Charles Regaud
Design Manager, Madison - bulthaup
GENERAL:
- More than 4 years experience in Shanghai, China
- Furniture and interior design
- Project management
- Product design & development
- Engineering background (Materials & Mechanics)
- Manufacturing & QC processes
LANGUAGES:
- French: mother tongue
- English: bilingual
- Chinese: written and oral proficiency in daily and working situations
- Spanish: proficient in daily and working situations
CAD:
- SolidWorks
- Sketchup
- Catia
- Ansys
GRAPHIC DESIGN:
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
26 contactsMadison Group of Companies is now the sole distributor of bulthaup, the leading German kitchen system manufacturer, in Singapore, Hong Kong and China, as well as SubZero & Wolf refrigeration and cooking appliances in Hong Kong and China.
2010 - 2011- In charge of the Furniture/Fixture Design Team
- Responsible for the design & development of fixtures/furniture/displays for retail stores, restaurants etc.
- 3D design: concept generation, 3D design, 3D rendering, technical drawings
- Fixture prototyping & manufacturing follow up
- Design and implementation of manufacturing & QC guidelines
- Store design/layout management
2008 - 2010- Development of heating systems, thermostats, lighting devices, furniture.
- Project management from concept to industrialization
- Product design
- Research and selection of Chinese partners, factory relationship management
- Implementation of development, production and quality control processes
- Operations coordination with EU team, logistics
- Cultural bridge between the local and EU teams
- Installation and calibration of an autoclave
- Process design to produce thermoplastic foams with the autoclave
- Experiment design
- Creation of a fully functional publishing house within five weeks
- Market research, benchmarking, business plan, loan planning, registration etc.
- Participation in the construction of yachts in composite materials
- Design and construction of wakeboards and surfboards in composites