About me
Studies
Hands-on Experience
Hands-on Experience
I grew up mainly in France, and I am a US citizen. I am beginning a master’s degree program in Space Systems at ETH Zurich, after having completed my Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Swiss Institute of Technology (EPFL). This included one year as an exchange student at the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois.
Hands-on Experience
Hands-on Experience
Hands-on Experience
I like to build things from ideation to working product. I spent a lot of time working with the EPFL Rocket Team and in various internships. I have experience in CAD, CFD, FEA, machining and manufacturing, 3D printing, assembly, prototyping, testing, validation, etc. See below for more detail.
Hobbies
Hands-on Experience
Hobbies
In my free time, I actively pursue my interests and hobbies. I like flying planes (here I am in a DA40), travelling, tasting wines (French mainly), tennis, skiing and swimming.
I often visit my family in France, where I go for hikes and visits.
Hardware Projects
1.7 kN Liquid Rocket Engine
Cryogenic Fluid Valves and Hardware
Cryogenic Fluid Valves and Hardware
With the EPFL Rocket Team, I worked on developing a 1.7 kN rocket engine, fuelled with nitrous oxide and ethanol. This included thermal modelling, learning to machine then assemble parts, working with sensors to measure and predict data such as temperature, pressure, flow rates. I worked with Solidworks, Matlab, Rocket Propulsion Elements software.
Cryogenic Fluid Valves and Hardware
Cryogenic Fluid Valves and Hardware
Cryogenic Fluid Valves and Hardware
As a part of the EPFL Rocket Club's transition from Nitrous oxide to Liquid Oxygen, I took charge of the necessary hardware transition. Most importantly, I worked on modifying COTS valves for cryogenic applications, saving the team up to 80% on plumbing costs. I also spent a lot of time working with cryo dewers, LN2, and various safety offices.
1 km Rocket Project
Cryogenic Fluid Valves and Hardware
Motorized conveyor belt
In my first year of college, I led a 10 person team for a semester. We built a 5-ft rocket, payload ejection mechanism, and parachute recovery system. My work focused on designing, manufacturing and testing the fairings and fairing opening system, as well as the structure and body of the Rocket. I worked with Catia, 3D printing, water jet cutting, and fiber glass composites.
Motorized conveyor belt
Industrial Vegetable Peeler
Motorized conveyor belt
As part of my internship with Validex, I designed then learned to assemble a motorized conveyor belt tailored to customer specifications. I learned to communicate with clients, order from suppliers, and used Solidworks CAD. I also translated technical documents between French and English for cooperation with international partners.
Industrial Vegetable Peeler
Industrial Vegetable Peeler
Industrial Vegetable Peeler
My second semester engineering project consisted of designing an industrial vegetable peeler from scratch. From user specifications initial concept, all the way to manufacturing and implementation, I gained experience in all the steps of development. Used Catia for CAD and drawings.
Solid Rocket Motors
Industrial Vegetable Peeler
Industrial Vegetable Peeler
During my senior year of high school, I spent weekends with two friends making solid rocket motors from scratch. I created my own process and followed safety protocols for refining potassium nitrate from unpure saltpeter, mixing it with powder sugar, and incorporating it in a rocket motor casing. I then used this rocket motor to power small model rockets.
Programming Projects
Stock Market Pattern Project
Black Jack Statistics Project
Stock Market Pattern Project
As an independent project, I wrote a program to analyse historical stock data and find patterns around specific predictable variables. Outputs were expected variation percentage, probabilities, and expected values. I wrote this program in Python and used APIs for data pipelines.
Pool Game Vision Project
Black Jack Statistics Project
Stock Market Pattern Project
This project consisted in taking a video of a game of pool as input, and returning the game's winner as an output. This included writing in C, Python, Matlab, and integrating it all together with LabView for data flow management.
Black Jack Statistics Project
Black Jack Statistics Project
Black Jack Statistics Project
In my senior year of high school, I became interested in BlackJack and the statistics of various card combinations. I wrote a program for the computer to play blackjack against itself a large number of times using different strategies, and record the outcomes. This gave me a crisp statistical understanding of the best strategies to follow in various situations.
Business & Soft Skills
EPFL Consulting Club Member
Part Time Research Analyst at Launch Window Research
Student Social Debate Club President
I spent my third semester at EPFL attending weekly case study events at the EPFL Consulting Club, learning about business strategies and concepts.
Student Social Debate Club President
Part Time Research Analyst at Launch Window Research
Student Social Debate Club President
I founded and led a debate club in my second year at EPFL. I organized a group of 15 students throughout weekly debate meetings. I developed and implemented workshops on effective argumentation, public speaking, communication. I managed the club’s finances from member contributions, ensuring funds were properly allocated.
Part Time Research Analyst at Launch Window Research
Part Time Research Analyst at Launch Window Research
Part Time Research Analyst at Launch Window Research
I researched and analysed space industry players, including financials, products, execution, and roadmaps. I spent a lot of time listening to earnings calls, reading balance sheets and statements. I delivered management reports detailing insights, findings and recommendations. Learned hands-on.
Mechanical Physics Teaching Assistant
Opportunity assessment: Air France and Long Haul Low Capacity Routes
Part Time Research Analyst at Launch Window Research
Thanks to my success in Mechanical Physics the previous year, I became Teaching assistant in the course. There, I helped students understand difficult concepts, and led them through weekly problem sets.
Middle of Market: What the A321LR means for Airlines
Opportunity assessment: Air France and Long Haul Low Capacity Routes
Opportunity assessment: Air France and Long Haul Low Capacity Routes
Market Research project. This is an In-depth study of the long haul single aisle aircraft market, various manufacturer strategies and directions, the long term perspectives and unlocked economic opportunities.
Opportunity assessment: Air France and Long Haul Low Capacity Routes
Opportunity assessment: Air France and Long Haul Low Capacity Routes
Opportunity assessment: Air France and Long Haul Low Capacity Routes
This market research paper was an in-depth analysis of the low-capacity long-haul, point to point route opportunity for Air France. I focused on the unlocked economic opportunities by new aircraft technologies, and detailed the economic, logistical and operational shifts to capture them.