Experience

Sussex Taps

• Australia
• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Process Improvement Engineer

  • Jan 2021 - Present



Kinkelder BV

• Netherlands
• Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• PVD Scientist (Remote-working)

  • Dec 2020 - Aug 2021



IHI Hauzer Techno Coating

• Netherlands
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Process Engineer

  • Nov 2018 - Sep 2020

  My current work is focusing on plasma characterization and depostion process optimization in Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) techniques, specifically high-power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS). Design experiments, collect data, analyze and compile reports on moderately difficult PVD (HiPIMS and Cathodic Arc) process engineering experiments for coatings on tools and decorative applications, within safety guidelines Application inspired basic research of new materials, new process, and their combination to create unique surface/ material solutions using PVD (HiPIMS and Arc) for a wide range of tooling and component applications Developed new composites based on TiAlSi-N with improved microstructure and their combination for wear resistant and related functionalized low friction surfaces that outperforms the existing product portfolio Converting scientific ideas, process and application related challenges into project goals, and creating the best of the periodic table in its best microstructure in thin film form that eventually delivers best performance for a given application Troubleshoot moderately complex problems, perform Root Cause Analysis and resolve moderately difficult process engineering issues Measure film properties, organize data/reports for review and interpret data Generate internal documentation for products, presentations and technical reports Interact with customers to resolve moderately difficult process engineering issues/problems under general supervision Implement new technology, products and analytical instrumentation



Empa

• Switzerland
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Scientist

  • Aug 2016 - Oct 2018

  Project: Hydrogen-free hard carbon coatings Application oriented process optimization for amorphous carbon coating with hardness > 40GPa, low friction and low roughness and tailoring multiple interface layers Characterization and analysis of deposited coatings by Ellipsometry, XRD, RBS, ERDA, XPS, Raman, 3D Optical profiler and Rockwell adhesion testing techniques. Planning, experimenting, documenting and evaluating the coating process and reporting Validation of coating process in cooperation with the industry partner Monitoring of scientific and technological state-of-the-art publications and patents to adopt and chose process parameters Collaboration with universities and research facilities in Switzerland, Germany, Australia and Netherlands Project: Multilayer oxidic and nitridic coatings for improved optical performance Encouraging and assisting students to plan and design experiments Process optimization for oxidic and nitridic reactive HiPIMS coatings of titanium and aluminum multilayer stacks of different refractive indices Project: Hard transparent coatings on Gorilla glass Process optimization for oxidic and nitridic reactive HiPIMS coatings of aluminum-silicon multilayer stacks with gradient refractive index on Gorilla glass Measuring coating integrity for non-visible coatings by monitoring changes in functionality for tests designed to imitate in-use field examinations that include durability, abrasion, environmental, and solvent testing



University of Sydney

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • Feb 2013 - Jul 2016

  Research projects in these areas are a stimulating mix of fundamental physics and practical applications, in areas which include materials physics and engineering, plasma deposition and processing, thin film materials and cross-disciplinary research in the areas of biointerfaces. Project: High power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS); RF Magnetron Sputtering Responsibilities: (a) To modify the sputter gun configuration to accommodate a magnetic guider to improve deposition rate and coating quality (b) Thin film coatings for optical and electronic applications (c) Design and development of RF power systems for magnetron process. Project: Bio-implantable coatings for stents Responsibilities: Tailoring the ultra-high hardness carbon films for bio-prosthetic applications. Project: Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS) Responsibilities: Implying positron beamline installed in Australian National University to investigate the process induced defect creation in the materials used bio-implantable devices and semiconductor industries. Process and Tools: Magnetron sputter coater in DC, RF and HiPIMS modes. Filtered Cathodic Vacuum Arc (FCVA) PALS, XPS, XRD, Ellipsometry, Raman, optical and Scanning electron microscopes.



Macquarie University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research And Teaching

  • Feb 2010 - Mar 2013

  Research Key Responsibilities: (i) Fabrication of of pulsed VUV sources. (a) Design and construction of windowless DBD chamber and integrating it with spectrometer and data acquisition system and (b) Design of custom built power supply for providing huge power at high frequency and short duty-cycle. (ii) Experimental/numerical studies of plasma kinetics issues in rare-gas dielectric barrier discharge lamps emitting in the Vacuum-Ultraviolet spectral region 60<λ<190nm (iii) Applications of VUV DBD lamps in materials processing and surface cleaning of dielectrics, semiconductors, glasses & polymers Tools used: Acton VM-521 spectrometer, Ocean optics UV/visible spectrometer, fiber optics, Stanford data acquisition set-up and Sigmaplot data analysis software. Teaching: PG Coach, Coaching Physics and Mathematics for students with special needs, Laboratory Instructor, Department of Physics and Astronomy



ANSTO

• Australia
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 2009 - Dec 2009



Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

• Germany
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Nov 2008 - Jan 2009



Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik

• Germany
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• IMPRS Scholar

  • Jan 2008 - Dec 2008

  Investigation of ionisation processes of elements as detailed as possible by detecting all of their charged fragments, i.e., electrons and ions, with a reaction microscope in a momentum-resolved distribution. Investigation of ionisation processes of elements as detailed as possible by detecting all of their charged fragments, i.e., electrons and ions, with a reaction microscope in a momentum-resolved distribution.



INM-Leibniz Institute for New Materials

• Germany
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Visiting Research Fellow

  • Jan 2006 - Dec 2007