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Date Submitted:	21-04-2008
Last Modified:	09-05-2008 (12:41)

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Current job:	Space Engineer
Employment Term:	Temp/Contract
Relocation:	Anywhere
Date available:	within 3months
Industry:	Civil Agencies/International Organizations
Keywords	Space Engineer ATV ESA

Date of Birth: 1977
Marital Status: Single
Nationality: French

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

2003:
International Space University (ISU) summer session, Adelaide, Australia. Space Business and Management Department, team project on the Murray-Darling Basin.

1999-2001:
SUPAERO, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, Toulouse, France. Engineering diploma in Aeronautics and Space. Major in space vehicle techniques and sub-systems.

1998-1999:
University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. University degree in Physics (Maîtrise equivalent to Masters Degree), granted 4 years after “baccalauréat”, obtained on an exchange program with highest distinction.

1997-1998:
Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble, France. University degree in Physics (Licence equivalent to Bachelors Degree), granted 3 years after “baccalauréat”, obtained with highest distinction.

1995-1997:
Math-Sup(MPSI) / Math-Spe(PSI), Lycée Berthollet, Annecy, France. Preparation for the competitive entrance exam to French Engineering Schools (grandes écoles), specialization in mathematics and engineering.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

2003-2008:
European Space Agency, Booz Allen & Hamilton senior consultant, working on the ATV project at the ATV Control Centre in Toulouse, France. Flight Dynamics responsible in support to ESA Manager. Supervision of CNES mission analysis activities; supervision of flight dynamics operational tool development, validation and acceptance; ESA representative in front of International partners (NASA, RSC-E) on trajectory-related aspects; technical analyses for the assessment and validation of specific mission analysis issues; preparation of operational procedures; coordination and development of the demonstration objective activities, operational tools and products; participation in ATV Jules Verne operations as a Demonstration Objectives operator and team leader.

April 2005:
Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS), Utah, USA. Program initiated by the Mars Society. Simulation of a ground mission in a Mars base-like habitat.

2002-2003:
European Space Agency, Young Graduate Trainee at the ESTEC centre, Netherlands. Analysis of the operational constraints during the ATV final approach with the International Space Station. Development of a mission analysis tool for the assessment of ATV rendezvous opportunities.

Oct 2001 - May 2002:
EADS Launch Vehicles, Paris. Enhancement of Ariane 5 guidance system mission analysis tools applied to the Rosetta mission. Implementation of new orbital constraints and assessment of the constraint prioritization.

April - Sept 2001:
Alcatel Space Industries, trainee, Cannes. Analysis of the Centre of Mass and moments of inertia for the Mars Sample Return orbiter mission. Integration of the uncertainties related to the structure, the mechanical interfaces and propellant sloshing. Centre sensitivity analysis related to the attitude control, in particular during the separation, aerocapture and rendezvous phases.

February 2001:
University of Stuttgart, space station design academic project. Design of a new space station using an integrated work team approach. Study focused on navigation and attitude control.

PUBLICATIONS

- AIAA Astronautics conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 2008 – In-Flight Demonstration of Safety Critical Operations of ATV Jules Verne GNC. (under development)

- 25th ISTS and 19th ISSFD conference, Kanazawa, Japan, June 2006 – Assessment of ATV Jules Verne Rendezvous opportunities.

LANGUAGES

- English:    Fluent, including at technical level. Studied for twelve years. Experience: a 2 month training period in England, 8 months on an exchange program in Canada, summer job for five weeks in London UK, working language at ESA.
- Spanish:    Very good conversational and written knowledge. Studied for three years. Experience: one month in Mexico, two months in Bolivia, working language with GMV engineers on the ATV project.
- Russian:    Good working knowledge. Intensive 2 weeks individual course in St Petersburg in 2008.
- German:    Basic knowledge. Studied for 5 years.
- Dutch:    Basic knowledge. Studied for 6 months.

Computer skills:
- Programming: Matlab, Visual Basic, FORTRAN, C++
- Software: Specific ESA/CNES mission analysis tools, STK, CATIA
- Office Software: Excel, Word, Power Point, MS Project
- Operating Systems: Windows NT/Vista, Mac OS, UNIX

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

- Gliding, training for the private pilot licence (BPP).
- Diving, PADI advanced open water diver in 2006.
- Parachuting, B1 certificate in 2000.
- Jogging on a regular basis.
- Snowboarding and skiing (20 years experience).
- First Aid Certification (PSC 1), 2008.
- Mathematics and Physics private teaching in French and English, 2000-2001.
- Sponsored photo-report in Bolivia, July-August 2000.
- Tour guide at the Cité de l’Espace, Toulouse, 2000.
- President of the Supaero snowboarding club, 2000.
- Travelling, mountaineering, dancing, cinema, playing the clarinet

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