The document summarizes the professional experience of Pr. Pierre Loonis, including over 15 years of experience in optronics and IT for industrial applications. He has held positions managing research centers and teams, developing business, and negotiating international cooperation. His areas of expertise include project management, portfolio development, system engineering, optronics, and IT.
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1. Pr. Pierre LOONIS
http://www.linkedin.com/in/PierreLoonis
SUMMARY
Over 15 years of experience in optronics & IT for industrial applications,
Important international experience in profitable business and project management,
CORE COMPETENCIES
Unit management,
Project management & strategy,
Portfolio development and management,
Industrial cooperation, negotiation, international experience,
Transverse management, multicultural management,
Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer management,
System engineering: requirements clarification, functional analysis,
Optronics and IT: design and architecture, performance assessment, algorithms.
2. Pr. Pierre Loonis' Professional Experience (1 / 3)
Since 2008 – Deputy Director based in Nevers, FRANCE
Higher Institute for Automotive and Transportation
Recruit, structure and lead the administrative team; plan the budget,
Important transverse management across Institutions,
International business development and promoting activity,
Create a Department in Energetics and Control (150 students),
Re-shape a Research Centre (30 people),
Lead a Research team (6 people) focused on Embedded System Control
and Signal Processing for energy savings ,
Public-Private Partnership exploration and international cooperation
negotiation
Sector: R&D and Training Budget: 1,4 M€ Direct team: 40 Indirect team: 60
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3. Pr. Pierre Loonis' Professional Experience (2 / 3)
2006 – 2008 Managing Director based in Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Create and develop the Centre,
Network Governemental bodies, Universities and Companies,
Structure and implement joint Public and Private profitable activities.
Design and market 3 main Products,
Funds raising.
Sector: Higher Education and research Budget/Turnover: 0.7 / 5 M€ Direct team: 5 Indirect team: 30
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4. Pr. Pierre Loonis' Professional Experience (3 / 3)
2004 – 2006 R&D Director La Rochelle University, FRANCE
Set-up a Research Centre in Malaysia,
Negociations with private companies,
Bid and project management
Budgeted costs supervision
Market analysis, Communication and Marketing
Management of technical teams (software, algorithms, trials, etc)
1996-2004 Researcher La Rochelle University, FRANCE
Inventor of 2 patents,
Supervision of more than 40 French & foreign PhDs and Engineers,
More than 70 publications and invited communications,
3 scientific and technology videos (as author),
3 industrial prototypes,
Organisation of several in situ validation trials,
Management of a dedicated R&D team in algorithms and image processing for
optronics
Responsible of lectures at Doctorate/Master/Bachelor levels in Image and Signal
Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Data Mining, Data Fusion, DecisionMaking,
Automation, Electronics. http:/l3i.univ-larochelle.fr/
5. Pr. Pierre Loonis' Education
EDUCATION
1996 PhD in Computer Science, Image and Signal Processing
La Rochelle University, France
Poitou-Charentes Region 1st price for the best PhD's thesis
1992 Master of Science in Optronics & Robotics
Montpellier University, France
Honours
LANGUAGES
French
English (fluent)
Spanish (scholar)
Mandarin (beginner)
6. Pr. Pierre Loonis' Publications & Prototypes
More than 50 Publications & Conferences in Optronics & IT:
2 Patents in Optronics and Process:
3 industrial prototypes:
Underwater cartography acquisition system
Mobile Robot for fish freshness evaluation
Hardware-software solution for early detection of Palm Oil Tree infection
7. Pr. Pierre Loonis' Awards
French Senate Awards 2006
Tremplin Recherche Competition 1st Prize for e-
FISH, an application of Sensors Fusion to the
hostile environment of a Fisherie.
Regional INPI Innovation Trophy 2002
The French Institute of Intellectual Property
delivered the 1st Prize to recognize the best
strategy in term of technology transfer
UPPACIM 1997
Special Prize from the Harbour and Port
association for the best Research study on Data
Fusion;
Regional Best PhD 1996