Final-year Aerospace Engineering Honours student at UNSW and President of UNSW Aerospace Society (AIAA Student Branch), where I chair executive meetings, liaise with AIAA HQ for scholarships/events, and drive sponsorships to grow our community. I uniquely fuse award-winning artistry (8+ years freelance commissions, ~20 precision technical sketches/year while balancing high-stakes engineering projects) with systems engineering to solve complex real-world problems holistically, from creative ideation to rigorous verification.
My technical journey spans hands-on roles delivering defence-relevant skills: At UNSW Rocketry (Aerostructures/Avionics Engineer, Head of Business Ops), I applied Waterfall methodology for requirements definition, CAD/FEA (SolidWorks, OnShape) modelling of bulkheads/avionics bays under dynamic/thermal loads, carbon fibre layups (pre-preg, vacuum bagging), propulsion/payload integration, and in-field testing—ensuring compliance and structural integrity for launch vehicles. As Chassis/Bodywork Mechanical Engineer at Sunswift Racing, I designed SR8 carbon chassis tooling/processes with McConaghy Boats, machined prototypes (lathes/mills post-TAFE training), ran SPEOS optical sims for ADR compliance, and led workshops upskilling teams in composites/manufacturing. Recent Adelaide Uni STEM Vacation Scholarship (under AsPr Javaan Chahl) involved aircraft planform design, RF-absorbent materials for test chambers, and JSBSim stall modelling for Kobuz drone, directly aligning with multi-domain systems challenges.
Complementing this, I bring cyber-secure programming (Cert IV Cyber Security; Python data pipelines for Galstreams research; Java/XML Android apps via Lumination internship/Git) and early STEM recognition. Being the recipient of the ADF Future Innovators Awards in Year 10 (2020) & 12 (2022) for STEM innovation/motivation, highlighting Navy/Army/Air Force pathways; and plus Raytheon Scholarship funding my 2021 Australian Youth Aerospace Forum (AYAF) attendance as a Year 11 student.
Recognised with Team Leadership Challenge Champion and Rotary Sponsorship Design/Creativity Awards, I'm passionate about reliable, clearance-ready contributions to Australia's defence primes (e.g., Hunter-class integration). Open to Graduate Systems/Hardware Engineering roles from July 2026, let's connect on multi-domain innovation! ✈️🔧🎨