Sébastien Désilets Ing. Pmp
About Sébastien Désilets Ing. Pmp
Sébastien Désilets is a Senior Project Manager in Innovation at Cascades, specializing in specialized product groups. He has extensive experience in engineering and project management, including successfully managing a significant factory production capacity project with an $11 million budget.
Work at Cascades
Sébastien Désilets currently holds the position of Chargé de projets sénior - Innovation - Groupe de Produits Spécialisés at Cascades, where he has been employed since 2019. His role involves managing significant projects within the organization, focusing on innovation and specialized product groups. Prior to this position, he worked as Ingénieur d'usine multi-sites at Cascades from 2016 to 2020, where he contributed to operational improvements and project management across multiple sites.
Education and Expertise
Sébastien Désilets earned a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Mécanique from Université de Sherbrooke, completing his studies from 2009 to 2013. He furthered his education with a Microprogramme de 2e cycle de perfectionnement en environnement at the same university in 2014. Additionally, he studied Simulation par éléments finis at Irisco, achieving Inventor Simulation 2016 in 2015. His expertise includes managing major projects with budgets exceeding $2 million, emphasizing health and safety in project management.
Background
Before his current role at Cascades, Sébastien Désilets gained diverse experience in various engineering and project management positions. He worked at ATELIER RF as Ingénieur jr à la recherche et développement for 10 months in 2015-2016 and served as a Consultant in the Département de géomatique appliquée at Université de Sherbrooke for 5 months in 2014-2015. His early career included internships at Prinoth Gmbh and Le Groupe Soucy, where he focused on project management and quality assurance.
Achievements
Sébastien Désilets successfully managed a significant project at Cascades that involved doubling the production capacity of a factory. This project included the integration of two new production lines and a complete reorganization of the plant and equipment. He achieved this with a total budget of $11 million and completed the project several weeks ahead of schedule. His responsibilities also include negotiating contracts for key equipment and ensuring performance targets are met through Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT).