Clément Verdier
Data engineer · Elite sport performance
Paris, France — full driving licence clement.verdier@laposte.net +33 7 82 19 99 98 LinkedIn GitHub
Engineer in computer science and statistics (Polytech Lille), with a second degree in the optimisation of athletic performance (MSc, sport science). Research data engineer at INSEP, working at the boundary between information-systems architecture, federation-level data governance and elite sport science. Data pipeline development (Python, SQL, APIs), reference and data-dictionary formalisation, physiological and mechanical modelling of the effort, and decision-oriented reporting to coaching staff and management.
Professional experience
Research data engineer & performance analyst
INSEP / French Basketball Federation — Paris
- Mapping athlete data flows, building data dictionaries and defining governance rules to protect the integrity of the federation's data estate.
- Developing automated ETL pipelines and API connectors in Python and SQL to integrate heterogeneous sensor and tracking feeds.
- Implementing quality-control mechanisms and procedures that make field-collected data trustworthy.
- Training-load modelling, mechanical profiling (power, force–velocity) and decision-support tooling for coaching staff.
- Building, maintaining and documenting advanced interactive Power BI reports; onboarding and training end users.
Independent data & sport science consultant
Self-employed — France
- Supporting professional sport organisations: data architecture design, API integration and advanced statistical modelling.
- Data analysis and business intelligence engagements: bespoke dashboard design, optimisation of existing data flows.
Data analyst — final-year internship
INSEP — Paris
- Cleaning, validating and modelling quantitative high-performance datasets.
- Industrialising analysis workflows through Python and SQL automation.
- Interactive dashboards and technical documentation of athlete-monitoring indicators.
Education
MSc — Training and optimisation of athletic performance
Université Jean Monnet, Sport Science — Saint-Étienne
- Exercise physiology, biomechanics, training-load planning, applied research in elite sport.
Engineering degree — computer science, statistics and AI
Polytech Lille, ISIA programme — Lille
- Information-systems architecture, data governance and data modelling, API design.
- Advanced programming (Python, R), databases (SQL), applied statistics, business intelligence.
Exchange year — computer science and statistics
Universidad Nacional del Sur — Bahía Blanca, Argentina
- A full academic year taught in Spanish.