http://www.4cengineering.co.uk/renewables/a-busy-couple-of-years-4ce-project-round-up/ gives a good overview of some of the fascinating projects I've been working on over the last few years.4c Engineering is a company of innovative engineers providing mechanical and industrial engineering design solutions along with project management to produce commercially successful products and support clients across a range of industries.Our engineers are experienced in solving complex… Show more http://www.4cengineering.co.uk/renewables/a-busy-couple-of-years-4ce-project-round-up/ gives a good overview of some of the fascinating projects I've been working on over the last few years.4c Engineering is a company of innovative engineers providing mechanical and industrial engineering design solutions along with project management to produce commercially successful products and support clients across a range of industries.Our engineers are experienced in solving complex engineering problems in order to deliver practical and straightforward design solutions using a multi-disciplinary approach.We offer a flexible service, including provision of turn-key design solutions to meet our clients’ needs or providing skilled engineers and draftsmen to work within client teams.The main areas we focus on are~ Mechanical Engineering Design~ CAD Services~ Concept development~ MechatronicsHave a look at some of our previous work on our website, or get in touch to see how we can help solve your design challenges.http://www.4cengineering.co.uk/info@4cengineering.co.uk Show less

Various aspects of mechanical engineering and design, through a variety of projects:~ Successful delivery of a large-scale wave energy test rig for AWS Ocean Energy: ~ Re-design of major components to de-risk assembly operations, including calculation, design, stress analysis (FEA), and production of engineering drawings; ~ Assembly and commissioning work at site in Orkney.~ Production of full packages of manufacturing drawings for material handling machinery, and… Show more Various aspects of mechanical engineering and design, through a variety of projects:~ Successful delivery of a large-scale wave energy test rig for AWS Ocean Energy: ~ Re-design of major components to de-risk assembly operations, including calculation, design, stress analysis (FEA), and production of engineering drawings; ~ Assembly and commissioning work at site in Orkney.~ Production of full packages of manufacturing drawings for material handling machinery, and drawings to DNV standards for portable offshore units.~ First principles calculations for design of pipe alignment tools and crane load orientation tools for the offshore industry.~ Run-of-river hydro schemes - site surveys, weir design and pipe flow calculations, GIS map work and production of location plans. Show less

In my role at this marine technology company I have enjoyed working on a wide range of design and development activities for the AWS-III wave energy convertor:• Carried out structural design of main components of a large-scale test rig, now fabricated and ready for assembly and deployment at Lyness, Orkney. This included hydrodynamic loading and structural engineering calculations, production of CAD models and engineering drawings in SolidWorks, and FEA studies in SolidWorks Simulation… Show more In my role at this marine technology company I have enjoyed working on a wide range of design and development activities for the AWS-III wave energy convertor:• Carried out structural design of main components of a large-scale test rig, now fabricated and ready for assembly and deployment at Lyness, Orkney. This included hydrodynamic loading and structural engineering calculations, production of CAD models and engineering drawings in SolidWorks, and FEA studies in SolidWorks Simulation to support design work.• Worked on development, selection and refinement of new absorber concept, including functional analysis, numerical modelling of different configurations, and design of a test programme for inflatable fabric structures.• Derived and modelled structural scantlings of full scale prototype AWS-III hull according to Lloyds/DNV rules.• Specified and interpreted results from materials testing to derive inputs for FEA of coated structural fabrics.• Used MATLAB programming to analyse motion, wave loading and mooring load results from wave tank trials.• Designed and implemented part and drawing numbering systems.• Traced the technical evolution of the design (and the company) over the past few years. Show less

In this placement with Interserve Scotland I worked for just under one year looking at improving the energy use of the hospital:• I successfully designed and constructed a solar water heating system capable of supplying the hospital laundry with 1200 litres of hot water per day. Leading a group of staff from the maintenance department with widely varying skill levels, this was completed on time and within budget.• I first designed, constructed and tested a small prototype to… Show more In this placement with Interserve Scotland I worked for just under one year looking at improving the energy use of the hospital:• I successfully designed and constructed a solar water heating system capable of supplying the hospital laundry with 1200 litres of hot water per day. Leading a group of staff from the maintenance department with widely varying skill levels, this was completed on time and within budget.• I first designed, constructed and tested a small prototype to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed larger-scale project given the limitations of the materials, tools and skills available.• I built and programmed an Arduino-based data logging system with which to monitor the system.• I undertook a survey of the hospital’s energy use and investigated the potential benefits, costs andrisks of implementing technologies such as photovoltaics and LED lighting at this site. Show less

Produced my second album, "Also, He Made the Stars...". I am the driving force behind all aspects, including: songwriting, studio recording, mixing & production, package design, web design, promotion and live performance.

SAFC spun out of St Andrews University in 2005 to develop an innovative design of solid oxide fuel cell. The small size of the team enabled me to make valuable contributions to a variety of areas:• Design - developed concept designs for stack architecture; undertook 3D CAD design of ceramic components (in contact with ceramic manufacturers) and test equipment components; developed and implemented new part numbering systems.• Fuel cell testing - including hands-on testing;… Show more SAFC spun out of St Andrews University in 2005 to develop an innovative design of solid oxide fuel cell. The small size of the team enabled me to make valuable contributions to a variety of areas:• Design - developed concept designs for stack architecture; undertook 3D CAD design of ceramic components (in contact with ceramic manufacturers) and test equipment components; developed and implemented new part numbering systems.• Fuel cell testing - including hands-on testing; development of test procedures; design of new pieces of test equipment; capture, storage and interpretation of cell test results; and feeding back into the cell development work being carried out by other members of the team.• Modelling - continued development of existing numerical model of cell electrochemistry. Show less

Various agency positions including work for City of Edinburgh Council and an NHS Primary Care Centre. Also, organising my wedding, setting up a new home and learning to drive.

A temporary position as an admin assistant, including some AutoCAD work, co-ordinating the Depotʼs migration to a new email system, and programming work to improve the existing database system.

After leaving university I took time out to produce an album with my band DLDown, in which I was the driving force in song writing, recording, mixing, production, artwork and web design. An initial run of home-produced CDs yielded a large enough profit to have a larger number professionally replicated.

A summer position updating their existing (25 year old) sea loch catalogue using up-to-date computer map- work techniques and taking part in a scientific sampling cruise around the West Coast of Scotland.

Temporary summer post as a hospital porter both to earn some money and to gain work experience in a caring service role.

Temporary summer post as a hospital porter both to earn some money and to gain work experience in a caring service role.