanced generalist and multi R.E.
technical expertise
PV and tracker utility scale specialist
Activities, services, and organization
structuring
Growth management
Technical and contractual
management of complex projects
Customer approach / contact
Capacity to analyze and synthesize
complex situations
Strategy and action plan
implementation
Strong experience in international
environments
Autonomous, proactive, creative,
invested
Languages
French: Native
English: Full professional proficiency
License & Accreditations
Driving licence: “Permis B”
Electricity: Full low voltage
accreditation, direct vicinity high
voltage
Interests
Discovering new cultures in full
immersion
Woodwork
Alpinism, mountain biking, skiing,
snowboarding, surfing
Volunteer
Founding member and Vice President
of a humanitarian association for
literacy development.
Organization and achievement of
international humanitarian aid
conveys.
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