Dr Philip Teakle – Managing Director
Philip founded Teakle Composites in 2007. He has been studying or practising mechanical engineering, primarily in new product development, for over twenty years. He has held the following positions:
- Research engineer in the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO – Australia’a national R&D organisation) developing fibre composite applications in exploration and mining. He also worked on the mitigation and utilisation of methane in mine ventilation air.
- R&D engineer for a diesel engine technology company
- Consulting engineer in new product development and failure analysis
- Machine designer for a start-up company developing packaging equipment for the food and pharmaceutical industries
Dr Teakle has been awarded the following qualifications:
- Registered Professional Engineer Queensland (RPEQ)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology).
- Master of Science (University of Queensland)
- Bachelor of Engineering (University of Queensland)
He is an Adjunct Associate Professor with the Faculty of Engineering at The University of Queensland.
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Fabian Zander
Fabian graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with a double major in Mechanical and Space Engineering from the University of Queensland. He was a research assistant with the University, working with Dr Teakle on the development of the laboratory filament winding machine and the manufacture of the HyCAUSE lightweight hypersonic rocket nosecone. He is working with Teakle Composites part-time while completing his doctorate investigating high-temperature composite materials for scramjet applications. His doctorate is being supported by Teakle Composites and Dr Teakle is his associate supervisor.
Daniel Kiorgaard
Daniel joined Teakle Composites after graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronic Engineering. He has primarily been involved in the design and testing of a new fibreglass piping system.
Lindsay Pickstone
Lindsay holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the University of Queensland with a double major in Mechanical and Space Engineering. After graduating he worked in the piping division of a large engineering consultancy and then joined Teakle Composites. He has worked on composite manufacturing process design and the development of a new fibreglass piping system.
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