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Experience

• Design Engineer Koala · Full-time May 2023 – May 2024 1 yrs Alexandria, NSW, Australia - Design and develop custom injection-moulded fastening components, including wedge bracket feeder, receiver and hook attachment system, and drawer corner connector.
  - Develop 3D CAD models using SOLIDWORKS to create specifications and documentation that the suppliers in China use/refer to for the products that are being developed.
  - Travel to China to work on developing products with the supplier in the factory. This includes making rapid decisions to modify design and structural elements overnight.
  - Consider cost throughout the design process. This can include the choice of materials, the complexity of the design, and the packaging design.
  - Create modular systems and base frames so that customers have the ability to create a sofa in whatever size configuration they want.
• Junior Design Engineer Koala · Full-time May 2022 – May 2023 1 yrs Alexandria, NSW, Australia - Design and develop upholstered products, including sofas, sofa beds, armchairs and dining chairs, that can be assembled by a customer without tools.
  - Apply innovative design goals to develop custom fasteners and connectors, including a wedge connector that connects sofa modules and accommodates for and corrects large tolerances in misalignment by customers.
  - Work and collaborate with stakeholders, including industrial designers, product development managers and suppliers, to fine-tune products and ensure they are cost-effective and fit for mass production.
• Casual Academic (Introduction to Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering) University of Technology Sydney · Part-time Mar 2018 – Mar 2021 3 yrs Ultimo, NSW, Australia - Motivate and empower students to encourage improvement in their learning of SOLIDWORKS manufacturing.
  - Identify effective ways to explain difficult concepts students by using first principles thinking.
  - Encourage students to use engineering practices (DFM, DFA, etc.) in the design process. This allows understand and consider real-life scenarios what expect when entering workforce.
• Team Leader UTS Motorsports Electric · Full-time Jan 2019 – Dec 2019 11 mos Ultimo, NSW, Australia