I enjoy working in a fast-paced environment at the leading edge of aerospace structural design, research, and development, and like to keep my eye open for the best match for my skills and personality. I am particularly keen to apply myself in a hardware-rich technology development role. My major passions include composite propellant tank development, ultra-lightweight structures, and high-temperature composite materials. I always aim to temper my analytical knowledge with hands-on experience, and I feel just as much at home in the machine shop as the office.My love for DIY'ing, combined with a PhD research opportunity, gave me the unique opportunity to use my own hands to develop and manufacture novel advanced material systems. These experiences include in-house manufacture of C/SiC ceramic matrix composites, development of CRES-titanium-SiC metal matrix composites, and development of novel methods of achieving thermally-driven actuation using tailored metal/composite laminates. As an award-winning technical presenter, I have excellent communication skills, and take particular pleasure in mentoring younger colleagues, just as much as I like to learn from subject matter experts. Please get in touch if you think your organization might make a good match for me.
Listed skills include Manufacturing, Simulations, Structural Analysis, Structural Dynamics, and 5 others.