Skills
What I work with, from mission-level requirements down to a soldering iron. Most of my week goes to synthetic aperture radar spacecraft — writing and verifying requirements, running analysis, and shepherding flight hardware through assembly and test. The rest of this list comes from a machine shop course, running a photography business, and a lot of evenings spent building things that fly.
Spacecraft & Systems Engineering
- Systems engineering, requirements specification, verification
- Flight/space environment requirements, mass modelling
- Assembly, integration and test (AIT); test planning
- Flight hardware procurement and subcontractor coordination
Mechanical Design
- SolidWorks CAD, design for manufacture, 3D printing
- Structural and thermal analysis (basic resistance thermal modelling)
- CNC machining; manual lathe, vertical mill and drill press operation
- Engineering drawing interpretation and process planning
- Precision machining and metal cutting, soldering, hand assembly
Electronics & Controls
- Arduino, power distribution and voltage regulation design
- PID tuning, ArduPilot, sensor integration
- BetaFlight / FPV system configuration, LiPo battery safety
Media
- Event, portrait, architecture and wedding photography
- Video production and editing
Certifications
- Transport Canada Pilot Certificate — Small Remotely Piloted Aircraft (VLOS), Part IX
- EIT (Engineer-in-Training)