Summary
Alexandre Combe is a hands-on technical founder and CTO with nine years of experience building open-hardware and modular computing products as co-founder of Cairn Devices. He leads development of the first modular, eco-conscious open computer and brings a full-stack maker mindset—firmly comfortable with Python scripting, Svelte web apps, and hardware design. Based in the Strasbourg area, he couples aerospace-rooted engineering training with practical product delivery, having transitioned from industrial internships at Airbus and Snecma to leading a hardware startup. He also teaches entrepreneurship and agile project management at Université de Strasbourg, translating startup lessons into classroom practice. Comfortable bridging prototypes to presentations (including public crowdfunding and contest campaigns), he has a knack for turning sustainability-focused ideas into tangible, customizable devices. Colleagues describe him as pragmatic and resourceful, blending engineering rigor with design-driven hardware product instincts.
9 years of coding experience
Licence Professionnelle Structures Aéronautiques et Spatiales, Ingénierie aérospatiale, aéronautique et astronautique, Obtenu en première session, Licence Professionnelle Structures Aéronautiques et Spatiales, Ingénierie aérospatiale, aéronautique et astronautique, Obtenu en première session at Université Paris Nanterre
DEUG Physique et Ingénierie - Spécialité Sciences pour l'ingénieur, Physique et Ingénierie, Obtenu en premième session, DEUG Physique et Ingénierie - Spécialité Sciences pour l'ingénieur, Physique et Ingénierie, Obtenu en premième session at Université de Strasbourg
Baccalauréat S, Spécialité Sciences Physiques, Mention Assez Bien, Baccalauréat S, Spécialité Sciences Physiques, Mention Assez Bien at Lycée Kléber
French, English, German