Curriculum Vitae
Available for CollaborationsFounding Engineer. Technical Leader. Innovation & Engineering Management
The information on this page is intentionally summary-level. A detailed CV is available upon request for active recruitment processes and serious partnership inquiries. Please reach out via the contacts below.
With a formal education in control and aerospace engineering, I have spent my last 8 years building autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UAS), from agricultural drones in Brazil to European defense UAVs deployed in conflict zones. As a founding engineer at Harmattan AI, I helped build the first unicorn of the French defense ecosystem (see article).
I bring deep expertise in algorithm development, especially for embedded systems (C/C++, Python, Linux) in robotics, but also classic control and navigation techniques. With this technical solidity, and alongside a human-centered leadership style, I have worked and work across disciplines of engineering and apply the same rigor regardless of domain. I lead teams and contribute as a technical expert for new projects. I work best when the engineering has real consequences.
I am now seeking a long-term partnership or high-impact freelance opportunities (status active and ready) to apply this background to initiatives where high-end engineering drives positive social or environmental impact.
Senior GNC Engineer | Founding Engineer
2024-04 — 2025-10Founding engineer at Harmattan AI, working on embedded software and autonomy for UAV systems. Products: Harmattan Gobi, Harmattan Sahara.
Contributed to GNC software, simulation infrastructure, and development standards for UAVs operating in challenging environments. Involved in technical hiring and team growth during the company’s early scaling phase.
Products: harmattan-gobi, harmattan-sahara
Team Lead | Finance & Cross-Product
2024-01 — 2024-04Team Lead at Weezevent, responsible for engineering projects related to payment and access-control systems. Managed a cross-functional team for Paris 2024 Olympic Games venues.
Oversaw the integration of new payment platforms and financial reconciliation systems, and implemented Agile practices to meet Olympic deadlines. Focused on cross-product collaboration and delivery.
Team Lead | Autonomous Flight
2022-01 — 2023-11Team Lead at Parrot Drones, managing the autonomous flight engineering team for professional drone programs.
Led team operations, managed project delivery, and contributed to the evolution of embedded software and autonomy features for Anafi Ai and the design and new features for Anafi UKR.
Products: anafi-ai, parrot-anafi-ukr
Tech Lead | Autonomous Flight
2020-07 — 2021-12Tech Lead at Parrot Drones, responsible for technical direction and coordination of autonomous flight features.
Oversaw technical roadmaps, coordinated between engineering teams, and ensured quality and delivery of new features for the Anafi Ai and related platforms.
Products: anafi-ai, parrot-anafi-ukr
R&D Engineer | Autonomous Flight
2019-01 — 2020-06R&D Engineer at Parrot Drones, working on autonomous flight features and embedded software for Anafi Ai, Anafi USA, and Anafi UKR.
Focused on development and deployment of flight algorithms, sensor integration, and prototyping for new drone capabilities in defense and professional markets.
Products: anafi-ai, parrot-anafi-ukr
Embedded Systems Developer | Founding Team
2017-08 — 2018-09Embedded Systems Developer at ARPAC Drones, working on agricultural UAVs. Member of the founding team.
Focused on embedded software and prototyping for high-payload agricultural drones, including sensor integration and flight control. Contributed to team coding standards and quality practices.
Products: arpac-drones
Engineering Intern | Embedded Systems
2017-03 — 2017-07Engineering Intern at Skydrones Brasil. Worked on embedded systems for the Zangão fixed-wing UAV. Published undergraduate thesis at UFRGS, 2017.
Contributed to porting autopilot software to new hardware, integrating sensors, and validating the system on real UAV platforms in southern Brazil.
Products: skydrones-zangao-v
Engineering Intern | Navigation systems
2016-03 — 2016-09R&D Intern at Parrot Drones, working on state estimation for the Parrot Mambo drone. Published as master thesis at Ecole CentraleSupélec/Université Paris-Saclay, 2016.
Developed and implemented sensor fusion algorithms for position and velocity estimation on constrained hardware, with a focus on real-time performance and reliability.
Products: parrot-mambo
Research Intern | Humanoid Robotics
2015-05 — 2015-08Research Intern at ISIR (CNRS / UPMC), working on the iCub humanoid robot and simulation tools. Developed a C++ Gazebo plugin and Qt application for contact force visualization. 2015.
Focused on real-time visualization of contact forces in simulation, integrating across robotics middleware and developing custom software tools for research use.
Products: icub-robot
Education
Diplôme d'Ingénieur Supélec (M.Eng equivalent), 2017
École CentraleSupélec, Paris-Saclay, France
Major: Automation & Systems (Control Engineering). Minor: Aerospace Engineering
Master's in Aeronautics & Space Engineering, 2017
Université Paris-Saclay, France
Specialization: GNC, satellite dynamics, aerospace systems
B.Eng. in Control & Automation Engineering, 2018
UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Focus: Robotics, industrial automation, embedded systems
Leadership
Expertise
The career above was built around systems with physical consequences. Agricultural drones in southern Brazil, obstacle avoidance on commercial products deployed worldwide, autonomous UAV systems in active conflict zones. In each case the engineering had to work in the field.
I am looking for long-term partnerships or high-impact freelance work (status active and ready) to apply this technical background to initiatives where engineering drives positive social or environmental impact. The domain is secondary. I bring the same rigor regardless.