Preparation and improvement of the estimation and reporting of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions from land sector (eg croplands and grasslands) as part of Australia’s national greenhouse accounts.Developing land sector carbon accounting models and databases in collaboration with other agencies. Integrating datasets and field data to enhance carbon accounting models to produce high quality national inventory outputs.Model calibration and verification, preparing technical specifications for model development, testing and validating model outputs, undertaking uncertainty estimation and publication of reports.

Preparation and improvement of the estimation and reporting of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions from land sector (eg croplands and grasslands) as part of Australia’s national greenhouse accounts.Developing land sector carbon accounting models and databases in collaboration with other agencies. Integrating datasets and field data to enhance carbon accounting models to produce high quality national inventory outputs.Model calibration and verification, preparing technical specifications for model development, testing and validating model outputs, undertaking uncertainty estimation and publication of reports.

Aug 2017 - Feb 2019Advanced Growler Project Office - project development officer supporting cabinet submission to enable Government decisions on upgrades for EA-18G.Feb 2017 - Aug 2017Air Warfare Centre - junior design engineer for countermeasures integrity testing in the Test and Evaluation Directorate, and part of the design team assessing the effect of a Load Measurement System on the weight and balance and aerodynamics of a C-27J aircraft.Sep 2016 - Feb 2017Land Engineering Agency - clean-up/filtering and interpolation to perform analysis on Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS); used Matlab machine learning techniques to develop, test, and implement algorithms to support Condition Based Maintenance; and used processed HUMS data to understand vehicle operational profiles and wear rates of vehicles.

As a member of the coaching team I was responsible for the coordination of over 70 junior athletes and individually responsible for a crew of 5. I used my strong communication and leadership skills to convey complex rowing techniques to beginners. I aimed to share my passion with young rowers and instil the same sense of community and camaraderie as a squad and whole boat club that I felt at school. I helped with allocation and logistics of boats, oars, and a myriad of other equipment at training and competitions.

I created a program in Matlab to read and process data logged by an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) which had conducted small scale oceanographic surveys. Major tasks I completed include writing comprehensive code to visualise the data from sensors measuring properties of the water for scientists, and to analyse the behaviour and performance of the AUV from an engineering perspective to assess vehicle performance and make recommendations for future iterations. Working collaboratively with the other students and consulting CSIRO scientists, we designed a laboratory experiment to determine the centre of mass of the AUV. We also had access to a 3D printer and assessed the suitability of part designs for additive manufacturing.

I used the programming language Python to implement heat transfer and thermodynamic theory to predict wall temperatures of re-entry vehicles and combustion chambers subject to transpiration cooling. I used a program that modelled transpiration cooled systems to analyse temperatures experienced by a re-entry vehicle flown in 2012, and I edited code to analyse temperatures experienced in cylindrical and rectangular ducts with combustion or hot gas flow. I created graphical user interfaces for the program, an animation of the 2012 flight data, and implemented testing in the pre existing code. I also attempted a Schlieren photography experiment to visualise flow around a model of the next re-entry vehicle currently being designed.

I developed strong communication and customer service skills in this role at front reception of the day surgery. I was responsible for patient admissions, ensuring that surgery lists ran on time and that patients had a comfortable visit. I also communicated with doctors, nurses, admin staff at other practices, couriers, and health insurance representatives on a daily basis. I upheld a high level of thoroughness and attention to detail due to the sensitive nature of medical procedures. I completed other administration duties such as data entry, documentation, filing, and ordering. I enjoyed the opportunity to work in the admin team while also taking responsibility for individual tasks. I have worked on and off here in between my studies and developed a strong rapport with the staff.