02 — Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae

Staff Scientist with a Ph.D. in Engineering Design and more than nine years of research experience across four countries, plus a five-year industrial track record.

Positions Education Teaching Industry Supervision Service & Awards
01

Research Positions

2024 — Present
Staff Scientist — Product Development
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Investigating agentic workflows in engineering design (with PhD candidate Alejandro Pradas Gomez) and methods of risk analysis in the industrialisation of additive manufacturing (with PhD candidate Tina Hajali). Developing methods that use margins to counter uncertainty in designs.

Projects: TolkAI (VINNOVA) — interpretable AI in product development. Detaills (Erasmus+) — AI-driven engineering design curriculum.

2021 — 2024
Post-doctoral Researcher — Product Development
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Projects: DIAS (EU) — manufacturing risk assessment at the product architecture stage, in collaboration with GKN Aerospace. DiDAM (VINNOVA) — digitalization-related risk assessment for AM adoption in industry.

2016 — 2021
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
University of Auckland, New Zealand

Thesis: Engineering design change propagation and its mitigation using margins. Developed the Margin Value Method (MVM). Supervisors: Dr. David C. Wynn, Prof. Xun Xu.

University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarship
02

Education

2014 — 2015
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering — Distinction
University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

Dissertation: design of a mechanically activated support fixture — a novel concept.

Developing Solutions Masters Scholarship
2008 — 2012
B.E. Mechanical Engineering
Manipal University, India

CGPA: 8.46 / 10.

03

Teaching

2021 — Present
Examiner & Lecturer — Product Design
Chalmers University of Technology

Examiner for PPU085 — Product Planning, Needs and Opportunities (mandatory course, Product Development Master's programme). Lecturer in systems architecture, functional modelling, and Design for X. Project supervisor for PPU085, MPP126, and IMS165.

Higher Education Diploma (2025)
2019
Professional Teaching Fellow
University of Auckland, New Zealand

Lecturer of engineering design and manufacturing for Part II Mechanical Engineering. Over 90% approval rating through the SET survey.

2017 — 2020
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Auckland, New Zealand

Lead tutor for mechanical design and manufacturing. Tutor for Part III/IV design courses and the Master's product development course.

04

Industrial Experience

2020 — 2021
Lead Engineer — Research & Design
Hydroxsys NZ Ltd, Auckland

Overall management of the engineering team and projects. R&D of proprietary filtration-element manufacturing systems and membrane filtration process plant technology.

2016
Executive Engineer — Commissioning
Larsen & Toubro, Sultanate of Oman

QA/QC team leader for manufacturing and pre-commissioning of oil and gas platforms.

2012 — 2014
Executive Engineer — Quality & Commissioning
Larsen & Toubro, Sultanate of Oman

Structural and piping fabrication, installation of equipment and valves, and testing across oil topsides, platforms, and racks.

05

Supervision

PhD
Doctoral Candidates — Co-supervisor

Tina Hajali — with Ola Isaksson as main supervisor.
Alejandro Pradas Gomez — with Ola Isaksson as main supervisor.
Gustaf Lindberg — Doctoral student.

Master's
Master's Thesis Supervision

Five completed theses spanning robust design for jet engine components, air quality monitoring, atmospheric water generation, sustainability practices, and geostationary orbit systems.

06

Service & Awards

Editorial
Special Issue Editor

Theory and Practice of Design Margins, Journal of Engineering Design.

Conference
Co-chair — 25th International DSM Conference

Chalmers, Sweden, October 2023. 60 international attendees.

Reviewing
Journal Reviewer

Journal of Engineering Design · AI-EDAM · Research in Engineering Design · Design Science · Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology · Journal of Innovation & Knowledge · Scientific Reports · International Journal of Production Research.

2019
2nd Best Presentation

Mechanical Engineering Postgraduate Conference, Auckland.