About Me

Here are a few tidbits about me.
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Sylvain Bruni and his husband Dr. Michael Anthony Fowler

I am French-American

Personal profile

I am a 39-year old dual citizen of France and the United States (I was naturalized a US citizen in the summer of 2018). I live on Buffalo Mountain, in Johnson City, TN, with my husband Dr. Michael Anthony Fowler, and our three adopted rescue cats, Torin, Leonidas, and Cadmus. We love traveling around the world (pre-pandemic!), are avid foodies, and enjoy hiking in the mountains of Tennessee with our friends. I am also keen on running, amateur astronomy, and horseback riding! I collect art eggs and rainbow buttons from US presidential campaign.

Sylvain Bruni presenting an engineering paper at a conference

I am an Engineer

Professional Profile

I am presently a Principal Engineer and Deputy Division Director for an R&D firm based in Boston. I design and develop human-automation collaborative systems like digital sidekicks that support military and healthcare personnel in critical environments. I earned a Master of Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Aeronautics and Astronautics, and a Master of Engineer from Supelec (in France) in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. I am a trained Scrum Master and Product Owner for Agile development and SAFe, as well as a certified CMMI v2 Associate. As an engineer, my goal in life is to solve problems! I am currently training to become a Patent Agent.

Activism!

I am an activist

Political & Community Profile

I am a seasoned political and community activist. Highlights include:

  • President of the MIT Graduate Student Council (2005 – in addition to other VP and chair roles before)
  • President of Boston Pride (2014-2018 – in addition to many other Pride roles from 2003 to 2018, including with InterPride and NERP)
  • Consular Representative (2014-2019 – Elected by French Citizens in New England to represent them in consular affairs)
  • Campaign Manager for Corinne Narassiguin (2012 – Elected to represent all French Citizens living in North America at the French House of Representative)
  • Boston Campaign Coordinator and Boston Chapter Leader for the French PS (2005-2019 – Led multiple presidential, legislative campaign efforts and events in the French community)
  • Campaign Volunteer (2003-2020 – Elizabeth Warren for Senator & President, Hillary Clinton for President, Blair Walsingham for House Representative, Kate Craig for TNDP Chair, and more!)