Tom Merlier

Définis la stratégie territoriale d'économie circulaire et pilote la réponse à l'appel à projet TER ADEME - Budget 1M€ et 4 ETP sur 3 ans
- Pilote le diagnostic du territoire et l'analyse des boucles ressources prioritaires (filières du BTP, activités de la mer et activités de recyclage et de surcyclage)
- Analyse les écosystèmes d'acteurs et réalise env.25 entretiens avec les parties prenantes
- Pilote et anime le processus de co-construction de la stratégie et de son plan d'actions - 15 ateliers et 150 acteurs mobilisés
- Construis les scénarios de financement et accompagne la prise de décisions des élus et du cabinet
- Définis et mets en œuvre la gouvernance avec les principaux partenaires (ADEME, Région, Chambres consulaires... )

Conseils en stratégie territoriale & partenariats public/privé (Emploi, formation & insertion)
Mission: Définition d'une stratégie d’ancrage territorial pour un grand groupe national, positionné sur les sujets de l'emploi, l'insertion et la formation
Diagnostic et état des lieux:
- Diagnostic territorial et analyse des écosystèmes d'acteurs territoriaux
- Interview acteurs du territoires et du groupe
- Analyse réglementaire
- Benchmark France et étranger et analyse positions et propositions concurrentielles
- Analyse de l'organisation et synergies internes

Proposition: Nouvelle stratégie territoriale du groupe et prototype d'un nouveau type de partenariat public/privé sur les questions d'emplois, de formation et d'insertion professionnelle
- Définition d'un nouveau positionnement stratégique du groupe au niveau territorial (maille régionale et interactions bassins d'emplois)
- Prototypage d'une organisation territoriale innovante porteuse de cette nouvelle stratégie
- Définition du positionnement et des interactions de cette structure au sein de différentes typologies d'écosystèmes territoriaux
- Définition des modalités de gouvernances, des échelons d'instances de décision et les boucles de rétroaction
- Pré-étude de faisabilité et d'acceptabilité par les acteurs du territoire

Led the company’s performance plan: defined the overall performance strategy, organizations and management system at all levels of the organization to increase productivity by 10%

•Significantly contribute to programs profitability by 10% to 15%, by leading performance projects in a cross-organizational collaboration, based on two axis:
o REPEAT project – leveraging serial effect and the building series of “similar ships” (4 to 6) decreasing cost by 10%
o Design to Cost - optimising product and equipment’s design and the purchase strategies , reducing the costs of procurement by 5%
• Worked closely with the department heads, Program Managers and executive management in defining and spearheading the roadmap and actions plan across the overall organization and our subcontractors

• Substantially increased the efficiency of operational and industrial performance :
o Decreased manufacturing and outfitting damages, non-qualities and reworks by 50% by implementing a systematic feedback to track performance and share analysis of activities efficiency (Pareto analysis of non-qualities, costs breakdown, industrial organization)
o Reduced the outfitting timeline by 10% by optimizing works sequence and its supply planning and a better forecasting of preparedness and kitting
o Worked closely with key subcontractors to improve operational performance and industrial activities by sharing return of experiences, major causes of disruptions and best practices

• Notably improved products cost efficiency by more than 5%
o Defined and implemented systematic methods of value engineering and reengineering during the design activities
o Established a dedicated design unit to support outfitting teams and ensure an continuous design optimisation along the manufacturing phases
o worked closely with main suppliers to improve cost of major equipment’s and integrate new technologies
o Optimised the industrial policy and purchase strategy

Deputy project manager for an innovative power plant (Renewable Marine Energy)
- Program structuration and organisation
- Program and engineering teams leader

Mains activities :
• Led and orchestrated engineering program activities - Budget 300M€/ Staff 100 peoples (on 5 locations)
• Led and managed 20 members team in conducting day-to-day operational project management, ensuring schedule, deliveries, overall compliancy (requirements, technical choices, schedule and budget) and risk management
• Defined and deployed new methods of integrated planning for engineering coordination (LEAN Engineering) allowing 95% crossed successfully milestones (+50%)
• Optimized product synthesis, implemented and challenged technical, industrial and economic feasibility decreasing cost by 15% and schedule by 20%
• Designed and implemented TRL methods for new Renewable Marine Energy programs with emphasised on risk analysis and Innovations management, ensuring smooth development of the new products and an effective control of investment path and technical risks
• In absence of project manager, led NH3 heat exchangers specific development and qualification as key innovation and technology to ensure power plant performance
• Worked closely with the executive management and board of Customer on product development, schedule and financing

Led and managed a product Line and its engineering department, responsible for developing and bringing mechanical systems and equipments in naval propulsion market.

