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About
I'm an industrial designer with a transportation speciality.
Abit more 15 years experience in car industry, now Project & Class-A Team Leader "Digital Specialist" for exterior and/or interior.
Since February 2010 I'm working for Groupe PSA / STELLANTIS, in Sochaux - Montbéliard :
1) Citroen B78x Project a.k.a C4 Picasso II (and Grand Picasso, top hat renamed later C4 SpaceTourer).
2) K-Zero program, 3 vans known as Jumpy - SpaceTourer / Expert - Traveller / Pro Ace.
3) P1UO, Opel / Vauxhall Grandland-X (mk I.1, interior).
4) C84€, European version of Citroën C5 Aircross (inter + exter).
5) D41, DS4 successor (both exter & inter, tough job !).
6) X74 mid-life (DS 7).
7) D85 whole interior (DS Numero 8).
8) D74 whole interior again following D85 (DS 7 successor).
9) P1H exter (for Peugeot).
10) P1X, another Peugeot project, carbody development.
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Education
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Master Transportation DesignISD Valenciennes2004 - 2007French school of design (Transportation, Product and 3D Modeling). Master obtained with Mention.
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BTS Graphic Arts Graphism and Web designLycee Celony - Aix en Provence2003 - 2004One year in alternation for graphics arts (3 days in a communication agency, 2 days at school). 1st professionnal long period integration and learning of web design, communication plates and logo making.
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BTS Industrial DesignLycee Jean Perrin - Marseille2000 - 2003Bachelor + 3 years specialized in general Industrial Design (main focus on Product). First steps in model making and 3D polygonal modeling.
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A level (FR : Bac) Arts and architectureLycee Technique Marie Curie - Marseille1997 - 2000Diploma in General Arts & Architectural Volumes, equivalent to A level (FR : Brevet de Technicien en Arts Appliqués). True beginning in sketching, general creation and History of Art.
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Experience
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Industrial Design Program managerSochaux, FranceApr 2014 - Present (12 years 2 months)Industrial designer, I started this carreer in cockpit style development, and now I progressively extend my experience to exterior body and transversal management.
B785/B787, 2nd gen. C4 Picasso / SpaceTourer.
K0 vans long running program from 2013 to end of 2014 (main focus on Instrument Panel, VIP rear sliding console, and the entire 3 length professionnal body's loading compartment (sheet metal stamping & overall quality).
Then big and very interesting experience as Interior Responsible for P1UO, collaboration with GM at that time. Now this Project is the Grandland-X for both Opel / Vauxhall, brands of PSA Groupe since summer 2017.
C84€, Citroën C5 Aircross European spec. from november 2016 to 2017.
End of 2017, beginning of quite a long DS Automobiles period, with D41 until end of 2019, important car for the DS brand (DS 4 replacement).
Then, X74 2.0, facelift of DS 7 Crossback.
Followed by whole interior's D85 & D74.
2023, for the 1st time a Peugeot top hat (P1H exter), and from mid 2025, continuation with P1X for the same car-maker.
To be continued ! -
Car designerSochaux, FranceFeb 2010 - Mar 2014 (4 years 1 month)Long term integration as Automotive Designer.
Development support for the PSA Industrial Styling dpt (Citroen B78x New C4 Picasso then K0, Jumpy/Expert/Pro Ace successors). -
Transversal automotive designerHagenbach, GermanyJan 2008 - Jan 2010 (2 years)V.I.E. contract, as transversal, advanced and 3D designer.
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Transversal automotive designerFAURECIA Systemes InterieursMéru, FranceMar 2007 - Dec 2007 (9 months)Trainee, as transversal and advanced designer.
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Transversal automotive designerHarnes, FranceOct 2005 - Feb 2006 (4 months)Automotive design first internship.
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Graphist and web designerAix-en-Provence, FranceSep 2003 - Aug 2004 (11 months)Graphist for the ASTERIA Group 3 days per week (website and commercial plates).
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Designer and Interior architectAntibes, FranceJul 2001 - Oct 2001 (3 months)1+2 months internship. Assistant of Mr Paul CAMI, director and architect/designer.
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Awards
1st price on the SIA "Style & Technics contest - 2006" with the DSCar Project (most innovating design).
DSCar project publication in Stuff magazine.
ALPINE Open'Back project publication in Berlinette Mag'.
ALPINE Open'Back project publication in Caradisiac.fr & AutoMotto.org. -
Industries
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Skills
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@Patrick_R, member since 2009
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