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I’m the Head of Hackspace as well as heading up the Imperial White City Incubator. I have worked at Imperial College since 2010 supporting Spin-outs, start-ups and students to launch and grow their enterprises. At Hackspace, I oversee the team to support delivery of programmes and projects.

I’m the Hackspace resident bio expert. My background encompasses medical research and synthetic biology, which includes biohacking at the molecular level. I’m particularly interested in using the principles of engineering design and rapid prototyping to soft-matter biological systems.

I come from a electrophysiology and cardiac engineering background so have a wealth of experience developing devices to record cardiac and neurological activation and stimulation. My passion is in coding and building electronic sensors and devices.

My speciality is in mechanical engineering and I’ve been at Hackspace since day 1, so I’ve plenty of experience helping our members make the most of this amazing community. Previously I worked in special effects departments for both TV and film and am a prop development expert. I’m also the Departmental Safety Officer at Hackspace and am committed to monitoring, risk assessment and regular reviews of work practices.

I am a mechanical engineer with comprehensive skill set in design, test and manufacture of microfluidics and microengineering components for the commercialization of complex biomedical instruments. I have contributed to the development of several real-world MedTech products and have been involved in all aspects of the product development cycle—from ideation through to development, verification and validation, transfer to manufacturing, and launch.