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Ottawa, On, Ca

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

St John’S, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada

- Designing the Electrical System for an autonomous surface vehicle (ASV) to compete in the 2024 RoboBoat competition- Implementing hardware protection including a relay-operated remote kill switch, and a battery under voltage monitor using comparators. - Building on our results from the 2023 RoboBoat competition, where the team finished Top-10 in hardware safety and won the “Rookie of the Year” award.

St John’S, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada

Sainte-Anne-De-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada

- Developed skills in analog power design by assisting in the design and analysis of Electrical Power Conditioners for a next-generation satellite.- Designed a two-output flyback converter including a buck regulator as a Point of Load for the Canadarm3 project. - Studied and worked with various circuitry concepts, including switching power converters, filters, comparator alarms, and transistor logic. - Refined skills in many phases of the electrical hardware design process… Show more - Developed skills in analog power design by assisting in the design and analysis of Electrical Power Conditioners for a next-generation satellite.- Designed a two-output flyback converter including a buck regulator as a Point of Load for the Canadarm3 project. - Studied and worked with various circuitry concepts, including switching power converters, filters, comparator alarms, and transistor logic. - Refined skills in many phases of the electrical hardware design process, including Power Dissipation calculations, circuit simulations, and PCB layout design. - Conducted in-lab testing and tuning for Engineering and Flight model PCB’s. Show less

St John’S, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada

- Assisted in the successful design of Wabush Substation upgrades, designed primary CAD drawings utilized in the 2023 construction season.- Gained technical knowledge by assisting with the procurement of high-voltage equipment, analyzing and approving bids from vendors.

St John’S, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada

- Completed work packages for the installation of moisture reduction units on high-voltage transformers.- Completed Computer-Aided Design Markups for the installation of high-voltage Disconnect switches.