Dr. Jose Manuel Gallardo Ruiz

* To develop a new Project Managers team * To do and ensure that the team members do: - To secure P1 Project launches performance from quality and cost perspective - To manage operationally Project launches - To coordinate communication towards customer locally - To promote and control application of Valeo Values, Culture and Standards (Product, Methodology, Tools) during project launches

EMA Regional Aftermarket Coordinator South & Eastern Europe, Balkans & East Mediterranean Execution of bi-weekly regional opportunity conference calls with sales. Forecasting process, KPI, hit rate, quoting volume. Coordination respective BU’s. SPOC between Sales and BU’s. Supporting sales on resolving customer parts complaints by coordinating with the different BU’s.

Research in Polymer Drag Reduction and the onset of Turbulence at low Reynolds numbers.

Research in Polymer Drag Reduction and onset of turbulence.

Junior Lecture in Fluid Mechanics at University of Malaga (Spain). Build up of different experiments. CFD. PIV and LDA measurement.

Research in turbulent flows and polymer drag reduction.

Collaboration with the research group of "Diagnostics of thermo-fluid-dynamic processes in optical accessible internal combustion engine", under the responsability of Dr. Simona Silvia Merola.

Purchaser manager on site, negociation and control of different turnkey contracts during the construction period of the combine cycle power plant in Campanillas (Málaga).

Manager of the non-railway facilities (lighting, ventilation, fire-fighting facilities and electrical devices), technical buildings and railroad electrical catenary during the construction of High Speed Train railway (Malaga and Madrid, Spain).

Leader of a group of 30 people. Projects in Natural Stone. Control from the quarry, passing though the factory and putting on place. Projects in Europe, South America and Middle East.

Performance and Efficiency by Minimization of Knock Probability

Design, development and put on place of the basic tools for a quality system to control electrical engines by vibration instead of by noise. Put on place at the end of a production line.

PhD thesis in Fluid Dynamics. PhD entitled: "Sobre la influencia del coflujo y de la diferencia de densidad en la estructura 3D de chorros y su relevancia en los procesos de combustión".

Senior Health and Safety Technician

Specialized in Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics and Management.