Matthew Richardson

Experience

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  VS cycles

  Jul 2008 - Jun 2010

  Bike Technician

  Serviced and built bikes

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  SF Fires Limited

  Feb 2009 - Aug 2010

  Technician

  serviced fire extinguishers

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  Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center

  Aug 2009 - Sept 2012

  Food and Beverage Assistant

  Customer service experience gained working in the restaurant and bar as well as banquet events.

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  Cummins Inc.

  Jun 2014 - Sept 2014

  Engineering Intern

  Completed two 12 week placements in summer 2013 and 2014:• Worked as part of a project team looking at new waste heat recovery technology.• Designed a test on the braze strength of blades on a turbine, this involved designing and ordering the parts as well as arranging the tests with the material department. • Completed Finite Element Analysis on labyrinth tooth seals.• Created an operations manual and health and safety guide for the new waste heat recovery test cell.• Created a database for logging employee skills on Microsoft Access.• Participated in multiple STEM activity days at local schools helping students to design their own land speed record car as part of the Bloodhound project. Show less

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  Cummins Inc.

  Sept 2015 - Dec 2017

  • Support the Scania account as the lead application engineer for industrial and marine which involves:o Managing multiple VPI and VPC projects and delivering to customer deadlines.o Matching turbochargers to customer engines and applications.o Conducting validation testing at the customer site in Sweden.o Risk assessments including DFMEA’s, health and safety and environmental.o Working closely alongside the account team on the business strategy, costing and quotations.o Support manufacturing and purchasing with new product introductions. Show less • Technical project leader with responsibilities involving: o Working with cross functional teams to investigate issues and implement solutions to manage product quality issues (PQC’s) for external customers and CTT needs. o Using problem solving tools such as; 7 step problem solving, fault tree analysis and 9 box to find the root cause(s) of the issue. o Communicating with customers to ensure collaborative working. o Leading cross functional technical and design reviews. o Supporting manufacturing with new product introduction/changes and process changes. o Update and revise technical specification documents. o 3D CAD modelling of components and fixtures for validation testing, and drawing creation to enable manufacturing of the parts. Show less

  • Customer Engineer - Turbo Technologies

    Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

  • Product Engineer - Turbo Technologies

    Dec 2016 - Jan 2017

  • Graduate Product Engineer - Turbo Technologies

    Sept 2015 - Dec 2016
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  Tiger Spider

  Feb 2018 - Aug 2018

  Mechanical Engineer

  Consulting in the transport industry for heavy goods vehicles.- Project management of client projects ensuring vehicles are compliant to achieve vehicle registration.- Conduct dynamic vehicle simulation modelling.- Submit and review designs against the Australian Design Rules (ADR).- Perform ADR testing, which included noise, braking, engine and handling tests.

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  Cummins Inc.

  Sept 2018 - Dec 2019

  Mechanical Engineer

  Power Generation division of Cummins- Power generation EPC project management- Design and approve mechanical systems and civil designs - Oversee civil and mechanical consultants to ensure designs meet the customers specificiation- Manage civil and mechanical contractors onsite- Prepare quotes for tender- Review tender documents for compliance- Produce scope of works for suppliers - Create engineering drawings using AutoCad

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  KUSCH

  Dec 2020 - now

  • Senior Mechanical/Structural Engineer

    May 2023 - now

  • Mechanical/Structural Engineer

    Dec 2020 - now