High level profiles who share their industrial experiences and a strong ambition for results.
DAVID BONNUS - Founding Partner
Foundation Partner of STEP Consulting, David has more than 25 years of experience in management consulting. He has been mainly acting on technology intensive industries such as aeronautics, defense and energy production.
David started his career as “Lean Manufacturing” project leader for the industrial division of 3M France. During 4 years, he conducted several industrial performance improvement projects and worked on all the industrial French sites. He implemented industrial management best practices.
For PwC Consulting, David participated to several major transformation programs for aerospace global leading companies, in merger & acquisition or performance enhancement contexts.
He has led projects such as procurement and inventory management, industrial excellence program, product customization management… In 2003, he is appointed Europe Supply Chain manager for aeronautic sector.
In 2004, with others experienced consultants, he founded STEP Consulting. STEP Consulting is a consulting firm dedicated to technological intensive industries, and particularly aeronautics.
Among his favorite subjects:
- Industrial operations
- Procurement & inventory management
- Product or offers optimization such as standardization, complexity reduction
- Research & product development
Founding Partner
FREDERIC LE CORRE - Founding Partner
Foundation Partner of STEP Consulting, Frederic holds an engineering degree (SUPAERO) ; he has more than 25 years experience in management consulting.
Throughout his career, Frederic has defined and managed multiple major transformation programs & value creation programs mostly in the Aerospace sector.
- Creation / development of activities and partnerships
- Business development, profitability enhancement
- Cost reduction programs
- Organization diagnosis and transformation
- Design offices performance improvement
- Supply Chain optimization and stock reduction
He has developed a strong expertise in the aerospace After Sales and maintenance domain:
- Services strategy: flight hours contracts,…
- Performance improvement of aircraft maintenance workshop & upgrade activities (lead-time, costs)
- Technical support optimization
- Improvement of spares supply chain
- Technical documentation activity transformation (maintenance, spares, service bulletins, …)
The different projects that Frederic led allowed to significantly improve his customer’s performance on a long-term basis: profitability enhancement, turnover increase, lead-time reduction, on-time delivery… those performance enhancements are clearly reflected in his customers’ accounts and remain measurable.
To support strategic changes, he deploys rigorous approaches that are balanced combinations of sector-based expertise, analysis methodology, change management, customer’s team coaching and economical management of progresses.
However, Frederic is paying special attention not to apply turnkey methods and to deeply understand organizational and cultural specificities of his customers.
CHRISTOPHE BARTH - Partner
Christophe, partner, is graduated from Ecole Polytechnique and SUPAERO.
He has more than 20 years of professional experience in Aerospace & Defense, including 15 as consultant. His favorite topics:
- R&D performance management, Research and Innovation policies
- Development costs and lead time reduction
- Design-to-Cost
- Digitalization of operations (manufacturing, procurement)
- Business development
He always takes care to base his interventions on a strong operational vision, relying on his various assignments, as well as his 5 years early experience as Systems Engineer in the Defense industry.
FLORENT DENIS - Partner
Florent has 18 years of experience in management consulting for industrial companies. He holds an engineering degree from Ecole Central de Lyon and a Master in Business Administration from Paris-Sorbonne.
He developed and implemented for various industrial customers methodologies to optimize the Supply Chain:
- Costs: operational excellence, redesign-to-cost, structure
- Cycle times: Sales & Operation Plan (S&OP), Order-to-cash cycle, R&D lead time
- Invested Capital: inventory levels, investments optimization
He also contributed to the turnaround of industrial customers, in particular by refocusing on their core business with cross functional approaches involving finance, marketing and supply chain.
Those experiences led him to support customers in their Merger & Acquisition operations, in particular in the integration phase: framing and steering of the integration, exit of Transitory Services, implementation of the target operating model.
Functions: Operations (Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Commercial), R&D
Sectors: Luxury, Agrifood, Pharma, Cosmetics
LAURA - Executive Assistant
Laura is the assistant of the STEP Consulting management team. She has an International Business degree and an assistantship degree.
During the first two years of her career, she was responsible for assisting the HR manager in a world leader in energy.
In 2011, she joins STEP Consulting to continue developing herself and she participates each day to the smooth running of the company.
ALAIN - Director
Alain is engineer, graduated from Ecole Centrale Paris (ECP). Director, he has 22 years experience in management consulting. He worked for several key European actors of the aerospace field.
He developed a robust expertise in the Customer Services and after sales field for Aerospace & Defense customers, especially on Supply Chain optimization and new Services development such as Fly by the Hour Services.
Recently, Alain supported the definition and implementation of new services in aerospace for several major Airframers (Flight Hour Services or similar), either on fix or rotary-wing, for civil or military markets.
- He supported those customers to define strategy (markets, products, partners) and secure proper project framing.
- He supported the definition of the business model (markets, investment, financing scheme, suppliers relationship)
- He has defined and implemented management processes (sales, procurement, operations, organization, IS tool specification).
In parallel, he has supported two major transformations project in customer services, with visible results on Cost reduction or performance improvement ( Material management Engineering support, Training, MRO activities…)
He also managed also several drastic stock reduction projects and world wide supply chain improvement projects based on rapid diagnosis methodology. The results have always been visible and approved by the customers: On-time delivery improvement , Stock reduction , Logistic cost reduction.
