LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF !
MY EXPERIENCE
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30 years experience as sailmaker in production sailoft
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8 000 sails designed: cruising sails, classic sails, One Design, racing sails, offshore racing sails
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I have been involved in the sailmaking industry since 1987, starting to design sails since 1993. I am recognized sailmaker and sail designer and have worked both for French sailmaker and for international groups such as the UK Sailmakers Group and the Ullman Sails Group.
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After 15 years of design with the software Fabric from the Crain, I have made the choice since 2008 to use Azure Project from Smar Azure to design and improve sail shape. 2024 is a new step with the purchase of a Sailpack licence to cover more needs and expand my area of services.
SAILMAKING BUSINESS SKILLS
CHALLENGE SAILCLOTH INC
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Work to expand Challenge’s product lines of Sailcloth, Kitesurf and Outdoor Action Sports products in the European market.
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Development of the sales in Europe including Tunisia and Turkey. (20 countries / 600 customers)
CHED SAILDESIGN
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Design of 3000 sails for 20 sails located in France, Spain, USA, Finland, Canada, China, Netherland, Germany, UAE..
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Cruising project, database measures of 6000 boats, design from 12 to 100 ft boats..
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Dhow sails project with UEA
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Classic boat old gaffer and square sails for tall ships
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Dinghy - multihull dinghies
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Offshore projects : Mini Transat, Class 40..
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Racing project IRC (inshore and offshore sails)
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Creation of downwind sails ranges "ready to be hoisted" . Code sails, Asymmetrics..
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Creation of PIS (production information sheets) for production saillofts
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Creation of fiber layout for membranes sails technology
KINGDOM SAILS // CHED SAILMAKERS //
CHINA SAIL FACTORY LTD // TONNERRE SAILMAKERS
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Design of sails for French, US and Australians, sailmakers from 2017 to 2020.
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Building of a “in house” tapes sails fiber layout matrix for Kingdomsails
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Partnership with Ullman Sails Group from California, leading group of the sail making market
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Creation of a production loft in France (600 m2 of floor, 8 people on production)
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Production consultant for CSF
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Production manager in a French loft (16 employees)
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Around 5000 sails designed using FABRIC from CRAIN
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Participation in a project to analyze the pressure in modern upwind sails (University Paris 7)
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Participation in a project with 3M company to develop a bonding system for sails
