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    Serge Kadjo

    Serge Kadjo

    Early tech adopter, I spend my time making real-impact products and developing new technologies.

    Engineering Atlanta Université De Lorrain...
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    About
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    Serge Kadjo is a highly accomplished professional and entrepreneur with extensive expertise in hardware engineering, product development, and supply chain management.
    He has a proven track record of developing innovative solutions to address critical challenges such as water scarcity, renewable energy, and decarbonization technology. His experience in designing, prototyping, and manufacturing products has helped several startups secure funding and achieve success.
    Serge is also passionate about health equality and has co-founded an NGO to enhance health systems in low- and middle-income countries.
    He has won several awards and has been recognized as one of the most outstanding African entrepreneurs by the US and French governments.
    Serge's dedication to inspiring the next generation of African leaders and entrepreneurs is highly commendable.

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Business Management Industrial Engineering Product Development Product Design Product Management Medical Devices Consumer Electronics Web Development SaaS Project Management
    Locations
    New York City Paris San Francisco Abidjan Oakland County Buffalo Los Angeles San Luis Obispo Pittsburgh Grand Rapids Austin Houston Broomfield Seattle Foster City Dallas Raleigh
     
    Experience
    Presso
    Presso
    Lead Research and Development 2019 - 2023 (over 3 years)
    PRESSO is An apparel treatment robot that can clean, press, disinfect, and dry clothes in less than 5 minutes.
    At Presso, I :
    - Work on the Hardware Design, prototyping... more and development of teh Product
    - Test and Evaluate Design and Prototypes feature
    - Analyses overall system architecture and product requirements
    - Provides inter-functional support and collaborates with managing teams,
    - DFM and DFA on the overall parts and assemblies.
    - Engage Supply Chain management for Chinese contract manufacturers, suppliers of part, components, materials and equipment.
    - Document the production process and all associated aspects specific to research and development,
    William & Companies
    William & Companies
    Founder | CEO 2019 - 2021 (about 2 years)
    WILLIAM ET COMPAGNIES (Will & Co) is an independent company and group incorporated under Ivorian law, a leader in global technological development and consulting. Our... more network is made up of more than twenty experts who every day helps startups, small and medium-sized businesses around the world. By working with them, we help them develop solutions tailored to their needs. To date, more than a dozen companies already trust the group, which achieves an annual turnover of more than one hundred thousand (100,000) Euros.
    Present in more than 15 countries in Africa, Europe, Southeast Asia, and the United States, Will & Co draws its strength from its viscerally entrepreneurial culture, which conveys strong values such as Agility, listening, creativity, daring and proximity.

    As CEO, I manage a start-up of 8 employees, Design, evaluate and deploy the tactical and strategic objectives of the company, Deploys the new marketing strategy in collaboration with local teams and participates in the process of acquiring new customers, Maintains a culture of performance and allocates resources according to the projects of the company; Pilot the actions and the results towards the main objective; masters financial KPIs, in order to renew growth and profitability
    NanoNap
    NanoNap
    Founder, CTO 2020 - 2021 (about 1 year)
    NanoNap is an awesome service that can get you the sleep you dreamed for, the performance that you’re looking for, and even more. It’s a perfect way to discover the power... more of neurostimulation and to stay focused, keeping your energy levels steady and your game under control.
    As CTO, I Manage a team of Project Manager and Designer, Engineers, Assist with Business development and provides support to the CEO & COO with investors, incubators and start-up accelerators, Ensures product development, including prototyping, pre-production and certification for a medical device.
    ADI SOLAR ENERGY
    ADI SOLAR ENERGY
    Consultant - Associate Founder 2018 - 2019 (9 months)
    - Responsible for the design and development activities of the equipment,
    - Design and evaluate Design and Production Tests,
    - Writes and analyses the requirements of... more the overall system architecture and product design,
    - Provides inter-functional support and collaborates with other management teams,
    - Work on product certification,
    - Document the design and all associated aspects specific to research and development,
    - Meeting of contract manufacturers, suppliers of materials and equipment.
    Ivory Transport & Logistics
    Ivory Transport & Logistics
    Supply Chain Consultant 2018 (4 months)
    - Provide support to the Technical Director,
    - Participate in the implementation activities of the fleet management life cycle management
    - Produce maintenance guides,... more troubleshooting and repair,
    - Develop the Maintenance and Maintenance Program (CMMS),
    - Manage a team of technicians (mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic).
    Pinch
    Pinch
    Founder, Co founder & CTO 2017 - 2018 (10 months)
    - Project Manager and Product Design,
    - Contributes to the development of the Pitch, Business Plan and Model Business and provides support to the CEO & CFO,
    - Presents... more technical data and engineering reports to team members, investors, incubators and start-up accelerators,
    - Produce maintenance guides, troubleshooting and repair,
    - Manage the development and prototyping team;
    - Participate in Product Lifecycle Management implementation, creating a user guide and PLM documents
    MOONA S.A.S " www.getmoona.com"
    MOONA S.A.S " www.getmoona.com"
    Lead Hardware Engineer 2017 (6 months)
    - Ensures product development, including prototyping, pre-production and NPI,
    - Maintains the inherited designs,
    - Design, validate, test, evaluate performance and transfer... more electronic circuits to high volume productions and support production tests,
    - Solve problems and propose solutions for new and existing designs.
    - Ensures BOMs are correct, DFX format (fabrication, editing and testing) is appropriate, and quality control, am and manage all PLM steps,
    ADI Solar
    ADI Solar
    Product Developement 2016 (2 months)
    - Project Managment
    - Team Leader
    - Portfolio Management
    - Industrial Design (Catia V5)
    - Electronic Design (Schemas- PCB "IOT-Microcontroller- Sensor")
    - Signal... more Processing(ADC- DAC- Filter)
    - Wireless communication (433 Mhz, Wifi, Bluetooth, LORA)
    - Data Processing (PID, Neural Network, Fuzzy logic)
    - UX Design
    R&D Engineer 2015 (2 months)
    - Project Managment
    - Patent Drafting and Writing
    - Mechanical Design
    - RDM (Catia, RDM 6, Autodesk Robot)
    - Material Design
    - Simulation (Catia, Lumion,... more KeyShot)
    - Team Leader
    - Portfolio Management
    - Industrial Design (Catia V5)
    - Thermal Design (Solidworks flow simulation, trnsys)
    - Electronic Design (Schemas- PCB "IOT-Microcontroller- Sensor")
    - Signal Processing(ADC- DAC- Filter)
    - Wireless communication (433 Mhz, Wifi, Bluetooth, LORA)
    - UX Design
    PERSA
    PERSA
    Founder | CEO 2021 - Present (over 5 years)
    At PERSA, We help you create a real-time, attractive and meaningful online experience (Live Chat, audio/video Call, Live Streaming and Agent Sourcing) between you and customers... more while easily building your brand.
    My job as a CEO is to work hard and smartly while giving the opportunity to my team to create a seamless and meaningful online experience for online shopping.
    Founder
    Pinch, NanoNap
    Employee
    PERSA, ADI Solar, MOONA S.A.S " www.getmoona.com", Ivory Transport & Logistics, ADI SOLAR ENERGY, William & Companies, Presso
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