Highly adaptable, motivated, and committed individual
with a diverse set of practical skills,
developed from employment in various fields & personal interests.
Qualified mechanical engineer & industrial designer.
2022 – Current
R&D Engineer/Designer
Design of new products and components, developing technical drawings, documentation – BOMs & assembly instructions, sourcing materials & parts, prototyping, testing & validation of new designs including physical testing, FEA & data driven analysis
2020 – 2022
Industrial designer at Kokoda Caravans
CAD design, hands on product development & testing, FEA structural analysis, design of sheet metal components, CNC furniture, interior fit out, chassis design & engineering, introducing bonded composite panel construction to produce horse floats & caravans, metal fabrication, mechanical servicing. Implementing improvements focusing on reduction of burden & complexity through design.
2020 – 2022
Industrial designer at Rowville horse trailers
Metal fabrication, mechanical servicing, CAD design & product development, basic FEA structural analysis.
2018 – 2020
IBL Production Engineer at Nissan Casting
Identification and coordination of process improvements across die casting machines and furnace operations. Worked amongst a cross functional team to reduce downtime and optimise part quality, used engineering analysis methods. Produced a working model die casting. Recipient of Nissan Way award for 3D printing activities
2016 – Current
Big ampi station
Seasonal work involving a wide variety of tasks on a remote rural property, including fencing, livestock work, automotive repair, waste collection, water management & photography.
