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My career in environments where the constraints of quality, profitability and
adaptability are paramount to international markets such as automotive or
pharmaceutical industries allows me to develop technical and cost-efficient
solutions in response to customer’s expectations and profitability objectives.
RESUME
laurent@laurent-courbet.name
+33 6 28 06 74 11
Laurent Courbet
45 years old

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
from 1/2012 till now
Company: SATMA PPC B2B Worldwide Trade
Producer in continuous electrochemical treatment of aluminium foil.
GENERAL MANAGER
 In charge of business unit working 24/7,
 Meeting with Labour law representative
 Strategy – product marketing
 Plant downsizing in crisis period
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
from 11/2005 till 01/2012
Company: GEORG UTZ B2B Wholesale Trade
Design and manufacture material handling in plastic, sustainable packaging.
PLANT MANAGER
 In charge of key accounts, support to the sales force.
 Meeting with Labour law representative
 Supervising
planning, production, maintenance, purchase, engineering
office.
 Automotive industry (40%), petrochemicals, retail,
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
from 12/2001 till 10/2005
Company : SOTRALENTZ PACKAGING B2B wholesale trade - plastic process
Design & manufacture Equipment for above-ground Storage and self-contained
sewage Systems for houses and buildings.
RESEARCH& DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
 Involved in advanced engineering and application projects: Redesign to cost
 Design products to meet customer/market requirements as defined by the Business Unit
Management Team. Sales tour in Scandinavia.
 Responsible for defining achievable product standards/specifications and according to
Technology Centre and plants needs.
 Do competitor profiling and market analysis.
 Lead technology watch and benchmarking activities in blow molding, polymer technology,
processing techniques, and regulations evolutions in order to anticipate the market needs.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
From 04/2001 till 11/2001
Company: LOGICONCEPT Engineering office
PLASTIC MOLD DESIGNER
 Co design with customers.
 Mold design with Unigraphics CAD.
 Markets: Automotive industry, bottles, glasses, toys.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
From 10/2000 till 01/2001
Company : SIOBRA Zinc injection die casting
DEVELOPMENT & INDUSTRIALIZATION MANAGER
 Internal follow-up of the studies.
 Sub-contractors management.
 Supervision of the workshop of maintenance.
 Markets: Automotive industry, gas,
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
From 04/1993 till 09/2000
Company: THOMAS SA Mold maker & plastic injection
MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT MANAGER
 In charge of molds manufacturing. CAM for automatic milling
machines. On site steel treatment for hardness. Lean manufacturing
tools implemented (5S)
 Automotive industry (50%), medical systems (40%), aeronautics
(10%).
 Quality award : ISO/TS 16949
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
From 08/1992 till 01/1993
Company: FRANCE ÉLECTRONIQUE
SOFTWARE ENGINEER:
 Software development (C language) for driving a robot at
an IBM semiconductor plant.
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EDUCATION
 2009-2011 Executive education at EM LYON Business
School. Lyon
 1988 – 1991 Graduate at E.N.S.E.A (School of
Electronics Engineering and Applied Science). Cergy
 Measurements Instrumentation and Biosciences
 1986 – 1988 Mathematics & Technology University at
Lyon. Arts & Métiers exam passed.
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LANGUAGES
 French : Mother tongue
 English : Fluent. 910/990 points in TOEIC, Test Of
English for International Communication passed on
2009 06 30.
 German: Verbal
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SKILLS – KNOWLEDGE
 Main assets: organization, continuous improvement
process leader, market & results oriented.
 I have 15 years project management in international
environment.
 As a person, I thrive in an international and cross-
cultural environment. I am used to work in a high
stress field and can remain focused even in hectic
surroundings. Furthermore I am able to communicate
with people at all levels.
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HOBBIES
 SPORTS
 Running : 15 half-marathons
 2008 09 Berlin marathon 4H01
 1992 03 Paris marathon 4H22
 Bicycle
 SKIING : Downhill & cross country
 Literature
 Trips all around the world
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