I am the director of Mechanika Ltd (www.mechanika-ltd.com) and a consultant Stress Engineer. I have solid all-round engineering ability and I am a SQEP calculation checker/signatory and calculation au... Read more

I am the director of Mechanika Ltd (www.mechanika-ltd.com) and a consultant Stress Engineer. I have solid all-round engineering ability and I am a SQEP calculation checker/signatory and calculation author. I have held stress signatory status for 8 years, whilst substantiating high integrity, safety critical equipment and structures. I can apply my expertise to metallic, polymer or composite structures and mechanisms in any industry. I have primary interests in remote handling, precision medical devices, fluidics, mechanism design, complex structures and heavy lifting equipment. I enjoy all areas of design; with specific expertise in mechanisms, traditional static and dynamic hand calculations, seismic assessment, FEA, classical mechanics on mechanisms and structures, fatigue and failure investigations and injection moulded product design. I am a good communicator and enjoy presenting to stake-holders. I am an expert user of ANSYS Workbench, RFEM/RSTAB, Solidworks and MathCAD with licenses for all of the aforementioned software. I can produce substantiation calculations to allowable stress and limit state methods and I have extensive experience in producing calculations to numerous codes – primarily BS EN 13001 (crane code), F.E.M Section I & II, Eurocodes, BS2573 parts 1 and 2, BS5950. I am a well-rounded individual with a proven track record in a number of diverse industries, including: cranes/heavy lifting equipment and mechanisms, remote handling, bulk materials handling, precision medical devices, aerospace actuators/valves, hydraulics and general consumer products. I regard analysis and mechanical design as integral entities and I offer design by substantiation services, where equipment is designed to be code compliant from it's inception. I have had several of my designs patented and I take pride in pioneering new engineering concepts and technology.

MSc Advanced Materials and Additive Manufacturing (Distinction) BEng Mechanical Engineering For my Masters Thesis project I designed an FDM printer modification, improving machine dynamics. I have in... Read more

MSc Advanced Materials and Additive Manufacturing (Distinction) BEng Mechanical Engineering For my Masters Thesis project I designed an FDM printer modification, improving machine dynamics. I have in depth knowledge of the FDM process and how to optimise for: print speed, strength, and quality. Prize winner in many online 3D printing and design competitions, winning approximately £2000 worth of prizes in the past three years: Polymaker ‘3D printed hook tournament: Second place. A combination of mechanical engineering, creative design and DfAM to create the strongest possible 3D printed polymer hook (no closed loop) weighing less than 50g. The final design withstood over a 1 ton load. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4682845 https://youtu.be/7JOS1Cv07ts?t=831 Polypanels Design Competition: Second place. https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-polypanels-shaft-system-93600 https://youtu.be/Hs9tfpPQGmo?t=1989 . E3D Multi-material STL Competition: Second place. Design of a set of compliant pliers intended for multi-material FDM printing: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3522722

Computer-aided design skills. Extensive machine experience. Working with 3D printers. BEng in mechanical engineering.

Computer-aided design skills. Extensive machine experience. Working with 3D printers. BEng in mechanical engineering.