James Barr
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Credentials
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ISTRO Membership
International Soil and Tillage Research OrganisationSep, 2018- Oct, 2024 -
Truck Driver, Heavy or Tractor Trailer
Government of South AustraliaMar, 2015- Oct, 2024 -
Future Industries Affiliate
University of South AustraliaMay, 2019- Oct, 2024 -
ASABE member
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers -
SANTFA member
South Australian No-till Farming Association -
SPAA Member
Society of Precision Agriculture Australia -
TMA Member
Tractor and Machinery Association of Australia -
VNTFA Member
Victorian No-till Farming Association Member
Experience
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Seed Terminator
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Australia
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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R&D Project Manager
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Sep 2020 - Present
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Research Engineer
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Feb 2020 - Sep 2020
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University of South Australia
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Australia
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Associate
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2018 - Feb 2020
• Lead engineer in commercial consulting to optimise air seeding tine design using multi body dynamics and FEA stress analysis simulation. • Develop no-till seeding strategies for mitigating the effects of sandy-soil constraints using DEM engineering simulation - CSIRO, GRDC collaborative project CSP00203• GRDC Accelerating Innovation Grant #9176574. Chief investigator in collaborative project to develop research implements for performance optimisation and simulation study validation, leading to the development of a full-scale innovative agricultural implement.• Future Industries Accelerator Mobility Grant MOB00305. Chief investigator in collaborative project with Moose Industries to accelerate commercialisation through FEA stress analysis, instrumentation and data logging of an agricultural implement.
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Doctor of Philosophy
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Jul 2014 - Nov 2018
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Research assistant and tutor
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Feb 2014 - Jun 2018
-Engineering consulting (FEA and MBD simulation) for the agriculture machinery industry-Design and implementation of a weed seed impact mill research unit-Design and manufacture of weed seed impact mills, frame work and jigs. -Wear analysis of a weed seed impact mill
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University Lecturer and Course Co-ordinator
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Mar 2016 - Jul 2016
Lecturer and course co-coordinator for Computer techniques - a course focusing on engineering drawing and design using SolidWorks CAD software.
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Engineer
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Oct 2016 - Jan 2017
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OneSteel
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Australia
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Mining
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200 - 300 Employee
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Engineer
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Jan 2012 - Feb 2012
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Education
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University of South Australia
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Agricultural Engineering -
University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering