[PORTRAIT D'ADMINISTRATEUR ECAM ALUMNI] Jean-Philippe MAVEL - ECAM PROMO 2010 AML

SCHOOL

How did you get to ECAM?

As a young high school student, I found myself at a loss when it came to choosing a career path, given the wide range of possibilities. Two ECAM Lyon engineers from my parish circle told me about this school on Fourvière hill, with its serious academic curriculum and emphasis on human values.

So it was on a rainy winter Saturday morning that I made my way from my home town in the Auvergne to visit the campus for the Open House. I was won over by the warm welcome, the student "guides" who seemed to be in full bloom, and the breathtaking setting. I applied to ECAM Lyon the day after my visit.

What stood out for you during your training?

The mutual support between fellow students, the intellectual curiosity that animated our days, evenings and weekends. I lived at the boarding school, and my mother's promise to come home every other weekend (a three-and-a-half-hour train ride in those days!) was forgotten after 2 months. ECAM really is a second family.

What advice would you give to the graduating class?

Each ECAM member, at his or her own level, within his or her team or company, has the opportunity to promote the values that have driven ECAM engineers for 120 years: scientific and technical rigor combined with discernment about human and societal impacts.

WORKING LIFE - PRO CHALLENGES

TODAY, Jean-Philippe MAVEL, what kind of professional is he?

I'm currently working for a company that designs, develops and commissions air pollution treatment solutions for the industrial, marine and energy production sectors. My role as HSE-Q Manager enables me to constantly strive for the best Health, Safety and Environmental performance within our group, in the service of our customers and in support of our partners.

And the challenges of tomorrow are great: desulfurization of maritime transport, limiting atmospheric emissions for all industrial sectors to equivalent levels across the planet. It's very gratifying to see that our daily professional efforts are rewarded, when we start up our facilities, by a reduction in the polluting pressure we put on our mother earth.

What does Engineering mean to you?

An inquisitive mind, rigorous reasoning at the service of the community with which it evolves.

THE NETWORK / YOUR COMMITMENTS TO ECAM ALUMNI

What does the Network mean to you?

A network of men and women driven by an inquisitive, unifying spirit. The Network is a living, vibrant testimony to the ECAM spirit.

Tell me about your role in the association!

It was as a delegate of the 2010 aml class that I met the ECAM Alumni president in office at the time of my graduation, Daniel Carret (1962 aml). I joined the Lyon group as a young active member based in the Cité des Gaulles. There's absolutely the same spirit and benevolence as when I was at ECAM! The fact that we're so close to the school means we can support our students, share common moments and help them with their professional integration: it's very stimulating.

In 2015, I joined the national team at the request of Jacques Serve (1972 aml), who took over from Daniel. It's complicated for an active person to get involved as a volunteer, and you're not always as available as you'd like to be, so even if you're not always involved, ECAM will always remember you.

So, in the spring of 2020, following the vacancy in the Presidency, I joined forces with two ECAM aml 1980 engineers (2020-2010-1980...) as Vice President. From 3, we quickly grew to 10, proposing a collegial candidacy to lead our alumni network.

In my opinion, the diversity of backgrounds, multiple commitments and individual personalities are an inexhaustible driving force for the ECAM network: it motivates people to get involved! It enables me to pass on to others what I've received since the day when, with my baccalaureate in my pocket, I was to become an ECAM engineer.

The final word?

To be an engineer today is to use solid scientific and technical foundations to serve a world in constant motion; to bring time for reflection and rigor to the resolution of complex problems. ECAM engineers also have a moral duty never to lose sight of the human goals that our choices imply, and they have the power to influence their professional and personal lives in this direction. So let's not waste this strength, let's give it meaning!