EXPERIENCE
2020 to 2021
Helping the COVID Response
When the pandemic hit in March, I was asked by a family friend (physician) to investigate the manufacturing of intubation enclosures; a box to help protect doctors from infectious bodily fluids when performing intubation on COVID-19 positive patients. I organized an engineer team to manufacture multiple prototypes, and helped secure grant funding to support the project. My enclosure designs went to live-patient trials in April.
2019 to 2022
BERLINGUETTE RESEARCH GROUP
Lead Mechanical Project Engineer (P.Eng)
Worked with engineers, scientists, and post-doctoral researchers to manufacture custom high-throughput robotic components for the autonomous robotic platform “Project Ada.” Provided extensive development work with a partner collaborator company North Robotics. Met weekly with project stakeholders and to track project deliverables and conduct design reviews. Managed 30+ design projects exclusively used Solidworks 2018/2019 Created high-resolution renders for use in grant submissions and conference use. Managed research department co-op students; regularly scheduled design review sessions, and worked on methodologies surrounding efficient design review discussions.
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2020 to Present
MIRU SMART TECHNOLOGIES
Robotics Engineer (Independent Contractor) (P.Eng)
Feb 2022 Lead Engineer, Development
Supervise a 5 person team responsible for planning, budgeting, designing, and building an automated multi-axis robotic platform for high-throughput and ML-assisted laboratory research (including technical report writing & presentations to external stakeholders).
Design, manufacture, and manage equipment supporting electrochromic window development, device building, and facility expansion (managing Solidworks CAD & PDM).
Support group engineering processes by leading bi-weekly meetings (FMEA, fish-bone analysis, commissioning checklists, CAD review).
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2021
UBC EMPLOYER RECOGNITION AWARD
The UBC Science Co-op Supervisor Recognition Award recognizes outstanding mentorship and coaching provided to the Co-op student by their supervisor.
Recognized for my work managing a robotics project with an industrial partner.
2014
OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY GRADUATE
Masters of Science in Motorsports Engineering
Graduation with Distinction
2013 to 2014
OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY FSAE
Suspension / Drivetrain Component Design
Designed various components for the 2014 OBR drivetrain. Most notably the rear bulkhead for the vehicle, which ties in wishbone hard points as well as provides an engine mounting location. Designs and FEA completed in SolidWorks. Created a full dynamic model of the OBR 2014 vehicle in MSC Adams in order to justify spring / ARB selection. Responsibilities included overall vehicle setup, race engineering and damper tuning. Competitions: FSUK Silverstone England 2014, FSG Hockenheim Germany 2014, FSC Czech Republic 2014.
2015 to 2018
PRATT AND MILLER ENGINEERING
Trackside Chassis Support Engineer to Team Penske & Simulation Engineer (EIT)
Worked on extensive analytical vehicle simulation used to aid team Engineers. Provided live-timing / diagnostic telemetry analysis during race events. Wrote custom Matlab GUIs to aid telemetry analysis.
Designed and wrote background vehicle physics models & environment for the GM IndyCar Driver in Loop (DIL) simulator. Created visually appealing timing and scoring reports (distributed to Chevy teams). Data post processed with Microsoft Power Query and Power BI. Advanced analytics / statistical analysis performed in Matlab and Microsoft Excel.
2013 to 2014
ANALYTIC SYSTEMS
RACE ENERGY PERFORMANCE
Race Engineer (EIT)
Duties included vehicle setup and post-race diagnostics (Race Studio Analysis), as well as control systems and overall vehicle checks for both vehicles. Designed and manufactured custom 4-1 exhaust for a GTL 1.6L 4 cyl. engine. Provided shock and damper analysis.
2013
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA GRADUATE
Bachelors of Applied Science in
Mechanical Engineering
2012
ZODIAC HURRICANE TECHNOLOGIES
Marine Junior Design Engineer (EIT)
Assisted senior engineers in various marine military design projects. ISO 9001 standards adhered to for all projects. Responsible for misc. design projects from concept phase to final product, while working with shop tradesmen. Designed various boat / hull components in SolidWorks; all components managed by use of PDM works.
2009
UBC STRUCTURED SURFACE PHYSICS LAB
Junior Design Engineer (EIT)
Worked with researchers & senior engineers on a prototype solar canopy; a device that mounts to the side of a building and tracks light with a mirror array, and channels condensed light into building. I went through the full design phase from concept, model scale, validation, through to full scale testing. All designs, GD&T drawings, and animations were completed in SolidWorks, and I was responsible for all model / full scale production.
2008 to 2013
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FSAE
Co-Captain / Team Leader
Managed 7 sub-groups during the 2010-2013 seasons. Worked with sub-team leaders to plan and schedule design/fabrication milestones. Responsible for chassis fabrication and designed custom assembly fixtures and tooling projects. Designed and manufactured front and rear wing aero. kit for my 4th year capstone project. Competitions: FSAE-W Fontana CA 2011, FSAE-L Lincoln NE 2012/2013.
2010
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA
Junior Design Engineer (EIT)
Worked with researchers & senior engineers in charge of updating and maintaining federal government marine ways / docks along the BC coast. Worked with tradesmen to oversee various repair projects. Obtained certified underwater aircraft egress training.