My resume

Education

  • 2012: PhD degree in Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Grenoble, France
    • High temperature evolution (chemical and structural) of exobiologically interesting organic materials (tholins and HCN polymers). Thesis manuscript in French.

  • 2008: Master’s degree in Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Nantes, France
    • Geological mapping of the Caroux mountains range and Graissessac/Lodève sedimentary basin, Hérault, France
    • Geological and rock density mapping of an Eclogite quarry in “Les Essarts” unit , Vendée, France (Link in French).

  • 2006: Bachelor’s degree in Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Nantes, France
    • Geological and Geomorphological mapping of the Pic Saint-Loup area, Hérault, France
    • Study of the crustal thickness under France using educative seismological network data

Experience

  • 2023 to present: Spacecraft Operations Engineer, Telespazio France for CNES, Toulouse, France
    • Flight operations of the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument onboard the Curiosity Mars rover
    • Preparation of the Operations for the Farside Seismic Suite mission to be launched to the Moon in 2026.
    • Preparation of the Operations for the HERA mission to be launched to the Didymos binary asteroid in October 2024.
    • Preparation of the Operations for the SVOM mission to be launched in June 2024.
    • Team and project manager of the GAIA mission Data processing team
  • 2018 to 2023: Spacecraft Operations Engineer, Telespazio France for CNES, Toulouse, France
    • Flight operations of the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument onboard the Curiosity Mars rover
    • Flight operations of the Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument onboard the Curiosity Mars rover
    • Flight operations of the Supercam (SCAM) instrument onboard the Perseverance Mars rover

  • 2013 -2018: Research Engineer at the French National Research Center (CNRS), LATMOS laboratory, Guyancourt France
    • Flight operations of the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument onboard the Curiosity Mars rover

  • 2013: Software Development Engineer, Sopra Steria, Nantes, France
  • 2008-2012: PhD candidate

Affiliations

Member of the Europlanet Society

Member of the Association Aéronautique et Astronautique de France

Member of the Société Astronomique de France

Member of the Association Française d’Astronomie

Membre of the Société Française d’Exobiologie

 Membre of the Société Géologique de France

 Membre of the Club d’astronomie de Quint-Fonsegrives

Awards

Group Achievement Award to MSL Prime Mission Science and Operations Team 2015

Group Achievement Award to MSL Extended Mission-1 Science and Operations Team 2017

The Citation of Merit from The Explorers Club 2022