Entry route
Joined an F1 team directly as a data/systems engineer and climbed data → performance → race engineer.
Highlights
Joined Ferrari via its graduate engineering programme / F1 Engineering Academy (2015)
Performance engineer to Sebastian Vettel (2019-2020) and Carlos Sainz (2021-2023) at Ferrari
Promoted to F1 race engineer at Sauber from the 2024 Miami GP (Valtteri Bottas)
Race engineer who guided Nico Hulkenberg to his maiden F1 podium at the 2025 British Grand Prix
Research notes
Driver pairing (Hulkenberg) and Ferrari->Sauber->Audi path are confirmed by multiple independent sources (Wikipedia, The Org/LinkedIn-derived, PlanetF1, Motorsport.com, Pit Debrief). Nationality (American) and education (Virginia Tech BSc, Oxford Brookes MSc Racing Engine Design) triangulated across Wikipedia and The Org. Exact education years (2008-2012 BSc;
2014-2015 MSc) and the DENSO role (2012-2014) come primarily from The Org/LinkedIn-sourced summary;
treat year boundaries as approximate. years_to_race_engineer computed from 2015 F1 entry to 2024 first race-engineer seat (=9). No documented radio nickname found, so aka left empty.
Education
Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
BSc · Mechanical Engineering
2008-2012
Technische Universitat Darmstadt
Study abroad (Automotive Engineering) · Automotive Engineering
2012
Oxford Brookes University
MSc · Racing Engine Design
2014-2015