BENOIST Jérémie

39 years old, Married, 3 children

Toulouse / France

Email: jeremie.benoist@free.fr

Mobile: 0033 (0)628073625

Current position Space Operations Flight Director

C.N.E.S. (Toulouse Space Center)

Curriculum Vitae

Since 2011 ELISA and MERLIN Missions Flight Director

C.N.E.S. Small satellites Operations (PROTEUS / MYRIADE)

ELISA Satellites Station keeping operations (4 satellites formation) : operational teams and support means coordination, operations preparation, planning and execution, interfacing with military Mission Center for daily operations, with industry for technical matters and with C.N.E.S. military Projects for programmatic purposes.

For MERLIN French-German future mission : support Project team for mission needs analysis and operational concepts study, support ground teams for future Control Centers development (I.S.I.S. innovative line of products).

2007 – 2011 Ground Controller in Columbus Control Center (COL-CC)

DLR / GSOC (Oberpfaffenhofen German Operations Center)

Both operational and engineering ground activities in the frame of Columbus Laboratory and ATV missions. Fulfilling and multicultural experience among complex technical environment: track and process ground segment trouble tickets, Development and maintenance of LDAP access tools, Staffing and configuration preparation of Columbus simulations, support for integration tests, Support ATV2 Validation campaign (SVTs, JISs and reviews).

1997 - 2007 Space RF and TT&C Systems Specialist

C.N.E.S. (Toulouse Space Center)

Exhaustive engineering support activities for more than 40 French and international missions, including SMOS Mission and PROTEUS platforms: Space to Ground Interface Definition, Link Budget analysis (static and dynamic), RF units from specification definition to AIV tests, Ground stations testing, RF and Command/Control systems engineering, Standardization activities for CCSDS and ECSS (Proximity Link), R&D activities for various RF systems and units.

Skills

Languages French (mother language), English (working language) and German (daily practice)

Personal skills Team spirit, good communication, listening and organization skills, system-minded

Education

2009 - 2010 E.A.C. Columbus Systems User Level Training and Advanced Payload Training

C.N.E.S. Space Systems Training Course

2008 C.N.E.S. Spacecraft Techniques and Technologies Course

1991 - 1996 Ecole Supérieure d'Electronique de l'Ouest (ESEO)

Graduate School of Engineering (Angers - France): Telecommunications, Mathematics and software engineering, Electronics and signal processing, Project management and communication skills, Micro-processors, Electrical Engineering.

1991 Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Physics