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Niagara-On-The-Lake, On, Ca

Vineland Station, On

- Contributing to the development and management of multiple autonomous greenhouse vegetable harvesting systems.- Responsible for the programming and maintenance of various "off-the-shelf" robotic manipulators and mobile platforms.- Oversees the deployment and testing of robotics systems in both laboratory and greenhouse environments.- Supervises a team of research technicians; responsible for the assignment and review of their tasks.

St. Catharines, Ontario

- Managed the gathering, packing, and shipping of wide-ranging greenhouse floral orders.- Oversaw the organization, transportation, and deployment of a team of 2 - 6 workers.- Responsible for the delivery of greenhouse products to customer facilities using company transport trucks.- Gained an abundance of experience with day-to-day greenhouse operations.

Vineland Station, Ontario

- Employed as a CO-OP student in Vineland's Robotics and Automation department.- Assisted with the design and assembly of an autonomous vegetable harvesting project.- Designed, assembled and programmed an automated gantry system using PLC terminals.- Gained experience with CAD and 3D printers.

Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario

- Machine shop employee for firm which designs and fabricates custom robotic machinery.- Operated Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) machines, including a vertical milling machineand lathe machine.- Operated several powered machining equipment including a drill press, band saw, cold saw, andangle grinder.- Created and assembled custom robotic pieces from design drawings.- Assembled and installed company's products on customers’ premises.

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Robotics And Control

Bachelor Of Engineering Science - Besc, Electrical And Electronics Engineering