[2] On completing his degree and then became a member f Naval Architecture Research Department of the University of Copenhagen developing design tools.
He worked notably on the development of Christophe Auguin's Geodis, Yves Parlier's Aquitaine Innovations and on the conception of Sodebo, Somewhere and on PRB 3 as well, the winner of the Vendée Globe in 2000–2001 with Michel Desjoyeaux.
From 2006, he began working with naval architects Marc Van Peteghem et Vincent Lauriot-Prévost of VPLP design.
[8] He contributed to the development of foils that permitted the sailboat to leave the surface of the water and to attain speeds in excess of 40 knots.
[10][11] Following his experience with ETNZ, Verdier worked on Banque populaire VIII of Armel Le Cléac'h, a 60-foot monohull launched in 2015.