Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

Bilingual English engineer, 11 years of experience in technical and management roles, including 5 years internationally.

Various skills:

Sectors: hydrogen, energy, composites, marine, offshore steel construction.
Technical fields: research, design, prototyping, testing, product development, process, production, industrialization.

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Conversational
French
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Bordeaux (up to 50km)

CETIM
Freelance - Technical Expertise in Hydrogen
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
June 2024 - January 2025 (7 months)
Beauvais, France
Definition and technical sizing of a complete solution for upgrading vehicle test benches. Objective: to accommodate hydrogen vehicles on the benches (Fuel cell and hydrogen internal combustion engine).

Technical challenges:
Benchmarking and watch reports
Macro definition of potential solutions, then detailed risk analysis of chosen solutions
Complete technical definition of chosen solutions (including safety sizing of ventilation/extraction, zoning, and ATEX calculations)
Technical Project Management ATEX Test Bench Hydrogen Safety
Logikko
R&D Manager - H2
ENERGY AND UTILITIES
September 2021 - November 2023 (2 years and 2 months)
33700 Mérignac, France
Supervision and participation in R&D studies
Structuring and defining Logikko's R&D strategy in collaboration with the Technical Director
Supervision and management of R&D resources (monitoring and control of human, technical, and financial means)
Direct reporting to the Operational Management Committee and direct management of 3 people
Example of technical studies:
Design of green hydrogen production plants (objective: 1kg of H2 per day)
In-house design of alkaline electrolyzers, Drycell and Wetcell types.
100W to 5 kW electrolyzers
Improvement of the electrochemical performance of Logikko electrolyzers: optimization of stack architecture in series, research work on different electrolytes and different electrodes (materials, coatings, porous structures, MHD…), membranes…
Improvement of electrolyzer design for mass production cost optimization
Detailed design of test benches (for a 2kW, 4 bar, 60deg stack)
Technical Project Management Test Bench Hydrogen Industrialization Research and Development
Logikko
Head of Design Office
ENERGY AND UTILITIES
September 2020 - September 2021 (1 year)
33700 Mérignac, France
Supervision and participation in design, development, and testing studies
Creation and structuring of the Design Office: recruitment and management of 4 engineers
Supervision and participation in design, development, and testing studies
Elaboration and management of programs & schedules
Industrialization of the first Logikko electrolyzer