Curriculum Vitae
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Experienced Project Manager with a strong background in leading complex projects in the higher education sector. Proven ability to manage project lifecycles from ideation to completion, with expertise in stakeholder engagement, resource management, and delivering high-impact outcomes. Skilled in signal processing, programming, data analysis, and optics, with a track record of successful project delivery and research excellence.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS
- Project lifecycle management
- Stakeholder engagement and communication
- Resource planning and management
- Risk assessment and mitigation
- Budget management and financial oversight
OTHER SKILLS
- Signal processing and analysis
- Programming languages (Python, Julia, FORTRAN, Rust)
- Data analysis and machine learning
- Optics and materials science
- CAD modelling
- Linux
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FLEET Research Fellow
Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia Nov 2018 – Present
- Led and supported several projects with project design, management, instrument control, and data analysis.
- Designed, built, and commissioned a world-class ultrafast laser optics laboratory.
- Managed finances and organised Faculty-wide research symposia and events as Chair of the Faculty of Science Early Career Network committee.
- Co-supervised two PhD students to final submission of their theses in condensed matter physics.
Scientific Consultant
Freelance 2020
- Consulted for a biomedical company requiring optics expertise for the design of light-based sensors.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA Nov 2016 – Nov 2018
- Supervised one PhD student and actively involved in the management of the laboratory.
- Designed and built a Fourier imaging microscope leading to high impact publications.
- Conducted transient absorbance microscopy measurements that led to the publication of several high impact papers.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of California, Merced, CA, USA Mar 2014 – Nov 2016
- Supervised PhD and Masters by research students on projects related to the solvothermal synthesis of high-quality core-shell Quantum dots.
- Published several high-impact papers on the role of interfacial defects in core-shell quantum dots.
- Managed the laboratory and optimised the performance of the ultrafast transient absorbance spectroscopy setup.
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy – Chemistry
University of Melbourne 2010 — 2014
- Received a Commonwealth PhD scholarship.
Bachelor of Science (Honours) – Physical Chemistry
University of Melbourne 2009 - 2009
- Graduated with First Class Honours
Bachelor of Science – Chemistry / Mathematical Physics
University of Melbourne 2004 - 2008
- Graduated with First Class Honours
Bachelor of Arts – Political Science
University of Melbourne 2004 - 2008
- Graduated with First Class Honours
CERTIFICATIONS
- Google Advanced Data Analytics Certificate
- Ubuntu Linux Professional Certifical by Canonical
References
Available upon request