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Ithaca, New York, United States

• Conducting research on agrivoltaics technology to optimize the use of solar panels on agricultural land while maintaining crop productivity

Orbe, Vaud, Switzerland

• Contributed to Nestlé’s NetZero sustainability commitments by planning different energy solutions to reduce the company’s carbon footprint,• Modeled and engineered solar PV projects for carports and vertical façade covering over 20% of the site’s electricity consumption with short payback periods and generating savings of over 200 000 CHF/yr,• Planned the replacement of AC motors at the plant reducing operating costs by more than 15 000 CHF/yr,• Initiated and led discussions with various companies to secure optimal tenders for Nestlé on these renewable projects,• Worked with electrical and automation specialists to deepen my technical expertise in industrial electrical distribution systems, focusing on low and medium voltage environments in accordance with national electrical codes,• Enhanced on-site electrical distribution with smart metering to optimize energy management.

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

• Lead the Technology & Information team to vulgarize carbon capture technologies and to raise awareness about our work in different exhibitions and events on the campus,

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

• Finalized Prototype by developing gas sensors to be able to compete for the last Milestone of the Xprize Carbon Removal Competition,• Built a new and intuitive model to optimize energy consumption and costs of Direct Air Capture (DAC) based on operating conditions input parameters,• Performed a techno-economic assessment of Swiss heat costs and technologies compatible with a DAC prototype which led to an average heat cost of 390CHF/tonCO2 removed.• Developed mathematical model of vacuum pumps’ compression for numerical applications to remove 3 tonsCO2/day,

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

• Built a techno-economic model to implement a solar energy powering system to the prototype of the DAC machine of the EPFL Carbon Team, • Applied gained knowledge to reduce by 50% electricity bill while helping to design a DIY solar PV system coupled with battery storage.

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

• Helped 1st year students to solve exercises series and exam trainings in general chemistry and electricity • Explained course concepts to these same 1st year students

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

• Run as part of a team of a dozen students, a bagel & coffee food truck in full autonomy for one week on the EPFL campus in order to offer students alternative lunch options with reasonable prices and fresh Swiss ingredients. • Successfully operated the different day to day tasks as well as upstream work in logistic to ensure a smooth service week,• Work in team to prepare and sell fresh bagels to around a thousand students while maintaining a neutral balance book.

Master'S Degree, Energy Science And Technologies

Activities and Societies: • Process Design Engineer at the EPFL Carbon Team

Bachelor'S Degree, Materials Engineering, 5/6

Bachelor'S Degree-Exchange Year, Materials Engineering

Activities and Societies: Laboratory Bachelor Thesis – Magnetic Ionic Liquids in Solutions and Emulsions - KTH/Stockholm University (Sweden)

Baccalauréat Général, Sciences, 19.31/20