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Canberra, Australia

Canberra, Australia

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

□ Managed the Canadian Surface Combatant design selection activity as ISI representative in a 3-person joint team with Canadian government co-leads□ Broad involvement in and responsibility for technical, process and legal aspects of design selection activities□ ISI representative on the Senior Review Team providing oversight of selection team decisions

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Forgacs Resident Team - Tomago Newcastle

□ Agent for Forgacs as part of a merged management team, under a Capability Services Agreement between ASC & Forgacs.□ Engineering Manager, responsible for 20 direct and indirect engineering and technical staff across the following functions:- Production engineering (design & analysis of block lifts, turnovers, moves, etc)- Field engineering (ship product design & production error resolution)- Drafting and CNC nesting- Dimensional Control of block structures

Forgacs Resident Team - Tomago Newcastle

□ Team Leader for ASC Resident technical team at Forgacs shipyards (Tomago & Carrington sites)□ NTRS Level 3 Engineering Delegate for structural engineering as part of AWD Alliance AEO.□ Broad-based and detailed involvement in all technical aspects of AWD block construction.□ Provided engineering support to the Block Subcontractor in the area of structural engineering, fabrication, steel repairs, hot & cold outfitting.□ Assessed and resolved emergent structural and outfit design & production errors to minimise production schedule impact.□ Processed design errors and changes into AWD configuration baseline using ASC quality management system and corporate processes.□ Streamlined PIR process using Lean Six Sigma approach and administered PIR traffic across technical team.□ Liaison and negotiation with ASC Engineering and Navantia Resident Team (Adelaide) on a range of technical questions, repairs, deviations, etc.□ Contribution to interpretation and revision of Alliance technical specifications and Navantia design standards.

Garden Island, Sydney

□ Design Lead for Arrangement, Structure and Stability tasks for RSN BEDOK class Life Extension Program (major combat system upgrade on 47 m GRP minehunter, 4 hulls).□ Led overseas shipcheck team. Liaison with International yard on a range of yard production engineering issues and long-lead task planning, pre-upgrade inclining planning, etc.□ Conceptual development through to detailed production engineering of combat system platform integration, including:- Arrangement of combat system elements throughout the ship, compartment layouts, console arrangements, ripout, penetrations, stability management, etc.- Design, engineering and shock analysis of GRP structural upgrades and equipment foundations to support new equipment.- Design, engineering and shock & vibration analysis of UUV weapons stowage and handling system.

Garden Island, Sydney

□ Responsible for designing or modifying dock setup and performing docking and undocking calculations for a wide range of ships in graving dock and floating dock.□ Developed and implemented formal docking/undocking certification process.□ Provided naval architecture and engineering support to a wide range of upgrade, refit and repair projects on naval and commercial ships. □ Designed dock setup and managed docking certification activities for 1st triple RAN capital ship docking in Garden Island graving dock in over 40 years (MELBOURNE, ANZAC, PARRAMATTA)

Canberra, Australia

□ Represented Navy Systems in the AWD Alliance. Developed effective relationships with Alliance stakeholders and coordinated Navy Systems input to platform systems engineering requirements and Phase 1 design contract data requirements.□ Represented Navy Platform Systems at AWD platform systems requirements development workshops.

Canberra, Australia

□ Research and analysis informing senior Defence decision makers on issues facing naval acquisition programs.□ Drafted project summary briefs for Defence Capability Committee.

Henderson, Western Australia

□ Designed aluminium ship structures and equipment foundations using finite element analysis and classification society rules.□ Performed a range of trim, stability, launching and ballasting calculations and experiments, and developed associated procedures and manuals.□ Designed modular semi-submersible cofferdam to provide access for in-situ maintenance of waterjets; negotiated extensively with class representatives to achieve class approval of the cofferdam watertight sealing system and fastening system designs.

Canberra, Australia

Naval Architect – Navy Systems (Concepts & Costing) □ Led the development of a concept design for a fast mine warfare capability in response to a capability requirement proposed by Capability Development Group. Provided advice on cost / capability relationships to inform requirements evolution.□ Maintained DNPS AWD platform requirements registry in DOORS, in support of AWD Project Liaison function.Verification and Validation Engineer – DMO ACPB Project □ Collated test and trials requirements from technical specialists; matched test requirements to ship requirements using DOORS requirements traceability tool. □ Supported Engineering Manager with engineering analysis and requirements management. Naval Architect - Navy Systems (Survivability) □ Research and analysis of OH&S best practice in noise and vibration abatement and protection, in support of RAN noise and vibration standard. □ Research and analysis of commercial high speed light craft safety standards to inform

Launceston Area, Australia

Graduate Certificate, Complex Project Procurement & Leadership

Batchelor Of Engineering, Naval Architecture

Activities and Societies: Mowbray Eagles Australian Rules Football teamBachelor of Engineering in Naval Architecture (Honours 1st Class)

Master Of Business Administration - Mba