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Derby, England, United Kingdom

Developing power-dense systems for reliable energy generation.

Developing a method for ultrasound inspection to identify progress of a possible failure mechanism for a difficult-to-access component in the engine.This involved taking a fail-fast approach using rapid-prototyping and test to evaluate and iterate on a range of concepts for deploying the ultrasound probe through the limited access ports. This also involved carrying out a material testing programme to validate that the ultrasonic technique is sufficiently sensitive and specific for this application.Graduate Placement.

Derby, England, United Kingdom

Graduate Placement.Heat treatment study of additive-layer manufactured nickel-based superalloys to improve reliability of components which are subject to cyclic thermal loading.

Derby, England, United Kingdom

Graduate Placement.Working on the development and improvement of the overall gas turbine performance model for a new product. Feeding insights from the model into design and leadership teams.

Derby, England, United Kingdom

Graduate Placement.Using systems-engineering skills to improve the processes, software, and information-management systems used by services engineers to maximise engine reliability and aircraft availability.Gained a broad understanding of the range of skills required in the aerospace industry to bring a product to market.

Tutoring A Level Further Mathematics and Physics with a focus on real-world applications, teaching students to develop a broad mindset for breaking down and tackling problems in mechanics or mathematics, rather than simply providing them with a list of methods to apply to pass exams.

Using data analysis and modelling techniques to provide a unique perspective on current affairs, covering wide-ranging topics such as novel methods for achieving sustainable aviation and predictions for 2021 and 2022 based on UK vaccination rates.

London, England, United Kingdom

“David had very challenging work to do in a complex project environment, in a very short period of time and with very little framework. After only six weeks, his achievements were greater than expected. Despite a lack of support, David succeeded in interfacing with a large number of stakeholders and reinforced the SZC project by managing urgent and complex technical, legal and organisational requests across a multi-disciplinary team. The tasks given to David were real project management activities, in a very early phase of a major industrial and engineering project. By his actions David has helped SZC project to progress on a critical path workstream. I can recommend David for his ability to learn quickly and to deliver project tasks efficiently in a complex environment.”- Olivier Lepoutre(Nuclear Island Engineering and Delivery Lead)Worked in project management for a critical component procurement program, tackling a web of 100 interlinked prerequisite requirements in order to enable forging and procurement to commence.This required me to work with a range of internal and external stakeholders including engineering design, safety, quality and environmental experts as well as upstream manufacturers and independent inspection authorities, all while carefully following comprehensive government regulations on nuclear safety.Meeting daily with engineers and analysts from such a wide range of areas gave me a broad insight into what it takes to run a project of the scale of Sizewell C, and taught me how to tailor my communication style to the different types of professionals I was working with, to ensure all messages were relayed as clearly as possible.

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

My role as Vice President includes:- Representing over 500 undergraduate students in the Cambridge University Student Union.- Planning and helping to chair weekly meetings with the rest of the committee, and following up on action points from previous meetings to ensure we remain accountable- Organisation of campaigns within college which concern students, promoting issues such as sustainable building developments in college, living wage accreditation and an expansion of mental health support provisions for students. This has required me to develop effective communication skills and strong working relationships with senior college staff

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

I founded Clare Goes Green following the realisation that despite the vast media coverage on sustainable lifestyle changes, the majority of people still have very little understanding of how the emissions caused by different parts of their lives compare with one another and influence their total carbon footprint.Our aim is to show people clearly and simply how the different choices they make weigh up in terms of environmental impact, cutting through the misinformation about negligible issues like 'vampire power' lost to chargers that aren't switched off when not in use.Then, we encourage them to take the actions that the numbers say are the most significant in improving their impact, Our social media campaign to communicate the relative land use and carbon footprints of high-protein foods led to a 75% majority vote among Clare College students to reduce meat (particularly beef and lamb) consumption at the college canteen, which the catering department has now acted on, replacing meals containing ruminant meat with more sustainable alternatives.60 students completed our January Challenge to reduce ruminant meat and dairy consumption in favour of more sustainable foods.Our fundraising dinner at the beginning of 2020 for vets working to protect wildlife from the devastating wildfires in Australia was attended by 50 students and a group of College Fellows.200 of our posters are now on display around Clare College, and several other colleges have now followed suit and put our resources up to inform their own students.

Clare College, Cambridge

Responsible for helping promote self-care and healthy and sustainable work-ethics for over 500 undergraduates in Clare College. This involves running many different events (more than 50 over the course of the year), organising Freshers' Week and inviting groups like dog therapy charities and self-care speakers to the College as well as caring for people on an individual and day-to-day basis.I have loved the opportunity to be a friendly face and do something good outside academic work to give back to my peers, as well as the ability to help shape our Students' Union's direction and policy.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

10-week internship with PragmatIC in the Cambridge Science Park. PragmatIC is a world leader in ultra low cost flexible electronics.The objective was to produce an automated testing system for analysing prototype microelectronics. This entailed designing a motorised roll-to-roll system with a reader collecting data on the prototypes that could also move independently perpendicular to the roll in order to scan different rows of prototypes.This project allowed me to develop insider knowledge of HF communication, gave me practical experience of building image processing hardware and coding image recognition software and also entailed upgrading existing software to both gather and analyse data from our reader and control the automated movement of the prototypes being tested. I also gained valuable experience in project management and learned how to keep track and prioritise different areas when running a long-term 10-week project. The result was increasing maximum testing rate at the company by a factor of 2.5 compared to the system previously used. By the end of the project, human operation was required only to turn the test on at its beginning whereas previously it required constant manual operation and maintenance.The company continue to use our system and have plans to build a second for their other site in the near-future.

Saskatchewan, Canada

Responsible for happiness, safety and nutrition of groups of 10 campers between the ages of 7 and 13. Led them on on out-trips into the wilderness with one fellow group leader. During the day we hiked or canoed between campsites and in the evenings we set up camp, cooked dinner and taught the children wilderness skills and group games.Worked 23 hour days, 11 days on and 3 days off for 2 consecutive Summers.

Final Year Project: Design Of A Zero Contrails Hydrogen Aircraft, Aviation Impact Accelerator, First Class

"An outstanding project throughout the year. David has produced an excellent report that includes interesting, publishable quality.

1St Class With Distinction, Master Of Engineering - Meng, Engineering

4th Year: - First Class Honours with Distinction, 17th percentile 3rd Year: - First Class Honours, 20th percentile - Thirkill Award.

Academic Scholarship

A Levels: 4A*'s in Mathematics (100%), Further Mathematics (98%), Physics and Extended Project Qualification GCSEs: 11A*s and an A (.