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- Final Year Project developing the overall aerodynamic design for 2025 vehicle

• Managing overall engineering direction and development of 2023 vehicle• Designed overall car architecture and subsystem integration• Redesigned drivetrain to accommodate smaller packaging, improved chain tensioning and new gearing based on testing and research• Designed and optimised aerodynamic undertray. -1.0 CLA car without wings• Devised aerodynamic and overall architecture design for 2024 vehicle• Implemented team-wide systems engineering methods for future project… Show more • Managing overall engineering direction and development of 2023 vehicle• Designed overall car architecture and subsystem integration• Redesigned drivetrain to accommodate smaller packaging, improved chain tensioning and new gearing based on testing and research• Designed and optimised aerodynamic undertray. -1.0 CLA car without wings• Devised aerodynamic and overall architecture design for 2024 vehicle• Implemented team-wide systems engineering methods for future project development Show less

• Rebuilt team from 7 to 30 members, moving to new university workshop• Restarted and managed team business subsystem, securing industry partnerships through extensive network to support team bottom line• Led team to 6th place in FSAE-Australasia competition, including: 1st place in business presentation, 3rd place Acceleration, 3rd place skidpad

• Lead aerodynamic designer of ADL21e• Implemented virtual track time simulation to experimentally devise car targets• CAD & CFD prototype design and refinement• Co-ordinated aero subsystem members • Networked with sponsors and industry in manufacture of components

• Designed concept wing packages for 2021 vehicle• Applied ChassisSim laptime simulation to find vehicle targets based on endurance energy saving• Detailed XFOIL aerofoil sweep simulations to determine optimal wing configuration• Presented aerodynamics presentation for 2020 online design event competition – helping the team place 3rd in Australasia

Over the summer of 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 worked at Signstyle on a part time basis- Graphic design for clients - Manufacturing of architectural signage, CNC & Laser- Signage installation

2018 F1 In Schools World Champions- Worlds Fastest Car without LERS (0.997s)- Best Engineered Car- Nominated Best Research & Development2018 Australian National Champions- Best Engineered Car- Best Engineering CAD- Best Manufactured Car- Fastest Lap- Grand Prix Race- Fastest Reaction Time- Best Team Portfolio- Best Verbal Presentation

2017 F1 In Schools Runners Up World ChampionsInternational Collaboration Between Australia and Germany- Fastest Overall Race Time (1.241s)- Best Pit Display- Best International Collaboration- Nominated Best Team Identity