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F1 2026 Project - ERS Mechanical

F1 Oil and Water System Owner (Current Programme)Responsible for assessing component manufacturing deviations/non-conformances, investigating performance and reliability issues from the track/dyno/sub-system pass offs, and designing new hardware.Led fault investigations and conducted design projects in Top End, Geartrain, Gas Exchange and MGUK/MGUH.

6 Month rotation in F1 Top End and Oil System5 Month rotation in F1 Performance Applications

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for technical management of Solar Electric Vehicle design and manufacture, in preparation to enter a 24-hour endurance race at European Solar Challenge 2022.2020/2021 - Modelling TeamWorked in a consulting role to support younger groups working on aerodynamics and chassis design, with a particular focus on CFD and FEA. Led the telemetry system.

Responsible for documenting existing procedures and developing illustrated manual to improve customer build experience.

Hazelwood, England, United Kingdom

• Over the year I had the opportunity to work on a wide variety of R&D projects as well as learn how the business operates. They included:Commissioning a new $2.5M+ EV transmission test stand with battery simulator and.
• Collaboratively worked with the engineer-in-charge to commission the “Operating Temperature Transmission Efficiency Rig” (OTTER) upgrade.
• Responsible for designing hardware such as an interconnect for current transformers (CT’s) and… Show more Over the year I had the opportunity to work on a wide variety of R&D projects as well as learn how the business.
• Responsible for designing hardware such as an interconnect for current transformers (CT’s) and voltage taps, which improved setup versatility. Awarded Recognition Card for dependable work ethic and problem solving.
• Identified integration bugs with real time control software (ZF MODAS), PLC and high performance drives. Proposed solutions to international suppliers and resolved issues to prove out the full hardware capabilities.
• Received Recognition Card for “Taking Responsibility, Leading Decisively and Being Courageous” whilst leading rig calibration when the engineer-in-charge was on leave. Coordinated with stakeholders and successfully.

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Worked in a team investigating how ‘digital technology may enhance the way we live, work, play and travel in the future’ (Horizon Digital Economy Research) developing a new human-computer interface (HCI) for a sorting robot.Wrote Bash and Python to enable training of a speech recognition (Kaldi - https://kaldi-asr.org/) temporal deep neural network on a.

Part of a team developing a 90kg fighting robot to compete in the Robot Wars competition. Key member of chassis design group, taking a lead role in CAD work.Wrote telemetry system in Python to allow for real-time monitoring of performance metrics, such as motor and battery temperatures, power draw and weapon speed.

Master'S Degree With A Year In Industry, Mechanical Engineering, 1St

Head of Department Award for outstanding academic achievement in 4th year. Member of the Nottingham Engineering Excellence Scheme (NEES).

Education record

A-Levels: Maths A* / Further Maths A / Physics A* / Graphic Products A* GCSEs: 8A*’s and 2 A’s, including Maths and English Technical.