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Southbank, VIC, AU

Carlton, Victoria, AU

ZeroTag is a refill management platform that connects online refill brands with consumers to avoid waste across the value chain.

• Designed homewares made from seaweed
• Curated exhibition on seaweed shown at Salamaca Arts Centre, Hobart, as part of International Seaweed Symposium 2023

Untwine is a sustainable packaging company that aims to eliminate food and beverage packaging waste through the early adoption of a bioplastic made from bacteria, and technology that supports the circular economy.The company rebranded at ZeroTag as a PTY LTD and is pursuing the vision, beyond just wine, in smaller but connected steps.

Melbourne, Victoria, AU

Assembled, weatherproofed, and finished public video game arcades for the City of Port Phillip

Melbourne, Victoria, AU

• Led a team of diverse engineers to design and fabricate the avionics bay, an assembly with sensors and electronics that successfully ensured safe launch and landing of the rocket
• The bay was 50% smaller and than previous generations. Redundancy was added for each subsystem. Bay was made in time despite lockdowns and global supply chain disruptions.

Global, Global, OO

• Installed, debugged, and maintained interactive artwork as part of Curiocity Brisbane 2021
• Replaced and coded the electronics, after they fried during shipping, before festival opened

• Designed/developed homewares made from natural materials like bamboo, rattan & banana
• Won the company international product design awards
• Hanging lamp I designed was featured at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore in 2023

Pasay, Metro Manila, PH

• Gained hands-on experience in design and fabrication with various materials, like woodworking, metalworking, and ceramics from master artisans and manufacturers
• Nesting tables I designed were chosen to be exhibited at an international trade show

• Assisted in the creation of art books and the design and maintenance of websites
• Website I designed was used for an art exhibition at a prominent gallery

• Aided in fabrication/installation of Brian's design/branding work for the Emergency Operations Center World Health Organization regional office

Quezon City, Metro Manila, PH

• Fabricated a unibody, carbon-fibre, battery-electric car using vacuum-assisted resin infusion, in collaboration with materials, mechanical, and electrical engineers
• Reduced weight of the vehicle by more than 75%; electronics were heavier than the body
• Successfully passed competition inspection, raced, and was used in subsequent years

Zug, CH

• Tested fuel, ingredients, and products of cement in a large factory for any anomalies

Masters, Design Innovation And Technology

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Materials Engineering

High School