Profession: Engineer/Designer

Number of times previously entering contest: never

Favorite design and analysis tools: Sketch Pad, Pen, calculator, ruler, Solidworks, models and test pieces

Hobbies and activities: Sailing, Waterskiing, Paragliding

Online communities: x-plane, Facebook

Inspired by: “As an Industrial Designer,
I see my role as bringing a combination of experimentation and traditional ideas into the development process, creating a new future through research and smart thinking”.
To understand what has gone before and what is required now with an eye on what will be required in the future.
Applying these skills has allowed me to be successful in Design Competitions:
2008: NASA Fundamental Aeronautics Student Competition
1st Place International Division (Single person entry)
Oionos, a 24 seat intra-city commuter aircraft.)
2009: NASA Fundamental Aeronautics Student Competition
2nd Place overall (4 member International entry)
(Artemis 70 seat Supersonic Airliner)
2009: UTS Trailblazer Competition
1st Place Undergraduate Student
My career goal is to work with technology to improve the human condition.