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 I moved from the production line into an electrical engineering internship. The floor work gave me direct exposure to solar-panel manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, quality checks, and fault-finding culture, and shadowing the engineers showed me how RCA and 8D problem-solving connect engineering decisions with process reliability and operator reality. As an intern I assist with BOM documentation, component selection, and circuit design under engineering direction, and I write the standard operating procedures, work instructions, and quality records that keep production consistent.

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

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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.