Armand graduated from Keble College, Oxford in 2018 with a Masters in Engineering, specialising in biomedical and aeronautical engineering with an emphasis in computational modelling of complex systems.

He spent 3 years in the UK Ministry of Defence, building analysis tools for a variety of applications including laser thermal effects modelling and high level performance modelling of fixed-wing and rotorcraft air platforms.

Most recently, he has been responsible for the entire software and infrastructure stack at a leading offshore energy analysis consultancy, building apps, APIs and other backend services, as well as product managing a complex simulation orchestration and data management product.