In the past Alain acquire key competences in other areas: Procurement function optimization, Standardization in Engineering, Financial optimization, SAP implementation.
His favorite subjects are: new services development, operational performance improvement, spares forecast and stock reduction.
GENNARO - Director
Gennaro graduated from SUPAERO, a French engineering school for Aeronautics and Space. He has 15 years experience including 13 in management consulting where he developed a strong expertise in operating models transformation. In the aerospace industry, he has a strong experience on controlling & manufacturing issues, particularly in big data & analytics environments.
Gennaro started his career in 2008 as a financial engineer on the Italian capital markets for Société Générale CIB, contributing to the pricing of Equity derivative products.
In 2010, he decided to join one of the top consulting firms for management consulting and focused on Operating models transformation, first in Financial and Telecom services and then more recently among manufacturing industries.
Throughout these 4 years he as developed strong methodologies to apprehend complex technical contents and reinforced his functional competencies around organization / process optimization, program management, operational risk audit and business outsourcing.
He joined STEP Consulting to refocus on operational performance improvement, especially in the Aerospace industry where he built a a strong expertise in big data & analytics environments:
- Transformation programs (project streamlining, financial monitoring, decision dossier…)
- Production & Manufacturing engineering (industry 4.0, line balancing,…)
- Subsidiaries management & controlling
- Procurement controlling, cash monitoring and forecasting Industrial controlling & recurring costs forecasting (material, detail parts,…)
GEOFFREY - Director
Geoffrey is an engineer graduated from SUPAERO. He has 16 years of experience and 10 in consulting.
Starting his career in an aerospace manufacturer design office, he discovers this sector by participating to several product development projects from design to validation phases.
In 2006, he conducted a radical change in his career path and took the lead of the “Organization & Methods” department of a retailer. During 2 years he led an ambitious transformation program aiming at reducing costs and at improving operational performance. In this frame, Geoffrey was particularly focused on critical topics such as supply chain optimization, inventory reduction and margin management through product mix optimization.
With the benefits of these 2 experiences he started in 2008 a consultant career and has developed since an interesting track record in aerospace industry, delivering some key achievements such as:
- Transformation of the whole Customer Service organization (MRO, supply chain, engineering, training,…) of a major aircraft manufacturer . A short diagnosis allowed to develop quick fixes to rapidly increase the performance while implementing long-term solution to have sustainable changes.
- Optimization of product offers and new services development for “Technical publications” department of an helicopter manufacturer,
- Harmonization of the industrialization guidelines between the different manufacturing plants of a key player of the aerospace sector. Objectives are to reduce costs, to promote best practices and to harmonize the production means.
Airbus, Airbus Military, Eurocopter, Thales Alenia Space, SAFRAN
MARION - Director
Marion has 13 years of experience in engineering in aerospace industry. She is graduated from l’Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, and from l’Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal.
Marion starts her career as a design engineer at Safran Aircraft Engines. She takes part in certification tests campaigns of the French-Russian engine SaM146, and then in the design of the Silvercrest engine. After that she joins the preliminary design teams to define the future civil and military aircraft engines, and to orientate the R&T strategy.
This last 5 years, she has developed an expertise in Model Based Systems Engineering. Notably she was the lead architect of innovative hybrid-electric propulsion solutions. She also contributed to the progression of systems engineering through the deployment of architects and tailored MBSE tools on projects, relying on the expert advice of cross business committees at group level.
During her 13 years of operational experience, Marion has been working on the whole lifecycle of a complex product, from R&T and preliminary design, to test campaigns and certification. She is also graduated as Green Belt in LEAN management, and as Confirmed System Architect by Cesames.
Marion joins STEP Consulting in 2021 to take an active part in its development, and to put her skills at the service of innovative companies of the French Aerospace and Defense industry.
NICOLAS - Director
With 19 years of experience in the Aerospace & Defense sector, Nicolas worked as consultant for several major A&D stakeholders: OEM, MRO players and operators.
Nicolas started his career as engineer at Ratier-Figeac and Airbus. During 4 years, he was successively in charge of production management, supply chain optimization and continuous improvement.
With the benefits of these operational experience, he engaged into a consultant career involving in major successful transformation projects, such as:
- Definition and development of a digital costing solution for aerostructure detailed parts
- Support contract negotiation of detailed parts for procurement
- Business Process Re-engineering for airline maintenance activities (50 aircrafts)
- Customer support strategy definition for a helicopters manufacturer
- Spares parts processes definition
- PBH and repair contract management
- Design and implementation of customer support and maintenance solutions
- Optimization of helicopters platform profitability
THIERRY - Director
Thierry, graduated from SUPAERO, has 22 years of experience in Aerospace and in Management consulting, leading operating projects. For the past six years, he support sector leaders in their operations breakthroughs.
