Fanny Bichat

2006 to present - Six Sigma Black Belt - Rhodia Inc, Cranbury, NJ
Training in March-June 2006 in the US by Six Sigma Academy. Diploma in September 2006.
Multiple Six Sigma projects to simplify and improve processes.
Total Annual Savings = $757K in 5 projects.
Work on technical projects (e.g. reduce time for pH adjustment in a plant) as well as business projects (e.g. reduce overtime in a plant’s Operations & Maintenance areas).
Interact with logistic, customer service, sales, plants, quality and corporate.
Build-up Customer Service orientation (e.g. increase satisfaction and reduce complaints from 2 key accounts).
Push relentlessly to achieve targets (e.g. eliminate wrong product shipment).
Develop open mindedness and cross-fertilization to identify new project ideas (e.g. target % active on the lower side of the specs for several blends).

2003-2006 - Marketing Analyst & Strategy – Rhodia Inc, Cranbury, NJ
RHODIA NOVECARE: Implement the business plan and strategy for two product lines in North America; ethoxylate and phosphate ester (surfactants).
RHODIA PHARMA SOLUTIONS: Contribute to the innovation team to determine new nutraceuticals products to add to Rhodia’s range, Participate in the launch of a new Calcium Phosphate product, Coordinate trade shows, Managing projects working with the Sales and R&D teams in order to produce new pharmaceutical products with specific equipment in China, Create Sales Promotion Kit.
RHODIA FOOD (now DANISCO): Market research into the supplements and functional foods markets for probiotics ($8 M market in NA) through; competitive analysis, identification of new markets and new formulations. The information was used to establish the strategy, operational marketing plan and growth forecasts.

Fitness, skiing, hiking
5 years theatre experience, Vice-president of the charity association “tracks of solidarity” 2002/2003 (4L trophy 2002 in Morocco), creation of the French’Hip Connection group in 2005 to organize parties in Princeton, NJ