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Portsmouth, GB

Brackley, England, United Kingdom

Co-ordinating the direction of engineering simulation with the company, including CFD, FEA and full vessel dynamic modelling.Ensuring the dynamic goals for key subsystems are understood and well defined.Build test plans for the scale prototypes as to validate current models and further develop knowledge around the package.Providing clear and concise.

New Zealand

Develop engineering and technical aspects of a hydrofoiling craft. Creation of scale prototypes to validate and test and validate dynamic models. This includes engineering fabrication of composite and alloy structures, such as full composite hydrofoils, with integrated actuation and control surfaces.

Auckland, New Zealand

Working with a variety of vehicles including top class GT3 endurance cars in the 3 hour New Zealand Endurance Series.Use proprietary tools to model possible racing scenarios and communicate effectively with the team throughout the race to execute the optimal strategy under race conditions.Effectively manage and store data from multiple cars and diagnose.

Auckland, New Zealand

Working alongside the Number 1 mechanic on a single car to ensure it is prepared and ready for the start of each session.Responsibilities Include:Fueling, Tyre Preperation, Routine Maintenance, Engine Run Up, Vehicle Setup on instruction from race engineer.

Charged with the development and manufacture of the aerodynamics package on the M019 vehicle. Liaising with key stakeholders within the project to ensure all components were completed to spec and on time.Design included the full characterisation of the vehicle aero-map using yaw and cornering based CFD models and achieved full marks at 2019 FSAE Australasia.

Developed the suspension system for the M018 vehicle. Involved both the mechanical and dynamics based design for the system using the OptimumG suite to characterise the kinematic effects of the suspension geometry as well as calculating mechnical compliance limits from the system. Development of a robust testing schedule to validate decisions made and.

Auckland, New Zealand

Mechanical Engineering intern working on research and development within the hydrodynamics division of the team. Heavy focus on the scripting of all stages of the CFD analysis process: Geometry Preparation, Pre-Processing and Post Processing. This included work with VBA within Solidworks, PERL, and CEL within ANSYS CFX and use of MATLAB.

Auckland, New Zealand

Gas Turbines DivisionCompleting maintenance, repair, and reconstruction of LM5000 & LM2500 Jet Engines.

Northland, New Zealand

Whangarei, New Zealand

Whangarei, New Zealand

Bachelor Of Engineering (Honours), Mechanical Engineering, First Class Honours

Activities and Societies: University of Auckland FSAE Team. Sir Colin Maiden Scholar. GPA: 8.7/9 First in Course: MECHENG 712.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Head Boy. Dux. First XI - Football. Cycling Squad Leader. Cambridge Examinations A2 Level: A* Mathematics A*.