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St John’s, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada

Established a team of 50 students to develop an autonomous and electric go-kart.- Top 10 finish at the 2022 F1Tenth Competition.- Strategically guided mechanical, electrical, software, and business sub-teams, implementing a goal-oriented, lean product development cycle.- Developed a team vision and purpose that was used to raise over $60,000 in funding.

St John’s, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada

Developing a sensor suite for large scale data collection of Canada’s harsh winter road network.- Designed a ROS2-compatible user interface capable of running, debugging, visualizing, and recording sensor data.- Integrated a depth camera, LiDAR, IMU, and GPS with ROS2, tested functionality with Gazebo simulation software and in various outdoor.

Created a device to produce eco-friendly 3D printer filament and help combat plastic pollution.- Won 1st place at Enactus Regional Exposition by writing and presenting a shark-tank style business pitch to an audience of business professionals- Collaborated with cross-disciplinary team members to align project ideas, goals, timelines and logistics.

Developed a sensor payload to enhance the autonomous capabilities of a helicopter.- Successfully implemented a sensor suite with a Nvidia Jetson GPU for data visualization and management. The sensor suite included a camera (RGB and Thermal), LiDAR, IMU, and Radar.- Troubleshooted and tested the payload with state-of-the-art localization algorithms using.

St John’s, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada

Assisted graduates, student teams, and entrepreneurs with designing, testing, and manufacturing prototypes.