Mechanical design engineerProjects - Rocket Lab, Design of tooling and machining fixtures for composite parts - DC Equipment, Adapting an existing winch design to suit new product requirements

Mechanical design contracting/consultingSeachange Electric Ferry Development - Ferry concept develpment - Supporting sales team with drawings to present to prospective customers - CAD modelling of boat including structure and interior/exterior layoutArmy Bay Engineering/Dyno Conveyors - Roller conveyor design - CAD and drawings

Continuous boat development - Responsible for mechanical component design, system up-keep and development on the F50 hydro-foiling catamarans - International travel to events; responsible for finding solutions to mechanical/structural failures - Implementing design updates within tight timeframes to ensure boats run smoothly during racing - Mechanical hardware design for a new modular, direct controlled hydraulic-wing sail, launched in late 2019 - Current project to redesign rudder system to allow shallow water launching and minimizing setup time during events

Lead Design Engineer RoleSole design engineer responsible for concepts through to production drawings. Mostly working with marine metals including aluminium, stainless, titanium and some engineering plastics.Key Responsibilities - Conceptual Design - Product Testing - Design to manufacture - CAD Modelling (Solidworks) - Working drawings for production - Production support - Material procurement - File management

- Product and system design from concept stage through to detailed design for modular robotic rock sampling systems - Responsible for all technical enquires from suppliers, customers and agents - Production support including management of product modifications and documentation updates - Design for ease of manufacture (machining, sheet-metal, fabrication) - Redesign and testing of BOYD rock crushing system that initially failed to get traction in market. Resulted in successful re-launch.

Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) - Mechanical

Design components for a race car chassisRunning a plasma cutter for prototyping parts

I worked at Core builders Composites over the university summer periods for three years.I Worked alongside highly skilled boat builders in the construction of Oracle Racing's AC72 used in the 2013 America's Cup.