Benjamin HOUSSARD

French nationality  /   Date of birth : 29 October 1979

  Education

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 2000-2002 : Ecole Centrale Paris, France. Currently a second-year student in one of the leading French engineering universities

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1997-2000 : Lycée Louis Le Grand, France. Intensive preparation for the competitive examination into the French grandes écoles

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1996-1997 : Baccalaureate specialized in mathematics awarded with distinction

Work history

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2002 : internship of 2 months in the American agricultural company Southern DataStream, Inc (Florida)

            (maintenance of mechanical equipments in a ranch, statistical analysis on water quality data)

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2002 : conception and realization of a robot for the French cup of robotics (E=M6)

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2002 : treasurer of the club of investment at the Ecole Centrale

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2001 : operator practice of six weeks in the factory Spécitubes in Nanterre (Vallourec Group)

            (work on machines : drawing frame, cutting out, lamination, handling)

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2001 :  manager of a team of six persons to organize a survey about enterprises

            “Which is the influence of new technologies on firm’s communication ?”

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2001 : secretary of a handicapped person during an examination for the grandes écoles

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2000 : visit-examination of a factory of the Zodiac group in Rosas (Spain) (study of six months)

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1999 : intensive lessons in mathematics to a student preparing the baccalaureate

Languages

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English : fluent (550 points at the TOEFL)

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Spanish :  conversation

Computer skills

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  Office, html, ProEngineer, FTP, Internet, bases in C, Mapple, SimonArena

Others activities

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Sports : Volley-ball in competition, sailing

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Play the saxophone

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Full clean driving licence