Edgar P. Burkhart

Work Experience

Be'Creative

Web Developer, Representative of the company

Lycée Blaise Pascal, Colmar

2013 - 2014

Involved in the creation of the company "Be'Creative" thanks to the Junior Achievement Company Program in highschool
Reached the first place in the regional "mini-company" competition
Participated to the national event

Education

École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay

M2 FeSup (Formation à l'Enseignement Supérieur), Master in Higher Education training in Civil Engineering

Gif-sur-Yvette, France

2020 - 2021

Graduate Engineering School
Subjects: Fluid Mechanics, Structure Mechanics, Soil Mechanics, Thermal Transfers, Acoustics, Pedagogy, Materials and Structures Engineering
Teaching practice in higher education (Licence Pro MGB) on "Introduction to Civil Engineering"

École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay

M1 MAISES (Materials and Structures), first year of a Master's Degree

Cachan, France

2019 - 2020

Graduate Engineering School
Subjects: Soil Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Virbations, Numerical Methods, Waves and acoustics in fluids, Structures, Materials, Thermal Transfers, English
Research Project on "Numerical study of instabilities using metamodels"
Internship on "Optimization of simplified calculation methods for early age cracking assessment"

École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay

Sciences Appliquées en Physique et Ingénierie pour la Recherche et l'Enseignement (SAPHIRE), equivalent to Bachelor degree

Cachan, France

2018 - 2019

Graduate Engineering School
Subjects: Mathematics for modeling and simulation, Materials science, "Continuum media, balance equations, constitutive laws", Computer science, Numerical methods, Signal processing, Discrete and discontinuous media, Dynamic simulation and control of multibody systems, English

Lycée Polyvalent Louis Couffignal

Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Écoles PCSI - PSI*

Strasbourg, France

2016 - 2018

Intensive two year course to prepare for the highly competitive entrance exams of the French Grandes Écoles
Subjects: Engineering, Physics, Chemistery, Maths
Project on evaluating stress in a bicycle frame experimentally and numerically
Head of the class
Ranked 13th to the X-ENS entrance exam (entrance exam for École Polytechnique and École Normale Supérieure)

Lycée Polyvalent Blaise Pascal

Baccalauréat, equivalent to A-levels, with first class honours

Colmar, France

2016

Science stream, Engineering major
Subjects: Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistery, Maths, English, German, French, Latin, History, Geography
Project on developing a customizable programing language along with its IDE

Honors & Awards

2016 - Strasbourg, France: Third Place, Rallye Mathématique
2016 - Strasbourg, France: Second Place, Olympiades de Mathématiques

Skills

Language

French: Mother Tongue
English: C2 Level, Cambridge English Level 3 Certificate, Grade A
Scientific English: SWAP certification
German: B1 Level, Deutsches Sprachdiplom 1

Computer Science

Web dev.: Extended knowledge of languages of the Web and major frameworks
Programming: Proficiency with Python, MatLab, CAST3M, C, C++ and the Qt Framework
Network: Comprehension of the functionning of complex network infrastructures
Miscellaneous: Mastery of LaTex, Microsoft Office, and collaborative editing tools
Virtual Reality: Experience with working with VR in Civil Engineering

Other

Teamwork: Worked as part of a team on numerous projects
Electronics: Experience working with micro-controller boards (Arduino, Raspberry Pi), data acquisition and HMI.

Extracurricular Activities

Mountain Biking, Bikepacking

Several Multi-Day Trips

France, Switzerland, Italy

Organized multiple multi-day trips alone
Prepared supplies and a route for up to a 12-day excursion
Went through german and italian speaking places, speaking german or english when needed
Interacted with locals to find a better route or to get assistance

Cachan Réseau @ Normale Sup (CR@NS)

Active Member

Cachan, France

2018 - 2020

Member of the CR@NS association, which provides internet access to the entire campus of Cachan
Worked on the frontend of the association's website and intranet, as well as implemented some improvements to the backend
Learned the use of the Django framework with Python
Enhanced the network infrastructure by upgrading the hardware as well as installing and configuring new Wi-Fi access points

Handball

Player & Referee

Munster, France

2009 - 2016

Played handball competitively in my local team
Refereed official handball games at the departmental level

Accordionist

Group of accordionists Gregoria

Munster, France

2006 - 2016

Played accordion in a local group of accorrdionists
Played in local events and in concerts, occasionnaly with the local orchestra
Several awards in regional competitions