Frédéric Mercier

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Présentation

Experience_______________________________________________________________________________

Since January 2016, Digital Project leader, RENAULT – Manufacturing department, Guyancourt, France

  • In charge of the development (as Product Owner) and the Worldwide implementation of the PDM process solution based on Siemens TeamCenter for the body in white Department-200 users for 90% of plants.
  • Leader of the digital process for the stamping department.

2013-15 Numerical simulation specialist, RENAULT – Engineering department – Optimization and numerical method, France

  • Supervision of doctoral thesis

    • Global multi-objective high dimensional optimization for automotive design.
    • Car body shape parameterization for multi objective optimization.
  • Optimization of stamping parts material yield ratio in mass reduction studies.

  • Definition of numerical criteria of skin defects for stamped parts.

Main achievements

  • Development of a methodology for crash modeling of composites parts.
  • Participation in the HPC PRACE project : Fast Multi-Physics Optimization of a Car (HPCwire Award-2014, New Orleans)
  • Implementation (in Autoform) of skin defects criteria (skid mark & teddy bear ears) for stamped parts.

2011-13 Project Leader, RENAULT – Research department – Optimization and numerical method.

  • To manage the multi-domain optimization techniques for mass reduction project

Main achievements

  • Deployment and integration as standard design of the MDO method at Renault-Nissan.
  • Weight reduction studies for vehicle projects.

2010-11 Research Engineer, RENAULT – Research department – Optimization and numerical method.

  • To improve computing and optimization methods (Structure – Forming).
  • To contribute to research projects in operational departments.
  • To develop and to implement roadmaps.

Main achievements

  • 15% of weight reduction on thermoplastic tailgate
  • Work on stamping-crash coupling.
  • User guide for Alternova (Optimization toolbox)

2007-10****Tooling assessor in Vendor Tooling Department, RENAULT - Renault Nissan Purchasing Organization.

  • Cost analysis expertise and negotiation on tools (turnover # 30 M€ for a 30 suppliers panel).
  • Coordination and matrix management of 15 employees.
  • Modeling of tools in order to asses their cost.
  • Networking with internal associated departments.

Main achievements

  • 40 % of cost reduction.
  • Monitoring of investment on projects Kangoo express Z.E., Fluence Z.E. and Twizy Z.E.
  • Creation of tools to help and to enhance the reliability of cost assessments.

2001-07 Assistant Professor – Researcher, Ecole des Mines d’Albi, affected to InSIC, Saint Dié des Vosges, France.

  • Set-up of teaching (Engineer and Masters levels) and research.

  • To teach mechanical design and mechanics.

  • To support PhD students in achieving their research

  • To complete expertise on European Project CRAFT-FASTOOL

  • To manage project (Nordon Cryogénie, 1 publication)

  • Organization of international meetings (Iddrg, VirtuReal, FIG).

  • Animation of cross-disciplinary groups in University (laboratory, thermoforming).

  • Webmaster.

Main achievements

  • Writing syllabus and course under my monitoring (9 modules and 14 tutorials).
  • Supervision of a doctoral thesis (8 publications).

1999-2001 Development Manager, Chausson-Outillage (Tooling manufacturer, turnover # 60 M€)

  • To set-up and manage 17 people dedicated to project support.

Main achievements

  • Contribution to 35% of the turnover increase
  • Set-up of technical expertise.
  • Development and support of numerical business in the company

1998-99 Development Engineer, ESI Group, (IT Services, turnover # 30M€)

  • Definition and development of sheet metal forming simulation.
  • Trainees management : Ecoles Centrale de Paris and Nantes, and Institut des Sciences de l'Ingénieur de Toulon et du Var

1994-97 Research assistant.****Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC, France)

  • Development of the inverse approach to simulate thin sheet metal stamping (13 publications)
  • Teaching and supervising in mechanics research.

Education________________________________________________________________________________

1998****PhD in Mechanical Sciences for the engineer, first class honors, U.T.C, France.

1994****DEA of Applied Mechanics, Acoustic and Materials (Pre-doctorate degree).

Option: Modeling in Mechanics, Solids, Fluids and Mechanisms. with honors, U.T.C, France.

1992****Master in Sciences of the industry (MSc) with honors, Insset, Saint-Quentin, France.

1989****BTS Internal Combustion Engine (bachelor’s degree), Saumur, France.

Computer skills_______________________________________________________ ____________________

  • Autoform, Pamstamp, Pamcrash, Abaqus, Alternova, Ansa, Polyworks
  • Fortran, Matlab, html, Perl
  • TeamCenter
  • Kados, Jira

Personal interests & other___________________________________________________________________

  • Sport : tennis.
  • Second Prize of the General contest of Mechanical Engineering Technology (1987).

Publications

Publications

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Méthode d'optimisation de forme en dynamique rapide par approche quasi-statique

Laurent Genest , Louis Jézéquel , Frédéric Gillot , Frédéric Mercier
12e Colloque National en Calcul des Structures, CSMA, May 2015, Presqu'île de Giens, France
Communication dans un congrès hal-01207188 v1
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Shape optimization method for crashworthiness design based on Equivalent Static Loads concept

Laurent Genest , Louis Jézéquel , Frédéric Gillot , Frédéric Mercier
11th World Congress on Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, ISSMO, Jun 2015, Sydney, Australia
Communication dans un congrès hal-01207247 v1

An optimization procedure for designing layered stamping tools assembled by screws

Mourad Oudjene , Jean Louis Batoz , Arnaud Delameziere , Luc Penazzi , Frédéric Mercier
ESAFORM 2006 -9th International conference on material forming, Apr 2006, Glasgow, United Kingdom. p.871-874
Communication dans un congrès hal-01796823 v1

Finite element analysis of laminated tools of sheet metal stamping

Mourad Oudjene , Frédéric Mercier , Luc Penazzi , Jean Louis Batoz
ESAFORM 2005 -8th ESAFORM conference on material forming, Apr 2005, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. p.695-698
Communication dans un congrès hal-01796835 v1
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Modélisation du comportement d'outillages stratifiés basés sur la Stratoconception® pour le procédé d'emboutissage

Mourad Oudjene , Frédéric Mercier , Luc Penazzi , Jean-Louis Batoz
17e Congrès Français de Mécanique, Aug 2005, Troyes, France. 6 p
Communication dans un congrès hal-01798898 v1

3D Finite element modeling and analysis of the laminated tooling behaviour in sheet metal stamping process

Mourad Oudjene , Frédéric Mercier , Luc Penazzi , Jean Louis Batoz
IDDRG -24th International deep-drawing research group congress, Jun 2005, Besançon, France. 9 p
Communication dans un congrès hal-01796833 v1
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Contribution à la modélisation de l'emboutissage de tôles minces par l'approche inverse.

Frédéric Mercier
Mécanique des structures [physics.class-ph]. Université de Technologie de Compiègne, 1998. Français. ⟨NNT : ⟩
Thèse tel-01123948 v1