Experience

VPLP Design

• France
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Architecte Naval - Chef de projet

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France



Southern Wind Shipyard

• Shipbuilding
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Naval Architect - Drawing office supervisor for Structure & Deck Hardware

  • Aug 2019 - May 2021

  Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Structure and mechanical systems design coordination. Stability experiments. Deck layout & custom hardware design.

• Naval Architect

  • Jul 2009 - Jul 2019

  Structural design and management of drawing booklet. Tooling design. Mechanical systems design (Anchor arm, transom door, hydraulic rigging systems,...). Custom deck hardware design.



Matrix Yachts

• Consultant Naval Architect

  • Dec 2016 - Feb 2018

  Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Freelance consultant work to assist with the certification of a 20m sailing catamaran built for a charter company in reunion Island. Translation of regulations from French to English for the shipyard and facilitation of communications between the owner, shipyard, and French maritime authorities. Design of bilge and fire fighting system.



GUNBOAT

• United States
• Shipbuilding
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Naval Architect

  • Nov 2008 - Apr 2009

  Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Tool/mould design, weight study. Design of steering system case. Lamination drawings for custom composite parts.



Gitana Team

• Laminator

  • Jul 2007 - Jul 2007

  Saint-Philibert, Brittany, France Laminator and yard crew on Orma 60 and Open 60 racing yachts.



Chantier Lobrichon

• Boat Builder

  • Jul 2004 - Jul 2004

  Baden, Brittany, France Building and maintenance of small wooden boats.