Roles

Leading the mechanical and process engineering function at a carbon sequestration startup.

• Defining process and equipment specifications for carbon sequestration demonstrations
• Leading a small, fast-moving engineering team
• Reaction vessel design, modification, and testing
• Techno-economic analysis (TEA) to guide product and investment decisions

Freelance umbrella covering client projects and three self-founded ventures.

• Lead ME for early-stage start-ups across appliances, hand tools, 3D printers, wearables, fitness, and aerospace
• Founded three ventures: Mek-Tek, Resist, and Compositive

Designed and deployed EV systems for electric motorbikes used as taxis in Rwanda and Kenya.

• Designed a full EV battery pack: cylindrical cells, 75V, 4.5kWh
• Set up production facilities in Rwanda and trained the local engineering team
• Worked across hardware, manufacturing, and field deployment

Designed fuel pumps for small and medium non-military rockets at a Berlin rocket-pump startup.

• Designed and prototyped turbopump components for orbital-class launch vehicles
• Delivered on research contracts with Airbus and other commercial aerospace partners
• Managed cross-functional project delivery as Project Manager

Specialising in out-of-the-box installation design solutions for Rolls-Royce engine programmes.

• Concept and Sub-System Designer for last-minute delivery challenges
• Evaluator and Author status on 4 engines
• Large Modification owner and cost reduction champion

Owned the externals sub-system on the Pearl 15 engine from concept through to engine testing.

• Department focal and BOM (~2,200 parts) creator and owner — cost and weight management. Reduced engine Externals cost by over 30%, without a weight increase
• Sub-System Designer and Integrator for the 700NG — responded to change requests with alternative concepts, owned these through Stress, Fluid, and Thermal Analysis until detailed design and successful engine testing
• Component detail designer for a development stage engine — produced final 3D models and technical drawings for production. Evaluator and Author status on 3 engines

UK's most prestigious mechanical engineering graduate scheme — four departments, one patent.

• Sensor replacement Project Manager for Engine Rigs Test Services — personally designed, developed, and patented own solution: Patent #10024761
• Lead Combustion Validation and Testing Engineer for the T1000 engine
• Facilitated roughly 100 Risk Management sessions (DFMEA) as IPTL (Integrated Project Team Lead)