David Perraudin

Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Axpo Group

Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

About

Experience

  • Axpo Group ()
    • Senior Machine Learning Engineer
      Jan 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

      Development & operationalization of predictive models and automated trading recommendations for asset-backed trading

    • Machine Learning Engineer
      Apr 2020 - Dec 2022 · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • GE Power (2 yrs 8 mos)
    • Edison Engineering Development Program
      Aug 2017 - Mar 2020 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      The Edison Engineering Development Program (EEDP) is an intensive leadership program for people who have a passion for technology and a drive for technical excellence. Graduated February 2020.

    • Project Management Heat Exchanger (GPS Plant Engineering)
      Aug 2019 - Feb 2020 · 7 mos

      - Develop and maintain heat exchanger design tools in the internal tool suite. - Support Heat Exchanger projects in tendering and execution phase with design, sizing and costing calculations. - Drive a root cause analysis for a damaged component at a customer site in cooperation with an external pump manufacturer and project partners.

    • Generator Fleet Management (SP Product Management)
      Feb 2019 - Jul 2019 · 6 mos

      - Manage knowledge of generator installed base (OEM and oOEM) - Support definition and implementation of the generator platform strategy - Track fleet issues, identify and unlock associated commercial potential

  • Doctoral Research Assistant at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
    Aug 2014 - Nov 2016 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Successfully quantified the coupling effect between conduction and radiation in semitransparent, macroporous media using finite volumes and Monte Carlo ray tracing in my own parallelized Fortran code.

  • Alstom Power ()
    • R&D Engineer (part time, 20%)
      Feb 2012 - Feb 2013 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Performed CFD simulations of condensing steam in various steam turbine geometries using the previously validated, in-house CFD tool. Contributed to the integration of said CFD tool into the Alstom design toolsuite.

    • R&D Engineer (Internship)
      Jul 2011 - Jan 2012 · 7 mos

      Validated a new in-house CFD tool with respect to droplet size distribution in non-equilibrium steam based on light extinction measurements in supersonic Laval nozzles. Presented the final results to management.