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Brackley, England, United Kingdom

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Southampton, United Kingdom

• Led aerodynamic design of 2020 SUFST race car to achieve a 54% increase in downforce.• Led simulation efforts to improve cornering simulation and post-processing data.• 2 days of wind tunnel setup and testing in RJ Mitchell tunnel.• Training members in proper CFD practices as well as design techniques.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

• Worked with Dr. Paredis and my colleagues on the Formula SAE team to develop a tradespace global vehicle optimization tool for the design of the 2020 race car. This project served as a feasability case study for future applications towards the automotive masters program.• Personally developed an automated CFD script to analyse the aerodynamics of our car under heave, pitch, and yaw.• Conducted 2D parametric studies of front and rear wing configurations to optimize downforce.• Tested the applicability of using adjoint-based solvers to optimize 2D wing profiles.

• Aerodynamic competition to improve the lap time of a Roborace car• Utilization of Bramble CFD and lap-time simulations to validate designs.• Achieved 2nd place in the competition - losing out on first by a mere 0.02 seconds

Clemson, South Carolina, United States

• Leadership of aerodynamics division - includes team management, sponsorship outreach and coordination, and high level decision making• Summer 2019 - design of full aero package using custom CFD automation script. Improved the coefficient of lift on the car by 70% vs the previous year.• Pioneered first ever wind tunnel test through outreach and persistence to test and validate CFD model.• Front wing design 2 yrs. - utilized Fluent CFD software to optimize downforce and understand full car flow interactions.• Training new members on both aerodynamic theory and composite manufacturing techniques.• Achieved 18th place overall at FSAE Michigan out of 120 teams.

Clemson, South Carolina, United States

• Manufacturing of Carbon Fiber, Fiberglass, and Kevlar composites.• Began learning concepts of CFD and aerodynamic design

Clemson, South Carolina, United States

Worked in the powertrain team to design an oil pan to eliminate starvation issues in high-g corners.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

• High voltage crimp strength pull out testing• Fixture design for new manufacturing processes and testing procedures• Prototyping of pre-production wiring harnesses

Msc, Motorsport Engineering

Activities and Societies: Formula Student Team - Aerodynamics Lead

Msc, Race Car Aerodynamics

Activities and Societies: Formula Student Team - Senior Aerodynamics Mentor Masters Research Project - Vortex Dynamics of Rectangular.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering, 3.65/4.0

Activities and Societies: Formula SAE - Head of Aerodynamics. Certificate in Automotive Engineering Automation of Formula Student Car CFD.