He started his career in the aerospace field, in various operational roles for constructor leaders, with involvements on international operations (USA, UK and Germany). During this time, he pragmatically addressed issues relative to Design, Purchasing, Supply chain, Production as well as Customer support. For the European division of a 1st tier aerospace supplier, being at the Board of Directors allowed him to lead major strategic projects impacting the full company value chain (including MRO, Sales and Finance).
After 8 years in aerospace, he decided to sharpen his transformation skills by developing a consulting company with value proposition addressing manufacturing company needs. In link with this objective, he also supported the development of the French Operation Transformation division of a leader in Management consulting, where he led key projects and build innovative approaches in industrial and services sectors.
Thierry is mainly involved in Operations breakthroughs, taking place along the full customer value chain, within manufacturing industries in the following three sectors:
- Aeronautical and Space
- Transportation
- Energy
CYRIL - Manager
Cyril has 10 years of experience in the energy industry. His key domains are innovation, R&D, and the oilfield industry. He graduated from ESPCI Paris and Mines ParisTech.
In 2011, he starts his career in the energy management industry with experiences at Schneider Electric and Energy Pool on projects related to the development of automated Demand Response (electric network load balancing) for the industrial sector.
In 2012, he joins the oilfield industry as a field engineer and acquires operationnal skills on plateforms in Russia. He then moves on to product development in France.
He conducted the development of materials dedicated to the oilfield industry with objectives of lowering the cost of ownership, slashing product development time and / or technological ruptures.
His scope of expertise encompasses implementation of product development processes, stimulation of know-how development and sharing to increase innovation efficiency.
After 5 years in Schlumberger, he joined STEP Consulting to contribute to its development.
FARID - Manager
Manager, Farid has 22 years experience in management consulting and holds a double degree from Ecole Supérieure d’Ingénieurs de Beyrouth and from Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris.
He starts at Coopers and Lybrand in 1998 where he performs several missions for telecom operators facing the transition from a monopolistic position to a new market open to competition.
He joins Step Consulting in 2004 and dedicate his career to operations improvement for big aerospace players. His industry specialization allows him to lead projects in all corporate activities.
He coaches and accompanies several profiles of change leaders, helping them to leverage their technical and human abilities while facing transverse problematic and complex stakeholders configurations.
Customer Services
- Industrialization of a highly growing upgrade services activity
- Recovery of a maintenance activity facing a strong loss of margin
- Reorganization of a Spare Parts management activity : technical / supply chain skills
- Stabilization of an IS portfolio growing costs for a customer services business unit
- Restructuring of Marketing (from product to process) for a new paying services policy
- Acquisition study (market position, growth scenario, target) to expand in services
- P&L projection for strategic planning : new services, price increase, delocalization
Serial Production and Customization
- Definition of tier-1 supplier integrators to reduce missing parts, assembly issues
- Introduction of concurrent engineering to secure highly customized product deliveries
- Customer Relationship Policy to control information exchanged on complex deals
Product Development in Detailed Design Phase
- Management of a change program to improve systems/structure integration activities
- Unified planning engineering/manufacturing to recover late qualifications
- Standardization of elementary parts during/after a peek of late design activities
Product Development in Concept Phase
- Alignment of industrial and commercial organizations on a new product concept
- Reduction of R&D to Engineering transfer lead-time to fit in market timing constraints
- Reinforcement of stress calculation authority on the airframe extended enterprise
- Workload / Workforce matching to face competence penury and moving market
FREDERIC - Manager
Frederic has 9 years of experience in consulting, including 6 years in strategy consulting. He has been mainly involved in growth projects along with transformation programs supervision.
Frederic started his career in strategy consulting, after being graduated in 2008 (Dauphine) and 2010 (Centrale). For 6 years, Frederic has been involved in about thirty projects in various sectors ranging from retail to railway engineering.
He worked on three main types of issues:
- M&A projects: growth plan structuration, commercial offers development, BP modelling as part of strategic DD ;
- Operational performance improvement projects: redesign of a network of construction materials branches, structuration of a production blueprint of an engineering group;
- Business development projects: R&D reorganization of an IT solutions leader for air transportation, redesign of advertising activities for a media group.
He acquired a strong financial and strategic analyzes background and developed his ability to link strategic roadmaps with operational deployment constraints. He also completed his experience being part of PMO team in transformational project.
Frederic keeps on developing those skills along with STEP Consulting since July 2016 especially working for an industrial player with worldwide footprint. His integration within the Team in charge of a Global transformation plan allows him to deepen his expertise:
- Customer & product portfolio segmentation and redesign of pricing model;
- Challenge of production costs and stock policy;
- Working Capital optimization focusing on DSO and DPO through payment terms policy (customers and suppliers).
Main references: Nexans, Systra, Amadeus, Schneider Electric, Alstom, Ouest-France.
MORGANE - Manager
Graduated from Sciences Po Paris and holding an Advanced Master from HEC Paris, Morgane has four years of operational experience in Purchasing, Lean Manufacturing and Project Management. She has been mainly acting for high technology companies in Aeronautics and Oil & Gas sectors.
Through her experience, Morgane has developed her competencies in Purchasing defining strategies for commodities and major suppliers, managing several requests for proposals, leading commercial and contractual negotiations and following up contracts’ execution.
