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

MATTHEW SHEAHAN

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)

Vice Principal

MONIQUE WALKER

Bachelor of Laws & Bachelor of Business (Public Relations)

Project Manager

SEAN CAMPBELL

Bachelor of Engineering (Computer and Software Systems) Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments (Animation)

Finance Officer

Archie Ponting

Bachelor of Science (Climate Science) & Bachelor of Business (Finance)

Management Team

Composites Manager

Robbie Fox

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)

Control Systems Manager

William Obern

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics)

Business Manager

Justine Grimmick

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)

Autonomous Manager

Ashlee Walker

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics) / Bachelor of Information Technology (Computer Science)

Powertrains Manager

Claudia Kiss

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics)/Bachelor of Mathematics (Computational & Applied)

Vehicle Performance Manager

Joshua Mearns

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)

Leadership Team

Navigation & Control lead

Walden Leung

Safety Systems Lead

Alexander Bradbury

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics) / Bachelor of Science (Physics)

Aerodynamics Lead

Thomas Wilde

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)

Chassis Lead

Jacob Polle

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)

Braking & Drivetrain Lead

Liam Watson

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)

Relations & Track Operations Lead

Erin Hawkins

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) & Bachelor of Design (Industrial)

Circuitry Lead

Felicita Madani

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Medical)

Embedded Lead

Joshua Copeland

Doctor of Philosophy Candidate & Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours) & Bachelor of Information Technology (Computer Science)

Charlotte Hockin

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) & Bachelor of Design (Industrial)

Events lead

Nick Birnie

Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical)