1. Franco Cascella
3110 Boul Edouard Montpetit, #17
Montreal, Quebec H3T 1J9
+1 (438) 820-9919 fracasce@gmail.com
EDUCATION Bachelor's degree in Energy Engineering, Politecnico di Milano 2007-2010
Master of Science in Energy Engineering, Politecnico di Milano 2010-2014
Master of Science in Engineering Physics, Ecole Politechnique de
Montreal (GPA 3.7) 2011-2013
Franco Cascella, Alberto Teyssedou, Modeling a Direct Contact Heat Ex-
changer for a Supercritical Water Loop, 34th Annual Canadian Nuclear Soci-
ety Conference, Toronto, 2013/6/9-12.
PhD Candidate in Mechanical Engineering, Universite De Sherbrooke 2014-present
LANGUAGES Italian mother tongue;
French
uent written and spoken;
English
uent written and spoken (FCE);
Spanish basic knowledge.
COMPUTER
SKILLS
Softwares: MATLAB, COMSOL Multiphysics, LaTeX, Microsoft Oce, EES, Auto-
cad, Solid Edge, Solid Works, C++
Operating Systems: Microsoft, MAC-OS, Linux.
EXPERIENCES
AT
UNIVERSITY
Teaching Assistant
Corrector of exams and

2. nal projects of bachelor and master's degree classes, Mon-
treal, Canada Nov. 2012 - Apr.
2013
Thermodynamic and Heat Transfer (PHS1104);
Two-phase Flow (ENE6002).
Assistant at SLOWPOKE Laboratory
Responsible for the preparation of samples and of their analysis in the SLOWPOKE
nuclear reactor, Montreal, Canada Sept. 2012 - Apr. 2013
Acquisition of the knowledge about the operation of a SLOWPOKE nuclear
reactor and of its safety control systems;
Improved organizational skills, since this work has been done during the MSc.
Supervisor during exams
Responsible for the execution of exams carried out at Ecole Politechnique de Montreal,
Montreal, Canada Mar. 2012 - Apr. 2013
Independent Coursework: Wind Turbines (MEC6618), Gas Turbine Theory (MEC6615),
Vibrations (MEC2435), Scienti

3. cal and Technical English (UMANS1404)
OTHER
WORKING
EXPERIENCES
Usher at San Siro Stadium for AC MILAN
Responsible for directing the audience
ow during A-Series and Champion's League

4. soccer games, Milan, Italy Oct. 2009 {Jun. 2011
Due to large in
ux of fans in short time spans I improved my organizational
and teamwork skills.
Improved relationship skills by giving information to the audience coming to
watch the game.
Assistant cook and waiter
Employee during the CMAS World Championship, Bari, Italy Aug. 2006
First work experience.
COMMUNITY
SERVICE
Volunteer for the homeless shelter in Italy Oct. 2005 { Jun. 2006
Acquired capacity to adapt to the workload and to the number of homeless
coming to the center;
Moving experience due to the direct interaction with the less fortunate.
EXTRA-
CURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES
Rowing: several medals won in regional championship with single, double and quadru-
ple boats
Traveling: Backpacked independently in Canada (Vancouver) in 2006
Cooking, Violin.
References available upon request