William Allouche

Self dependent development and management of new processes, materials, designs and products for the automotive interior. Assess the technical feasibility of innovative concepts Define technical project targets with the Innovation Project Leader Ensure patent protection on innovative solutions Cooperate with other Engineering departments to ensure good transfer of innovation projects into industrialisation Collaborate with external partners and suppliers in a prototyping/innovation project context

Mechanical and structural study of natural fibre composite materials (academic context) Managed the mechanical characterization of composites (tensile testing) and the micromechanical characterization of flax/epoxy (single fibre fragmentation testing) Carried out an entensive bibliographic research on flax fibre composite materials Undertook a structural analysis of the composite materials with SEM and optical microscopy Communicated our results in project meetings with the industrial partners

Friction torque optimization of automotive wheel bearings: - Carried out friction torque tests for clients - Tested a calculation method - Took part in the quality control of wheel bearings - Handled secondary tasks such as the creation of a performance indicator for wheel bearings tests, knowledge capitalising for the company and assisting project engineers in various tasks.

Intensive Chinese courses and immersion in linguistic environment Chinese history and culture, lectures, immersive experiences, cultural tours Inter-disciplinary company and entrepreneurship projects/courses, thematic workshops in line with students from L'Ecole de Design de Nantes Atlantique

Strength of Materials: Fundamentals Vibration Mechanics Elements of Mechanical Design/CAD Statistical Methods for Research and Engineering Economy and Quality Control Finite Elements Analysis Processing and Properties of Metals Mechanical Behaviour of Materials Composite Materials