Skills & Certifications
A broad mechanical engineering foundation sharpened over six years into
aerodynamics, aeroelasticity, simulation, and hands-on hardware.
Languages
| Language | Level |
|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | Mother tongue |
| 🇫🇷 French | Mother tongue (raised in France) |
| 🇬🇧 English | Fluent — professional & academic |
| 🇩🇪 German | Basic |
CAD & 3D Design
Parametric & Mechanical CAD
- CATIA V5 — CAD design
- Fusion 360 — CAD design
- Autodesk Inventor — CAD design
- OnShape — cloud-based parametric design
- ReCap — point-cloud / reality capture
- SketchUp — architectural or simplified CAD design
3D Printing
- FDM — Prusa, Bambulab; PLA, PETG, TPU
- Resin (SLA) — high-detail and precision parts
- Slicers — PrusaSlicer, Bambu Studio
- Blender — mesh modelling and rendering
CFD & Aerospace Simulation
Aeroelastic & Low-Order Tools
- ASWING — flexible aircraft dynamics; contributed to official MIT documentation
- AVL — vortex-lattice aerodynamics and stability
- OpenVSP — parametric aircraft geometry
- XFOIL — 2D aerofoil analysis
High-Fidelity CFD
- ANSYS Fluent — Navier-Stokes resolution
Programming & Software
Scientific Computing
- Python (constantly)
- MATLAB & Simulink (simulation and control)
- Fortran (AVL and ASWING code)
Systems & Embedded
- C
- LabVIEW
- HTML / CSS
Dev Tools & Other
- Git & GitHub
- LaTeX & Overleaf
- Markdown
- VS Code
- Video editing — CapCut, Filmora
Drone & UAV Stack
Flight Software & Simulation
- PX4 — autopilot firmware
- QGroundControl — ground station software
- Gazebo — SITL simulation with custom worlds and models
- MAVSDK — SDK for autonomous flight
Hardware
- Full quadcopter build from scratch
- Electronics soldering and assembly
- Manual flight skills
Workshop & Hands-On
Making & Fixing
- Bike maintenance
- House Renovation & woodworking
Lab & Instrumentation
- CNC calibration — 5-axis machine calibration (Synova internship)
- Wind-tunnel instrumentation — WindShape setup and automation (EPFL LIS thesis)
Degrees & Certifications
| Qualification | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| PhD Candidate — Flexible Aircraft Dynamics | ISAE-Supaero, Toulouse | 2023 – present |
| MSc Mechanical Engineering Fluid Mechanics spec. · Space Technologies minor | EPFL, Lausanne | 2021 – 2023 |
| BSc Mechanical Engineering | EPFL, Lausanne | 2018 – 2021 |
| Scientific Baccalauréat — 19.27 / 20 | Lycée Ferney-Voltaire, France | 2018 |
| PSSM — Premiers Secours en Santé Mentale | — | — |
| PSC1 — Prévention et Secours Civiques de niveau 1 | — | — |
| Permis B (French driving licence) | — | — |