Technical manager of Image Processing team (Astrium Satellites)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Since 2008	Astrium SL, Toulouse, France Technical manager of Image Processing team (20 persons) in Modelling and Simulations department (MOS/ASG42, Central Engineering)   Ø        Synthesis of the quality / cost / planning of the projects led in the team (SESAME early-warning image ground segment, GAIA Video Processing Algorithms, SIMAGE end-to-end simulator for space imagery…), Ø        Focal point for image R&D in ASG42 (image enhancement, line-of-sight restitution, early-warning detection chain, image-based techniques for navigation), Ø        Management responsibilities (resources and workload management, recruiting…)
2006-2008	Astrium SL, Toulouse Responsible of GAIA Video Processing Algorithms in GAIA project team   Ø        Definition, prototyping, validation, and specification of the GAIA Video Processing Algorithms (GAIA payload on-board software for real-time detection, tracking, packetisation of star images), Ø        Specification of the Static Focal Plane simulator, and follow-up of its development and validation by the sub-contractor. Generation of reference test cases for the acceptance of the operational Video Processing Unit software, Ø        Interfaces with GAIA project team, ESA customer, INETI (Portugal) sub-contractor, and scientific community (Observatoire de Paris – Meudon)
2004- 2006	Astrium SL, Toulouse Plasma Propulsion System (PPS) architect in Inmarsat-4 telecom satellite project team   Ø        Follow-up of PPS validation tests during AIV phases and presentation of tests results to customer during Test Review Boards, Ø        Closure of all PPS related anomalies during tests, non-conformances… Ø        Responsible of PPS related analyses (TOM motorisation margin, XRFS induced pressure surges, risk assessment for pyrocutter debris…), Ø        Responsible of Inmarsat-4 PFM In Orbit Tests on PPS subsystem
2000-2004	Astrium SL, Toulouse Space Physics research engineer in MOS/ASG42 department   Ø        Development and analyses (with Systema software) on a wide range of space physics topics: chemical and electrical plume interactions with the spacecraft, solar pressure perturbing torques, radiations, solar cells degradation, venting and outgassing, erosion due to atomic oxygen, wireless communications within a satellite, Ø        Specialisation in plasma / spacecraft interactions (erosion, contamination, plume torques, charging): development of modelling tools, analyses on Eurostar 3000 telecommunication satellites
2000	Alcatel Space Industries (now Thales Alenia Space), Toulouse 4 months internship in System Architecture and Performance department   Ø        Study of the orbit determination performance of the future European navigation system Galileo. Numerical simulations carried out with GIPSY / OASIS II software (developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory / NASA for the GPS navigation system)

EDUCATION

Since 2000	Space school at Astrium SL: training in space technologies (mechanical, thermal, AOCS, payload), and communication / management techniques
1999-2000	DEA “Space Techniques” (postgraduate degree granted 5 years after the Baccalauréat) Paul Sabatier University / ENSAE, Toulouse, France
1997-2000	ENSAE (French Aeronautics and Space Engineering School, “Supaéro”), Toulouse, France. 3rd year option: “Space systems and techniques”
1994	Baccalauréat C (Math and Physics) with highest honours (TB), Jeanne d'Arc High School - Clermont-Ferrand, France

LANGUAGES & COMPUTER SKILLS

Languages	French: native speaker English: fluent – stays in England, Ireland, and USA (1993, 1999, 2002, 2005) Ø        TOEFL score (May 1999): 653 Ø        Cambridge Exam (June 1999): Certificate of Proficiency in English grade A German: good working knowledge Spanish: basic knowledge, stay in Mexico and Argentina (2005)
Computer skills	Operating systems: Windows XP, Unix, Mac OS X Experience in a wide variety of computer software packages (Microsoft office, Matlab, Systema) Programming experience in C, C++, Fortran

PUBLICATIONS

DASIA 2007, DAta Systems In Aerospace Conference (June 2007, Naples, Italy). GAIA Video Processing Embedded Algorithms: prototyping and validation activities.

IEPC 2005, 29th International Electric Propulsion Conference (November 2005, Princeton University). INMARSAT 4F1 Plasma Propulsion System initial flight operations.

4th Space Propulsion conference (June 2004, Sardinia). Insight into EADS Astrium modelling packages for electric propulsion / spacecraft interactions.

9th International Symposium on Materials in a Space Environment (June 2003, Noordwijk, The Netherlands). ONERA ion erosion and contamination tests and their application to Astrium PPS modelling tool.

IEPC 2003, 28th International Electric Propulsion Conference (March 2003, Toulouse, France). Overview of Astrium erosion / contamination modelling tool and validation on ONERA experimental results.

INTERESTS

Sports	Football, badminton, mountain sports (trekking, canyoning, climbing, skiing)
Entertainment	Member of a rock-band (guitarist and singer): several gigs in Toulouse and abroad (northern Europe), Involved in a professional theatre play (“Les 3 mousquetaires”, adapted from Alexandre Dumas): 30 performances in France
Miscellaneous	Driving licence (1995)