Professional Journey

• Performed advanced mechanical engineering calculations and thermal simulations using ANSYS Fluent to ensure design accuracy for complex fluid flow scenarios.
• Conducted rigorous model verification and quantitative error analysis to maintain technical quality and compliance with industry standards.
• Collaborated with senior engineers at LEAP Australia to deliver technical documentation within professional CAE workflows.
• Developed pragmatic, data-driven solutions for turbulence modeling in high-performance mechanical systems.

• Designed a helium recovery and compression system, achieving AUD 160,000 cost savings.
• Investigated pump and compressor options for helium handling, comparing flow rates, energy efficiency, and pressure ratings.
• Negotiated with manufacturers for compressors, gas bags, filters, and dewars to ensure technical and commercial suitability.
• Performed process studies on pressure swing adsorption to achieve 99.999% purity helium, analyzing efficiency trade-offs.
• Prepared technical reports and supplier specifications to support decision-making.

• Tutored Indigenous students in thermodynamics, mechanics, materials science, and numerical methods, achieving First Class Honours level understanding.

• Built CAD models in SolidWorks from client drawings for production.
• Programmed ABB Robotics arc welding machine to increase welding speed 5x compared to manual welding.

• Conducted molecular dynamics simulations (LAMMPS) to explore hydrogen-vacancy interactions in materials.
• Demonstrated hydrogen reduces vacancy formation energy from 1.72 eV/atom to 0.6 eV/atom.
• Established formula for effective diffusivity, supporting hypothesis on vacancy concentration and formation rate.