Nicolas Manaud
Software Data Systems Engineer
Toulouse, Occitania, France
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Top SchoolNicolas Manaud is a Software Data Systems Engineer with 11 years of experience applying astrophysics and planetary science expertise to scientific software, data processing and archival systems for ESA missions. He designs SPICE-based geometry tooling and geospatial services (GEOGEN, GFINDER, GEOMEG) that power mission planning, map-based visualization and archive interoperability for planetary data. After intensively retraining in UX design at General Assembly he now blends human-centred product design with technical delivery through his consultancy SpaceFrog Design, improving accessibility and onboarding for science archives and EO platforms. He co-founded and leads OpenPlanetary, fostering cross-institutional collaboration and open tooling for planetary scientists. Based in Toulouse, he combines deep domain knowledge of remote sensing geometry, GIS and PDS/PSA standards with practical experience shipping production tools and facilitating community-led workshops. An atypical mix of mission-focused engineering and UX-driven product design makes him effective at turning complex scientific requirements into usable, reusable data systems.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
User Experience Design, User Experience Design at General AssemblyMaster of Science Astrophysics Planetology and Space Science Engineering, Master of Science Astrophysics Planetology and Space Science Engineering at Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse IIIMaster of Science Tools and Systems for Astronomy and Space, Master of Science Tools and Systems for Astronomy and Space at Paris-Sud University (Paris XI)
English, French, Spanish
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Github Skills (11)
planetary10
django9
jekyll8
leaflet5
rover4
satellite2
imagery2
bit-depth1
raster1
rasterio1
vespa1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
openplanetary/opm-website
Mar 2017 - Dec 2018
OpenPlanetaryMap website
Contributions:103 commits, 84 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
djangomappingplanetarysocial-platform
openplanetary/op-data-cafe
Sep 2017 - Sep 2022
Repository of files shared during OpenPlanetary Data Cafés
Contributions:95 commits, 86 pushes, 2 issues in 5 years
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