Jon Woolfrey Email & Phone Number

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

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

Genoa, Liguria, Italy

• 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.

Sydney, Australia

• 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.

Sydney, Australia

• 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

Sydney, Australia

• 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

Ingleburn, NSW, Australia

• 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

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Engineering (Robotics)

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Diploma In Engineering Practice (Dipengprac), Mechanical & Mechatronic, First Class Honours

Activities and Societies: UTS Honour Society ▪ Graduated with First Class Honours ▪ Ranked in the top 15% of students at UTS in 2012 ▪.

Certificate Iv In Engineering, Mechanical Trades

▪ Apply quality systems and procedures ▪ Apply principles of Occupational Health & Safet in the workplace ▪ Perform engineering detail.