Clémence Achemlal studied engineering and business and interned at SPIE Ouest-Centre in 2014, after which she was hired by Conraux, a SPIE Est subsidiary specializing in HVAC. Starting as an assistant business manager on small projects, she learned technical, commercial, managerial, and accounting aspects and was promoted to business manager in 2016. As a business manager at Conraux, she interfaces with customers, draws up quotations, manages technical solutions and project teams, and ensures sites run smoothly from both technical and financial standpoints. She is pleased to see more women working in HVAC jobsites, proving technical professions are not exclusively for men.