Michel Mansour

- Lead eMobility R&D team consisting of project managers, power electronics, mechanical, SW, control and systems engineers located in EU, India and USA - Grow team competency/capacity according to product roadmap release plan. Improve NPD process and organisational set up - Ensure alignment between product roadmap, buisness strategy and customer deliveries - Lead the development of Grid eMotion Fleet, a new product portfolio consisting of CCS/MCS grid-to-plug multi-megawatt EV charging infrastructure for bus/truck fleet operators and CPOs in EU, North America and APAC. Scope covering: HW (grid connection modules, AC/DC outdoor power cabinets, HP liquid cooled dispensers and Pantograph interfaces) and Digital Cyber secure products (Smart charging, Charging Station Management Software) -Develop the next generation of BEV Grid eMotion Flash charging products (TOSA) for customer projects in Australia, France, Italy and Switzerland.

- Residential EV charger residual current sensor - New generation of open-loop sensor for high current applications

Responsibilities: - Engineering Leader managing 11 direct and 16 indirect reports located in France and China. - NPD / NPI programs and in-life products projects. Providing sensor components and modules solutions for a wide range of applications including: Automotive, Industrial & Commercial Transportation, Industrial / Residential HVAC, Home Appliances, Aviation and Medical. - Strategic/technology roadmaps development with Product Management. - Sales support for RFI/RFQ/RFP inquiries and product promotion at customers. - Advance project management maturity and execution efficiency with PMO, implementation of improved KPIs and Lean product development processes. Key achievements: - Launching the new generation of AECQ-100 CMOS humidity and temperature sensor IC featuring I2C / analogue outputs and best in-class accuracy performance. - +70% annual revenue increase in China through the development of a versatile digital CAN pressure, temperature and humidity combo sensor for automotive ICE and PEM fuel cell management. - Expanding product portfolio with a new line of automotive ASIL-B optical sensor platform combining control functions for automatic windshield wipers, headlamps, HUD contrast and fog prevention. - Introducing a new digital sensor for automotive bi-zone air conditioning control in just 18 months with our first Japanese OEM as lead customer. - Launching the 2nd generation of cost-improved digital LIN fog prevention sensor platform for major American and European automotive manufacturers.

Responsibilities: - Technical analysis and solutions design for advanced MEMS / sensors and measurement systems used in Aviation and Power Generation industries. - Identify current / evolving market opportunities and drive the development of subsequent hardware and software products. - Head all facets of project execution around the world including project scope, plan and resource allocation. - Sales support including technical and commercial negotiations, tenders analysis, client presentations and contribution to product marketing at conferences/exhibitions. Key achievements: - Directed full life cycle projects of turnkey fast-response pressure/temperature probe measurement systems for global leaders including GE Aviation, Honeywell Aerospace, MTU Aeroengines, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Doosan Power Systems and ABB Turbo Systems. - Business development in China, projects acquisition / execution with leading research institutes including Chinese Academy of Science Beijing, Xian Jiaotong University and Harbin Engineering University. - Successfully handled a 2-year industrial test support assignment for MHPS in Hitachi Japan. Project featured the development & commissioning of novel optical scattering probe for micrometric droplet size distribution measurement in low-pressure steam turbines. - Expanded product portfolio through the development of a multi-channel telemetry measurement system for next generation turbomachinery testing using in-house manufactured ultra-miniature piezo-resistive pressure transducers and commercial strain gages.

Responsibilities: - In charge of the development of the company’s MEMS-based fast-response aerodynamic probes and pressure sensor development. Key achievements: - Redesign of fast-response aerodynamic probe sub-components to meet robustness requirements for operation in industrial compressor test rigs. - Full upgrade of sensor/probe static and aerodynamic calibration facilities to meet operating conditions in industrial radial/axial compressors.

Responsibilities: - Head all activities of the group, providing guidance to foster the application of innovative instrumentation to turbomachinery, wind energy and plasma science research. - Supervising an average of 2 PhD and 1 Master’s Degree students - Formulate research proposals and seek external funding - Deliver lectures in Aerospace Propulsion and Energy Systems & Power Engineering Key achievements: - Pioneered a new line of research into optical diagnostic techniques based on light scattering/extinction for use in micrometric particles sizing in turbomachines. - Development of a high temperature fast-response pressure probe for the characterization of the excitation mechanism of a tin dispenser for EUV photolithography in the semiconductor industry. - Supported Juvent AG’ s new wind turbine selection (turbulence intensity class) through the development and operation of a nacelle mounted wireless wind monitoring system - Managed the development and deployment of a hydrodynamic measurement system for sub-scaled wind turbine research.

Responsibilities: - In charge of the Wind Energy instrumentation development group. - R&D partnership / suppliers coordination. Key achievements: - Led multi-disciplinary team engaged in development of LiDAR and UAS-based wind measurement systems for use in wind energy applications - Successfully collaborated with BKW AG and PNE WIND Group to roll out wind measurement system to improve wind farm layout and LCOE.

Responsibilities : - Design and application of MEMS-based fast-response instrumentation used in the turbomachinery research program. - Teaching assistant for lectures on Experimental Methods in Fluid Dynamics and Energy Systems & Power Engineering. Key achievements: - Designed a combined miniature fast-response total pressure and total temperature probe measurement system, consisting MEMS sensors, hardware and software; for quantification of aerothermal losses in turbomachinery, and successfully applied this technology to 3 main turbomachinery research facilities. - Developed an SOI piezo-resistive pressure sensor for high temperature applications in collaboration with CSEM - Developed a fast-response miniature thin-film temperature sensor.

Thesis title:” A 48kHz, 1.8mm Diameter Entropy Probe for Aerothermal Loss Measurements in Turbomachinery Flow”

Thesis title: ”Numerical Investigation of the Aerothermal Performance of an Internal Blade Cooling Channel Under Rotation”