>She also monitored suppliers’ overall performance (including logistics, quality and industrial) from the award to the serial production phase and the definition and implementation of corrective actions plans in case of deviations or logistic / quality crisis.
Morgane did also lead and/or participate to high-value content projects such as:
- Recurring costs reduction through the implementation of technical and commercial actions
- Supply-Chain optimization and competitiveness improvement with the application of Lean Manufacturing practices
- Development of strategical partnerships
- Design of new Make or Buy policies
Morgane is certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
End of 2017, she has joined STEP Consulting in order to extend the range of her activities and to work on complex transformation programs.
RAPHAEL - Manager
Raphael holds a French engineering degree from Ecole Centrale Paris and a Master of Science from KTH Stockholm. He has 5 years experience in R&D in the aeronautics and defense area.
Raphael begun his career in an industrial engineering department and followed at ONERA as a research engineer. I successively took technical and scientific roles and then more project oriented, with planning and management for the French DGA, Dassault and Safran.
He participated in, leaded and managed several internal project for the improvement of operational infrastructures. These missions improved the flexibility of experimental and numerical scope of ONERA engineering offer in fluid dynamics, along with operating cost reduction. He additionally provided scientific analysis for hybrid propulsion and performance improvement for in-flight engines.
These transvers roles allowed him to gain a field experience in multiple functions:
- Engineering department: internal processes, PLM methods and management
- Production: field team management, performance monitoring and transformation for modernisation
- Fabrication: machining, additive manufacturing and fluid systems
- Procurement: internal processes and workings
- Project: planning, financing, audit and monitoring, with a data driven culture
Raphael joined STEP Consulting in 2018 at the Toulouse office to provide his hands-on, research and analytics background for performance improvement of industrial processes.
ALEXANDRE - Senior Consultant
Alexandre is graduated from Arts et Métiers Paristech and holds a Master of Science from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. He has 4 years of experience in management consulting for industrial players, especially in the Aeronautics and Defense sector.
After internships at EDF Energy and Safran Electrical & Power, Alexandre joined the Operations practice of a major consulting firm where he contributed to improve the supply chain of his customers in various industrial sectors: aeronautical maintenance, defense, automotive, mining, cosmetics, agri-food.
Within STEP Consulting, he drives high added value projects for Aeronautics and Defense companies.
In a highly internationalized context, he works on 4 main types of projects:
- Performance improvement: cost reduction plan, procurement process improvement
- Industrial strategy and master plans: strategic recommendations et sizing of an MRO activity, production master plan definition, IT master plan definition
- Business planning and risk management: industrial planning process reengineering, continuity management program roll-out
- Digitalization of operations: tool scoping and implementation, change management
ALEXANDRE - Senior Consultant
Alexandre holds a French engineering degree from Ecole Centrale Paris and a Master of Science from KTH Stockholm. He has 4 years of experience in the aerospace industry, both in France and abroad.
Alexandre starts his career with a first mission in thermal engineering at Thales Alenia Space. He then moves to the USA for two years where he takes part in the orbiting and validation of a satellite constellation. In a context with high business stakes, he controls and ensures the behaviour of several sub-systems and provides support to the customer in solving anomalies.
He joins the Digital Transformation service afterwards, contributing to disruptive projects on strategic products. Notably, he takes part in the elaboration of several offers about the “Digital Twin” concept and about a Cloud platform exploiting all satellite data.
These various missions allowed him to gain a robust field experience:
- Engineering department : modelling methods, project management
- Services & Support : system exploitation, customer relationship, anomaly management
- Bid Offers & Innovation: customer needs capture, agile elaboration of technical solutions
As a consultant, he puts these skills at the service of his customers to help them digitalize industrial operations and improve performance.
ALICIA - Senior Consultant
Alicia graduated from ENSICA and holds APICS, CPIM-Basics of Supply Chain Management certificate.
After a general aerospace engineering training, Alicia specialised in Industrial Engineering and got APICS, CPIM – Basics of Supply Chain Management certificate.
Besides her study, she diversified and improved her skills through various internships, in particular as part of her gap year during which she firstly focused on the design of fuselage panels draped in composite at Stelia Aerospace R&T. She then worked at Ariane Group on configuration management definition for Ariane rockets’ electro valves. Moreover, as part of her final study internship, she contributed to a capacity analysis project for space suppliers within Airbus Defence & Space’s supplier development team.
In 2017, she joined STEP Consulting in Toulouse in order to strengthen her skills and contribute to diverse improvement projects with industry leaders.
BRICE - Senior Consultant
Brice has 7 years of experience in the systems engineering field as well as in the operational field as a helicopter Tactical Coordinator.
After graduating from Ecole Centrale Paris, he started as a weapon system engineer for an aircraft manufacturer, where he had the opportunity to:
- Lead multi-factorial performance studies on a new aircraft in a multi-industrial environment
- Participate in evaluating and orienting technical solutions based on operational needs
- Manage development projects for various clients, going through the entire V cycle by capturing the user need and implementing it technically
- Develop and conduct test programmes meeting the high standards of the sector
- Participate in technical proposals
- Realise an exploratory study in the field of artificial intelligence
He then joined the French Naval aviation as a Tactical Coordinator in the French combat helicopter NH90 Caïman. He followed a simulated and in-flight training in a demanding environment, on air navigation and operational tactics.
