Symposium sur l’Entrepreneuriat en Technologie : Démarrage et Croissance de Votre Entreprise

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Monique Talbot
Conseillère en Technologies Industrielles, Conseil National de Recherche du Canada

For New Concept, Restructuration and Global approach

Upgraded industrial process for throughput optimisation and quality control
Designed and commissioned computerized process control system

For troubleshooting, problem definition and practical solution

Started up new equipment, new process, new product line
Identified the cause of chronical problems, with practical solution

For Specific application

Expertise in powders, slurry production, milling, reactors, kilns, filters, settlers, dryers, pumps and conveyors

Fluent in French and English, with experience in America, Europe and Australia
B.Ing, Chemical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, 1980
M. Sc.A. Management of Technology, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, 1997.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Industrial Technology Advisor, National Research Council  1996-today
Assisted SME's in technical development with an holistic approach to minimise business risk
Developed a network of technical resources from private to governmental research centre

Process Development Manager, in Multinational Chemical Industry  1994-96
In SPAIN, made technical study to double production capacity
In AUSTRALIA, assisted in a technology transfer for raw material changeover
In ENGLAND, made recommendations to R&T and Engineering team, on rapid respond finishing plant
Prepared a proposal for automation, integrating DCS, PLC and FIS
Prepared a detailed proposal to double plant capacity, estimates done with SNC-Lavalin

Promoted Technical Manager on a Chloride plant  1992
Involved in the start up and training program
Responsible for the DCS selection with Foster Wheeler

Production Manager on a Sulphate plant  1989-94
Downsizing production from 80 to 30 people without any effect on quality and safety
Defined new production and warehousing strategy as a finishing plant
Assisted the College de Maisonneuve in the preparation of the first college program for operators
Implemented ISO-9002 in production, first accreditation in 1992 renewed in 1995
Implemented SIES program, level 8 achieved

Production Superintendent  1987-89
Commissioned new equipment and new process to increase capacity up to 50,000 tons
Increased production from 42 to 45,000 tons without investment, using Just-in-Time Stock Management
Integrated automatic packing in production, with an ergonomic prospective
Budget responsabilities of $50 million on Raw material with $2 million In-Process Stock

Project Engineer in process automation 1985-87
Identified the opportunities from the new technology and realised unexpected benefit
System Configuration done on PROVOX without any loss in flexibility of operation
Taught and prepared first training program for the DCS operators, using creative job assignment
Team Leader for the start up and commissioning

Member of an Audit team in Italy  1984