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Who am I?


Since my childhood, crafts and sciences have always drawn me, it is in the meeting of these two worlds that I see my job of mechanical engineering and design.

This explains my interest in projects and their management. To take the seed of a project and reap its fruit is a rewarding and different experience every time. The illustration of this committment is made both personally that through education or voluntary.

During my graduate studies, I discovered the handling of forms around the function, but also the material composition correlated. This relationship is the most intimate with composites, and that caught my attention. Product design in composite materials is also one of the few areas where auditing practice is still needed and this suits my handyman inclination.



MECHANICAL AND DESIGN ENGINEER
University of Belfort-Monbéliard
 

Sept 2007 – Aug 2010
Belfort, France
University of Technology of Belfort-Monbéliard
Master degree in Mechanical Engineering and Conceptual Design

I have specialized in the field of Product Design and Development. This course covers areas such as design, materials and project management. I am currently working on several projects at the same time covering areas such as mechanical design, project management, value analysis, industrial design, FAST, TRIZ...

Sept 2006 – June 2007
Edinburgh, Scotland
Napier University
Bachelor of Engineering with honours in Polymer engineering

During this course, my “individual” project for my degree was the design and manufacture of a downhill skateboard wheel which was successful (Press release in Bayer Crosstalk UK & Ireland winter 2007). I got the University medal (top student of the year) for my work in the project.

Sept 2006 – June 2007
Le Bourget du Lac, France
IUT de Chambéry
International Technical Diploma with honours

This diploma was obtained after a successful year of studies abroad (exchange program).

Sept 2004 – June 2006
Le Bourget du Lac, France
IUT de Chambéry
Two year university diploma in material science and engineering (Equivalent to Bachelor)

This course gave me all the foundations for engineering with materials, particularly concerning my project which was the design and manufacture of a human powered boat. I was team leader in this project.

Sept 2001 – June 2004
Chambéry, France
Lycée Monge
Scientific Baccalaureate option engineering sciences, with emphasis in physic/chemistry (equivalent to A level).

At the same time I was involved in a rugby sport section.

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Microsoft
XP, Vista, 7 & Office Suite

CAD
Catia V5 R18, Solidworks, Inventor pro, Pro E, AutoCAD

Codes
Visual Basic, Fortran, HTML, CSS

Adobe
Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects

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Nov 2010 – Currently
Lem St, Denmark
Vestas Wind System A/S
Composite Design Engineer

I am working for Technology at Vestas. I help develop the prototype tools which are used to manufacture wind turbine blades. My main challenge is to deliver innovative, reliable and cost-effective solutions for our clients.

Feb 2010 – August 2010
Brookvale, New South Wales,Australia
Talon Technology Pty Ltd
Engineer (Graduating Internship)

Product design from sketch to production.
Integration of measurement solutions (strain and positional sensors) with acquisitions on paddle.
Design of thermoplastic and composite paddle.

Sept 2008 – Feb 2009
North Kingsville, OH, USA
Premix
Assistant Engineer (Internship)

Help on design of composite parts and testing.
Documentation update.
Help on quotations.

April – June 2006
Le Bourget du Lac, France
Institut ENSAM de Chambéry
Technician specialized in materials

Development work on characterisation and valorisation of a new recycled PVC “PEVECHOUC”. It won the gold medal at “le Concours Lepine” which is the biggest French invention contest.
Looking for new applications and choosing tests in accordance with the procedures of different European companies.
Creation of the sales file for future client.

June – August 2005–08
Chambéry, France
Hopital de Chambéry

Kitchen assistant
Stretcher
Pharmacy storekeeper
Logistics department

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Languages
French : Native language
English : Spoken and written to a very good standard : 870/990 for the TOEIC
Spanish : Basic knowledge
General
French driving licence

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Technical and associative
I designed and manufactured a carbon fiber longboard which was featured on several industrial design websites such as Yanko Design and Core77.
I was team manager and in charge of the design and manufacture of composite and polymer parts of a prototype car for the Shell Eco-Marathon Europe. The Eco-Marathon is an annual competition sponsored by Shell, in which participants build special vehicles to achieve the highest possible fuel efficiency. This vehicle has a full carbon fibre body with aramid (Nomex) honey-comb. We managed to design and build a brand new car in two years. We were 27th out of 172 teams at the Shell Eco-marathon Europe 09 with 1082km per litre of gas and we beat the university record for the second year in a row (549 km/L in 2008). We also ranked 10 out of 48 in Rockingham (England) at the Shell Eco Marathon Youth Challenge.
Sportive and associative
I am founder and secretary of a downhill sports association and webmaster of its website. We managed to organise 3 “freerides” every year at Le Bourget du Lac until 2009. A “freeride” involves closing a road with the agreement of the authorities, in order to provide a safe and controlled area for the practice of downhill road sports. During this activity, I am able to practise another hobby which is filming and video editing.
Sports
I practice other sports such as rugby, snowboard and surf.
Involvement
During my two year diploma in material science, I was student delegate at the administration council to gain experience of dealing with this kind of body. The experience was very beneficial because it involved bargaining with the administration.

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