Christian Scherer
Christian SCHERER
Ingénieur général des mines,
Conseil Général des mines,
Ministère de l'Economie, des Finances
et de l'Industrie.
- DATE OF BIRTH
- 7 August 1947
- NATIONALITY
- French
- PERSONAL ADDRESS
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E.mail scherer@ensmp.fr
- EDUCATION
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- FURTHER STUDIES
- "Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies" in Probability under Professor Neveu.
University of Jussieu, Paris, 1968
- ACADEMIC REFERENCES
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- 1st Prize in the "Concours Général" in Mathematics, 1964
- 2nd Prize in the "Concours Général" in Physics, 1965
- LANGUAGES
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- French (mother tongue)
- Russian
- German
PRESENT POSITION
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Technology Directorate
Ministry of Research and New Technologies
1, rue Descartes
75005 PARIS
Tél. +33 1 55 55 88 81
MAIN EXPERIENCE
- since 2002
- The Ministry of Research's Technology Directorate
- 1999 - 2002
- Mission pour l'Economie Numérique
- DARPMI
- 1996 - 1999
- ANVAR
- Evariste Webmaster
- 1994 - 1996
- Ministry of Industry
DARPMI (Direction de l'Action Régionale et de la Petite et Moyenne
Industrie)
Sous-Direction de la Formation et de la Qualifification pour les Entreprises.
- 1987 - 1994
- Ministry of Labour, Employment and Professional Training
Technical Adviser to the Employment Delegate, mainly responsible for
- the design and application of the computerised master plan for territorial
services involving 9,000 members of staff distributed over 123 sites.
- the design and implementation of a national network of regional telematic
services giving information on professional training.
- negotiations with the boards of large organisations in the employment
market.
- negotiations in Brussels on agreements relating to employment regulations
with representatives of EC member states.
- 1983 - 1986
- ECOPOL, subsidiary engineering firm of the Commissariat à l'Energie
Atomique, specialising in the diffusion of CEA technology.
Assistant General Manager, Executive Director
mainly responsible for negotiating high technology contracts with national
and international, public and private organisations such as :
- Study on the reliability and security armament systems (SNLE)
- Study on the noise reduction of propulsers (ECAN Toulon)
- Environment studies :
- Models of atmospheric pollutants diffusion
- Air quality measurement networks : built-up areas, Mexico,
- CEN Algeria
- Energy recycling techniques
- 1976 - 1982
- Ministry of Industry and Research
DRIR Bordeaux
Assistant Regional Manager
in charge of :
- the inspection of nuclear base installations (PWR plants in Blayais,
Goldfech and Civaux)
- research valorisation for the CESTA Centre of the "Direction des Applications
Militaires" of the CEA
- environmental impact study of missiles for the "Centre d'Essais des
Landes" (CEL) and the "Centre d'Achèvement et d'Essais des propulseurs
et Engins" (CAEPE)
- the control of recycling and elimination of wastes in the Aquitaine
region (AREDRA)
- air pollution control around the built-up areas and industrial zones
in the Aquitaine and Poitou-Charentes regions
- promotion of government policy on energy conservation
- 1972 - 1975
- Ministry of Industry, Trade and Crafts
"Service des mines" - Strasbourg
- Adviser of the Prefect of Alsace Region on the subjects of planning,
environment, research, energy, and professional training
- Member of the french Delegation to the International Commission for
Protection of the Rhine river against pollution
MILITARY ACTIVITIES
- 1966-1968
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- Student officer at the Ecole Polytechnique, Paris
Marine troops
- Ecole des Troupes Aéroportées (ETAP), Pau
Certificate of parachuting
- 1969
- Ecole Militaire - Paris
Army operational research section (SROAT)
- 1976-1982
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- High-ranging civil servant in Defence
- Correspondant to the Land Transport Board
- May 1980
- Ecole Militaire des Armes Spéciales - Grenoble
NBC defence officer : nuclear, bacteriological and chemical war.
- Since 1991 (weekly meetings)
- Member of the nuclear subsection of the Yvelines Department.
European INTEX exercises for the protection of civilian populations against
nuclear threats.
SCIENTIFIC WORKS
- 1968
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Study into the vulnerability of the R20 aerial reconnaissance
guided missile
- 1970
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Introduction of the computer language APL to France with
Dr Phil ABRAMS (USA)
- 1971
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Design of a SIMULA interpreter for Compagnie Internationale
d'Informatique (C.I.I.), with Pr J.D. ICHBIAH
(author of the ADA language now in use in the DoD)
in cooperation with the Norwegian Computing Center (NCC)
- 1972-75
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Study on pollution of groundwater in Alsace
- 1974
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Study into the burying of salty wastes from potassium mines in
Alsace in deep geological layers
- 1975
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Study into the safety of underground storage of oil products
in May-sur-Orne (Calvados)
- 1982
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Report for the Ministry of Industry on the Three-Mile Island
nuclear accident
OTHER EXPERIENCE
- 1964
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Tourist travel to USSR
- 1966
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Guest of the French Government to the take-off of the rocket
Diamant at Hammaguir (Sahara)
- 1970
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Introduction of the PPBS-McNamara planning budgeting method
under the direction of Jacques ATTALI
- 1971
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Introduction of computer systems to secondary schools, with
Wladimir MERCOUROFF (CNRS)
- 1972
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Study tour on the techniques of programmed teaching in the USSR :
State Committee for Science and Technology (GKNT)
- 1981
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Study tour on energy in South Africa :
SASOL, TOTAL, SHELL, ESCOM.
- Since 1964
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Numerous tours and visits abroad, notably :
- EC, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden
- USSR, Poland, Hungary
- North America
- North Africa
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Computer studies examiner for the competitive entrance examination to the Ecole Polytechnique
- Member of the AFPA Board of Directors
- Member of the Centre INFFO Board of Directors
- MD10 Representative for France
- Western European EDIFACT Board seconded to UNO