Gemma Quinn Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Vic, Au

• Hardware design, Testing, Product and safety improvements, Quality Assurance• HOMs• Structural Analysis

- Overseeing and optimising manufacturing and production of high-quality aircraft- Production process improvements, designing and maintaining tooling, providing technical support to production team, ECR, and managing BMP/LMPs.- End-of-line final aircraft testing in accordance with airworthiness procedures- Technical assistance to operations team with focus on fleet servicabilty and facilitating maintenance procedures in Kenya, DRC, Malawi, Asia, Norway, and England. Allowing… Show more - Overseeing and optimising manufacturing and production of high-quality aircraft- Production process improvements, designing and maintaining tooling, providing technical support to production team, ECR, and managing BMP/LMPs.- End-of-line final aircraft testing in accordance with airworthiness procedures- Technical assistance to operations team with focus on fleet servicabilty and facilitating maintenance procedures in Kenya, DRC, Malawi, Asia, Norway, and England. Allowing seamless access to the skies to transport critical supplies including blood samples, vaccines, medicine, in hard to reach areas. Show less

- Creating production processes for aircraft sub-assemblies- Assembling and QC of Kite and Kookaburra aircraft- Improving efficiency, storage, and tooling management in production- R&D projects involving hardware and electronic selection and diagnostics, TPU and carbon nylon printing, management of in-house CNC, harness production, and composite layups.- Designing, building and using test and production rigs used in life cycle testing and data analysis of aircraft parts and… Show more - Creating production processes for aircraft sub-assemblies- Assembling and QC of Kite and Kookaburra aircraft- Improving efficiency, storage, and tooling management in production- R&D projects involving hardware and electronic selection and diagnostics, TPU and carbon nylon printing, management of in-house CNC, harness production, and composite layups.- Designing, building and using test and production rigs used in life cycle testing and data analysis of aircraft parts and actuators, motors, and production assemblies.- Streamlining IST by designing, manufacturing, and coding an automated bench commissioning rig.- Inventory and stock management. Show less

- Assisting and training engineering students and staff with use of woodshop tools, metal work, power tools, CNC, water jet cutter, FDM and SLS printing, laser cutting, electrical systems, sewing, and CAD.- Improving the workshop space and storage in the Monash Design and Build studios

New Zealand

Supporting Vehicle Integration of Electron rocket, from production through to launch operations.- Work instructions for Electron rocket assembly and testing- Organising transport to launch site of tooling / parts- Integrated systems testing (IST) hardware and coding report generation- Designing, procuring, assembling tooling for process improvements- Actioning solutions to non-conformances and RCM- Supporting recovery systems

Design, manufacture, assembly, testing, and integration of various rover subsystems. Including deployable radio extender, sterilised fluid transport system, in-situ life detection and chemical analysis systems, custom spectrometer, water detection and extraction system, soil monitoring, environmental monitoring suite, Curiosity-inspired scoops, mechanical platform, and microscope. Various machining (CNC, lathe, mill, TIG/MIG) of linkages, crossbar, couplers, pins, and custom scoops… Show more Design, manufacture, assembly, testing, and integration of various rover subsystems. Including deployable radio extender, sterilised fluid transport system, in-situ life detection and chemical analysis systems, custom spectrometer, water detection and extraction system, soil monitoring, environmental monitoring suite, Curiosity-inspired scoops, mechanical platform, and microscope. Various machining (CNC, lathe, mill, TIG/MIG) of linkages, crossbar, couplers, pins, and custom scoops. Operation of rover drive and scientific analysis systems at various competitions. Rover competed across 2019-2023 in national and international competitions simulating Mars and Lunar rover missions. 2nd place internationally (2022) and 1st in southern Hemisphere (2019-2023). Show less

Managed small internal team for planning, high level design, and communications with government, consortia, Nova Rover team, and University seniority; for the team to participate in the Trailblazer Moon to Mars mission grant, and connect Nova students to local space industry.

Designed, developed, integrated, and tested three regolith sample acquisition mechanisms in regolith test bed at NASA Swamp Works GMRO lab. Responsible for test plans, data collection, and tests of Nova rover drive system, dust mitigation, and rover excavation systems in BP-1 lunar simulant.

Built software to undertake conceptual design of modular and multi role UAS in the cost value tradespace using Monte Carlo simulations and set based design grouping.

- Planning events for the Victorian branch of AYAA, to promote and encourage aerospace opportunities and industry connections, for high school and university students in Australia.- Liasing with Aerospace industry in Australia and NZ.

- Developed and taught STEM courses on game design and programming to primary and secondary school students.

- Managing the Science sub-team, an inter-disciplinary group of student scientists and engineers, alongside the Chief Scientist- Coordinating development of Joey (2020/21) scientific payload and it's adaption for the Australian Rover Challenge (2021) and the University Rover Challenge (2021)- Ensuring integration of payload into overall mechanical, electrical, and software systems- Overseeing team finances, timelines and objectives as part of the leadership team- Built lesson… Show more - Managing the Science sub-team, an inter-disciplinary group of student scientists and engineers, alongside the Chief Scientist- Coordinating development of Joey (2020/21) scientific payload and it's adaption for the Australian Rover Challenge (2021) and the University Rover Challenge (2021)- Ensuring integration of payload into overall mechanical, electrical, and software systems- Overseeing team finances, timelines and objectives as part of the leadership team- Built lesson plans for STEM outreach at COSPAR-K in 2020 Show less

- Achieved second place in the NASA JPL Small Lunar Payload Challenge and Received honourable mention in Phase 2 of the NASA JPL Honey I Shrunk The Payload, The Sequel competition.- Part of the Mechanical Design team, QUAD chart, dust mitigation, lunar research- Participated in an industry collaboration with Space Industries to develop concepts for a lunar ISRU payload.

- Mentored groups of year 9 and 10 students from lower socio-economic areas to plan, organise, and run a project to solve either an issue in their community or promote tertiary education at their schools. - Community leadership, employability skills, and mental health training.

Bachelor Of Aerospace Engineering (Hons) And Bachelor Of Science (Immunology Major, Minors In Maths And Plant Sciences)

- Access Monash Mentor - Monash Nova Rover

Machine Tool Technology/Machinist

- Completed machining course - Study drawings and specifications to determine suitable material, method, sequence of operations.

High School Education

- Deputy College Captain (2017) - Academic Excellence Awards (2012-2017) - Junior Victorian Tall Poppies winner, Science, and Mathematics.