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Waterloo, On, Ca

Texas, United States

Muskoka, Ontario, Canada

- Launched and established the business from the ground up, demonstrating strong entrepreneurial acumen and visionary leadership.- Results-driven entrepreneur with a focus on branding, company direction, and operational efficiency. - Demonstrating expertise in bookkeeping, sales, and client relations within the lakefront installation, and marine maintenance industries. - Responsible for diagnosing, repairing, and maintaining over 100 customer boats, designed innovative solutions to service boats on site.

Nevada, United States

- Designed and procured five types of material handling carts critical to ramping line operations, collaborating with Global Supply Managers and multiple suppliers.- Conducted Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) across three locations in Germany, resolving 30+ equipment functionality issues and improving cycle times by ~15%. Presented findings to Tesla Automation teams.- Facilitated design, safety reviews, and procurement for robotic-backup pneumatic EOATs. Conducted solo FAT in Ohio, resolving three critical safety issues.- Led multiple CAD projects, designing and building safety enclosures, guarding systems, and a mechanical EOAT for 700lbs fixture handling, enhancing operational safety and efficiency.- Suggested and implemented operational improvements, including packaging design, control logic, and workflow process enhancements.

Valcourt, Quebec, Canada

- Responsible for final diagnostic software validation, conducting rigorous on-vehicle tests using software modifications and mechanical intervention. Employed root cause analysis to resolve 15+ critical functional issues in pre-production software.- Conceived and developed a set of new suspension diagnostic functions to increase product quality and customer satisfaction. - Played an integral role in FMEA processes for new vehicle platforms, contributing expertise and immense field experience. -Wrote and validated 500+ fault code descriptions and troubleshooting procedures for dealer technicians.

Valcourt, Quebec, Canada

- Conducted rigorous on-vehicle tests using software modifications and mechanical interventions across product lines. - Analyzed 100+ customer and dealer reports to investigate production vehicle problems in the field. Reverse engineered components to source the root cause and develop solutions. - Built an automated fault code naming tool to enhance efficiency and clarity to dealers and technicians. Wrote 100+ descriptions with this tool.

Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

- Designed, modified, and prototyped parts, for Medical Automation Equipment contributing to over 1MM in sales- Designed over 30 parts using SOLIDWORKS 3-D CAD software

North Kawartha, Ontario, Canada

- Responsible for diagnosing, repairing, and maintaining clients powerboats and PWCs.- Contributed to increasing the storage customer basis by over 100% after 2 years.

Ontario, Canada

- Self owned and operated private business responsible for diagnosing, repairing, and maintaining 30+ powerboats and PWCs throughout Ontario.

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechatronics, Robotics, And Automation Engineering

High School Diploma, 4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Student council - Vice President Relay for Life - Event chair Football - Team Captain Drumline Hockey Rugby.