Mr Andy Richardson

Towards Precision Engineering: Pathways to Custom Equipment Solutions
Friday 27th November 9 – 10am AEDT
Andy has been an engineer in Australia's National High Performance Sports System since 2018. His passion for sport and interaction with high performance teams individuals led him to cross over from a successful career in professional motorsport engineering to sport engineering. Andy’s background in professional motorsport provides the AIS with a high level of digital design expertise and the ability to deliver robust high performance products.
During his time in the AIS Applied Technology & Innovation (AT&I) department, Andy's work has encompassed delivery of customised equipment to 13 different sports, both Olympic and Paralympic. A large focus of Andy’s work has been the growth of AT&I’s Engineering capability, seeing a rise in staff numbers and a total overhaul of the workshop and manufacturing facility.