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Expert in Construction Materials, Heavy Clay Products, Clay Bricks, Roof Tiles
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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Summary of Expertise:
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He managed the technical research center of the French heavy clay industry and has written wrote a book on manufacture of clay bricks and roof tiles. He knows quite well how to develop new product and how to solve production and quality problems. He was involved in the new structural bricks with high thermal properties. Before he worked as a contractor to the European Space agency on the development and test of CMC materials. previously, he developed ceramic watch cases. He worked for the space agency on the test of heat resisting tiles for space insulation.
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He was involved in the European standardization of construction material and in the French construction regulations
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With the French administration, the building code of masonry was developed at the French level (DTU) and at the Europe level (Eurocodes).
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He was deeply involved in production, product development and quality.
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The Heavy clay industry produces structural clay products, such as bricks, chimney tubes. As manager of the French technical center for clay bricks and roof tiles, he knows these products quite well.
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In addition some tiles (floor and wall) are red products, produced usually by brick makers. As the manager of the French and roof tile R and D organization, he was involved in the solutions of the issues of theses red products.
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Show Secondary and Basic Areas of Expertise |
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Institution |
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1970
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PhD
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Physical chemistry
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CNRS France
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1967
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Mining Engineer
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Materials
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School of mines
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1968
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BA
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Economy
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Nancy University
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2003 to
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(Undisclosed)
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Manager
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He carries out consultancy for the european heavy clay industry and the European Union.
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1997 to 2003
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Centre technique des tuiles et briques
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Manager
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He managed a centre of 60 persons carrying out analysis, process and product development, quality marks, environnemental assessment for the French heavy clay industry
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1994 to 1997
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Material Design development and devices
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Technical manager and director
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He managed a group of 20 persons producing ceramic equipement for the space agencies and industry.
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1970 to 1994
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Battelle Memorial Institute
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Materials
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research engineer then section manager then group leader
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He designed, sold and cariied out more than 100 contract research programmes in the fields of materials: ceramic, corrosion, wear,...
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Associations/Societies
SIA
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Professional Appointments
ex editor of Industrie céramique et verrière
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Publications and Patents Summary
He has made more than 80 publications and 18 patent applications. He published two books in ceramic and heavy clay products
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Selected Publications and Publishers
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- La Société de l'Industrie Minière
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- Septima
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- Ind.Ceram. verr.
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2005 to 2006
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European Union
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Consultant
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Preparation of a development strategy for the Morocco heavy clay industry
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2007 to 2007
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European Union
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Expert
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Assessment of R and D projects for the 7° R and D plan
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During more than 25 years, I worked with the Battelle Memorial Institute (Columbus Ohio) and made numerous technical consultancies of processes and products.
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Expert Witness Experience Summary:
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more than 25 years of consulting with Battelle,
technical expert for the European Union
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1970 to 1995
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USA
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He worked with Battelle in Switzerland for more than 25 years and made several business trips to headquarters in Columbus, Houston, Seattle
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1980 to 1987
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Japan
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He made four trips to Japan (2 months in total) and built up a pilot plant
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1970 to 2000
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Europe
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Numerous projects with European customers in UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Nederland, Belgium, Sweden and Norway.
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2005 to 2006
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Morocco
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He spent 3 months in Morocco for developping a development strategy for the heavy clay industry
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French
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Mother tongue
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English
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he can have technical discussion and write reports in English
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German
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he can read technical papers in German
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He knows very well the heavy clay industry and more genrally the building material industry. Previously he worked for the space, oil and gas and the micromechanical industries. Optimisation of the manufacturing process: forming, drying, firing,
Development of new products : bricks and roof tiles, and properties: mechanical, hydro-thermal, acoustic, environment,
Roofs and brickworks design,
Quality management, certification, quality marks , audits,
Standardisation and CE marking,
Environment of quarries and production plants,
Technology transfer, techno economic studies, and development strategy
Training of technical manpower.
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Training/Seminars
He presented and published more than 70 technical papers at various technical meetings. He gave numerous courses on materials, quality and laboratory management
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Education
