Head of Soft Engineering and Innovation
February 2022 - July 2024
Armour Development Specialist
September 2020 - February 2022
Chiron Global Tech - X1 suit research and development to proceed and engage companies to manufacture
Hannah designed and developed the lycra undergarments to take simulation rounds and add underlayer protection to the user's hard armour while training. The design needed to ensure mobility, heat/moisture, and durability of materials. Within this role, Hannah developed the rigging system that connects the suit and enables the wearer to have full working dexterity of their limbs.
All components, both garments and rigging have all been gradually designed and refined to manufacturable items. When designing and developing these different components a range of manufacturing methods have been taken into consideration. Hannah needed to work with client budgets to meet deliverables within the research and development process while integrating with the hard materials specialists to make these products viable.
** Due to the nature of this project I can not show more detailed imagery of designed garment.
Website - https://chironglobal.tech/
Workshop Technician
Sportswear Design and Manufacture
Unified Weapons Master
Chiron Global
November 2015 – July 2016
Hannah worked within the New Zealand design and development workshop as a Workshop Technician.
Within this role Hannah assisted in developing and implementing manufacturing processes to produce the intelligent carbon fibre suits which enables full contact combat, it has an extreme level of protection and a scoring system to calculate force and location of strikes.
Hannah worked with the team streamlining the carbon fibre infusion process of the hard armour components and developing the rigging system for amour to attach to each athletes body.
Live onset crew at the sporting event, dressing fighters, ensuring their safety and as technical assistance.
Hannah worked with a small team to design, develop and produce a high-performance glove to prevent trauma to the hand while fighting with a baton. Hannah specialised in the design, ergonomics and fabrication of the glove to ensure mobility and the highest level of protection possible.
Workshop Technician
Sportswear Design and Manufacture
Unified Weapons Master
Chiron Global
November 2015 – July 2016
Brief – To design and make a glove to protect the hand from blunt weapon trauma blows.
Specifications –
1. Protection
Materials – Carbon, Leather and Poron
2. Mobility
Wrist – Glove/ Sleeve relationship (over or under sleeve)
Moveable joints
Separate Fingers
3. Usability
Pickup weapon (do not use flat ends)
Grip/ Hold weapon (Material needs to be light, grip and malleable)
Perforated palm for breathability
