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 FSAE. 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
Sophie Richardson
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
Vice Principal
Tom Wilde
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
Project Manager
JACOB POLLE
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
Management Team
Mechanical Manager
Tom Howarth
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
Electrical Manager
Felicita Madani
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics) / Master of Biomedical Systems and Technology
Business Manager
Jack Mckenna
Bachelor of Creative Industries (Animation and Design)
Software Manager
Chloe Barron
Bachelor of Engineering (Computer & Software Systems) / Bachelor of Information Technologies (Information Systems)
Leadership Team
Mechanical Department
Composites Lead
Stella Hellen
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
Structures Lead
ANGUS WHITBOURN
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
Vehicle Performance Lead
Eastyn Elcoate
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) / Bachelor of Business (Finance)
Electrical Department
POWERTRAINS LEAD
Jon Paton
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)
Control Systems Lead
Peter Babych
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)
Business Department
Charlotte Hockin
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) / Bachelor of Design (Industrial)
Events Coordinator
Kowsar Esak
Bachelor of Business (Marketing) / Bachelor of Communication (Public Relations)
Branding Coordinator
Alex Belchamber
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics) / Bachelor of Design (Industrial)
Software Department
Embedded Lead
Rohan Bell
Bachelor of Engineering (Computer and Software Systems) / Masters of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Autonomous Co-Lead
Walden Leung
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics) / Masters of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Autonomous Co-Lead
Alexander Bradbury
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics) / Bachelor of Science (Physics)