Benjamin Bertheau

▪ Member of U.S.-based team responsible for 25% of annual U.S. revenue (~$7m).
▪ Provide technical solutions and solve technical challenges through root-cause analysis and corrective actions (RCCA) directly at customer facilities (travel 50% of the time).
▪ Develop customers’ relationship; participate in the development and growth of ASTRONICS PGA in a multicultural environment using cross functional management with engineering, program, certification, supply chain, production, commercial, qualification and reporting Monthly Progress Reviews (MRP).
▪ Lead technical installation and certification (DO-178 & DO-160) of our electrical systems, consistently exceeding expectations. Ensured that all technical requirements and documentation deliveries (OTD: On Time Delivery) are met for each delivery date and milestone (PDR: Preliminary Design Review / CDR: Critical Design Review / FAI: First Article Inspection).
▪ Develop and write technical documents (Technical Form, BOMs …) for systems configuration and track overall project outcomes.
▪ Partner with program and sales teams to develop technical proposals and annual commercial strategies to meet customer needs ($3M/year).

▪ Member of the A350-XWB German Secondment production, responsible for FAL (Final Assembly Line) fuselage integration during the ramp-up phase towards 150 aircraft delivery per year.
▪ Worked in a high-pressure environment, requiring a proactive approach in addressing complex technical issues against critical deadlines and in direct support of a 350M€ ($410M) product.
▪ Considered a top performer among Manufacturing Engineer team composed of 20 workers and then operated in the Aircraft Coordinator team composed of 6 workers.
▪ Led a team of 1-2 engineers.
▪ Adapted leadership and partnering skills to various team situations, including late-night shift, department transfers, and regularly new team members.
▪ Led daily morning meeting with all internal teams (Production, Engineer, Supply Chain, Quality, Logistic), subcontractor and risk share partners in order to drive the production evolution and set-up priorities
▪ Participated in daily morning meetings with customers to coordinate urgent topics and provide a feedback on the daily production plan.
▪ Coordinated production tasks on several aircrafts through the entire product life cycle, with significant volume of issues to address everyday (hundreds of points to update and to provide actions).
▪ Analyzed mechanical and electrical non-conformities physically in the aircraft, and provided tehcnical analysis design solutions through CATIA, drawing, bill of materials, etc.
▪ Worked with complex tools like the ERP SAP, Airbus Group internal tool, Excel (VBA).
▪ Prepared daily data reports analysis at the SQCDP (Security, Quality, Cost, Delay, Personal) Management Board Reviews (MBR) meeting about the inflow and outflow production points with the related responsible teams

▪ Member of the A350-XWB German Secondment production, responsible for FAL (Final Assembly Line) fuselage integration during the ramp-up phase towards 150 aircraft delivery per year.
▪ The aim of my internship was to create tools that assisted teams and managers in their daily tasks, driving action and reducing non-added value.
▪ Worked in a high-pressure environment with urgent needs, and a focus on results.
▪ Designed and proposed KPIs (Key Indicator Performance) to help visualizing and address urgent issues.
▪ Developed data analysis tools thanks to Excel VBA, now used by managers for the daily SQCDP meeting in order to follow the evolution of the production
▪ Classified non-conformities by responsible team and lead-time through easy-to-read graphics.

▪ Member of a team of 5 calculus engineers on the new version of the A350-XWB-1000 program for the Main Landing Gear Bay certification.
▪ Certified the structure resistant in fatigue (constraint cycle) thanks to engineering tools like CATIA, PATRAN, SIMULINK and NASTRAN.
▪ Participate to weekly meeting with the customer to follow-up the evolution of the work and provide feedback on potential weaknesses of the structure.