Storm Drury

Building plug-and-play AI cameras for manufacturing quality control. Backed by Startmate

I co-led a critical R&D project in solar cell manufacturing, delivering a world-first pilot production tool for copper-plated solar cells on a decisive timeline. This effort achieved over 99% yield and exceeded all key performance targets, directly contributing to millions of dollars in subsequent funding and earning me a joint "Game Changer" award from company leadership. Directly managing a team of three production technicians, my responsibilities also included leading and managing multi-disciplinary engineering teams, overseeing projects from the initial planning and strategy phases through to final delivery. I provided technical and project leadership, ensuring ambitious goals are met through timely execution and have a strong commitment to delivering tangible results. Additionally, I co-lead technical operations through joint ventures with industry leaders, managing complex, multi-company projects. My primary focus remains on driving continuous technological improvement alongside successful project delivery.

My role included full responsibility for the research, development, and process optimisation of a one-of-a-kind direct-plating production line focused on copper-plated solar cells. This effort surpassed key performance targets and drove continuous improvement, directly contributing to key company milestones.

Led a small team of engineers in the upscaling and commercialisation of a novel manufacturing process in solar cell technology. Managed a pilot production line and optimised copper plating procedures to ensure process stability and efficiency.

Focus on upscaling from lab-scale prototypes to pilot production line by experimental verification and de-risking of processes related to copper plating on solar cells. Became a co-inventor for a patent in solar cell metallisation.

Project Engineer specialising in the design and execution of commercial-scale PV projects, from 30kW to 1MW. My role involved hands-on design work, from developing detailed PV site plans and single-line diagrams to creating inverter schematics. I also drove the project lifecycle by managing procurement, generating accurate Bills of Materials, and processing STC/LGC applications to ensure projects met technical standards and regulatory requirements. I also initiated the development of a simple Python GUI to semi-automate the creation of final project reports after seeing an opportunity to improve the efficiency of critical document collection.

Using the Life Cycle Assessment method to investigate ways to create more sustainable PV manufacturing and deployment.

A 60 day scholarship on research related to injection dependent, non-uniform photoluminescence of solar cells.

RA in the School of Chemistry at UNSW, responsible for designing and developing a custom 3D printed portable holographic setup that is capable of reducing surrounding mechanical vibrations.

Assisting the Faculty of Engineering with a variety of services such as: Events, Data Analysis, Public Speaking (Live/ Webinars), Written Communication/ Copy, Workshop Creation (WIE/ GIE), Project Management, Photo/ Video Editing, Graphic Design, Outreach, Makerspaces and Tutoring.

Tutor in the School of Photovoltaics and Renewable Energy for the subject: “Engineering Design and Professional Practice”. This course is a practical second year project in renewable energy engineering.

Multi-disciplinary experience at UNSW. My main technical goal was to develop small silicon wafers with micron-resolution inverted pyramids. technical work involved: • Randomised alkaline texturing of polished silicon wafers • PECVD of SiNx and SiOx • Photolithography • Uniform inverted alkaline texturing of polished silicon wafers

A 3 month scholarship, where I investigated multiple optical modelling programs to better understand next generation, perovskite-Si tandem solar cell optical profiles. An outcome from my work resulted in the Solar Technologies Team going forward with my selection of a shortlisted optical modelling software for ongoing use. I was also exposed to fabrication techniques of perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells and techniques to measure optical properties of material layers in a device.

A community pharmacy with a variety of roles. This includes dispensing prescription medications, building strong customer relationships, medication packing for the elderly, medication delivery to patient homes, general stocktake and invoice receiving.

Monitoring Sydney Northern beaches via the CoastSnap Project. This involved using Matlab for mapping shoreline dynamics, comparing daily tide levels and general data collection.

Dispensing prescription medications, customer service, manually medication packing for the elderly, stock counting, stock ordering, invoice receiving.

Honours Class 1 Distinction WAM Thesis title: Investigating effective strategies to reduce the embodied emissions of photovoltaic module manufacturing