Laurent Besnard
Project Officer at IMOS
Tasmania, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolLaurent Besnard is an experienced project officer and data scientist with 13 years in oceanography, meteorology and remote sensing, currently supporting the Australian Ocean Data Network from Tasmania. He began his career with hands-on glaciology research at the University of Tasmania studying the Mertz Glacier and ROMS outputs, demonstrating strong modeling and field-to-data interpretation skills. Comfortable in international environments, he brings fluent English communication, academic rigor from French Masters programs, and a proven ability to turn complex geophysical problems into clear, timely deliverables. A pragmatic FOSS and CLI advocate, he pairs scientific expertise with practical data engineering workflows and open tooling. Curious and adaptable, he seeks roles that value intellectual curiosity and an international perspective.
13 years of coding experience
Master 2, Ocean Atmosphère et Surfaces contientales, Master 2, Ocean Atmosphère et Surfaces contientales at Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse IIIMaster 1, Ocean Atmosphère Climat et Télédetection, Master 1, Ocean Atmosphère Climat et Télédetection at Pierre and Marie Curie University
Github Skills (200)
lan10
epub10
reader10
python10
toolbox10
dlna10
switch10
ebook-reader10
dotfile10
ubuntu-touch10
command-line-tool10
streamer10
netcdf10
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Programming languages (27)
Github contributions (5)
lbesnard/bdnex
Jul 2022 - Nov 2022
BDneX - BD metadata scrapper (bedetheque.com, bdfuge...) in ComicRack format for french comics
Contributions:2 reviews, 86 commits, 21 PRs in 4 months
scrappercomicspythonbedethequemetadata
aodn/python-aodndata
Mar 2018 - Oct 2025
Handlers, destination path functions and any other code specific to a given facility or pipeline
Contributions:51 reviews, 166 PRs, 285 pushes in 7 years 9 months
pythonpipelinedestinationhandlersfacility
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