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I'm Simon Faneco, an Innovative Design Engineer, Team Leader and Project Manager with over 14 years of experience in Automotive, Bicycle and Consumer Product industries. I enjoy turning complex ideas into tangible products, leading cross-functional, remote teams across Europe, China, Japan, the United States and Australia. I am passionate about analytics, relationship management and clear communication to deliver complex technology projects. I founded ratioXsàrl in 2019 to bring a revolutionary automatic bicycle transmission to market. I built a CHF 560k funding pipeline and secured grants from Venture Kick, FIT, SPEI and InnoSuisse; as Chief Engineer I coordinated development with internal teams, external consultants and suppliers, led prototype builds and validation, and developed core engineering documentation, BOMs and production cost analyses. I have a broad skill set spanning product development, design thinking, cost modelling and operational optimisation, with experience across Europe, China, Japan, the US and Australia.…I'm Simon Faneco, an Innovative Design Engineer, Team Leader and Project Manager with over 14 years of experience in Automotive, Bicycle and Consumer Product industries. I enjoy turning complex ideas into tangible products, leading cross-functional, remote teams across Europe, China, Japan, the United States and Australia. I am passionate about analytics, relationship management and clear communication to deliver complex technology projects. I founded ratioXsàrl in 2019 to bring a revolutionary automatic bicycle transmission to market. I built a CHF 560k funding pipeline and secured grants from Venture Kick, FIT, SPEI and InnoSuisse; as Chief Engineer I coordinated development with internal teams, external consultants and suppliers, led prototype builds and validation, and developed core engineering documentation, BOMs and production cost analyses. I have a broad skill set spanning product development, design thinking, cost modelling and operational optimisation, with experience across Europe, China, Japan, the US and Australia.

Simon Faneco

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I'm Simon Faneco, an Innovative Design Engineer, Team Leader and Project Manager with over 14 years of experience in Automotive, Bicycle and Consumer Product industries. I enjoy turning complex ideas into tangible products, leading cross-functional, remote teams across Europe, China, Japan, the United States and Australia. I am passionate about analytics, relationship management and clear communication to deliver complex technology projects. I founded ratioXsàrl in 2019 to bring a revolutionary automatic bicycle transmission to market. I built a CHF 560k funding pipeline and secured grants from Venture Kick, FIT, SPEI and InnoSuisse; as Chief Engineer I coordinated development with internal teams, external consultants and suppliers, led prototype builds and validation, and developed core engineering documentation, BOMs and production cost analyses. I have a broad skill set spanning product development, design thinking, cost modelling and operational optimisation, with experience across Europe, China, Japan, the US and Australia.…I'm Simon Faneco, an Innovative Design Engineer, Team Leader and Project Manager with over 14 years of experience in Automotive, Bicycle and Consumer Product industries. I enjoy turning complex ideas into tangible products, leading cross-functional, remote teams across Europe, China, Japan, the United States and Australia. I am passionate about analytics, relationship management and clear communication to deliver complex technology projects. I founded ratioXsàrl in 2019 to bring a revolutionary automatic bicycle transmission to market. I built a CHF 560k funding pipeline and secured grants from Venture Kick, FIT, SPEI and InnoSuisse; as Chief Engineer I coordinated development with internal teams, external consultants and suppliers, led prototype builds and validation, and developed core engineering documentation, BOMs and production cost analyses. I have a broad skill set spanning product development, design thinking, cost modelling and operational optimisation, with experience across Europe, China, Japan, the US and Australia.

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I’m Simon Faneco, an Innovative Design Engineer, Team Leader and Project Manager with over 14 years of experience in Automotive, Bicycle and Consumer Product industries. I enjoy turning complex ideas into tangible products, leading cross-functional, remote teams across Europe, China, Japan, the United States and Australia. I am passionate about analytics, relationship management and clear communication to deliver complex technology projects.

I founded ratioXsàrl in 2019 to bring a revolutionary automatic bicycle transmission to market. I built a CHF 560k funding pipeline and secured grants from Venture Kick, FIT, SPEI and InnoSuisse; as Chief Engineer I coordinated development with internal teams, external consultants and suppliers, led prototype builds and validation, and developed core engineering documentation, BOMs and production cost analyses. I have a broad skill set spanning product development, design thinking, cost modelling and operational optimisation, with experience across Europe, China, Japan, the US and Australia.

Skills

3D Design

Experience Level

3D Design

Expert

Language

English

Fluent

Dutch

Advanced

French

Intermediate

Work Experience

Founder & Chief Engineer at ratioXsàrl

January 1, 2019 - Present

Founder of ratioXsàrl, a Swiss startup offering an automatic bicycle transmission. Built a CHF 560k funding pipeline with angels, venture capital and industry investors; secured cash awards and grants from Venture Kick, Fondation de l’Innovation Technologique (FIT), Canton de Vaud (SPEI) and InnoSuisse. Coordinated development with internal team, external consultants and suppliers; led prototype builds and testing to validate product performance. Developed engineering documentation including Product Specifications, FMEA and validation procedures; managed 3D CAD modelling and revision management; optimized mechanism using external Matlab simulations; conducted FEA analyses on critical components; collaborated with gearing experts to develop optimal geartrain; performed production feasibility reviews with suppliers and regular DFA reviews; built BOMs for development tracking, prototypes and production cost analysis; managed prototype build processes and validation testing. Built relat

Operations Strategy Consultant at Nestlé

January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2018

12-person internal consulting team delivering detailed Long-term Demand–Capacity analyses in Global Business Units to identify production shortfalls or capacity constraints; constructed scenarios with Senior Management to guide decision-making; built detailed financial models to assess scenarios. Optimized global production allocation for a major Asian market by aligning five-year global demand forecasts with local footprints across categories, avoiding CHF 550m in CAPEX; supported consolidation of the production network and Product Portfolio revisions, yielding >CHF 36m in annual P&L savings.

Project Manager, Scientific Business Development at Nestlé

January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016

Managed a clinical trial program for a Nutrient Supplement with a budget of CHF 2.2m across a team of direct reports and 10 project members. Focus areas included IP protection, Key Opinion Leader management and production of minute trial materials to ensure successful results. Enabled a fast-track production solution reducing added sugars in coconut powder and improved nutritional value while reducing costs. Led 42-person trial teams across four Nestlé R&D sites and partner sites, including a university collaboration, with a total trial budget of CHF 3.5m. Trials were minimized with statistical modelling to maximize outputs and pilot results enabled licensing to a DSM partner.

Senior Product Engineer at Futuris Group

January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2013

Led international development of two completely new Front Seat Structure Platforms to support expansion with new customers in China and the USA. Delivered FS3 – Front Structure level 3 high-end seat structure meeting legal and customer requirements, with modular architecture and weight efficiency. Coordinated CAE/FEA, prototyping, testing, supplier engagement and industrialisation activities; contributed to seat structure product roadmaps and engineering drawings approvals; managed cross-functional teams and documentation (FMEA, DFMEA, PFMEA, DVP&R).

Product Engineer at Futuris Group

January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2010

Advanced development and industrialisation of Front Seat Structure targeting new Chinese OEM platforms. Re-engineered the existing Seat Slide Adjuster Mechanism to achieve ~20% cost reduction and address quality issues by coordinating with patent attorneys to build a competitor patent landscape guiding the concept.

Production & Logistics Control Specialist at Toyota Motor Europe

January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2007

Realised 44% logistics and 30% packaging cost savings on exports from Europe to South Africa by packaging improvements and introducing the first known 'Euro' container export outside Europe. Managed the on-time launch of Yaris at French plant with critical suppliers and European sales network managers. Planned logistics for 16 simultaneous vehicle trial projects exporting parts to Japanese plants with 100% on-time performance. Coordinated removal of Hexavalent Chromium from 20k+ past model service parts in line with EU directive; personally commended by the TME president.

Contract Purchasing Engineer at Australia Post

January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2004

Achieved CHF 4m reduction in service part inventory by re-sourcing commodity products, negotiating prices on replaceable products and reducing stock levels of unique components by analyzing historical usage patterns.

Product Design Engineer (Part-time) at Charlwood Design

January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2003

Won Australian & USA design awards for the Häfele Elipta monitor arm and a global TRW styling competition for Audi S4 brake calipers.

Intern Product Design Engineer at Philips Electronics, DAP

January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2002

Received a patent for pre-development of an improved user interface for a Senseo coffee machine upgrade; designed, engineered, prototyped and tested a new design during a five-month internship.