Education

• 1993: MSc Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

Employment

• 1998 - Present: Senior Mechanical Engineer, Durham University, Durham, UK
• 1998 - 1998: (Mechanical) Research and Development Engineer, Crabtree of Gateshead, Gateshead, UK
• 1996 - 1998: Mechanisms Design Engineer, Matra Marconi Space (now Astrium), Stevenage, UK
• 1994 - 1996: Mechanical Systems Engineer, Matra Marconi Space (now Astrium), Portsmouth,UK
• 1993 - 1994: Propulsion Engineer, Matra Marconi Space (now Astrium), Portsmouth, UK

Relevant Experience

• Mechanical Design of EAGLE Instrument Core Structure (Delta-Phase A)
• Deputy Systems Engineer and WP Systems Engineer (IFU) for KMOS
• Mechanical Design and MAIT of KMOS Front End
• Mechanical Design and MAIT of GNIRS IFU
• Opto-Mechanical Design and MAIT of various turbulence monitoring instruments (SLODAR, SCIDAR, MASS/FASS, DIMM)

Areas of Interest

• Mechanical Design and Analysis; Thermal Design and Analysis; Opto-Mechanics; MAIT