A passion for sustainability and the environment has lead me to become a specialist in solar thermal, mechanical design and analysis. I specialize in first order design and analysis of power plants (heat exchangers, solar receivers, thermal energy storage, process piping, valves, gas turbines) using Python and Excel VBA. My skills will prove valuable to any company looking to make a positive impact in the energy industry.
PhD Mechanical Engineering (2022-current) University of Pretoria, South Africa
Focus: First law analysis of an experimental dish-Brayton plant.
MEng Mechanical Engineering (2019) University of Pretoria, South Africa
Focus: Optical design and experimental analysis of vacuum membrane reflector facts and coiled tube cavity receiver for solar thermal dish-Rankine plant.
BEng Honors Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering (2018) University of Pretoria, South Africa
Focus: Advanced heat transfer, computational fluid dynamics, refrigeration and air-conditioning, numerical optimization
BEng Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering (2014-2017) University of Pretoria, South Africa
Research Assistant (May2022-current) University of Pretoria, South Africa
Assisted in general RnD tasks while finishing PhD. Tasks: Reflector facet development and fabrication, procurement, pressure drop dimensional analysis, journal publications.
Project Manager (Jan2020-May2022) University of Pretoria, South Africa
Comanaged 12 person RnD design team on the ST-CHP project funded by InnovateUK. This included management tasks (like planning, budget and work-scope negotiation, monitoring and control of design team progress), as well as direct mechanical design tasks (limit sate mechanical design according to SANS standards, CAD modelling, acquiring professional sign-off, fabrication and testing of the novel power plant).
Technical Assistant (Jan2018-Jan2020) University of Pretoria, South Africa
Developed and presented 3rd year thermodynamic refrigeration cycle practical. Marked tests and exams for 2nd and 3rd year thermodynamics mechanical engineering undergraduate students.
Interests: mindfulness, personal finance, travel, nature, sustainability, renewable energy, thermodynamics
Hobbies: reading, yoga, hiking, surfing, martial arts, volunteering, fabrication
