Thierry AUGER
Senior Program Manager | Aircraft Interiors
Salary / Daily rate
Boucherville, QC, Canada
Freelance
Languages
About me
Intro
Aerospace executive with 25+ years managing multi-million dollar programs at Airbus, Collins Aerospace, and Zodiac. Led teams of 120+ engineers, drove EBIT improvements, and delivered complex aircraft systems for major airlines. Specialized in cabin interiors, program management, and commercial strategy for aviation industry leaders.
Work experience
Vice-président Intérieur de cabines / Cabin Interior
Sogeclair
Jun 2024 - Present
2 years 5 months
Boucherville, QC, Canada
General Manager - 120 persons Development and manufacturing of cabin products mainly dedicated to business jet aircraft. - Planification strengthening for the predictability recovery for the industrial tool. - Processes setting in the whole company to improve efficiency. - Enlargement of commercial strategy to increase Annual Turnover. - Cost reduction and cost efficiency setting to increase EBIT. - Industrial floor Footprint modification to improve industrial capacity. Our Products are: - Conference tables (2PL to 6PL) - Tablets Holders - Furnitures latches and slidings - Glass Racks - Crockery and Cutlery inserts - Cabinets - Sliding/pocket doors
Collins Aerospace
Nov 2018 - May 2024
5 years 7 months
Seattle, WA, USA
Cabin Integration Senior Program Manager
Feb 2023 - May 2024
1 year 4 months
Seattle, WA, USA
Skills: Program Management · Aeronautics · Aircraft · Leadership organisationnel · Easy contact with people from all walks of life and nationalities
Principal Program Manager & Datalink Product Line Manager
Nov 2018 - Jan 2023
4 years 3 months
Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico
Skills: Program Management · Aeronautics · Aircraft · Leadership organisationnel · Easy contact with people from all walks of life and nationalities
Principal Program Manager and Product Line Manager on Datalink Products
Rockwell Collins
Jun 2017 - Oct 2018
1 year 5 months
31700 Blagnac, France
Responsible for Datalink Product Line in RCF
Zodiac Aerospace
Jun 2014 - May 2017
3 years
36100 Issoudun, France
Business Line Deputy Director & Program Director
Mar 2016 - May 2017
1 year 3 months
36100 Issoudun, France
Single Aisle & High Density Aircraft Passenger Seat Business Line • Management of the BL Program Managers team. • Acting as BL Director for budget elaboration, commercial activities and P&L improvement. • Development of commercial strategy for the Business Line. • Enhancement of lobbying towards aircraft manufacturers.
Senior Program Manager
Jun 2014 - Mar 2016
1 year 10 months
36100 Issoudun, France
- Management of new ECO-LR seat development for 3 major European Airlines. - Dedicated aircraft: BOEING 777 & 787 in Linefit and Retrofit configuration. - Program Management including a strong involvement in technical development, certification, FAI and production follow-up.
Airbus
Jan 1998 - May 2014
16 years 5 months
Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico
Customization Account Director
Jul 2011 - May 2014
2 years 11 months
Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico
Accountable for the aircraft definition/customization of 4 major European Airlines: - in sales campaign and for purchased aircraft to be delivered; - for all Airbus civil aircraft types; - handling of all customer technical requests and offering of adequate solutions; - commercial negotiation and invoicing of all customized parts of the aircraft.
Head of A330/A340 Policy & Product Offer
Jan 2008 - Jul 2011
3 years 7 months
Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico
• Management of the team: Product Offer & Policy. • In the frame of A330/A340 aircraft customization, ensure the relevant content of the A330/A340 Product Offer (Standard Specifications & Catalogues) allowing to build an effective customer guidance profitable for Airbus. • A330/A340 Programme Policy Manager (as detailed just below). • PMO and/or mediator on key subjects for A330/A340 programme management: Flysmart, Paint systems, FMS...
A330/A340 Policy Manager
Jan 2006 - Dec 2007
2 years
Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico
• In the frame of A330/A340 aircraft customisation, establish the programme policy on key subjects by gathering and challenging the inputs from various departments such as Engineering, Contracts, Production, Certification, in order to defend interests of Airbus in term of profitability, industrial feasibility and compliance with regulations. • Ensure that the agreed and published policy is enforced by all Departments inside & outside the A330/A340 programme organization and that it declined in the relevant documentation (Catalogues, Brochures) and IT tools used by Contracts people.
Acoustics Design Engineer
Jan 1998 - Dec 2005
8 years
Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico
• Responsible for acoustic treatments of A380 engine nacelles GP7200 and partially TRENT900: design optimisation, specification definition, follow-up of manufacturing, acoustic testing and integration, measured acoustic data analysis and compliance verification. • Responsible for the following nacelle research projects: non–linear activities, active noise technologies (SILENCER & in-house projects), aero-acoustic tests in wind tunnel. • Expert and Responsible for sonic boom activities.
Education
Pierre and Marie Curie University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
1998 - 2001
3 years 1 month