Products: Product range for all kind of vessels and Submarines
- Mechanical propulsion systems fully integrated
- Powertrain & equipments (Gearbox, Shaftline, Propeller,...)

Key achievements:
• Organised and developed the product line and its engineering teams (R&D team, design office, methods section, Customer support & Project managers) – Staff 50 people (+60% in 3 years)
• Led 5 teams in the successful of 15 projects, resulting in over 30 million € revenue per years
• Empowered team and Provided managerial culture by coaching, defining career paths and skills development
• Strengthened “customer first” culture by sharing market analysis, benchmark and customers insights and feedbacks
• Developed clients relationships by working closely with customers and managing adapted portfolio of products (France and international)
• Developed business export allowing signatures of export contracts (40M€) and MOU Agreements for local contents
• Defined and led products innovation & technological roadmaps with marketing and business teams and enhanced innovations development with dedicated team and project manager – increasing innovation budget by 300% (500k€/year)
• Significantly improve products competitiveness by structuring methods, standards and new development process, decreasing costs and development time by nearly 20%
• Enhanced activities and resources efficiency by focusing on our core activities, defining and implementing industrial standard policies and clarifying mapping and perimeters of our key suppliers and subcontractors
• Structured and improved the management of bids and tenders (process, standards, tools, organisation,..) decreasing processing time by 30% and enhancing the quality of our offers
• Led continuous improvement and quality problems solving

Led systems engineering and products developments for Ariane 5 launcher and its evolutions.
Perimeters:
- Upper stage systems and products
- Structural parts (Payload interfaces, fairing,…)
Responsibilities:
• Planned, drove and coordinated systems engineering activities to support new and existing products and systems developments, including requirements definition, architecture design, integration, process improvement, engineering study coordination
• Provided leadership and technical direction for assigned program tasks and teams
• Completed architecture development, decomposition and validation of requirements through the systems engineering
• Led systems process development, requirements definition, integration, verification and validation
• Managed cost studies and ensure the schedule and its milestones
• Supported and led key milestones (Preliminary and critical Design Reviews, acceptance testing,…)
• Managed, led and coordinated suppliers for products and parts development
• Worked closely with program management, customer, and manufacturing to ensure the delivery of a quality products in a timely and on-budget manner
• Customer technical representative
• Focal point for other Subsystems

Project: Peugeot 2008
-Drove and coordinated convergences and synthesis between the car’s structure design and the functional objectives (Technical, Quality, Cost and delay)
- Responsible of the vehicle’s structure overall physical validations (Budget: ~ 2millions €).

System Engineering Manager - Safety Performance and Vehicle’s Architecture Synthesis
Key achievements:
- Designed and developed the new vehicle’s platform EMP2 and its international modular principles (308, C4 picasso vehicles)
- Led vehicles projects pre-studies- - Functional synthesis, structure design in crash field and architecture development and synthesis (DS4, DS5, Peugeot 308, RCZ, Peugeot 3008, Citroen C4 Picasso, hybrid vehicles, C1/Aygo/107 with Toyota…)
- Led and implemented the Kaizen methods on the vehicle’s platform design process (cost and weight optimization)
- Conceived the dashboard area design, enforcing the latest European regulations

Main activities:
- Led System Engineering and Vehicle Architecture Synthesis for crash field
- Translated business requirements and user needs into technical solutions in compliance with the design orientations
- Analysed of main technical alternatives and balanced of requirements to prepare project start in a cross functional view
- Led the definition of systems solutions and guaranteed the functional performances
- key driver in the architecture development with other system leaders, system architects and designers
- Drove and coordinated engineering teams in crash field and safety domains
- Planned, drove and coordinated systems engineering activities for new vehicles developments
- Provided leadership and technical direction for teams and their assigned tasks
- Completed architecture development, decomposition and validation of requirements through the systems engineering
- Led process development, requirements definition, integration, verification and validation
- Worked closely with project management, marketing, and designers teams
- Technical interface with designers’ team to guarantee the convergence between style/design and technical solutions

• Managed innovation projects for new vehicles programmes in cross-functional teams (customers analysts, commercial, engineering teams, purchase and partners) - Budget 1M€
• Led and developed product and system innovations in safety and crash fields - Cooperation PSA/Supplier
• Coordinated functions: purchasing, commercial and engineering teams within PSA
• Secured innovations development and its milestones from idea generation to vehicle integration
• Drove and collaborate with external partners and suppliers
• Led benchmarking of best practices and testing news products and systems
• Interface with vehicle projects teams to guarantee the technical and economical integration and the schedule adherence

- Design, structure simulation and feasibility studies of a composite fuselage
- Technical and financial comparative study for the feasibility and process of composite parts in partnership with Airbus plants and the EADS Innovation Works.
(Design Office, Toulouse)