DWG-01 · WORK ORDER LOG

Experience

Current appointment and prior roles, part-time work and internships.

01Current — Junior Engineer

Junior Engineer

Certus Engineering Pty (Ltd) · January 2021 – Present

Positioned below both the Technical and Managing Directors at a ~100-person company. Extremely dynamic environment with little control, tight deadlines and stressful projects — engineers manage client and colleague expectations across the business, as well as their own work orders and technical operations.

Design & Product Development

Design various frames, structures and in particular below-hook lifting equipment.
RP Automation design calculations, modifications and drawings using table-based templates and Python.
Establish part numbering conventions.

Production Responsibilities

Optimise designs for manufacture.
Draw up BOMs and procure materials.
Program CNC machines.
Manage production teams of up to 20 people.

Maintenance

Troubleshoot machine breakdowns and process hurdles.
Conceptualise and implement reactive processes to minimise/avoid downtime.
Gather data, perform statistical analyses, and create proactive plans/protocols for preventative maintenance.

02Prior Roles

Control Engineer

Internship / Project

Africa Truck Stop · Dec 2020 – Jun 2021

Worked in a team of three developing a low-cost Automatic Tank Gauging system for fluid storage — a fully synthesised hardware and software solution to measure, track and control fuel levels in above-ground storage vessels.

Hardware control comprised digital and analogue sensors on STM32 and ESP32 microcontrollers, programmed in embedded C.
Data communicated via MQTT to a Java-based server backend; front end built in core JavaScript and CSS.
Version control via Git/GitHub. Component design in Inventor, with LTSpice for simulation.

Data Analyst

Part time

RaceTime · 2019 – 2020

Captured and processed race/event data via MySQL databases, and set up servers and LANs as part of the technical timekeeping crew for various races and events.

Travelled to remote locations, working unorthodox hours.
Built RPA using Python (OCR programmes) for data capture.
Applied SQL and functional programming to synthesise hardware timing systems with software, troubleshooting and maintaining accurate data logging.

Engineering Intern

Internship

Certus Engineering · 2019 – 2020, part time

Introductory work into relational database schemas and management using MS Access and JetDB within the manufacturing and production space.

Worked under the Technical Director gaining insight into manufacturing processes specific to tube and sheet-metal fabrication.
Exposure to quality-control processes and systems, plus the company's hierarchical structure, workflows and ERP.

Engineering Intern

Internship

Thermopower Furnaces · Jun, Jul & Dec 2019

Two internships during engineering studies, applying theoretical knowledge to establish electrical schematics for kilns with various safety switches, temperature controllers and sensors.

Mechanical insight and guidance from the Director leveraged in designing feed augers, drive mechanisms and hydraulic power packs.
Controlled parameters such as material feed rate, kiln speed and kiln tilt angle for mineral beneficiation in rotary kilns/calciners.

Waitron

Part time

Culture Club · 2016 – 2017

Worked from opening; good people skills, confidence and dedication were essential in helping build the restaurant's now-renowned service.