Adrien Cuvillier

== Adrien Cuvillier ==
Adrien Cuvillier was a French weapons designer and engineer who became known after the Great Collapse as the Administrator of Military Engineering for Seaboard.
Cuvillier was born on 15 June 1975, and attended a prestigious university prior to being hired by a French defense contractor. He became well known through his career, leading many project developments for both the company and the country. In 2017, as the Jinanvirus began, Seaboard executives reached out to Cuvillier with an offer for him to join their ranks. Initially off-put, the promise of what appeared to be unlimited creative control with countless resources at his disposal was alluring to the engineer. He agreed just prior to the Great Collapse, relocating to Connecticut.
Once Seaboard's government structure came into place, Cuvillier was instilled as the Administrator of Military Engineering, leading a joint team under the Director of Defense and the Director of STEM. Cuvillier was initially opposed to the standard trailblazer armament that had been prepared for and manufactured in mass prior to his employment with Seaboard. He believed the widespread usage of 9mm rounds for Seaboard infantry would be ineffective outside of urban engagements. While the majority of combat Seaboard riflemen saw was close-quarters and proved this false, Cuvillier still pushed for the adoption of more designated marksmen with 5.56 rifles in squads for longer range engagements and against armored opponets.
Cuvillier was at the helm of designing the G-14B, a recreated 7.62 M14 rifle with modern fittings. It was designed to be lightweight, accurate, and created from machined parts that could be created rapidly with the technology and materials at their disposal.