CLEMENT - Senior Consultant
Clément has more than 6 years experience, among which 4 in the aeronautical sector and 2 in consulting. He has mainly been involved in transformation and performance improvement programs for the industry.
After graduating in supply chain management at ISEL and ESSEC, Clément joined an airline company as global purchasing project manager. There he successfully led cost improvement projects especially on equipment investment and maintenance (PBH for rotables).
As a consultant, he worked on analytical subjects such as pricing, portfolio complexity reduction and cash improvement (Inventory, DSO, DPO).
While participating to EBITDA increase and working capital reduction projects, he also deepened his expertise on:
- Operational & financial strategy: definition of the critical commercial perimeter of a plant;
- Supply chain: Inventory optimization, parts availability improvement, purchasing price challenge;
- Production cost stretch: Global cost reduction plan set up for an industrial site having competitiveness issues.
In a different context, for an e-commerce company, he coordinated the implementation of a new cross-docking flow which enabled to increase customer service (new delivery options and increased product portfolio) while decreasing inventory.
Main references: Nexans, Corsair (TUI Group), Fnac Darty.
CLEMENT - Senior Consultant
Clément is an engineer from CentraleSupélec. He completed the curriculum of the former school École Centrale Paris before a first experience in operational excellence.
Following a general training in engineering sciences, Clément underwent a training in industrial engineering at CentraleSupélec. He specialized in project management and complex systems architecture following the Conception and Industrialization of Products and Services course.
In the meantime, he perfected his professional and managerial skills during various internships and a gap year. He worked as an internal consultant for an actor of the domestic solar system market in Sub-Saharan Africa. There, he handled the optimization of operational processes, and prepared the widening of the product range.
MARIAN - Senior Consultant
Marian is graduated from INSA Lyon, and holds a Specialized Master degree « Leading International Industrial Projects » from Ecole Polytechnique (X) / ESSEC
Marian holds a general engineer degree and a specialized master in International Project Management. During his studies, he reinforced his technical and management skills through internships in both energy and medical sectors (design office, construction work coordination, transformation project management).
He starts his professional career as a Consultant in the aeronautical sector. During a year, he contributed to two transversal transformation projects for a helicopter manufacturer leader:
- Reshape and optimize the worldwide sales network (sales, MRO, spares)
- Boost the Support and Services activities
Throughout these missions, Marian was able to adapt quickly and to relate the client business challenges with data analysis, together with data scientists teams. He also participated to a Data Analytics tool development for monitoring Spares and MRO activities (evolutions and trends, pricing and commercial policy, customer knowledge).
Nicolas - Senior Consultant
Nicolas graduated from ISAE-SUPAERO engineering school with DESIA complementary degree in Business Engineering. He has 4 years of experience in management consulting for the aeronautical industry.
Nicolas joins STEP Consulting in September 2019 after a first professional experience in Accenture started in 2015. He supported his clients from the aeronautical industry on Mergers & Acquisitions topics and in particular the impacts on Information Systems, making the link between the client business stakes and the associated technical requirements :
- Assessment of targets in the frame of Due Diligences,
- Definition of related transformation projects (Post-Merger Integration – PMI),
- Management of PMI execution,
- Post-PMI management of client’s affiliates.
He also worked on internal restructuration projects and on the management of Brexit impacts with specific focus on logistic flows.
In the frame of his aeronautical engineering studies with specialization in propulsion, Nicolas also developed his skills and his industry knowledge thanks to internships:
- Optimization of processes within Airbus commercial office in Dubai,
- Development of aircraft engine architecture drafts for Safran Aircraft Engines.
Main references: Airbus, Safran.
OUALI - Senior Consultant
Ouali is graduated from ISAE- SUPAERO and DESIA [« Diplôme d’Enseignement Supérieur en Ingénierie des Affaires » i.e. Higher Education Diploma in Business Engineering]
During his studies, he maded a gap year to acquire a first professional experience. He went on a first internship in a SMEs to help the company to improve and automate its administrative processes. The second internship took place in a doctor’s office where he set up a patient monitoring software. Back to ISAE- SUPAERO, he choosed IF [« Ingénierie Financière» i.e. Financial Engineering] and ETE [« Energie Transport Environnement » i.e. Energy Transport Environment] as a specialty. With the goal to work in a consulting firm, he thus integrated DESIA.
Ouali contributed to the market analysis for a leader in the cyber security and ID documents. He worked on several topics: Data collection & consolidation and Market modelling. In addition, he took part in Digital Costing project aiming at the determination of a right price target to help a major player in the aerospace sector in its negotiations with suppliers.
REMI - Senior Consultant
Rémi has 6 years of experience in Aerospace sector, including 2 years in the United States. His key domains are financial engineering, digital transformation and performance improvement.
Rémi started his career in 2011 in Airbus where he worked on financial analysis for several mergers & acquisitions projects in aerospace services (MRO, Air-Traffic-Management, Software …), as well as innovation projects through joint-ventures and participations.
In 2013 he joined Airbus Americas in Washington D.C. to work on Airbus new Final Assembly Line project in Mobile (Alabama) . In this complex and international context he was in charge of the financial control of this major project.
He joined STEP Consulting in 2015 and contributed to a wide variety of Aerospace projects, mainly on industrial topics and:
- Definition of a new business model and transformation plan for a Aerospace cabin outfitter
- Contract review and improvement opportunities identification for Flight Hour Services (FHS) Contracts
- Management and technical Audit of a big data project on industrial bill of material management
- Optimization of the Stock Management of 10 plants and 8 warehouses all across Europe in Aerospace
- Definition and Industrialization of digital transformation in manufacturing environment (industry 4.0)
THIBAULT - Senior Consultant
Thibault is graduated from ISAE – ENSICA. He also holds and APICS certificate in Supply Chain Management, as well a DESIA from SUPAERO (Business & Management certification).
In the frame of his Engineering studies, Thibault acquired both technical and management skills, reinforced by his two internships. He first worked as Project Management Coordinator at Zodiac Aerospace in a plant located in Thailand on supply chain improvement projects. He also experienced business consulting in international environment in his second internship, where he implemented a project management tool for the French leader of pharmaceutical industry.
In STEP Consulting, his first assignment was on a major digital transformation of a key player of the aerostructure business. He contributed to the full digitalization of the production costs analysis and planification process:
- Financial and operational processes modelisation and connection with all relevant data sources (ERP…)
- Interaction with data scientists to build costs prediction algorithms based on Bills of Materials (BoM)
- Identification of data quality issues and process shortfalls, and associated recommendations
- Data visualization development with BI solutions for interactive dashboards deployment
Alexandre - Consultant
Alexandre holds a French engineering degree from ISAE- SUPAERO and completed his cursus with a higher education diploma in Business Engineering (DESIA). He has more than 2 years of experience in management consulting for aerospace and banking industries.
He started his career in 2018, as a consultant, and worked for several digital transformation programs.
Through various projects, he was brought to deal with several issues regarding :
- the definition of a Data Office strategy
- the design and deployment of a data service offering based on a unique business model
- the collection, qualification and prioritization of use cases in support of a Product Owner
- the deployment of a personal data anonymization model in a Data Foundry
Alois - Consultant
Aloïs graduated from ISAE-SUPAERO, he has a previous experience in a consultancy firm specialized in pricing.
His tuition at ISAE-SUPAERO gave him a thorough understanding of the aerospace industry through a multidisciplinary approach. He followed the decision and data science track which allowed him to specialize with in-depth courses in :
- Business Intelligence
- Statistical analysis
- Machine learning
He used his data scientist skills to develop a pricing tool for a major B2B IT product distributor and obtained significant results :
- Elaboration of a dashboard to assess the performance on a daily basis
- 0.5 point of margin rate increase with no loss of volume
- Deployment of the tool on the whole product range
During a second internship, Aloïs contributed to a research project at Safran Aircraft Engines focusing on the exploitation of military engines data :
- Identification of flight phases by machine learning
- Comparision of performances and elaboration of a predictive model on the engine health
Antoine - Consultant
Antoine is graduated from ISAE SUPAERO(2021). He also holds a degree in fundamental physics.
He has specialized in Industrial Engineering in the last year of his studies, leading him to be certified CPIM1 by APICS (Production and Inventory Management). He also took courses in the fields of Energy, Transports and Environment, completing his knowledges of the aerospace industry.
Antoine completed his studies with the DESIA (i.e., Higher Education Diploma in Business Engineering) which allowed him to develop managerial and financial skills.
His professional field experiences have made him aware of supply chain and management issues :
- Maintenance follow-up of a C130 large military aircraft
- Stocks and orders management in a large distribution center
- Monitoring the logistics chain’s operations of a pharmaceutical distribution center
Antoine joined STEP Consulting in 2021 and has been involved in the analysis of the competitiveness of a key player in the aeronautics industry.
BASTIEN - Consultant
Bastien graduated from Ecole Centrale de Lyon. He focused on supply chain issues through internships in the industrial and e-commerce sectors.
During his studies, Bastien followed Operational Excellence courses. Those lectures have brought him the base level of operations management, industrial logistic and continuous improvement.
Beside his academic training, he underwent several internships regarding:
- The development of an online sales start-up in Australia: Logistical processes optimization; Replenishment and KPI monitoring;
- A maintenance stock optimization project for a leading tire manufacturer in Germany: Industrial sites auditing and employee training; Design of automated analysis and decision support tools.
Bastien also worked on transport modelling and planning studies.
BENJAMIN - Consultant
Benjamin graduated from both the University of Glasgow and ISAE-SUPAERO engineering school with DESIA complementary degree in Business Engineering. After a PhD in fluid mechanics, he has spent 2 years as an aerospace research engineer.
Benjamin started his career in 2015 as a PhD candidate at Safran Aircraft Engines. His work has notably resulted in the integration of innovative numerical tools for R&T department.
