Starting as R&D anchoring engineer at Ciel & Terre, Dane is now managing the anchoring product development team. They are responsible for the enhancement and development of innovative solutions for FPV mooring systems, ensuring safety and reliability of the R&D solutions. Find out more about his career path, his evolution at Ciel & Terre and his motivations as a team manager.
The career evolution of Dane : from join the anchoring engineer team to his first steps as manager
What made you want to join Ciel & Terre at the begining?
After 3 years as a product engineer in the automotive industry, I was looking for an opportunity which would be more gratifying personally. By joining Ciel & Terre as R&D anchoring engineer, I had the opportunity to work on products that would make earth future better.
Can you discribe your differents roles within Ciel & Terre?
I strated to work in the Anchoring department as a R&D anchoring engineer to consolidate and develop new solutions for the FPV mooring systems. The aim of the department is to make the anchoring systems safer during all their service lifetime. Indeed, anchoring and mooring are key for the reliability and durability of the floating solar power plant as it helps maintening the plant at its location. In addition, I was and I am still in charge of testing these solutions on our real scale test site, up to their validation and introduction onto the market. Now, I am also managing the anchoring product development team.
What’s a typical day like for a Ciel & Terre anchoring engineer?
Actually, days can be really different from one to the others. There are quite common days at the office during which we plan team meetings, have quick chats with colleagues and work on our anchoring design tools. One of the good point in working at Ciel & Terre is that we also have the opportunity to teleworking from home, which was mostly introduced during the first lockdown in France. This offers flexibility and makes work-life balance easier to handle. Some people also appreciate being able to work in a more focused way when necessary.
Working at Ciel & Terre also means international collaboration. So on some days, we can have meetings with colleagues from every subsidiary to support them with their local anchoring issues.
Then, there are also days on test pond sites where we apply our anchoring and mooring solutions before devlivering them on the market. Finally, time to time, we go on business trips to visit our suppliers or project sites to better understand the constraints that operation project teams might face during floating solar project implementation.
Dane’s achievements and motivations as anchoring engineer at Ciel & Terre
Dane, can you tell us what you particularly appreciate in your job as anchoring engineer?
What I appreciate the most and is key for me at work are my colleagues, working in a good atmosphere is really important for the wellness. Then I’m proud of proposing solutions making the floating PV plants we supply to customers highly reliable.
What do you consider your biggest achievement since you joined the company?
I think the biggest one is when we had to support a client who faced a crunch following a harsh weather event. We went on the test site even more frequently. I’m pround to say that we have done everything possible to release design rules quickly for the rework plan to consolidate mooring systems of some projects, which might be challenged with similar conditions.
Ciel & Terre’s Commitment to Sustainable Solutions
According to you, what are Ciel & Terre’s spirit and most important values?
Ciel & Terre aims to propose the best solutions according to the customers’ needs and with regards to environment, thanks to continuous innovation and product development. The company looks also for a strong team spirit through all locations around the world.
What do you think the future will be like in 10 years?
According to the recent reports on climate change, if we want to avoid the worst, we must change our lifestyle quickly. To turn to renewable energies such as solar energy is a key for the future. So, I guess the 10 coming years will be a great challenge to deal with how to save our earth.
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By CHLOE, marketing
