Harry MacDonald

WORK HISTORY

ABOUT HARRY MACDONALD

Aerospace Engineering Masters Graduate from the University of Surrey, currently working as a Mechanical Engineer for AECOM\'s Water, Ports and Power team in Warrington. Experience in design, modelling and analysis of custom Mechanical and Structural solutions for use in the Nuclear Decommissioning industry, working closely with key clients such as Sellafield. Specialisms at University included aerodynamics (investigative work surrounding novel flow control devices for high drag tractor-trailer combinations) and solid mechanics (advance stress analysis of aircraft structures). Produced detailed documentation and calculations for validation purposes and CE Marking Mechanical Designs within the Nuclear Industry.Experienced user of engineering CAD programmes such as Autodesk Inventor, Siemens Solid Edge and CATIA. Experienced user of mathematical engineering software including MATLAB and Mathcad.Familiar with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and ANSYS Professional, ANSYS Workbench and SimScale. Experienced user of engineering CFD packages such as ANSYS ICEM CFD, ANSYS Fluent and SimScale.Familiar with 3D laser scanning equipment and post-processing software packages including Faro Scene. Experienced user of 3D design review/QA software including Faro BuildIT and Autodesk Navisworks Manage.Familiarity with BIM packages including Autodesk Revit.I acted as the Atkins’ Young Professional’s Representative for Nuclear & Power within the UK & Europe for 20••••20.Achieved CEng status through the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) in September 2023.Achieved CAPM status through the Project Management Institute (PMI) in February 2024. I act as a Monitored Professional Development Scheme (MPDS) Mentor for aspiring CEng candidates, helping guide mentees towards their goal of CEng.I act as a Professional Registration Interview (PRI) interviewer for prospective CEng candidates on behalf of the IMechE. Achieved EUR ING status in March 2024.