Experience

Seachange

• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Vehicle Design Engineer | Hydrodynamics Lead

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Design, analysis, and simulation of high-speed hydrofoiling electric ferries, with particular emphasis on hydrodynamic performance. Design, analysis, and simulation of high-speed hydrofoiling electric ferries, with particular emphasis on hydrodynamic performance.



Manta5

• New Zealand
• Sporting Goods Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Hydrodynamic Design Consultant

  • Apr 2017 - Feb 2020

  Mathematical modelling and hydrodynamic design review for the world's first hydrofoiling eBike, the Hydrofoiler XE-1. Mathematical modelling and hydrodynamic design review for the world's first hydrofoiling eBike, the Hydrofoiler XE-1.



Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - PNNL

• • Jan 2017 - Feb 2020

  • Project manager and supervisor within the Hydrology Group of 33 scientists and engineers.• Team lead for field deployments of surface water instrumentation in coastal, river and wetland restorations sites, using both self-contained and real-time water monitoring configurations.• Senior environmental scientist and hydraulic engineering specialist roles within the Earth System Science Division, Coastal Science Division and Biological Sciences Division of PNNL. • Collaborative research with partners and sites including: ­ University of Washington and National Renewable Energy Laboratory in the Puget Sound, Washington, USA­ Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) in the Kvichak River, Alaska, USA ­ Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington, USA­ US Army Corps of Engineers, Willamette River, Oregon, USA• Preparation of technical reports and peer reviewed journal articles for dissemination of project outcomes and deliverables.• Experimental measurement specializing in biological performance assessments of fish species, RTK GPS surveys, acoustic Doppler current profiling (ADCP) techniques, and in-water field work. Show less

• • Feb 2014 - Jan 2017

  • Design and instrumentation of laboratory scale experiments for hydrokinetic and low head turbine performance analysis.• Field deployments of oceanographic instrumentation in tidal and river systems. • Design and fabrication of experimental apparatus for biological impact and survivability studies.• Numerical modelling of near field flow effects around marine hydrokinetic turbines.• Analytical modeling of contaminant transport in surface water systems



University of Edinburgh

• United Kingdom
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • 2013 - 2014

  • Design of velocity sensor arrays for measuring turbulent tidal flow velocities.• Fabrication, assembly and deployment of velocity sensor equipment and power supplies.• Experience in planning and deployment of subsea equipment.

• • 2009 - 2013

  • Tutor of Fluid Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering Design undergraduate classes.



INORE - International Network on Offshore Renewable Energy

• United Kingdom
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Officer

  • 2011 - 2012

  • Management of funds for the annual INORE Symposium held in Thisted, Denmark, 2012. • Management of funds for the annual INORE Symposium held in Thisted, Denmark, 2012.



Genesis Energy

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mechanical Engineering Intern

  • 2007 - 2008

  • Mechanical engineering field measurements and design and installation of fabricated components. • Technical engineering design and drawing of waterbox for start-standby feed pump. • Mechanical engineering field measurements and design and installation of fabricated components. • Technical engineering design and drawing of waterbox for start-standby feed pump.



Sinclair Knight Mertz Ltd

• Mechanical Engineering Intern

  • 2007 - 2008

  • Mechanical engineering design and weld quality control auditing. • Mechanical engineering design and weld quality control auditing.



Consortium Engineering Services Ltd

• Stainless Steel Welder Assistant

  • 2006 - 2007

  • Assistant fitter/welder on industrial sites and workshop. • Assistant fitter/welder on industrial sites and workshop.