He then pursued his career as a research engineer at Onera where he has contributed to support French and European Aeronautical companies through his expertise :
- Proposition and study of disruptive concepts (ex. Nautilius aircraft by Airbus, NOVA aircraft by Onera)
- Performance improvement (ex. Safran Helicopter Engines turboprop, Franky Zapata Flyboard)
- Research project management
Throughout his career, Benjamin participated in numerous international symposiums involving the major actors of the aircraft and the turbomachinery sectors.
References : Safran, Airbus, Onera, DGA, DGAC, CleanSky.
BRIAN - Consultant
Trained as an engineer from the ENSEEIHT and Georgia Tech, Brian has four years of international experience in strategy and management consulting. Brian has worked on strategic issues cross-industries for CAC40 and Fortune 500 companies.
During his internships, he was able to apply and strengthen his technical and analytical knowledge by developing new technologies technologies with environmental applications or to optimize oil and gas production.
Brian began his career as a consultant in New York. There, he developed strategic action plans for large US corporations. More specifically, he has :
- Designed logistic planning and conducted the implementation of supply chain operations of a new brand acquired by a leading food & beverage company
- Designed a 5-year investment strategy plan for a leader of the FMCG industry
He then joined a consulting firm based in Paris and specialized in procurement. He has worked on projects aiming to improve procurement performance and to transform an organization’s procurement processes with digital solutions. For instance, he contributed to the :
- Implementation of a centralized management of indirect purchases and the cost reduction of different categories (waste, cleaning, etc.)
- Digital transformation (digital architecture and technological tools implementation) of sourcing and procurement processes, and purchasing risk management
As a consultant, Brian leverages his analytical and listening skills to address his clients’ challenges pragmatically.
ETIENNE - Consultant
Etienne graduated from the French engineering school Arts et Métiers and holds a Specialized Master’s Degree in Industrial Performance Management. He is also CPIM1 certified by APICS (Production and Inventory Management).
During his training, Etienne has built up a solid technological and industrial knowledge base. He completed his engineering training with a specialization in Industrial Management. This enabled him to learn about Lean Manufacturing, Industrial Logistics and Project Management.
Within the Lean department of an industrial site in Mexico, he carried out projects to improve operational performance.
Subsequently, he completed his training with a Specialized Master’s Degree with which he acquired a broader understanding of performance levers in industry.
Afterwards, for a subsidiary of the Bénéteau Group , he carried out an assignment on :
- Improving the availability of production resources
- Developing an operational management tool for production resources
- Coaching teams on the deployment of the new industrial framework
JENANAN - Consultant
Jenanan was graduated from ISAE-SUPAERO, he has a first experience in the aeronautics and environment sectors.
During his studies at ISAE-SUPAERO, he followed the industrial engineering and ETE (Energy, Transport & Environment) program. He learnt about supply chain, quality and the challenges of tomorrow’s energy and transportation. Jenanan completed his degree with the DESIA and a certificate in Big Data.
During his first experiences, he was involved in:
- The deployment of a start-up for the desalinization of sea water, working particularly on reverse osmosis and project management.
- The flight tests of a European aeronautics industry leader, mainly in photogrammetry, data analysis and correction.
LOUIS - Consultant
Graduated from CentraleSupélec and ESCP Europe, Louis has 2 years of experience in management consulting. He has been working for companies in the Energy and Automotive industries.
After a general engineering training, Louis specialized in Energy at CentraleSupélec and attended the ESCP Europe Master in Management in Paris and London which gave him the opportunity to develop both his technical and managerial skills.
During different internships, Louis took part in audit conducted for waste treatment facilities. He worked on a business project for wasted food management and for a car dealer in Brussels where he contributed on development projects for new mobility products and services. He also worked on a research project for Safran aircraft electronics.
He started his professional career in management consulting in 2018 and was involved in several projects such as:
- Support for a water treatment company to develop and release its national commercial costing tool.
- Business Intelligence database and dashboard development for performance management of an electricity supplier.
- Study concerning the electric vehicles development impacts on historical energy players.
Lucie - Consultant
Lucie is graduated from the Toulouse School of Economics with an international Master’s degree in Economics, specialized in Economics of Markets and Organizations.
Her specialized training enables her to understand the economic relations in industry such as the strategic interactions of companies and the main determinants of competitiveness in a market, thanks to the skills acquired throughout her academic career in France and England:
- Industrial Organizations
- Game Theory
- Econometrics
She mobilized her skills in data analysis and modeling during a research internship in partnership with EDF, ENGIE and TOTAL. She created a database of costs, investment and markets in the energy production sector in Europe and analyzed the challenges of decarbonization via alternative energy sources.
She was also involved in an internship with a leader in aeronautical tools on a project to optimize profitability, by using various improvement levers:
- Pricing studies and targeting of high potential products
- Score analysis and optimization of production costs
As a consultant, she is involved in performance improvement projects for major aircraft manufacturers.
MATHILDE - Consultant
Mathilde holds a French engineering degree from ISAE- SUPAERO and completed her cursus with the DESIA “Diplôme d’Enseignement Supérieur en Ingénierie des Affaire” i.e. Higher Education Diploma in Business Engineering.
