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Providing Trackside and Development engineering services to racing teams.2024Race Engineer – Barwell Motorsport - GT World Challenge EU Endurance & SprintRace Engineer – Ram Racing – British GT2023Race Engineer – Barwell Motorsport – GT World Challenge EU Endurance, British GTRace Engineer - TF Sport – Asian Le Mans SeriesRace Engineer – Emil Frey Racing – GT World Challenge EU Sprint, DTM Testing & Development2022Race Engineer - Barwell Motorsport - GT World Challenge EU, British GT2021Race Engineer – Toyota Gazoo Racing UK – British Touring Car Championship, British GTOther championships include: ADAC GT Masters, Creventic 24H Series, GT Cup, Le Mans CupResponsibilities include:Race strategy and car setup decisionsCreating car and driver performance and reliability analysis toolsDeveloping trackside tools and procedures to improve workflow and efficiencyPre and Post event analysis and reportingLiaising with engine and tyre support engineersCo-ordinating and training data engineersLiaising with the manufacturers and suppliersSoftware used: Pi Cosworth (Toolbox, Toolset), Magneti Marelli (Wintax), Bosch (WinDarab, RaceCon), Motec (i2), Excel (VBA)

Intercontinental GT Challenge, Blancpain Endurance and Sprint championships, British GT championship and others.Responsibilities include:Race and trackside engineering support for Aston Martin Racing customer teams and in-house WEC teamCommissioning and shakedown of new GT3 and GT4 carsMonitoring telemetry and performing data analysis for performance and reliabilityCreating performance and reliability indicators for real-time and post-session analysisDevelopment of the new car and troubleshooting of new systems/componentsLiaising with car build, powertrain team and design office to achieve production and performance targetsPoint of contact for customer technical queries including functionality, performance, and fault resolutionRepresenting the manufacturer at BOP tests and liaising with the SRO at events regarding BOP changesPrioritising faults in terms of severity and allocating resources during post-event fault resolution meetingsSoftware used: Bosch (WinDarab, RaceCon, PBX Suite), Pi Cosworth (Toolbox, Toolset, CalTool) and Megaline

Experience in GTs (GTE, GT3, GT4), LMPs (LMP2, LMP3, LMPC) and Touring Cars (BTCC).24 Hour racing experience, including Le Mans, Daytona, Spa-Francorchamps and Dubai.Main responsibilities when at the track and in preparation for events included but not limited to:Race strategy and car setup decisionsCreating car and driver performance and reliability analysis toolsMonitoring real time data via telemetryPre and Post event analysis and reportingPre-event driver training and DIL simulator supportAnalysing driver performance, managing data and video overlays and providing driver coachingLiaising with engine and tyre support engineersCo-ordinating and managing data engineers and mechanicsRange of software used, including Pi Cosworth, Motec and BoschMechanical Design and Research and Development, in the motorsport industry as well as non-motorsport projects.Carried out race car component design, aerodynamic testing and data post processing for wind tunnel, climaticwind tunnel and track testing for a BTCC team.Mechanical Design Engineering in a small consultancy where I carried out blank sheet of paper design, 2D and3D CAD work using Solidworks, FE analysis of components and liaised with suppliers.

Suspension project engineer working on development, testing and delivery of suspension wishbones/links and fixings. Main responsibilities included: Bill of materials validation Performing CAD and drawing updates, interface and clearance checks Analysing component failure and proposing solutions Supplier liaison including quotation, production volumes, purchasing and delivery Liaising with internal departments, including vehicle dynamics, durability & robustness, brakes, vehicle integration, material planning & logistics Software used: Catia V5 and Catia V6, Teamcentre (Siemens) and Enovia (Dassualt Systems)