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Bioengineering PhD Kent Stewart is currently pursuing a postdoc at The Institute for Medical Device Technology in Stuttgart, Germany (Mech Eng, 2017).

UC alumnus Dr Sam Jackson is now working on ultrasonic technology at the University of Bristol (UK) which has become a hub for many engineering startups (Mech Eng 2017). 

Just one year into his engineering career, Harry Gibson’s role with Beca has seen him working on a huge range of clients and projects, from food and beverage to mining and wastewater (Mech Eng, 2017). 

Being graduated from UC in 2014, Dr Ben Redwood wrote The 3D Printing Handbook which has become a best-seller on Amazon (Mech Eng, 2014).

UC alumnus, Sytse Tacoma is in the midst of revolutionising the worlds ever advancing electric vehicle and aircraft industry (Mech Eng, 2013).

After working for 10 years in aircraft design, UC Alumnus James Powell became a Co-founder and General Manager of Dawn Aerospace in New Zealand (Mech Eng, 2008).

UC Alumnus (Bachelor with honours, Mech Eng) Dhruv Rathi is passionate about a career in aircraft design and now is working on the world’s first electric air taxi.

Chris Thomson came to Uni after working in the aviation sector. After the graduation, he leads a team of NZ's foremost experts in advanced engineering (Mech Eng, 2005).

In his 30 year career with international engineering firm, Beca, Craig Price has progressed from graduate engineer to a group wide leadership role (Mech Eng, 1987).

From his first role as an Air Force engineer to his shaping of iconic New Zealand businesses Air New Zealand and Icebreaker, Rob Fyfe’s path has anything but linear (Mech Eng, 1983).