Final-year Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate student at the University of Melbourne and Hansen Scholar — one of 17 selected nationally. I design, analyse, and build high-performance sounding rockets. I lead ARES Rocketry, a 120-member student engineering organisation building ARES' first student researched and developed hybrid rocket, Project Odyssey, with my Tripoli Level 3 certification rocket launching Q3 2026!
I entered university with a strong existing commitment to engineering, particularly in composites manufacturing, which I had already begun developing independently. Joining ARES Rocketry allowed me to explore my passion for rocketry in a team environment, and within six months I became Structures Lead. Since then, my involvement has significantly deepened my technical capability and strengthened my long-standing passion for engineering.
I currently work as a Quality Control Engineer at Hargo Engineering, performing dimensional inspection and FAI of precision aerospace components to AS9100 standards. I also serve as Secretary and Launch Control Officer of the Victorian Rocketry Association — Australia's largest Tripoli prefecture.
Alongside launching my Level 3 later this year, I am manufacturing a fin-can for what will be the altitude record on an O3400 rocket motor. This record stands at 75 000 ft, we are projecting 81 000 ft, where I am constructing the fin-can to withstand Mach 3.5 flight.
I want to work on launch vehicles and rocket systems - please get in touch if you want to chat!