I am a qualified Chemist and Chemical Engineer. I have experience in control systems design and configuration and have managed and implemented client-driven chemical engineering research and design projects at laboratory and pilot scale. I recently completed by PhD in Chemical Engineering at Monash University. To facilitate my research, I designed, commissioned and demonstrated a high temperature, fuel-flexible apparatus for thermal treatment of solid fuels. I am involved in international collaboration with the Institute of Energy and Climate Research, IEK-2, at Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany, and am currently employed in a teaching and research lecturing role at Monash University.