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California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

(Formerly the Google Self-Driving Car Project)Build, lead & continuously develop an industry-leading Systems Engineering organisation that excels in: • Vehicle systems functional architecture & requirements definition• Steering cross-functional hardware & software engineering and product teams to meet requirements• Driving system & function trade-off studies & design review to meet the product brief• Design verification & validation• Adding value as the nexus of an cross-functional engineering organisation

San Francisco Bay Area

Accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy by engineering awesome electric vehicles!• Analysis of the cross-functional relationships between vehicle systems to execute a design which exploits these relationships cumulatively & create a vehicle which is 'greater than the sum of it’s parts’. • Mechanical design and packaging of vehicle components to meet system and vehicle requirements while optimizing for efficiency, cost, weight, manufacturability and serviceability.• High level vehicle architecture design layout & planning in conjunction with platform design groups.• Mediation between design groups in trade-off situations in order to arrive at a solution which meets vehicle targets.• Support and execution of virtual builds in preparation for physical prototype builds.• Support the release process with engineering and PLM.• Support vehicle programs through the entire life cycle including; design, prototype builds, vehicle test, and production.

Melbourne, Australia

• Detailed engineering design and superintendence of hydraulic and fire service system design for a variety of civil engineering projects. • Liaise with clients, authorities and contractors through all stages of the project, ultimately completing projects on time and within budget.• Peer review of contractor and client designs to assure compliance with appropriate codes and standards.• Thorough validation of client and contractor’s cost estimations.

Melbourne, Australia

• Engineering design and development of vehicle chassis related parts.(Examples; Vehicle under covers/trays, Frame members, Shock Absorbers, brake tubes) • Planning and overseeing of prototype and off-tool part evaluation. Interpreting evaluation results into the next design phase part design specification. • Identifying and implementing value add cost reduction initiatives across design, manufacture and assembly.• Frequently liaise and negotiate with Japanese and Thai counter-parts in Japanese and English to co-ordinate variations functions of the project throughout the Toyota world.

Toyota City, Aichi-Ken, Japan

Platform Design Engineer for the internationally manufactured and distributed Toyota Hilux, Fortuna & Innova. Working on-assignment in Toyota-city, Japan, collaborating directly with Toyota HQ design teams:• Full Engineering design & project management of a chassis ladder frame product design for a “body on frame” vehicle.• Responsible for all facets of the project including; overall planning and scheduling, concept development, detailed design, risk management activities and prototype evaluation.• Creating detailed vehicle development programs and schedules in the context of the overall general Toyota development process.• Ensuring that engineering activities by product development groups were aligned with overall vehicle targets and objectives. • Project budgeting, tracking and milestone status reporting to senior executives.• Conducting risk analysis for both design and manufacturing preparation activities.• Overseeing prototype builds and evaluation, monitoring evaluation status relative to evaluation programs.• Constantly working within an international team design environment, conducting daily business and peer-management design reviews in Japanese.

Bangkok, Thailand

Design and Development of Chassis parts (particularly suspension)Quality data analysis and improvementSupplier process/quality auditing and improvement activities

Bachelor Of Mechanical Engineering (Mechatronics), Bachelor Of Computer Science, Honors

Activities and Societies: Melbourne University Racing - Formula SAE TeamCombined Mechanical Engineering/Computer Science degree majoring.

Diploma Of Project Management, Project Management

Formal qualification & competency in the 10 project management knowledge areas defined within the Project Management Body of Knowledge.