PhD Candidate researching advanced wavefront sensing for adaptive optics applied to free space optical communication. I use lasers to do cool things.

1 Employment

1.1 Finisar - 2021-2023 - Staff Engineer

  • Managed LCOS SLM line, worth $1.5M p.a. including product development, customer management/collaboration, quality control
  • Wrote, Tested and Deployed automated unit testing software for SLM line, saving 400 hours of operator labour p.a.
  • Successfully launched and transferred to production Finisar's 4th generation SLM
  • Developed a power cycling test solution to test thousands of units to verify stability of High-Resolution OCM line for large international telecommunications customer
  • Consulted to U.S. firm to deploy an experiment on site with no overruns or budget blowouts
  • Designed new instrument front panels for entire instrumentation department for Finisar to Coherent re-branding effort
  • Delivered lecture to UQ on transition from study to employment, represented Finisar at UNSW Electrical and Communication Engineering Society Employment Fair
  • Consulted to Finisar to assist with SLM line handover after they hired replacement

1.2 University of Sydney - 2019-2025 - Tutor

  • Tutored first year physics class of 2020, adapted under pressure to COVID guidelines, transitioning from in person to online and hybrid tutorials
  • Demonstrated for Kickstart physics 2019-2020 and 2023-Current, hosting high school students and running them through experiments

1.3 Private Tutoring - 2017- Current -

  • Taught dozens of students from year 5 to university calculus
  • Multiple students achieved >90 ATAR
  • Experience with multiple special needs students

2 Education

2.1 PhD - Australian National University - Free Space Optical Communication - 2023 -

PhD Thesis Title: Advanced wavefront sensing for Adaptive Optics applied to Free Space Optical Communication Primary Supervisor: Dr Francis Bennet (ANU) Associate Supervisors: Tony Travoullion (ANU), Sarah Tedder (NASA) Mark:

2.2 Honours - University of Sydney - Quantum Computing - 2020 - 2020

Honours Thesis Title: Adiabatically Protected Operations on Majorana Fermions for Topological Quantum Computing Supervisor: Dr Arne Grimsmo Mark: First Class Honours

2.3 Bachelor of Science - University of Sydney - Science - 2017 - 2019

WAM: 82

3 Extracurricular

3.1 Sydney Photonics Industry Network

Volunteered with SPIN for the International Day of Light 2024

3.2 Hopsters Co-operative Brewery -Active Member

Active member in running Australia's first co-operative owned brewery - Hosted several events, including science outreach events, Physics in the Pub and other public lectures - Assisted in operations, managing events and logistics - Worked behind the bar

3.3 University of Sydney Physics Society -President 2019

Led the University of Sydney Physics Society as President - Successfully continued the PhySoc Industry Networking Night into its second year - Maintained a professional network of corporate and academic relationships - Successful sponsorship run to raise funds to continue operations without cash injection from the University - Organized dozens of successful events including guest lectures from notable science communicators including Dr Karl and Physics YouTuber 'Tibees'

4 Other Qualifications

  • Agile Practitioner - 2024
  • NSW RSA -
  • WWCC -

5 Skills / Proficiency

5.1 Software

5.1.1 Programming Languages

  • LabVIEW
  • Python
  • MATLAB
  • C++ for Embedded Software

5.1.2 Software Design

  • OOP
  • Numerical Simulation
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Machine Learning
  • Neural Networks

5.2 Skills

5.2.1 Technical Skills

  • Free Space Optics
  • Fibre Optics
  • CAD
  • CAD and 3D Printing
  • Electronic Design

5.2.2 Soft Skills

  • Project Management
  • Customer Relations
  • Education

5.3 Research & Engineering Expertise

  • Adaptive Optics
  • LCoS SLM - Digital Holography and Beam Steering