Charles Wassen

Automotive Suroofs. 600 people

•150 direct reports including internal tool-shop

•Lean deployment sponsor in Steering Committee EMEA
•Responsible of the analysis for starting new plant in China
•Team to support 2 engineering centers and 4 plants in Europe
•Direct report to the Business line executive
•Budget 8M€ 2,2% sales of the Business Unit
•Main sponsor to drive DFA at Product Engineering

Manager of an SME 180 employees
•Development of a Progress Plan based on Class A and CAP 21
•Lean Supply chain project on cabins
•Deep dive in Supply Chain Management
•All cabins and furniture’s of QMII,
•Analysis and implementation of a diversification business plan
•Development of an industrial and sales strategy

Manager Hybrid and ‘composite’ Pyrotechnics :

•Intensive devolpment with chemical propellant engineers
• Introduction of new technology for hybrid inflators
•Kaizen and Lean deployment trainer
•Major Kaizen Activities with Kaizen Institute
•Developed relations with numerous consultancy industries.

Manager Hybrid and ‘composite’ Pyrotechnics :

•Intensive devolpment with chemical propellant engineers
• Introduction of new technology for hybrid inflators
•Kaizen and Lean deployment trainer
•Major Kaizen Activities with Kaizen Institute
•Developed relations with numerous consultancy industries.

Safety & Airbag, Project Manager for PSA and Renault

•Development of restrain strategy for new PSA cars
•Responsible for the industrialization of Airbags in France

Export Quality Manager for DC and Nissan

•Industrialize product with German and Japanese customers
•Nissan Supplier Development improvement program deployment

•Leading internal team as well as customer relations
•Development of new technology for new customers (Complex shape lighting)
•Bill Crosby total Quality trainer
•Led 4 different projects (VW, 2 x Volvo, Daimler)
•Gained a new contract with Daimler Chrysler in Scheinwerfer headlights

Leading internal team as well as customer relations
•Development of new technology for new customers (Complex shape lighting)
•Bill Crosby total Quality trainer
•Led 4 different projects (VW, 2 x Volvo, Daimler)
•Gained a new contract with Daimler Chrysler in Scheinwerfer headlights.