Project Engineer

• Apr 2022 - Present

Senior Project Engineer - Mechanical Systems

• Sep 2020 - Mar 2022

Project management of mechanical systems design and development projects with a focus on flight-critical fuel system components:• Design of flight critical custom components for vehicle integration through Concept, Preliminary, and Detailed Design phases;• Detailed performance and durability testing and reporting for both internal and external audiences• Scheduling and resource management, task prioritisation, and risk management to meet tight project timing, budget, and scope requirements;

Project Engineer

• Jul 2019 - Sep 2020

Project management and engineering of fast-paced fuel and oil system design and development projects meeting scope, timing, and budget requirements:• Design of remote regulation fuel system• Design of fuel, oil and pressurization lines • Supplier communications and management• Design verification (performance and durability testing and reporting)

Production Quality Engineer

• Jan 2018 - Jul 2019

Overseeing production life cycle of vital fuel and oil system components: • Development and documentation of manufacturing and testing processes, and quality plans. • Non-conformance resolution• Engineering change management• Creating build and test work instructions, and check sheets

Project Engineer

• Apr 2013 - Jan 2018

Development and productionisation of unique high efficiency fuel pump for heavy fuel UAV engines:• Performing and reporting on performance and durability testing (Hot and Cold Performance and Priming, Thermal Shock, Vibration, Fluid Compatibility);• Holding meetings and documenting design process with fuel pump supplier including resolution of durability issues;Manage heavy duty diesel engine and vehicle chassis dynamometer test projects.• Fuel additive testing to verify injector clean-up and performance recovery.• Methanol and ethanol fuel testing including material compatibility and engine performance.• Diesel particulate filter design and development for coal mining vehicles.

Mentor for Orbital Accelerator

• Feb 2016 - Nov 2016

Assisting in business development of Orbital’s technology start-up accelerator:• Strategy and initiative development within the innovation space.• Development and refinement of the seed-project Start-up Accelerator business stream, branding, marketing, messaging, testing, identifying partnership and Joint Venture opportunities;• Brand promotion through public forum presentations (expos, hackathons, minespace)• 1st and 2nd stage review of dozens of start-up businesses (Autonomous systems, 3D printing, data acquisition for asset reliability) including technical, intellectual property, commercial, and financial.

Engineer

• Sep 2011 - Jan 2013

Management, maintenance, and operation of diesel exhaust exposure laboratory: • Emissions monitoring and reporting (PM, CO, NOx) • Exhaust dilution system control and maintenance • Emissions analyser maintenance Management, maintenance, and operation of diesel exhaust exposure laboratory: • Emissions monitoring and reporting (PM, CO, NOx) • Exhaust dilution system control and maintenance • Emissions analyser maintenance

Mechanical Engineering Reasearch Assistant

• May 2009 - Apr 2012

Conducted research on Partially Stratified Charge for Lean Burn Natural Gas (NG) Engine: • Design, build, and operation of NG direct injection system to supply pilot charge; • Operation and repair of fully instrumented research engine; • Use of data acquisition tools including LabView; • Designed test matrix, and performed and reported on engine tests using modified spark plug for direct injection of NG; • Used Schlieren set-up with high-speed camera to obtain video of NG flow from a modified spark plug; • Operated emissions bench to obtain data on NOX, HC, CH4, CO and CO2 emissions.

Assembly Line Worker

• Sep 2003 - Nov 2003

Worked on truck frame assembly line installing parts. Worked on truck frame assembly line installing parts.