Redwire Space · 2024
IBDM contact-point detection tool
MATLAB tool detecting first contact for the International Berthing and Docking Mechanism. Scoped, supervised, and reviewed by Redwire engineers.
DeliveredSelected work
Propulsion simulation, spacecraft systems, and the tools built to support them.
7 projects — scroll or use the arrows
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KU Leuven thesis · 2026–27
Digital twin of a liquid rocket engine
Python-based digital twin integrating thermodynamic, fluid-dynamic, and combustion models, supervised in collaboration with ESA. Built on CoolProp and CEA.
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Be-Rocket · 2023–present
Propulsion & trajectory simulation stack
Trajectory modelling with RocketPy, thermophysical properties with CoolProp, combustion equilibrium with CEA Wrap — applied across three active launcher projects.
ActivePlaceholder — BE-FORGE hybrid engine hardware
Be-Rocket · BE-FORGE
BE-FORGE — hybrid rocket engine design code
Co-developed a Python performance and sizing code for Be-Rocket's hybrid engine: a CEA/CoolProp-driven regression-rate burn simulation, plus a trajectory-and-mass optimizer that sizes the oxidizer tank and O/F ratio to hit a target altitude — the technical predecessor to the liquid-engine digital twin now underway for the thesis.
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KU Leuven · Control Theory · 2025–26
Cart-pendulum identification, estimation & control
Least-squares ARX system identification, velocity control, state feedback with an observer, and full nonlinear cart-pendulum modelling and linearization — first control theory project of the Master's programme.
DeliveredPlaceholder — GNSS acquisition/PVT plots
KU Leuven · Satellite Navigation · 2025–26
GNSS software receiver — acquisition, tracking & PVT
Analyzed a software-defined GPS/Galileo/BeiDou receiver: acquisition and code-tracking trade-offs, then a multi-GNSS PVT engine where C/N0-weighted least squares cut 3D position error 21% on a well-redundant solution — while degrading a less-redundant one by 55%.
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UGent Bachelor project · 2025
FarmRobot — autonomous plant-watering robot
Control-engineering lead on a 4-person team: PID temperature regulation, encoder- and ultrasonic-feedback positioning, and an Arduino/ESP32 stack, delivering a full autonomous watering sequence in 2 min 51 s.
DeliveredLeadership — Be-Rocket
Took over a 20-person, one-project team in 2024 and grew it into a 60+ member, 7-university consortium — while acting as principal interface with the Belgian Royal Military Academy for range authorization. Owned launch-day planning for these high-criticality operations, drafting the launch checklists and operational scripts used to run and authorize each launch.
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Experience
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Spoton — Student IT Consultant
2025–present · FranceDeveloping on-demand IT applications (POS ordering, PMS structure) and supporting infrastructure.
Be-Rocket — Captain & Propulsion Engineer
2023–present · BelgiumPropulsion Engineer (2023–2024), then Captain (2024–present) of a 60+ member, 7-university rocketry consortium. See Leadership above.
Redwire Space — Integrated Industry Project
2024 (6 months) · Belgium / EuropeBuilt the IBDM contact-point detection tool. See Selected Work above.
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Domaine de l'Adoux — IT Manager
2025 · FranceDelivered a full IT modernisation for a hospitality business: new website, domain and email-server migration, and a complete rebuild of the Wi-Fi network infrastructure.
Domaine de l'Adoux — Second de Cuisine
2023 · FranceKitchen leadership role, promoted from an earlier season as activity leader. Contributed to menu design and led execution during service.
Ice Mountain — Ski Instructor & Camp Leader
2019–2021 · BelgiumCertified ski instructor teaching children and adults. Led youth camps: weekly programme design, group supervision, safety.
About
Aerospace engineering student specialising in propulsion and space systems, with hands-on experience bridging technical engineering and institutional relations. Fluent in Dutch, French, and English — raised across Belgium and France. Dutch and French are both NATO working languages.
Education
M.Sc. Aerospace Engineering
KU Leuven, 2025–presentB.Sc. Electromechanical Engineering
Ghent University, 2023–2025Classe Préparatoire, Mathématiques & Physique
CUPGE Lyon, 2023Baccalauréat — mention très bien
Comines (BE) / Digne-les-Bains (FR), 2022Languages
Dutch — Native / bilingual
French — Native / bilingual
English — Fluent (C1)
Technical skills
Programming
PythonC++MATLAB / SimulinkVBA
Simulation
RocketPyCoolPropCEA WrapDigital-twin modelling
Control theory
PID controlState feedback & estimationSystem identification (least-squares / ARX)Signal filtering
Embedded
ArduinoESP32PWM motor control (H-bridge)Sensor integration
ML / AI
KerasTensorFlow
Engineering
SolidWorks (CAD)Propulsion analysisSystems integration
IT / Other
WordPressUniFi networkingMicrosoft Suite
Achievements & volunteering
Outside the lab and the launch pad.
SPACEalist · 2025–2026
Guest lectures on rocketry
Delivered multiple guest lectures at high schools and universities explaining the basics of rocketry, motivating students to pursue a career in aerospace.
Velo-Afrique · 2024–present
Ambassador, Velo-Afrique
Ambassador for a non-profit supporting school infrastructure in Africa.
Belgium · 2018
700 km bikepacking expedition — Tour de Wallonie
Solo, self-organised long-distance bikepacking route across Wallonia — planning, logistics, and endurance.