Mechanical Engineer
Tyler Durden: "I make and sell soap - the yardstick of civilization" (Fight Club)
Vladimir Kovalevsky: "I work on Energy - fundamental to civilization." (movie title TBD)
About me
​I am a mechanical engineer (EIT).
I completed my education at the Ecole Polytechnique in France followed by an MEng in structural materials for civil engineering at Cornell University, USA.
The common denominator in my career is a deep interest in energy systems.
I have professional experience in the oil industry, hardware for IOT, sensors, power electronics, hydrogen storage for Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV), and nuclear energy. Energy also permeates into my hobbies: sailing, steam engine trains.
I take the most satisfaction from finding adequate solutions to engineering problems. I achieve this by quickly iterating sketches and implementing order of magnitude hand calculations; followed by analytical calculations based on codes or first principles, FEA and rapid prototyping. I have experience with taking the concepts though the detailed design stages of DFMEA, CAD, review with stakeholders, DFM and small scale production.
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I am driven by a hands on approach in my daily life.
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In the future, I aspire for technical leadership roles in energy related R&D projects.​
I am also on the lookout for opportunities in academic research and PhD in Mechanical Engineering.
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If I had a museum it would be an educational space where energy challenges, transformation, consumption and effects of society would be on tangible display.
Education
2013-2014
Cornell University
Master of Engineering (MEng), Civil Structural
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Master's project leader: Rolex Tower alternative design with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill company
Finite Elements Method / ANSYS (Prof. N. Zabaras)
Engineering Management (Prof. M. Turnquist)
Automotive Engineering (Prof. J. Callister)
Dynamics for Earthquake Engineering (Prof. M. Grigoriu)
Structural Mechanics (Prof. M. Grigoriu)
Foundation Engineering (Prof. T. O’Rourke)
Design of Concrete Structures (Prof. K. Hover)
Concrete Materials & Construct (Prof. K. Hover)
2010-2013
Ecole Polytechnique
Masters of Science, Mechanical Engineering
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3rd year (Master level) GPA : 3.63
Plasticity and Fracture (Prof. J.J. Marigo)
The Finite Element Method for Solid (Prof. A. Frangi)
Acoustics and Sound Environment (Prof. X. Boutillon)
Soft surfaces (Foams, microfluids) (Prof. D. Quere)
Optimal design of structures (Prof. G. Allaire)
Propulsions (Prof. C. Clanet)
Fluid-Structure Interactions (Prof. E. De Langre)
Structural Dynamics (Prof. D. Clouteau)
Projects in Structural and Fluids Mechanics (Prof. D. Mohr)
2008-2010
Lycée Jean-Baptiste Say (Paris)
Classe préparatoire PTSI/PT*
2 years post-secondary program with intensive focus on math, physics, and engineering.