Vincent Fetzer is a 38-year-old French materials scientist with over 15 years of experience in research and development, project management, production, and sales. He holds a Ph.D. in physical chemistry and master's degrees in materials engineering. His career has included positions managing R&D projects, technical support engineering, production operations, and business development. He has strong skills in various areas including management, sales, technical support, research, and production.

1. Vincent FETZER
3 rue Anatole France
F 94270 Le Kremlin Bicêtre
vincent_fetzer@yahoo.fr
(+33) 661 126 731
Ph.D. in materials science
Projects manager
38 years old
Single
Without children
Driving licence
Design - R&D - Process - Industrialisation - Support engineer
French - German - English
Education
2007 Ph.D. in physical chemistry
Université de Bourgogne, laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne - Dijon, France
2004 Master’s degrees in materials engineering: Franco-German double diploma
. Ingénieur diplômé de l’EEIGM, Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine - Nancy, France
. Diplomingenieur der Werkstofftechnik, Universität des Saarlandes - Saarbrücken, Germany
Abilities
Management - Production unit and quality control laboratory management
- B2B sales department management and development
- Customer pre- & after-sales support (ISO 9001:2008 quality policy)
- Coordination of projects between industry and public research laboratories
- Supervision and coordination of technicians or business engineers teams, mentoring of trainees
Sales - Business development and SME support by providing assistance in field of R&D and innovation
- Prospection, qualification, contractual clauses and margins negotiation
- Billing, outstanding debts monitoring, recoveries and litigations management
- Field assistance during audit and control (fiscal, social contributions, legal and scientific expertise)
Technics - Computer-aided design (specific elements and master plans)
- Material production processes, test and characterization (mechanical, physicochemical analysis)
- Industrial expertise (́electricity, electronics, mechanics, thermic, aeraulics, acoustics)
- Multi-axis industrial robotic (kinematic programming, tools interfacing)
R&D - Scientific literature monitoring, technical and technological watch, competitive intelligence
- Needs analysis and technical specifications definition
- Protocols and methods providing, experimental design
- Results analysis and implementation of solutions
Methods - Benchmarking, design, fitting, commissioning and maintenance of devices
- Management of a production workshop and its test laboratory (workflow, test and characterisation)
- Monitoring, updating and reporting of legal compliance and safety requirements
- Waste processing (nomenclatures, collection points and materials removing)
Work experiences
October 2014 SUNON Europe - precision motors, fans, blowers, cooling modules Fresnes, France
Field Application Engineer
B2B project management and technical support (continental Europe, Turkey, Russia):
. suitable solutions proposal (technical specifications to the R&D dept. of SUNON HQ in Taiwan)
. pre- & after-sales service and customer support (troubleshooting, corrective actions proposition)
>Customers: IT & telecom, commerce machines, home, medical & industrial app., automotive
Sales force and marketing dept. internal support:
. technical training sessions and assistance to distribution system operators
. competitive intelligence (market research studies, benchmarking of competitors products ranges)
February 2013 CRITT METALL2T - R&D support and technology transfers Longwy, France
- November 2013 Process project manager
Appliedresearchinfieldofthermalspraying&refillingtechnologies(coldspray,PlasmaTransferredArc):
. technical and economical feasibility studies
. production devices setting, optimization of spraying parameters
. prototypes manufacturing, testing and validation (SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 65 k€, SAINT-GOBAIN 17 k€)
>R&D followed by a transfer of CASTOLIN 300 A PTA on REIS 9-axis robot into a local SME (222 k€)
Heat treatments: quenching, annealing, tempering or nitriding in fluidised bed furnaces
Sample characterization: metallographic preparations and analysis, mechanical tests
In charge of the workshop and its characterisation laboratory:
. equipment maintenance (machine-tools, supply and security devices, computer network, fire panel)
. fluids, raw materials and consumables supplying and load carrying (crane, forklift, high-loader)
. monitoring, updating and reporting of legal compliance and safety requirements
November 2012 UNDOSTRIAL & Lucas de Staël - luxury eyewear manufacturing Paris, France
- February 2013 Production line worker, trainee for jewellery art CAP
Metal handwork (precise workmanship and crafting: deburring, graving, bending and folding the frames)
Order picking (mounting of lenses, maintenance kit, point of sale display), packing and shipping

2. May 2011 Online designed and manufactured jewels - 3D rapid prototyping Paris, France
- February 2013 Business developer in field of jewellery
Business plan drafting (offer, market study, business model, operational projections)
Benchmarking of tools, implements and machineries versus subcontractors
Specifications report of the website
>First works, design of first collections (more than 150 pieces over 9 collections)
July 2008 GLAIZER Group - innovation management consulting Malakoff, France
- April 2011 Business manager
B2B services delivery (R&D, competitive intelligence, financial optimisation):
. needs assessment, commercial offer and project management
. coordination of consultants teams and priorities management with the operations manager
. project implementation and administrative instruction of grants and status requests
>2010 sales revenue: 750 k€ for 2.300 man-days divided into 15 clients
Management of a sales team:
. customisation of an open source CRM and edition of the sales dashboard
. conduction of weekly business meetings
. follow-up and monitoring of the missions
. results analysis, reflection and implementation of corrective actions
>Training and team management of 4 junior business managers
Design engineering consultant
Audits and feasibility studies in material engineering among other fields
Development and implementation of breakthrough technologies and high value-added solutions
>4missions/year(colorimetryofPAREXLANKOrenderingmortars,dentalocclusionexamination)
September 2004 THOMSON / Université de Bourgogne - department of nanotech Dijon, France
- April 2008 R&D engineer in materials sciences, Ph.D. student
"Doping effect on the electronic emission of oxide cathodes, physical and superficial chemical factors"
Analyses, characterisation and validation of the last generation of THOMSON super-oxides cathodes
>In charge of an ultra-high vacuum analysis device (upgrading & maintenance budget: 113 k€)
November 2002 SCHOTT AG / Universität des Saarlandes - glasses & ceramics lab Saarbrücken, Germany
- March 2004 Graduate research trainee in materials engineering
"Elaboration method of optic BK7-glass micro-lenses, Φ = 500 µm" (subject of Studien- and Diplomarbeit)
Study of the kinetic melting reaction, study of adhesion, characterisation of micro-balls
>Development of an experimental induction-heating device (DE102004003758A1 applied patent)
1997 to 2002 Complementary experiences in France, England, Germany and Luxembourg (total of 11 months)
Technician: measurement & technical draws, mechanical and electrical maintenance, lab assistance
Worker: gate automation, electrical cabinet fitting, CNC-milling, printing
Certifications & Training
2013 Ground-controlled overhead crane licence - CAUSPR R423 by AFT-IFTIM
2013 Multi-axis robot programming and plasma transferred arc power source interfacing by REIS, 5 days
2011 - 2013 Jewellery art & polishing: first and second year of CAP (certificate of professional competences)
Ecole Boulle - lycée professionnel Nicolas Flamel, Paris
2007 Emergency first aid certificate - AFPS at the Université de Bourgogne, Dijon
Languages
French Mother tongue
English Professional proficiency, holder of FCE (First Certificate in English, University of Cambridge)
German Good knowledge (2 years in Germany), holder of ZMP (Zentrale Mittelstufenprüfung, Goethe Institut)
Spanish Basic school level (3 years)
IT skills
OS MS Windows, Mac OS X, Linux/Ubuntu
Automation Office Suite, Sugar CRM, OmniGraffle, XMind
Web Structured information research, good knowledge of Web 2.0
CAD Rhinoceros3D, Solid Designer, AutoCAD
Prog. Pascal, Test Point, Visual Basic / VB for App., DBase III
Computing Origin, KaléidaGraph, Maple, Algor, PDEase
Admin. Mails and data servers
Interests
Organizations Roadie for the Rock’n’Roll Train Festival: transport, stage assembly/disassembly, Longwy (2014)
Editorial and logistic support for Article11, an independent bimestrial newspaper, Paris (2008 - 2013)
Barman at the Atheneum, the cultural centre of the university campus, Dijon (2005 - 2007)
Academic support for young refugees at the ARS Camille Mathis, Nancy (2001)
Member and president of the EEIGM student office, Nancy (1998 - 2000)
Pastimes Swimming, mountain biking, football, DIY & handwork (electronics, automobile, home care, jewellery)