With both a fascination for electronics and a newly found convenience in skateboarding from home to 9am university classes, I began designing and creating an electric skateboard in my first year of my degree (2015). Since then, I have maintained, upgraded and enjoyed the journey of development by gradually expanding the potential of the hardware, as my knowledge of supporting concepts improved.

To further develop my understanding of electric vehicles and grow my project management skills, I decided to begin a new project with a budget, base specifications, required/measurable feature set as well as a project timeline. The purpose of this project was to to test my initial planning, documentation and knowledge set, to replicate a real world engineering project scenario, but also build a cool new means of transportation!

This Ubuntu Server hosts all of my online needs. Primarily comprised of an old HP PC, hosting media for internal and external use, which grew to automatic downloading of lecture recordings in 2015. Upgraded hardware components were compiled to meet high storage and 24/7 operational needs, as functionality expanded to home automation and web hosting. Media is organised and supplied by Plex Media Server, advanced home automation scripting by HomeAssistant and webpage hosting (coded from scratch using HTML, JavaScript and CSS) by Apache. All examples of my passion for automating repetitive workflows to minimise human input, while expanding functionality.

Development of the Field Oriented Control (FOC) method of brushless permanent magnet control for the use within the ever growing Electric Vehicle market. A proposition to an enthusiastic University Professor led to my involvement in the ongoing Electric Mazda MZ-5 conversion as part of my final year project at the University of Adelaide. Our component of the project was to design and implement the FOC method to enable functionality of the vehicle. This project involved thorough investigation, project management and formal documentation. The outcome of the project was displayed at Adelaide University’s Ingenuity event in October 2019.