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Australia

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Forecast MLFs in the NEM and developed internal tools for WEM MLF studies utilising both PSSE and PowerFactory.Streamlining and improvement of internal tools for Harmonic Studies.Automation of load flow (reactive power capability), short circuit (preliminary impact assessment) and remedial actions for N-1 contingency system strength, and harmonic studies in PowerFactory using Python. Also gained exposure to PSSE.

Sydney, Australia

Classroom Tutor• ECON3123 (Organisational Economics) Incentive and conflict problems through the lens of organisations and management with game-theoretic models• ECON2112 (Game Theory and Business Strategy) Analysis of strategic interactions• COMP1511 (Programming Fundamentals) Introductory C based programming courseLab Demonstrator - Taught, mentored and marked students• ELEC4123 (Electrical Design Proficiency)• ELEC3114 (Control Systems)• ELEC3104 (Digital Signal Processing) Running online help sessions• ELEC2134 (Circuits and Signals) Further circuit analysis (including Fourier & Laplace techniques)• ELEC1111 (Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering) Intro Electrical Engineering Course• COMP1511 (Programming Fundamentals) Introductory C based programming course

Working within the Energy Systems group to model and simulate gas flow through a microgrid to develop optimal strategy for least cost injection(Matlab, Gurobi optimisation)

Australia

Worked with the Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Treasury, and Modelling and Analytics teams.• Explore and present on the strategic positioning of the company including stock price analysis.• Present an information session to the team about energy storage and its interaction with gas, leveraging my complimentary Electrical Engineering and Commerce skills.• Compiled various data sets in excel with preliminary analysis for managements decision making.• Verification of documentation for investor release.• Automated excel processes.• Researched and applied updated accounting standards.

Worked with the Energy Market Modelling consulting team (formerly ROAM consulting) in the Valuations Modelling and Economics sub-service line.• Generated and analysed half hourly forecasts of the NEM out to 2040 to perform model validation for MLFs (Marginal Loss Factors). Complex results were automatically calculated and presented using Excel to graph trends according to user specifications and requirements.• Through consultation with the team, I developed and presented a flexible data interpretation and visualisation tool utilising Python and Google Earth helping the team provide leading analysis and meaningful data presentation.

• Designed, modelled and tested prototypes for a high current compensation inductor• Utilised LabVIEW to evaluate the performance of oscilloscopes for their use in high voltage impulse and fast transient measurements• Designed, simulated and sourced potential parts and suppliers for a DC High Voltage generator (600 kV) with a ripple factor < 1% for use in DC tests and Calibrations