RESUME
Professional info
Urban water specialist, covering all aspects of the problematic from pollutant source identification and hydrological problems to impact assessment and definition of original technical solutions.
Specialized in integrated urban water management, environmental monitoring and interdisciplinary researches
Skills
Innovation
Teaching
Pluri-disciplinarity
Languages
Current
activities
VSA (Swiss water association)
President of the french Committee
Since 2015
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VSA responsible for the french part of Switzerland
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member of receiving waters and urban santiation competence centers
French, native
English, fluent
German, fluent
Italian, fluent
EPFL - ENAC
External teacher for the course "Urban Hydrology"
Since 2013 (Polysphere Award in 2013/2021)
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Supervision of student projects at Master and Bachelor level
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Punctual teaching activities (MAS, seminars...)
Experiences
SINEF SA, Givisiez
Responsible of integrated water management
2018 -2022
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Developement of a new and interdisciplinary approach of integrated water management (Sponge City) for a former industrial area (blueFACTORY, previously Cardinal area, Fribourg).
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Developpement of watershed-based water management tools for cantonal authorities
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Update of Fribourg WWTP (wastewater treatment plant), in order to reach the Swiss state of the art standards for wastewater treatment.
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Expertise of projects related to urban wet-weather impacts.
Hydrique Ing. Sarl, Le Mont-sur Lausanne
2013 - 2018
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Development and implementation of new real-time and predictive processes for application to urban hydrology
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Set-up of integrated modeling approach (WWTP - sewer system - natural environments), application to real case studies
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Marketing and sales.
EPFL, Senior scientist
Ecological Engineering Laboratory (ECOL)
2006 - 2013
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Research activities in the field of urban hydrology: definition of new measuring techniques , new modeling tools and set-up of technical solutions.
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Elaboration, funding requests and management of research projects
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(1.59 MioFrs granted in 6 years)
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Team management (PhD students, technical staff, Master and bachelor students, 19 people)
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Chemical laboratory organization; design, construction and set-up of lab-scale systems in the field of constructed wetland
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Teaching activities at Bachelor and Master degrees, regular presentation of ECOL activities to visitors.
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Developpment of new projects linked with urban water management (URBIC, NOVAQUATIS, CFF, see project page).
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Elaboration of Swiss guidelines for urban wet-weather amangement (STORM guidelines)
Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal
Post-Doc researcher (FNS grant)
Mobile Computing and Networking Research Laboratory (LARIM)
2000 - 2001
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Development of an integrated system for the coordinated management of different urban infrastructures
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Definition of an “Urbistic” approach (urban metabolism) for the city of Verdun, Montreal district..
Education
2012 Entrepreneurship (Venturelab, Venturekick)
2000-2001 Post-doctoral fellow, Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada
1994-1998 Ph.D. on "Urban Stormwater Quality", EPF Lausanne, Switzerland
1987-1992 Diploma of Environmental Engineering (Major of the promotion), EPF Lausanne, Switzerland
International experiences
1992-1996
Development of a chemical laboratory and training of small team, Tirana, Albania
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC
Teaching activities and development of projects at International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Training programme on Rough Set Analyses, Poznan, Poland
Institute of Computer-Science, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
Non-prof.
activities
Running
- Regular participation to popular races (Lausanne Marathon, 20km Lausanne)
Flighting
Private pilot Licence (PPL SEP), Diamond DV-20 Katana
Photography, cooking