About

Solar systems, from grid to factory.

I became a chef to help people, then chose engineering to pursue net zero and Australia's energy dominance through solar.

Approach

Start with constraints.

I start with constraints: define the requirement, expose assumptions, build the smallest useful test, then explain what the result means. Moving from comfortable hospitality work into a degree-adjacent solar-manufacturing role was deliberate; it keeps me closer to engineering practice.

Study

At TAFE SA, I have worked through standards-informed electrical design: cable sizing, protection, grid-connection reasoning, single-line diagrams, wiring schedules, and compliance matrices. My current path leads into Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Adelaide University, expected 2028.

Manufacturing made it practical.

At Tindo Solar, production work gives me direct exposure to solar-panel manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, quality checks, and fault-finding culture. By shadowing their engineers, I learnt how RCA and 8D problem-solving connect engineering decisions with process reliability and operator reality.

Bench and teams

Outside work and study, I keep building at the bench: small systems where limitations stay visible and useful. When I was a chef and was appointed as kitchen supervisor, I learnt how to coordinate teams, train staff, manage stock, and make calm decisions under pressure.

Tools and standards

VerifiedAssociatedPending

Commercial LV cabling

View case study →

verifiedStandards — AS/NZS 3000 and AS/NZS 3008.1.1 control the published design.
verifiedPower design — Published calculations cover demand, cable selection, voltage drop, fault level, and loop impedance.
associatedCAD and EDA — A public single-line diagram exists; its authoring tool is not named in the case study.

Power design

Maximum demand, cable selection and de-rating, voltage drop, fault current, earth-fault-loop impedance, single-line diagrams, and wiring schedules. Design tools: AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Fusion 360, and KiCad.

Verified public evidenceCommercial LV Cabling Design →

AssociatedSLD public; CAD authoring tool unnamed.

Standards
AS/NZS 3000 · AS/NZS 3008.1.1 · AS 1100 technical drawing

Grid connection

Connection-voltage assessment, protection and power-quality compliance, and hosting-capacity reasoning.

Verified public evidence1 MW Solar Grid-Connection Assessment →

Standards
AS/NZS 4777.1 and 4777.2 · AS/NZS 5033 · SA Power Networks TS132/TS133/TS134

Embedded systems

Python, MATLAB, C, ROS 2, ESP and AVR microcontrollers, and MAVLink telemetry. Multimeter, oscilloscope, function generator, LTspice, and Logisim support bench work and simulation.

Public evidence pendingGPS-Denied Autonomous UAV →Systems design active; integrated results pending.

Manufacturing and quality

5S, Kaizen, root cause analysis, 8D problem-solving, inspection, soldering, and production fault-finding.

Public evidence pendingSolar Manufacturing & DFMA →Current experience; sanitised engineering evidence incomplete.