Technical Profile

Skills & Specs

Tools, disciplines, and domains.
12 years of hands-on engineering and project management.

CAD

  • Fusion 360
  • Autodesk Inventor
  • Siemens NX
  • SolidWorks
  • Onshape

FEA / Analysis

  • Abaqus
  • CAEPipe
  • Ansys
  • Native FEA (SW/Fusion/NX)
  • FEMM

Prototyping

  • FDM / SLS / SLA 3D printing
  • CNC machining
  • Laser cutting
  • Injection moulding
  • Turning & milling
  • Composite infusion

Programming

  • C++
  • VBA
  • AI-assisted development
  • --Klimokio
  • --This portfolio

Design

I was trained at Rolls-Royce to capture requirements and engage stakeholder before developing concepts. I believe a pragmatic design process results in higher quality solutions. Manufacturable, functional, and elegant.

CAD

Expert-level across multiple platforms: Fusion 360, Inventor, Siemens NX, SolidWorks, applied across aerospace, EVs, medtech, and consumer products. I am confident I can quickly adapt to any modern CAD system.

Analysis

I believe in validating designs digitally before committing to physical tests. It's faster, cheaper, and revealing if you know its limitations. Applied to stress, thermal, and fluid analysis. I apply finite-element-modelling to almost every project.

Prototyping

From FDM prints to CNC machining, laser cutting to metal-work. My start-up work has needed fast iterations, and I have 24/7 access to these tools at my MakerSpace. I often use these in my personal time too, building furniture or art.

Soft Skills

An asset I have brought to my recent roles is clarity - of communication, of processes and of timeline. Technical work only has value if it's clearly communicated, and real impact needs a team. I am known for creating a positive and pragmatic working culture.

Business

I am comfortable with spreadsheets and projections, and often own the financial models or techno economic assessments. When founding my own ventures I have often worked on develoment and marketing strategies. I am an effective project manager.

Background

I'm a mechanical engineer based in Berlin, and for 12 years I have had the opportunity to develop incredibly interesting technology. I enjoy challenging problems, and find meaning in products that i know will have a genuine impact.

My engineering career has been a mixture of aerospace corporate roles, start-ups, and my own products, recently predominantly in climate tech. This has included designing rocket pumps, jet engine systems, and an EV battery, from the UK to Rwanda. I am currently leading the mechanical and process engineering function at a carbon sequestration startup in Berlin, who are currently filing for insolvency. For this reason I am looking for new opportunities, and have made this portfolio website.

I founded three ventures: Mek-Tek, Compositive, and Resist. Each one was an attempt to take an idea all the way from concept to reality. I'm passionate about this process.

Outside of engineering

Every summer since 2019 I've organised a co-created community festival in Berlin. It's the kind of event where the people who come are also the people who build it, and it's one of the things I'm most proud of. I also contribute to other community events, recently designing and constructing an performance space at a Burn festival. Honestly before engineering my real passion is people, and I often think about how and why communities form.

I'm based in Berlin, I speak German (B2), and am out of practice with Spanish (A2). I often perform live music and occasional comedy, and sometimes design and build my own furniture.

"As well as his technical skills, Duncan is collaborative and a pleasure to work with. His meeting style is lighthearted and entertaining, but well balanced with a pragmatic approach to problem solving" - Taiei Harimoto, Head Engineer, Ampersand

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