Throughout her studies, she applied mechanical engineering knowledge on interior refurbishment design studies for business jet in the United States. She took part into continuous improvement of the Non-conformity process in the Quality Department of Airbus Germany. Both experiences led her to deep dive later into airworthiness issues in ENAC. Recently, in Dassault’s design office, she coordinated technical, commercial and international safety teams for mechanical and avionic modification projects.
With a broad picture on aircraft design and operations, and knowledge in management and business , she offers both technical and managerial insight in the aeronautics industry.
MATTHIEU - Consultant
Matthieu graduated from Ecole Polytechnique and ISEA-SupAéro. He has three years of experience in the aeronautical industry, where he worked for a major engine manufacturer.
After two internships in the technical departments of both Safran Helicopter Engines and Rolls-Royce, Matthieu joined Safran Aircraft Engines to work on the development of diverse engines and participated in the aerothermal integration of the Silvercrest.
Through the analysis and adjustment of test data models, he took part in a high-stake quality project to solve critical operational and technical problems.
He then switched to the development of the RISE engine, CFM’s vision of the future turbofan. In an approach closer to preliminary design, he particularly focused on the engine icing protection via :
- the creation of a CPA (Corner Point Analysis) model and the conception of thermal models aiming to determine key dimensioning parameters, hence improving the studies relevance.
- the development and deployment of new functionalities of a henceforth dynamic thermal solver to take into account complex physical phenomena, thus allowing the issuance of improved maturity specifications.
Matthieu draws on this academic and industrial foundation to enthusiastically tackle the complexity of large-scale industrial programmes.
MAXIMILIEN - Consultant
Maximilien is graduated from ISAE – SUPAERO (2020).
During his studies, Maximilien has acquired a solid scientific and technical background as well as a culture of the aerospace industry. In his final year, he has specialized in Industrial Engineering, which allowed him to develop knowledge in Supply Chain Management, Production Systems Modeling and Quality.
He completed his studies with a certificate in Big Data which allows him to understand the main reasoning and issues related to this field (algorithms, tools, computer languages). Finally, he holds an Engineering and Environment Certificate which gave him a precise vision of the challenges and solutions envisaged for the future of civil aeronautics.
He has also completed an internship as an assistant engineer in space structures whose missions were to carry out satellite model analyses for actors in the space field.
He joined STEP Consulting in 2020 and contributes to the optimization of the stocks of a key player in aeronautics, notably via :
- the participation in the obsolete item scrapping campaign,
- and the construction of a model for stock projection and optimization.
NINON - Consultant
Ninon is graduated from the Ecole Centrale de Lyon. She also holds a licence in Physics.
During her academic training, Ninon has acquired a wide spectrum of scientific and technical skills. In particular, she has followed several theoretical lessons in aeronautics and acoustics, supplemented by in-depth projects related to industrialists in the sector.
Besides, she completed her training by a specialization in Corporate Decision Making which enabled her to understand the challenges of economic relations in the industry, such as market competitiveness factors, and to develop specific skills :
- Design and optimization of decision-making diagrams
- Project management (change management)
- Business strategy
Beyond her academic background, Ninon performed several 6-month internships in France and abroad with a wide variety of assignments:
- Operational worker in a pharmaceutical laboratory
- Design and deployment of a warehouse and associated logistics processes for an aeronautical equipment manufacturer
- Development of digital tools to shorten the verification time of Supplier Due Diligence for an oil company.
SYLVAIN - Consultant
Sylvain holds a French engineering degree from HEI Lille and an Advanced Master in Strategy and Management from ESSEC Business School. He joins STEP Consulting after having worked for three years in the construction sector.
While studying, he started his career in a design office to conduct structural designs of buildings, especially for industrial clients.
Sylvain then took part in the transformation of an Australian subsidiary of Vinci, which lead him to work on various subjects:
- scoping mission to define the location of an additional factory
- design of a database management system aimed at easing production follow-up
- production management of reinforced concrete elements for a Government project
THEO - Consultant
Théo graduated from ISAE-SUPAERO engineering school with a degree in Business Administration DESIA. Théo has 4 years of operational experience in Logistics and Supply Chain management in the aerospace industry.
Théo holds a general engineering degree from ISAE-SUPAERO, he specialized in Industrial Engineering during his final year. He is CPIM certified by APICS in Production and Inventory Management.
He started his career in 2017 as a Logistics Project Leader at Safran Landing Systems. In particular, he successfully contributed to secure a regional warehouse transfer in the United Kingdom with strategic issues at stake. During this mission, he has acquired a solid analytical background and a strong field experience in project management.
Then, he joined the Customer Support department as a Procurement team leader for Spares parts. Over three years, he was accountable of the Spares delivery performance and covered the whole S&OP process.
He has developed managerial abilities and a concrete operational expertise in the Procurement and Inventory management. Among the missions he was involved with:
- Harmonize the Supply Chain processes across 8 sites according to MRPII standards
- Improve the Supply Chain performance for Spares parts
- Cost reduction program: Spares stock reduction, Procurement monitoring
Main references : Safran, Zodiac Aerospace, CNRS
