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Soraya Bornaz

Investor

Technology Specialist at Underground Ventures

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

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

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

Education

  1. Ecole normale supérieureMaster of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering & Computational Mechanics2006 — 2010
  2. HEC ParisHEC Challenge +, Innovation & Entrepreneurship2022
  3. OpenClassroomsArtificial Intelligence2022 — 2023
  4. École nationale des ponts et chausséesExecutive Master Design by Data, Computational Design2017 — 2019
  5. Pierre and Marie Curie UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics2007 — 2008
  6. Lycée Janson de Sailly, ParisPreparatory School for entrance examination to French "Grandes Ecoles"2004 — 2006

Skills & more

Matlab12C++9LaTeX2SolidWorksANSYSCATIAABAQUSMicrosoft ExcelCommunicationManagement2Leadership2Analytique
+12 moreOptimisationOil/GasEngineeringR&DMechanical EngineeringFinite Element AnalysisProject ManagementSimulationsDesignComputational designDigital FabricationGrasshopper

Languages Allemand · Arabe · English · Espagnol · Français

From Soraya's professional profile.

Colleagues at Underground Ventures

Per Lundahl
Director, JA Technologies at Underground Ventures
Rebecca Schulz
Senior Analyst, International Energy Agency at Underground Ventures
Terra Rogers
Program Director, Superhot Rock Energy at Clean Air Task Force (CATF) at Underground Ventures
Thomas Giehm
Investment Manager at Underground Ventures
Torsten Kolind
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Underground Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Where does Soraya Bornaz work?
Soraya Bornaz is Technology Specialist at Underground Ventures.

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