Ivan Merlin

Experience

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  GeoXYZ

  Jun 2012 - Sept 2012

  Intern surveyor

  I participated and led several hydrographic projects in Europe (France, Belgium and Netherlands).During this internship, I processed some data projects with the softwares Qloud and Qinsy and worked on Singlebeam and Multibeam echosounders (Reson, Kongsberg and R2sonic).

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  DEME Group

  Apr 2013 - Aug 2016

  La Mer Project, Jumeirah in DubaiThe project consists of the creation of two peninsulas and a headland on the sea. This construction will spread across 9.5 million square feet of existing and reclaimed land.Currently working as hydro and topo surveyor. From multibeam and singlebeam surveys to topographic surveys I am involved in the monitoring of the land reclamation. Installation of survey equipments, charts creations and volume computations are parts of my tasks as well. Dredging of the Lome port (Togo), Cotonou port (Benin) and Abidjan port (Ivory Coast).Worked on the dredging project of the Lomé, Cotonou and Abidjan port as hydro surveyor.Responsible of the survey vessel, multibeam surveys, data processing, topographic surveys, charts creations, volume calculations, and survey equipment installations such as tidegauges or GPS base stations.Multibeams: R2sonic - Reson Seabat 8125GPS: MGBTechSoftwares: QINSY, QLOUD, Bricscad, DTPS Cardon IV project.Installation of an offshore pipeline in a trench and back filling of the trench.Work as online surveyor during the back filling part.Acquisition and processing of multibeam surveys and updates of the vessels.Work day shifts and night shifts. Online Surveyor on the Northwind project consisting of installing a wind farm.- Multibeam Surveys (Acquisition and processing part)- Mobilisation and demobilisation of survey equipment on board crew vessels- Office work (civil 3d / Briscad / Qloud / QINSy) I conducted a master thesis on the comparison between different sound velocity probes and final impacts on Multibeam surveys.It was essentially a theoretical study of the sound speed variations and the consequences on ray bending, accompanied by several practical tests in the North sea.Moreover I conducted some surveys on the Northwind project for the installation of the wind farm.

  • Hydrographic - Topographic Surveyor

    May 2015 - Aug 2016

  • Hydrographic surveyor

    May 2014 - May 2015

  • Hydrographic surveyor

    Feb 2014 - Apr 2014

  • Hydrographic Surveyor

    Oct 2013 - Jan 2014

  • Master Thesis

    Apr 2013 - Sept 2013
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  Naval group

  Aug 2016 - now

  - Ensure the completion of the Navigation System Work Package for the french Barracuda®-class submarines in compliance with cost, quality, schedule and customer satisfaction commitments,- Manage the reference costs, milestone payment plans, cash flows and ensure that workload is correctly distributed among the resources made available,- Establish and synchronize the Work Package schedule, identify the risks or opportunities and communicate status on a regular basis to management,- Provide training and assistance for seamen and participate in the sea trials of the Barracuda® submarines until the government acceptance of the submarine. Show less - Ensure the collection, analysis and research of optimal input data for the implementation of the Navigation System (surface or submarine),- Develop studies, define architecture, manage the equipment suppliers in accordance with the requirements of the project (in cost, time and performance),- Lead engineering activities and ensure the design and industrializations of solutions (by writing SSS, SSDD, ICDs, etc.),- Participate in customer design reviews, human factors workshops with end users and conducted final qualification reviews. Show less

  • Navigation Work Package Manager

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Navigation System Engineer

    Aug 2016 - Jan 2022