Where does Soraya Bornaz work?

Soraya Bornaz is Technology Specialist at Underground Ventures.

Where did Soraya Bornaz go to school?

Soraya Bornaz studied at Ecole normale supérieure (Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering & Computational Mechanics); HEC Paris (HEC Challenge +, Innovation & Entrepreneurship); OpenClassrooms (Artificial Intelligence).

Soraya Bornaz

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Technology Specialist at Underground Ventures

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

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Soraya: together at École nationale des ponts et chaussées

About

A mechanical engineer with about a decade in R&D at SLB, Soraya worked on drilling tool design, well integrity, and physics-informed ML, later spending time at Entrepreneur First and ENGIE on deep geothermal. At UGV she works on investments and portfolio support.

Experience

Underground VenturesTechnology Specialistcurrent2025 — present
ENGIE Solutions FranceGeoscience Expert2024 — 2025Paris, Île-de-France, France
IndependantProject Management, AI & Data Science2022 — 2025Paris, Île-de-France, France
MarbleEntrepreneur in Residence2023 — 2024France
HEC ParisBusiness Turnaround Experience2022 — 2023
Modélisation, Mesures et Applications (MOMA)Project Manager - Reservoir Management2019 — 2022Paris 8
CITA | Centre for Information Technology and ArchitectureEngineering Scientist2017 — 2019Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
SchlumbergerSenior Modeling & Simulation Engineer - Exploration & Production2015 — 2018Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
SchlumbergerModeling and Simulation Engineer - Exploration & Production2012 — 2015Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
SchlumbergerMechanical engineer - Exploration & Production2010 — 2012Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
SchlumbergerModelling & Simulation Intern2010Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
French Ministry of National EducationUndergraduate Level Teaching Associate2014 — 2015Observatoire de Paris - Lycée Privé Fénelon-Sainte-Marie
SnecmaExternal Scientific Collaborator - Space Engines Division2008 — 2009Vernon, France
Deakin UniversityResearch Trainee - Center for Material and Fiber Innovation2008Geelong West, Victoria, Australia

Skills & more

Matlab12C++9LaTeX2SolidWorksANSYSCATIAABAQUSMicrosoft ExcelCommunicationManagement2Leadership2Analytique

+12 more

OptimisationOil/GasEngineeringR&DMechanical EngineeringFinite Element AnalysisProject ManagementSimulationsDesignComputational designDigital FabricationGrasshopper

Languages Allemand · Arabe · English · Espagnol · Français

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Thomas Giehm

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Torsten Kolind

Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Underground Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Soraya Bornaz?: A mechanical engineer with about a decade in R&D at SLB, Soraya worked on drilling tool design, well integrity, and physics-informed ML, later spending time at Entrepreneur First and ENGIE on deep geothermal. At UGV she works on investments and portfolio support.
Where does Soraya Bornaz work?: Soraya Bornaz is Technology Specialist at Underground Ventures.
Where did Soraya Bornaz go to school?: Soraya Bornaz studied at Ecole normale supérieure (Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering & Computational Mechanics); HEC Paris (HEC Challenge +, Innovation & Entrepreneurship); OpenClassrooms (Artificial Intelligence).