Our Team
QUT Motorsport boasts a team of the most talented and highly skilled students in Australia, each an expert in their respective multidisciplinary field, united by a shared goal: to design and engineer the best EV and AV cars in Formula Student. Our team comprises numerous passionate and dedicated individuals including those in our leadership team; you can find out more about them and their roles below.
Executive Team
Team Principal
JACQUES GOODMAN
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) / Bachelor of Business (Management)
Vice Principal
ERIN HAWKINS
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) / Bachelor of Design (Industrial)
Project Manager
JACOB POLLE
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
Finance Officer
Archie Ponting
Bachelor of Science (Climate Science) / Bachelor of Business (Finance)
Management Team
Mechanical Manager
Austin Ingelson
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) / Bachelor of Business (Finance)
Electrical Manager
Ben Harvey
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics) / Bachelor of Information Technology (Computer Science)
Business Manager
Sophie Richardson
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
Autonomous Manager
ASHLEE WALKER
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics) / Bachelor of Information Technology (Computer Science)
Leadership Team
Navigation & Control lead
Walden Leung
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics) / Masters of Robotics and AI
Safety Systems Lead
Alexander Bradbury
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics) / Bachelor of Science (Physics)
Composites Lead
Thomas Wilde
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
Vehicle Performance Lead
Joshua Mearns
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
Structures Co-Lead
ANGUS WHITBOuRNE
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
Structures Co-Lead
Liam Watson
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
POWERTRAINS LEAD
Claudia Kiss
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics)
Control Systems Lead
Felicita Madani
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Medical)
Software and Data Lead
Chloe Barron
Bachelor of Engineering (Software) / Bachelor of Information Technologies (Information Systems)
Charlotte Hockin
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) / Bachelor of Design (Industrial)
Events Coordinator
JACK MCKENNA
Bachelor of Creative Industries (Animation and Design)
Branding Coordinator
Alex Belchamber
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics) / Bachelor of Design (Industrial)