Henry R. Drayton
Hardware & Integration Engineer
U.S. / AUS Dual Citizen
The Royal College of Art (MA)
Innovation Design Engineering 2026
Experience
- Led technical delivery for installation at Kunst Haus Wien, Vienna
- Produced Blender models and technical animations
- Coordinated international suppliers and fabrication partners
- Managed QC, testing, logistics, and delivery schedules
- Supported integration of levitating mechatronic structure at Frankfurt Airport
- Designed load-rated rigging systems for 3-tonne hollowed boulders
- Applied maritime load-distribution principles to architectural installs
- Designed welding jigs and fabricated structural components for Blitzrakete
- Worked across design, fabrication, and production teams
- Developed and maintained production full-stack applications
- Wrote unit and integration tests
- Conducted peer code reviews
- Documented architecture and system changes
- Delivered client-facing systems in agile teams
Projects
Census
Ansarada
Cashrewards
RMIT
Shell
- Swathers, diggers, forklifts, bobcats
- Serviced and refit yachts — structural and mechanical systems
- Operated 18-tonne travelift
- Supervised 2–3 staff across 100+ vessel fleet
- Responded to marine emergencies
- Performed fabrication and on-site repairs
- Translated client briefs into engineered outcomes
- Designed animatronic systems for Coca-Cola TVCs
- Produced technical drawings and installation documentation
- Supported fabrication and site installation
Projects
Coca-Cola
Mecca Cosmetica
WARRRL
Barrisol
- Designed hardware for commercial drone platforms
- Developed drone skins for Surf Life Saving Australia, Sydney Trains, and Sutherland Shire Council
- Assisted development of peristaltic water-sampling system for DJI M600
Education
- Imperial Enterprise Lab – WE Innovate competitor
- Co-founded AI communication software startup for people with Broca's aphasia
- Imperial Robotics Society
- Mechatronics, mechanical engineering, signal processing
- Thesis: Underwater ROV for surface preparation and two-pack epoxy application on offshore wind turbine monopiles
- TIG & MIG welding, lathes, mills
- Digital fabrication & advanced materials
- Design engineering & systems prototyping
- Design research methodologies
- Languages: JavaScript, Ruby, HTML, CSS
- Front-End: React, Tailwind, Bootstrap
- Back-End: Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Node.js
- Cloud: AWS
- Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Git
- Designed self-balancing inverted pendulum (Segway-type system)
- Closed-loop control with PID
- IMU integration & motor controllers
- MATLAB modelling & tuning
- SolidWorks, FEA, Generative Design, Fusion 360, Keyshot
- Design for manufacture
- Rapid prototyping & fabrication
Awards & Recognition
Hult Prize – Finalist
Selected from 18,000 entries2026
WE Innovate – Finalist
Selected from 170 entries2025
Royal Designers for Industry – Summer Residency
2025
Primitive Medium
Apple TV2024
Primitive Medium – Broadcast
SBS2024
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
2022
International Wilderness Medical First Responder
2018
Social Impact
Humanity First Award
Slalom Build2024
Nominated from 10,000+ employees globally
OzHarvest – Global Food Drive
2022
Raised $10k for Slalom's annual Global Food Drive
Clean Up Australia
2022 – 2023
Led Slalom's corporate clean-up effort in Redfern Park
Planet Ark Environmental Foundation
2022 – 2023
Led Slalom's tree-planting program for Woollahra Council