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Research manager

Ag Engineer specialized in plant breeding

Education & skills

Scientific skills

Plant breeding. Expertise in forest trees, corn, sorghum, sunflower, chick pea, buckwheat.

Genetics, pathology, agronomy, trialing, data management, biometrics.

Organization and management of European research teams / projects focused on plant breeding. Determination of objectives, methodologic studies, organization and coordination of research programs.

Transition management.

Research, evaluation, promotion of genetic ressources.

IP protection.

Management skills

Project settlement, development, implementation and management.

Action plans definitions and follow up.

Budget - costs evaluation.

Human relations. Recruiting, definition of individual missions, implementation of team work, coaching, cooperation with all organizations of the companies or institutes: Research organizations, , supply chain, development, labs, marketing, top managers.

Graduations

1983

Agronomy graduation at National Agriculture high school of Rennes France

1984

Agronomist Engineer graduation

Plant breeding specialization at National Agriculture high school of Rennes France

2017

Scientific and technical expert agreement by the ministry of higher education, research and innovation.

2019

Official declaration as a Professional Teaching and Training Organism by the french Labor Board

Fluent English & French level, basic level in German and Spanish

Professional experience

2011 - 2018 Consultant - Research lead

Promotion of genetic resources.
Variety & product line sourcing, product line building.
Top germplasm selection.
Definition and develoment of research methodologies.
Settlement, development, management of breeding projects
Building, development, management of breeding teams. People training and coaching.
Coordination of international scientific teams.
Development of european testing networks
Definition and implementation of registration stategies, Plant variety protection.

2009 - 2010 Analyst "improvement of sunflower activity" for Syngenta

In charge of the integration of the Monsanto sunflower breeding team inside the Syngenta group.

Including product management, parent lines management, industrial property transfer, methods comparison,

people integration.

In charge of improvement of technical aspects of the sunflower activity of the Syngenta group.

Identification of major factors improving the profitability of Syngenta sunflower business.

Modification of the seeds sizing scheme.

1999 - 2009 European breeding manager for Monsanto

Technical and financial management, people coaching
Move from a West-European organization to a European one. Settlement and development of breeding facilities in Hungary, Turkey, Romania.

Release of leader varieties for Oil composition, diseases resistance, earliness.
Discovery of the genetic control of “High oleic” control in sunflower
Discovery of resistance genes for broomrape (Orobanche Cumana) resistance, Downy mildew (Plasmopara Halstedii) resistance.
Elaboration of varieties having new oil compositions

1991 - 1999 Sunflower breeder - Semences Cargill company

Technical and financial management, people coaching
Development of partnerships with European research institutes in Central and Eastern Europe.
Release of leading varieties for yield, earliness and diseases resistances: Sclerotinia, Phomopsis, Mildew.

1985 - 1991 Corn breeder - Asgrow France company

Launching and technical management of an early silage corn breeding program.
Registration of the first Asgrow early hybrids in Europe.