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South Australia, Australia

Leading the design and development of the SPIDER (Seismic Payload for Interplanetary Discovery, Exploration, and Research) for the Moon to Mars: Demonstrator programme. This endeavour is being facilitated by the Australian Space Agency and Department of Industry, financing the demonstration mission on a Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) delivery. The payload is a three-axis passive seismic device that will be used to help characterise surface regolith on the far side of the moon for future human-centred missions.Also leading current and future technical designs of the Geode, a satellite-enabled smart seismometer specially designed to record passive ambient noise for Fleet's mineral exploration service ExoSphere. Finally, I am technically leading the Exploration team which is focused on exploring new technologies and research and development projects for Defense applications.

South Australia, Australia

Research and development engineer working with the Stellar Works team on the mechanical and electrical design of Fleet's Geode product. Geode is a smart seismometer capable of supporting the exploration of minerals and dense metals using ambient noise tomography. My engineering role is multidisciplinary and incorporates the technical disciplines of embedded software and systems design, sensor development, and mechanical design. As such, I have been driving the design and development of the Geode units to demonstrate sensor to satellite IoT and real-time seismic data extraction.

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Mechatronics engineer working with the Hermes Solutions and Delivery team. In addition to my general work in managing remote, terra-based deployments of LoRaWAN sensors and the Fleet Portal gateway, I am currently leading the development of the Accelerated Discovery Initiative (ADI) project funded by the South Australian state growth agenda. Fleet has been in collaboration with OZ Minerals and academics from the Universities of Adelaide and Melbourne for the project. The aim has been to develop an array of smart seismic and heat flow instruments capable of demonstrating the benefits of LoRaWAN telecommunication for mineral detection. My key responsibilities include the; physical and operational design of Fleet's Geologic Instrument, development of the embedded software architecture, design and assembly of the PCBA, and finally deployment of the field sensor array.

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Self-employed tutor for private lessons in the subjects of mathematics and physics. I aim to provide students with the confidence they need to understand and solve problems using their own skills. Also making the task more interesting and engaging is important to me as that will help with their ability to problem solve and become invested in finding a solution. I am very patient and believe I can explain or teach concepts in a way that is comprehensible.

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Involved with the development of Fleet Space Technologies' contributions to Australia's Moon to Mars initiative. I am currently leading the development of the Geologic Instrument for detecting important natural resources on the lunar surface and sub-surface. These instruments will be important to help map out viable deposits of water and minerals in lieu of robotic and human exploration. Smart technology has been the focus of the Geologic Instrument, with the LoRaWAN telecommunication protocol to backhaul sensor data via the Fleet satellite network into the cloud. The instruments have currently demonstrated the use of passive seismic and heat flow sensing techniques classically employed by the mining industry. The Seven Sisters Mission is proudly Australia's first lunar exploration mission with the intent of assisting NASA's Artemis Programme to return to the moon.

Sydney, Australia

Lead engineer for the development of a technical payload that will be launched on the team's upcoming high-altitude rocket. Out of the two novel rockets in development, one will be breaking the sound barrier during flight. The payload will demonstrate an attitude and determination control system (ADCS) to detumble a recently ejected satellite. The demonstration will operate in quasi-microgravity during the final flight stage of the rocket. A picosatellite mounted in a gyroscopic rig will have the mechanical capabilities to demonstrate a detumbling control procedure. My role has involved the conceptualisation, development, and management of the technical payload team. After taking a systems engineering approach for the project, the payload is in its mature stages of development. At this stage, much of the electrical and mechanical designs have been finalised. The next stage involves the development and testing of an ADCS using a quaternion-based Kalman filter.

Sydney, Australia

The Binocular and Telescope shop (Bintel) is a retail outlet that sells high-quality products for amateur and professional astronomers. The shop also offers numerous types of binoculars, magnifiers, astronomical cameras, spotting scopes, books, and telescope accessories for all customers. My work involved providing assistance to customers, organising inventory, and delivering information on the products available for a variety of personal and professional uses. My expertise is affiliated with the set-up and use of telescopes and binoculars. As an amateur deep-sky astronomer and animal-lover, I understand the optimal use of telescopes and binoculars for observing. I am also knowledgeable in the application of astrophotography for a range of different imaging equipment and telescopes.

Melbourne, Australia

Avionics test engineer for the flight systems team on controlling orbital positioning through attitude control systems. My fundamental role in the team has been working on attitude control through infrared sensing of the earth's natural blackbody radiation. This role has involved a significant period of time modelling the earth as seen by the satellite in orbit to better understand how the infrared sensing occurs. Data obtained from the GOES-16 meteorological satellite has been critical to simulating the infrared irradiance of the earth as seen by the sensors. The data collected from this analysis has identified the validity of attitude control through infrared sensing. Experimental procedures in a laboratory aim to demonstrate this technique used for attitude control of the nanosatellite.

Melbourne, Australia

Robotics engineer that focused on the designing and manufacturing of a prototype for a telepresence robot with an articulated robotic limb. Aubot is a robotics company that aims to design and produce robots that aid people in their everyday lives. Based in Melbourne, Australia, the company aims to make robots accessible to everyone. The design went through a number of iterations to improve upon the previous telepresence robot produced by Aubot named Teleport. My work involved modelling of the prototype in Solidworks, assembly of the prototype with materials and parts ordered from manufacturers both local and international, and tested the performance of the robot mechanically and structurally.

Swinburne University Of Technology

Solar power engineer that investigated and designed solar panels that were suitable to power a novel electric vehicle for long-distance travel. The physical design of the solar panels was innovated from typical solar panels used in residential or industrial power generation scenarios. As such, the solar panels needed to be highly resistant to mechanical damage induced by vibration and impacts, and moisture produced in the surrounding atmosphere. The optimal method of encapsulation and panelling was determined through CAD analysis and novel studies in the literature. The designed needed to ensure high performance whilst mounted to the top surface of the vehicle. Finally, the solar panels were designed to be robust, inexpensive and light for an efficient solar vehicle.

Melbourne, Australia

This research project was enabled by a summer research scholarship from the CSIRO. As a major component of my research, I completed a review paper on various state-of-the-art optical techniques and technologies applied in the field of artwork conservation. This paper is in the process of being published and will aim to be a fundamental resource for artwork conservators and researchers to better understand the application of these techniques on different types of paintings. With this knowledge, I was able to characterise artificially damaged sample paintings using 3-D optical profilometry and photogrammetry. In addition to my research and experiments, I gained strong skills in using Matlab to analyse these microscopy data using machine learning methods. Micro-defects within the paint strata which were not visible to the naked-eye were identified using image processing.

Master Of Professional Engineering (Aerospace), Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical/Space Engineering, Gpa 3.6

Activities and Societies: USYD Rocketry Team | Sydney University Astronomy Society | Space Society | Archaeology Society | AIAA University.

Bachelor Of Engineering (Robotics And Mechatronics) (Honours), Mechatronics, Robotics, And Automation Engineering, Gpa 3.9

Activities and Societies: Golden Key International Honour Society | Royal Aeronautical Society Australian Division | Engineers Australia |.