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Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Managing an Engineering team responsible for the design and upgrades of facilities to test liquid rocket engine components and vehicle sub-systems. Projects • Permanent Test Facility Design- Hazardous area classifications - System Sizing and Layout- Environmental Impact Assessment Management - Explosive classifications - Propellant feed system design - Instrumentation and control • SAFFIRE Liquid Rocket Engine Mobile Test Facility Upgrades - Instrumentation upgrades - Propellant tank upgrades- Safety procedures and testing operations • Electro-pumps- Procurement- CFD Simulations• Regen engine CFD simulation- CFD simulations • Additional and Postgraduate Supervision - Reviewing test procedures to assess safety concerns. - Supervising testing- Technical input on postgraduate research

Durban, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

Lead Test Engineer for the ABLE test campaign resulting in multiple successful hot-fire tests of an 18 kN liquid rocket engine. Assisting with the design, construction and commissioning of a mobile liquid rocket engine and subscale engine test facility. Lead Ground Support Engineer responsible for the phoenix rocket feed system and ground support equipment. Projects • ABLE Hot fire test campaign - Lead Test Engineer - Cold flow test operations and data analysis - System checks and trouble shooting - Cryogenic propellant handling- Cryogenic filling and conditioning procedures - Pressurant management and procurement - Characterising system pressure drop and managing cavitation • Phoenix Hybrid rocket Launches- Launch platform propellant feed system upgrades- Vehicle feed system procurement and assembly - Oxygen cleaning feed system components- Conducting filling and launch procedures- Assisting in the launch of 4 phoenix hybrid rockets • CAIN subscale engine testing - Facility design, construction and commissioning - Cryogenic cold flow testing - Characterising system pressure drop- Pressurant requirements • Postgraduate supervision - Technical input

South Africa

Completed my Masters in Mechanical Engineering while assisting with ongoing projects within the Aerospace Systems Research Institute.Activities • Assisted with Phoenix hybrid rocket launches • Undergraduate supervision and technical input including LabVIEW programming

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering