Vincent LATHIERE
Lonoke, AR *2086
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French Native
EDUCATION
September 2012
Engineer Degree, General Engineering
Center for Higher Industrial Studies, La Couronne, FRANCE GPA 3.0
June 2008
License degree, Mechanical and Manufacturing engineering
Institute of technology, Limoges, FRANCE GPA 3.3
June 2007
Associate degree, Mechanical and Manufacturing engineering
Institute of technology, Limoges, FRANCE GPA 3.0
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Quality Engineer Trainee, OTIS Elevators Company, Gien - FRANCE September 2010 – September 2012
• Lead a feasibility study to integrate environmental management in the design and product development (Presentation of the
project to the company’s director, calculation of potential gains, and establishment of procedures, worked with all the different
departments of the company, reporting to the project manager)
• Created and established procedures for special processes (welding, painting, gluing following ISO9001 v2008
• Created and established procedures for special processes for suppliers
• Developed excel files to calculate packaging’s wastes delivered to European customers
• Developed excel files to simplify the quality technicians job
• Trained people to use the different files
Mechanical Engineer Trainee, OTIS Elevators Company, Gien - FRANCE September 2009 – September 2010
• Developed a new elevator door range for the northern European market
• Created prototypes to validate the design of the product with the manufacturing engineering
• Panned tests with the test center and piloted the qualification tests
Manufacturing Engineer Internship, Master Toiles, Angouleme – FRANCE February 2012 – June 2012
• Reorganized the company from 3 production sites to only 1
• Improved the production flux
• Helped and advised the company owner to buy new manufacturing machines
• Created and standardized manufacturing procedures
Laboratory assistant, University of Arkansas at Little-Rock, AR, USA May 2011- October 2011
• Prepared and analyzed samples on the storage of hydrogen by using nanotubes
• Used scanning tunneling microscope and atomic force microscope
Technician Internship, LEGRAND, Limoges - FRANCE March 2008 – June 2008
• Created 3D digital models on CATIA for designers in order to realize prototypes for the marketing department to validate the
product design to allow the development department to start working on the product.
Quality Technician Internship, ALMA Concept, Limoges- FRANCE March 2007 – June 2007
• Determined external parameters influencing the process of the Citroen C5 car’s glove box
• Used experimental plans to determine the influencing parameters
• Proceed to tests to find the best combinations of parameters to get the best product
• Trained people to use metrology devices
LANGUAGES & COMPUTER SKILLS
English: Fluent (TOEIC score: 885/990)
French: Native language
Proficient with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project, Visio)
Proficient with SolidWorks, ProEngineer, CATIA
Familiar with Manufacturing machines, TPM (SPC, 5S, AMDEC…)
Familiar with ISO9001, 14001, 14062 and OHSAS18001
Experience with Access, BAAN, ORACLE
PERSONNAL INTERESTS
Sport: soccer (national level), volley ball, running
New technologies, computers
Photography, travelling