Fergus McMullan

Kia Ora,

My name is Fergus and I am a 19 year old Mechanical engineering student in the second stage of the Pinnacle Programme. I am inspired by the idea of finding solutions and enjoy the process of creating and making. 

I am in my second year of study at the University of Canterbury and particularly enjoy the way engineering combines both creativity and science. In my free time I like to create and enjoy drawing and sculpture. I find that the sculpture process heavily overlaps with the engineering process with an underlying goal to learn, adjust and redefine ideas. Outside of Art and Science I hold a passion for nature and enjoy tramping, surfing and anything that gets me out of the city. Professionally I am keen to combine my love of nature with my love of solving problems and engineering.

The Pinnacle Programme has opened many doors to me and played a great part in developing my leadership and teamwork skills. Lessons I learnt through Pinnacle have been applicable throughout my life and University experience. Spirit of Adventure and Outward Bound especially helped me understand ways to work with people with different styles to me and different goals. And throughout the wider Pinnacle Programme I have been encourage to work on myself and been both inspired and empowered to achieve more in both my personal, social and academic life.