Claire Sylvaine Specty
Profile
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OrganizationPurdue University
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Employment StatusUniversity / College Graduate Student
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Website(not set)
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Biography
Education
From 2016 Graduate student for a Master of Science at Purdue University (USA)
Major: Aeronautical engineering -Structure and Materials
Minor: Materials
2014-2017 Fifth year student at Arts & Métiers ParisTech – ENSAM (France)
(Graduate School of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering)
Currently studying for Diplôme d’ingénieur, equivalent to combined Bs/Ms in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, expected in 2017
Major courses: solid mechanics, material science, electrical energy transfer, IT, sensors, mechanical structure, economics and business.
GPA : 3.67/4
2012-2014 2 years of intensive classes to prepare the competitive entrance exams to French Engineering « Grande Ecole »
Major courses: physics and technology
GPA : 3.46/4
June 2012 Baccalauréat Scientifique, equivalent to high school diploma specializing in scientific subjects: mathematics, physics and engineering
Extra English classes (culture & mathematics)
Work experience
August 2016 Interim work (2 months) Mister Auto (car spare parts)
Order picker, reception of parts and shelf placement
August 2015 Interim work (1 month) SAFRAN-SNECMA (Machining of turbine disks for turbojet engines)
Translated from English to French of the NADCAP documents to prepare for the audit of accreditation of the non-destructive testing chain.
July 2015 Au-pair in an American family (5 weeks), Tampa, FL, USA
Home-schooled two girls (6 and 8 years old) and taught them French basics.
February 2015 Work placement (1month) SAFRAN-SNECMA (Machining of turbine disks for turbojet engines)
Used manual and numerical control machines to understand the working conditions of operators.
Designed the tests to prepare for staff annual requalification.
2012 3 internships:
- Stained glass workshop: renovation and creation of stain glasses
Vitraux du Verseau: http://www.vitrauxduverseau.com/
- Web designer: design of a simple website
La Haute Société: http://www.lahautesociete.com/
- Architectural firm: realization of a model of my house
Groupe 6: http://groupe-6.com/
Languages
French: native language
English: proficient (studied for 18 years; full command of both written and oral English); TOEFL IBT 113/120
German: good level (studied for 5 years)
Skills
IT CAD: Solidworks and CATIA, main functions, Matlab, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Science project Participation in research endeavors for a space project during intensive classes: completed a Solidworks model of an instrument with forces and analyzed the results for a comparison with the experiments
CEA-LETI (Grenoble): http://www-leti.cea.fr/
Mentoring Voluntary extra-teaching for junior high school and high school students
Volunteering experience
Participation in ENSAM charity activities: http://gasolecluny.wix.com/gasole-cluny
Actions with a church in Pennsylvania
Sports Horse riding (13 years, once a week), acrobatics (9 years), and ballet (12 years)
Other activities International snailmail, creative hobbies and cultural activities in museums, cooking