I studied mechanical engineering at Edinburgh (First Class, IMechE Best Student Award) and I'm finishing a masters in Innovation Design Engineering at Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art.
Right now I work as an R&D engineer at Rivan Industries, a climate tech startup building direct air capture and synthetic fuel technology. I designed and tested the 100kW carbonation prototype there.
Before university I ran a furniture business called Boog Design out of my parents' garage. I started it at 15 and delivered over 25 commissions for roughly £50k in total revenue. I still build things by hand when I can.
I've captained a 57 foot sailing yacht across the Atlantic and back. Four crossings total. I surf whenever the waves are good.
I hold Dutch citizenship, and indefinite leave to remain in the UK, citizenship pending.
A kinetic sculpture that moves fabric through mechanical linkages and servo motors. I designed the mechanical system, wrote embedded control software with the team, and built the brand. It won the Interplay competition and we pitched it commercially at PS Labs in Bermondsey.
I designed and tested a 100kW carbonation prototype for a direct air capture system. The work covers the full loop from research through prototyping and system modelling.
A gambling harm prevention system that uses vibrotactile stimulation, open banking, and location awareness to intervene in real time. I ran a double blind controlled trial and built the measurement hardware and the Swift app.
A 75kg stool cast from Roman concrete (cocciopesto), a lime and crushed brick mix that heals itself in the rain. The form borrows from classical Roman furniture and is designed for outdoor use.
I started this furniture business at 15 from my parents' garage. Kitchens, tables, stools, shelving, and one off pieces. Over 25 commissions and roughly £50k in total revenue.
I led the stringer design on a 4.5m liquid bipropellant sounding rocket entered at EuRoC 2025. I supervised two undergrads through structural analysis, FEA buckling simulation, and fabrication.
I trained a neural network on synthetic GPR data and tested it on real radar scans. The model reached 100% detection accuracy with weighted averaging. IMechE Best Student Award.
Coming soon.