Employment

Senior Researcher

Defence Science and Technology Group

Lead new research projects, liaise with contractors to develop SPAD LiDAR signal simulations for deep oceanic water, member of leadership team for a 10-day boat trial proposal on a research vessel, collaboration with international organisations, domestic industry, and academic partners, and coordination of lab tours for visitors to showcase my research team's work.

October 2023 - Present

NAVIGATE Program

Defence Science and Technology Group

Inaugural DSTG program offering industry and academia collaboration through two rotations:

Rotation One: Ravensnest in SpaceLab, Lot 14

Assisted in planning and executing the physical layout.

Rotation Two: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, UK

Participated in a multinational trial, assisted in trial preparation, organised data from various sensors and photos, and created a comprehensive spreadsheet of experimental data filenames.

August 2022 - October 2023

CDS Fellowship

Defence Science and Technology Group

Lead multi-disciplinary teams for boat trials, liaise and negotiate contracts with industry, and develop novel experimental setups and methods for testing scientific hypotheses.

July 2021 - Present

Research Scientist

Defence Science and Technology Group

Assisted in designing imaging trials, developed algorithms and proof-of-concept demonstrators for the ADF, collaborated with contractors and students, liaised with industry and academic partners, and presented at international conferences.

January 2017 - August 2022

Cadetship

Defence Science and Technology Group

DSTG program in sponsoring undergraduate students’ university fees and provided internships, conducted a summer project building a communication interface between SPAD Array Microchip and Nvidia Jetson TK1 using an Altera FPGA programmed with Verilog and C++, and utilised Front Panel SDK by Opal Kelly for data transfer via USB 3.0.

July 2015 - February 2017

Gallery Assistant

Questacon, the National Science and Technology Centre

Science communication engagement with visitors on scientific principles, demonstrations to small crowds, general assistance

September 2014 - December 2016

Work Experience

Kordia

Completed power calculations and site audit reports, prepared DC power line diagrams, obtained contractor quotes, and collated data from various databases.

July 2015