WORK EXPERIENCE:

Dec 2001 - Present: Computational Scientist - High Performance Computing Unit, University of New South Wales, Australia.
     This position draws upon scientific background and experience in developing computational models and codes. The responsibilities include providing algorithmic and technical advice for scientists wishing to utilize the supercomputers as well as revise or develop new computational algorithms for clients using parallel programming and vector computing paradigm. Modified sequential programs into parallel programs with noted improvement in efficiency of the software. Scientific codes worked on range from Magneto-hydrodynamics, heat transfer to N-body problems.

Sep 2000 - Sep 2001: IT Consultant - Management Consultant Services, PriceWaterhouseCoopers Global
     Project 1 - Development of Personalization and Content Management for Web portal of a premier Australian telecommunications company. Participated in detailed design of the project and the development and execution of comprehensive system test plans. Regular liaison with team members throughout project cycle including design, development and testing.
     Project 2 - Completed training in latest tools in internet/E-business technology such as RMI, CORBA, JAVA, Stylesheets, Javascript, XML, XSL, Servlets, JSP, JavaBeans. Experience in the complete cycle of system development - analysis, design, construction, testing.

Aug 2000 - Sep 2000: Research Associate - Aeronautical Engineering Department, University of Sydney, Australia
     Investigation and modeling of debonding effects in composite laminates. Simulation of health monitoring via frequency domain analysis of dynamic response of damaged structures. Development and testing of algorithms and evaluation of the technique.

Feb 1997 - Aug 2000: PhD Research Candidate - Aeronautical Engineering Department, University of Sydney, Australia
    The research work carried out in the Aeronautical Engineering Department at the University of Sydney is in the field of intelligent structures which seeks to control conventional structures by using adaptive materials (such as piezoelectric materials) that are integrated onto the structure. This work spans the discipline of physics, electrical and mechanical engineering. The theoretical aspect led to the development of a complete software in Fortran90 in order to perform numerical calculations and predictions. The research work has culminated in the publications of several papers in international journals. I was also involved in setting up the hardware and software interface for the laboratory which has been commissioned by the department to conduct research specifically relating to this field. As an aside task, I was also the webpage author for my research group in my department (see http://www.aero.usyd.edu.au/wwwcomp/cssgmain.html).

Nov 1995 - Feb 1996: Mechanical Design Engineer / Plant Operator - Comalco Aluminium (Bell Bay), Tasmania, Australia
     Among my tasks at the aluminium smelter at Comalco were two mechanical engineering design projects. These two projects involved designing for improvements on two of the many systems which function in the rodding room. The rodding room comprises of numerous heavy industrial machinery systems where the anodes are prepared for the electrolysis process. The projects were not technically demanding and it utilised consultation skills to discuss the feasibility of the proposals with several workers. To familiarise myself with the rodding room, I also worked in the process operator’s role for some time.

Nov 1994 - Feb 1995: Research Assistant / Programmer - Department of Mathematics, University of Melbourne, Australia
    During this eleven weeks, I worked under the supervision of Dr. Richard Brak of the Mathematics Department at Melbourne University. Dr. Brak was involved in research in combinatorics and statistical mechanics. I assisted him by writing programs which perform computations to illustrate the models he was working on. One of the programs performs recursive iterations using generating functions in symbolic language. Another program builds a structure based on the Hierarchial Random Walk Model.

Nov 1993 - Jan 1994: Vacation Scholar / Research Astronomer - Mount Stromlo Observatory, Australian National University, Australia
    This vacation scholarship involved eight weeks of vacation work at the Mt Stromlo Observatory in Canberra. Prof. Alex Rodgers was my supervisor and my main project involved the interfacing of signals received from the surface of the telescope mirror which uses adaptive optics control technology. The modeling was done using the software ‘Mathematica’. I also assisted my supervisor in the investigation of globular clusters in our galaxy.

Aug 1990: Laboratory Assistant - School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Australia
    High school Work Experience program Year 11 - Being the assistant to a technical officer who is in charge of the Physics laboratories, I had a wide range of duties. Occasionally this involved the setting up of equipment for experiments or the maintenance of equipment. I was taught how to use the oscilloscope and some electronic circuit design computer software.

4-8 December 1989: State Electricity Commission (S.E.C., Victoria)
    High school Work Experience program Year 10 - This work included sorting of mail and bills. I also learned to use machines which could sort the bills and calculate their values.

December 1988: Paperboy
    This involved the distribution of pamphlets to houses in the local area.