I have turned to academic research upon a career in the (renewable) energy industry, first as an engineer / technology innovation specialist for a North American utility (BC Hydro & Power), then as a consultant. My consulting activities have mostly consisted of working alongside First Nation communities in Canada to develop renewable microgrids. For a variety of reasons, it has been a fascinating but often perplexing experience, and my move to academia partly results from this experience and the many questions it brought up. Below is a summary of my professional experiences so far.
Education
Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM), France, 2025
Ph.D. in Organization Studies
Thesis: Doubling down on ecocide: the energy transition as embodied capitalism & anthropocentrism
Thesis Committee: Marcos Barros (GEM), Xander Dunlap (Boston University), Stéphane Jaumier (GEM), Alexander Paulsson (Lund University), Anne-Lorène Vernay (GEM)
HEC Paris, France, 2008
MBA in Innovation & Sustainability
Ecole Navale, France, 2003
Master in Mechanical Engineering (registered P. Eng. in BC, Canada)
Employment & Affiliations
PhD candidate, (GEM) (2020 – Today)
Sustainability/energy consultant, Brevifolia Consulting (2016 – 2022)
Senior Strategic technology specialist, BC Hydro & Power (2013 – 2016)
Project manager, remote communities, BC Hydro & Power (2011 – 2013)
Strategic technology specialist, BC Hydro & Power (2008 – 2011)
Business instructor, Corinthian Colleges (2005 – 2007)
First Lieutenant, French Navy (2002 – 2005)
Grants
- CA$ 210,000: Biomass & solar PV integration for 100% renewable energy in the Nemiah Valley, feasibility study. First Nation Clean Energy Business Fund, New Relationship Trust (2019 – 2020)
- CA$ 2,479,266: Nemiah Valley renewable microgrid, implementation. Natural Resources Canada, Clean Energy for Rural & Remote Communities (2018 – 2023)
- CA$ 500,000: Demand-side management & thermal retrofits on Harbledown Island, implementation. Indigenous Services Canada (with GHD) (2018 – 2019)
- CA$ 1,241,117: Solar microgrid on Harbledown Island, implementation. Indigenous Services Canada (with GHD) (2018 – 2022)
Teaching & course development
2025 Critical perspectives on technology & society (graduate level, content creation)
2025 Sustainability as a strategic lever (graduate level)
2024 Responsible management of organizations (graduate level)
2024 Sustainable transition in international business (undergraduate level)
2023 Methods for decision-making (statistics) (undergraduate level)
Conferences & presentations
2025 Society for Human Ecology (SHE) annual conference; University of Mons, Belgium
2024 European Society for Ecological Economics (ESEE-Degrowth), Pontevedra, Spain
2024 Ecological crises & organization (ECO) network, online
2023 European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS), Cagliari, Italy
2023 Perspective critiques en management (PCM), Grenoble, France
2022 International Energy Workshop (IEW), Freiburg, Germany
Academic services
- Panelist, ‘Our Responsibilities At This Time; Towards an Ecoversity?’, Centre for Research into Employment, Empowerment and Futures (REEF), Open University (2024)
- Facilitator, Climate Fresk (2021 onward)
Technical expert, GEM Energy Chair (2021 onward) - Journal referee, Applied Energy (2022 onward)
Awards
2008 Placement on Dean’s list, HEC Paris
2007 Excellence scholarship, HEC Paris