April 2018 - To NowSubsea 7 Norway AS, Norway (Stavanger)

Part-time senior geotechnical engineer within the geotechnical discipline.

My main task, aside from project support (i.e. for sliding foundation for Wintershall Nova project), is to develop/standardize/improve any aspect of the engineering delivery with the main focus on developing calculation tools that allow automatic calculation and reporting for various foundation design.

This set of applications is known as Geo7 (name subject to change) and currently covers:

• suction caisson design in clay;
• installation feasibility of suction piles in mixed soil conditions with a parametric approach;
• pipe-soil interaction (with controlled collaboration with the pipeline discipline);
• Various scripts that automate building Plaxis 3D models

January 2017 - To NowFreelancer, Norway (Stavanger)

Freelancer in geotechnical engineering and for software design/coding, especially for applied science and engineering.

My main task related to GeoScience is an application currently in development for the NGI (for the onshore department).

This application automates CPT raw data analysis together with lab test results and allowing the user to define various stratigraphy for a given borehole and derive design profiles (Su, St…) using different set of methods (Karlsrud 2005, Nkt, Ndu…).

The application is expected to be completed this year with the integration of the offshore department requirements.

April 2013 - December 2016Subsea 7 Norway AS, Norway (Stavanger)

Full-time senior geotechnical engineer in the worldwide leader in the subsea business.

I worked for various project in the Norwegian territories, for different soil conditions, complex structures...

Within those years, the key points are:

• Leading full geotechnical expertise for two major projects;
• Suction anchor design for the first SPAR structure in the North Sea. This design includes of all the geotechnical assessment such installation, stability of the anchor by means of 3D finite element analysis;
• On pipeline installation, covering several aspects such as interfacing with the pipelines engineers, giving soil parameters, designing rock berms, GRP cover design and providing support for any geotechnical aspect;
• Participated in an offshore campaign for deep foundation levelling for a Norwegian project;
• Designed an innovative integrated software for geotechnical foundation sizing in form of a web application and in the development of the first 3D Finite Limit Equilibrium Analysis (FELA) software in collaboration with the Oxford University (UK).

January 2006 - December 2012Fugro Geoconsulting, France (Paris)

Full-time geotechnical engineer in a worldwide geotechnical consultancy.

Within Fugro group, Fugro GeoConsulting S.A. (formerly Fugro France) is specialised in soils offshore France, West Africa & Middle East; and in subsea structures such as shallow foundation, suction anchor and piles.

I spend the first 2 years as an engineer performing global site investigations from recovering samples onboard geotechnical vessel to report delivery; and all the steps in-between including onshore laboratory management.

After those 2 years, I specialised myself in:

• Engineering: foundation design, stability and installation studies for a range of structures including suction anchors, mudmats, driven and drilled/grouted piles; and in various soil types such as clay, sand, chalk and calcareous formations;
• R&D: I was in charge of software developments mainly for the engineering but also for GIS.

September 2004 - July 2015IMSRN, France (Grenoble)

Full-time geotechnical engineer in a geotechnical consultancy specialised in onshore natural hazard assessment (slope stability, flooding...) and in geotechnical expertise for foundation design.

As an engineer, I was in charge of a 5-person team during fieldwork and in the office. I performed a wide range of studies related to natural hazard from field acquisition (by means of SPT, seismic refraction, gravimetry, radar, resistivity method, trenching...) to report delivery (including engineering report, Autocad charts for stability solutions...).