- blog: https://medium.com/@brendoncheungMr. Cheung earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Auckland in 2012, his core studies were focused on calculus (ordinary differential equations and statistics), thermodynamics (power cycles and power generation), and fluid dynamics (Navior-Stoke equation, fluid flow for circular cross-sections, aerodynamics, and computational fluid dynamics). He also participated in design courses and is experienced with using Pro/Engineer and with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing. While studying mechanical engineering at the University of Auckland, Mr. Cheung was employed in a number of jobs where he developed and fine-tuned the skills needed to be a mechanical engineer. Mr. Cheung also earned a master’s degree in energy from the University of Auckland in 2016. As a result of his graduate level studies, he has extensive technical knowledge in the areas of energy management, power generation using geothermal energy, piping design, and turbine-generator analysis. While working toward his master’s degree in energy, from January 2014 to December 2015, Mr. Cheung worked as NCEA Physics and Calculus Tutor/NCEA Coordinator. He was responsible for preparing lesson plans for and teaching calculus and physics courses and enhancing students’ understanding of calculus and physics concepts to improve their academic performance and maximize university placement status. While working toward his master’s degree, Mr. Cheung participated in an Engineers Without Borders Design Challenge in 2013. His team developed a project aimed at improving local energy security in an area of New Zealand that was plagued with frequent electrical blackouts and grid instability. His team focused on utilizing solar and wind energy farms to eradicate the energy security problems and earned first place for their project.