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United Kingdom

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Melbourne / Glasgow

Williamstown, Melbourne

• Responsible for delivery of a number of sustainment projects for the Royal Australian Navy’s Anzac Class ships including significant HVAC, marine growth prevention, wet waste and provisions refrigeration system replacements.• Line management responsibility for up to 10 engineers

Williamstown, Melbourne

Within a maritime naval sustainment team completing the engineering elements of the design lifecycle from requirements definition, through design all the way to installation.

Melbourne

• In this role I liaised between a program management team and a group of ~20 engineers working on the Ford Ranger program.• Activities include:- Coaching engineers on how to effectively use Ford’s engineering design issues management and design verification & validation systems- Communicating project deliverables to supervisors and engineers- Reporting out on status of engineering progress to the management team- Chairing engineering design reviews

Melbourne

• In this role I was the primary liaison between groups of engine design engineers and vehicle design engineers working in Australia and the USA on the same project. • Activities included:- Leading cross-functional problem solving investigations- Negotiating with groups of engineers to resolve compatibility issues- Developing business cases for cost reduction opportunities- Project managing the engineering design process

Melbourne, Australia

Prodrive is an automotive engineering design consultancy. In this role my responsibilities included:- Leading and co-ordinating a multidisciplinary team of specialist engineers, suppliers, cost estimators and buyers in the design of a set of mechanical systems from concept to production within challenging time and cost constraints.- Project managing the design process including running project team meetings, generating and maintaining timing plans, tracking deliverables completion and… Show more Prodrive is an automotive engineering design consultancy. In this role my responsibilities included:- Leading and co-ordinating a multidisciplinary team of specialist engineers, suppliers, cost estimators and buyers in the design of a set of mechanical systems from concept to production within challenging time and cost constraints.- Project managing the design process including running project team meetings, generating and maintaining timing plans, tracking deliverables completion and writing Statements of Work.- Physical testing and data analysis.- Resolving design, manufacture and assembly issues.- Planning design validation and verification including the generation of Failure Modes and Effects Analyses and Reliability and Robustness Checklists. Show less

This client facing role involved supporting partners and consulting project leaders in client engagements primarily within financial services and health sector organisations.Activities included:- Defining business problems, generating solution or cause hypotheses and analysing data in order to prove or disprove the hypotheses.- Communicating problems, findings and recommendations to clients.- Writing business cases to secure funding for information systems projects.- Made… Show more This client facing role involved supporting partners and consulting project leaders in client engagements primarily within financial services and health sector organisations.Activities included:- Defining business problems, generating solution or cause hypotheses and analysing data in order to prove or disprove the hypotheses.- Communicating problems, findings and recommendations to clients.- Writing business cases to secure funding for information systems projects.- Made redundant as part of a downsizing operation in November 2008. Show less

Role involved providing support to the program manager of a future vehicle model.Activities included:- Planning future vehicle programs from concept to production.- Leading the program management of a $4m update to an existing product. - Communicating to managers and engineers their responsibilities with regard to the corporate product development system.- Assessing the profitability of new vehicle features via the development of business cases. - Resigned from Ford in… Show more Role involved providing support to the program manager of a future vehicle model.Activities included:- Planning future vehicle programs from concept to production.- Leading the program management of a $4m update to an existing product. - Communicating to managers and engineers their responsibilities with regard to the corporate product development system.- Assessing the profitability of new vehicle features via the development of business cases. - Resigned from Ford in September 2007 to go travelling. Show less

o Lead a multi disciplinary team of specialist engineers, suppliers, cost estimators and buyers in the project management and design of a set of vehicle systems from initial concept to prototype for the 2008 FG Falcon (and variants) achieving weight, safety, cost and quality improvements.o Ran project team meetings, maintaining timing plans, tracking quote submissions and worked closely with suppliers to detail designs, provide supporting documentation and deliver parts for prototype builds… Show more o Lead a multi disciplinary team of specialist engineers, suppliers, cost estimators and buyers in the project management and design of a set of vehicle systems from initial concept to prototype for the 2008 FG Falcon (and variants) achieving weight, safety, cost and quality improvements.o Ran project team meetings, maintaining timing plans, tracking quote submissions and worked closely with suppliers to detail designs, provide supporting documentation and deliver parts for prototype builds and production. Show less

An entry level role in which I was expected to contribute though not build a career.- Reporting to the engineering manager of a livestock feed mill, I interfaced with production & maintenance personnel, consultants, contractors and vendors in a range of product development, efficiency, cost reduction and safety projects.- Resigned from Milne AgriGroup to join Ford.

Final Year Honours Project- Jointly responsible for the design and construction of the vehicle chassis of The University of Western Australia's 2002 Formula SAE race car.- Achieved 50% and 30% improvements in the two main chassis performance attributes when comparing the chassis to its predecessor.

Employed at the Bronzewing gold underground mining and milling operation as part of a paid engineering internship providing support in the processing, underground mining and vehicle maintenance departments.

Postgraduate Diploma, Management

Post graduate diploma in management

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 1St Class

Bachelor Of Engineering (With First Class Honours), Mechanical

Science, It (Applications)

Activities and Societies: University of Western Australia Hockey