Developing sophisticated control methods for industrial and surgical robots in unstructured environments.

Team leader for the Humanoid Sensing & Perception (HSP) group on the ergoCub project: https://ergocub.eu/.▪ Developed a software package for controlling the upper body of a humanoid robot.▪ Developed research in to bi-manual manipulation for robots.▪ Lead workshops on strategic planning for developing and demonstrating human-robot interaction on the ergoCub platform.

▪ Developed research on complex control strategies for robot arms and published results in top academic journals and conferences.▪ Contributed to the development of research proposals to address real-world problems, and provided strategic direction to undertake them.▪ Developed lecture material and presentations on the topic of robot motion planning and control.▪ Mentored undergraduate and graduate students in engineering design, project management, and mathematics.

▪ Working with a diverse team from different professional and cultural backgrounds to develop innovative robotic systems▪ Identifying, researching, and developing solutions to complex technical problems▪ Team leadership helping plan and manage the implementation of an industry-funded project▪ Mentoring undergraduate students in undertaking engineering design projects• Development and delivery of lectures, and working with undergraduate students during tutorials to aid their learning and application of complex subject matter▪ Systems engineering, mechanical design, statistical modelling & time-series forecasting

▪ Employed in the Lean Six Sigma / Continuous Improvement group▪ Identifying, scoping, leading, and delivering projects pertaining to reliability engineering and business efficiency for rolling stock maintenance▪ Stakeholder engagement and collaboration to identify and implement improvement opportunities▪ Root cause analysis, data collection, statistical analysis and hypothesis testing▪ Spent 3 months on a sabbatical working as a train technician to understand the business and engage with stakeholdersMajor accomplishments:▪ Identified and lead a project aimed at streamlining maintenance processes on rolling stock thereby saving approx. 1,000 labour hours a year▪ Identified and lead a project investigating the high wear rate of carbon collector strips for intercity train pantographs aimed at saving approx. $1,000,000 a year in material and labour costs

▪ Collaborating with production supervisors and machine operators to plan and prioritise production, maintenance, and job changeovers▪ Application of 5S to my local production area on the factory floor▪ Preventative maintenance and repair of production machines that produced valves for aerosol cans▪ Troubleshooting and fault diagnosis to improve product quality and efficiency of production machines▪ Metal fabrication for building and/or modifying assembly machinesMajor achievements:▪ Improved the production of a sub assembly machine for aersol valves by achieving 114% to 140% of the required output, and a record 300,000 parts per shift▪ Improved the yield of an assembly machine from 84% to 98% by taking theinitiative to test and improve the spring assembly component