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Brackley, GB

Towcester, Northamptonshire, GB

• Specialist technical lead for the multi-disciplinary development of electric traction motors (both axial and radial flux machines).

Towcester, Northamptonshire, GB

• Invented a unique topology of axial-flux motor having a yokeless stator and distributed winding.
• Developed an in-depth parametrised analytical model to accurately predict and optimise the novel motor’s performance across its full range of speed and torque.

Towcester, Northamptonshire, GB

London, GB

• Led the design, simulation and optimisation of bespoke high-power linear synchronous machines and associated power supply & motion control systems for a diverse range of applications (gaining a deep understanding of.
• Notably, conducted a design review and verification of the original Hyperloop One Propulsion Open-Air Test (POAT) motor.

• Designed and tested linear synchronous motors and developed novel linear motor power supply and control strategies. Notably, was responsible for the control scheme for the preliminary design of a linear-motor-actuated.
• Co-invented a control method for segmented long-stator linear motors, with patents subsequently granted in Australia, Canada, Ghana, South Africa and the United States (WO/2007/017723).

Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

• Researched methods of mathematically modelling and controlling linear synchronous motors and authored several academic journal and conference papers.
• Was appointed head tutor for the Control I, Control II, Mathematics II, Mathematics III and Signals & Systems II undergraduate courses at various times, and mentored small groups of first-year students for the.
• Undertook numerous commercial projects, including: - designing and testing a dc motor positioning control system for the actuation of a novel continuously-variable transmission for the automotive industry.

Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

• Lectured sections of the Control I course.
• Compiled the laboratory material for the Control II final-year elective course.

London, England, GB

• Conducted spectral analysis of electrical measurements to determine the flow of harmonic power in several dual-pinion grinding mills exhibiting excessive vibration and simulated the parametric excitation of torsional.

Austin, Texas, US

• Programmed an object-orientated call processing engine.
• Designed the high-level man-machine interface for a low-cost mobile phone.

• Installed a local computer network, file server & Internet gateway, and provided ad hoc IT support.
• Assisted in the logging and collating of experimental data for a stope-face cooling study under the Deepmine Research Programme.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Electrical Engineering

Bsc(Eng), Electrical Engineering

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