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Kitchener, On, Ca

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

- Designed and developed multiple consumer-facing applications to test as start-up ideas using tech stacks that were entirely new to me.- Launched cross-platform apps to the App store, Play Store and web.- Interviewed users regarding problems and presented solutions. Iterated on feedback to grow the product.Technologies used: Flutter/Dart, Typescript, Node JS, Python, Firebase, Google Cloud Platform, AWS Personalize, Serverless

Kingston Ontario

Joined IPG as part of the Laser Depth Dynamics acquisition. Helped integrate our weld depth monitoring system amongst IPGs larger product line. Worked with various other product owners and systems teams to allow our tool to be part of their standard offering. Took over the management of additional software teams (remote welding heads) and continued to grow the Canadian subsidiary.- Owned entire software roadmap for multiple product lines, some from inception.- Provided clear and responsive communication to all stakeholders about product timelines, bottlenecks and risks. Worked with developers to ensure clear deliverables and deadlines so that everyone was able to bring the project to a well-defined, completed state.- Led and developed the team responsible for all aspects of the software development process (project management, requirements, design, architecture, implementation, testing, delivery and support).- Coordinated with hardware development and customer-facing teams to prioritize feature development to match customer deadlines and identify which work was on the critical path.- Balanced customer obligations/support with new developments which would push the product to a higher level. - Worked with the team to solve technical challenges, resolve bugs for customers, and innovate on the product. Built minimum viable products to prove out customer requests or test new experimental ideas.- Led the growth and hiring process for the entire CA subsidiary, including all aspects of onboarding /training. - Focused on continuous improvement of the entire team (E.g. mentorship, performance reviews, investigating new methodologies) and our process (code reviews, work in progress, automation tools, communication, etc...).Technologies: NI Labview, C++, CUDA, Python, Cameras, Motors, Fiber Optics, Free Space Optics, Lasers, Framegrabbers, DAQs (digital and analog), Serial communication, TCP/IP, Motion Control Systems, PLC Communication.

Kingston, On

Kingston, On

Kingston, On

Kingston Ontario

Our group uses the principles of optical coherence tomography within a laser machining setup to realize in-situ imaging of laser processing. Using LabVIEW, I have created a software package for collecting, and analyzing the imaging data and for controlling the laser machining and the motion control. We take advantage of LabVIEW's DAQmx, and IMAQ software as well as it's GPU capabilities to achieve high-performance processing with the goals of 3D imaging and machining control and real time processing.

Kingston, Ontario

My research primarily involves the implementation of numerical techniques in Matlab and C++ for solving the local density of states in systems with arbitrary geometries and arbitrary materials. The goal is to enhance spontaneous emission of atoms or quantum dots for single photon applications. We use finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) techniques, and the coupled dipole method to calculate the photonic Green Function in systems such as: photonic crystal cavities, plasmonic systems, and negative index materials (metamaterials).

Ottawa, Canada Area

Used complex scaling to numerically investigate the bound state dynamics of a single electron in intense laser pulses in Matlab. This involved solving a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian and analyzing the energy levels as the potential barrier varied in time.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Physics, 90

Thesis: Dyadic Green Functions and their Applications in Classical and Quantum Nanophotonics

Master'S Of Science, Physics, A+

Thesis: Time Dependent Complex Scaling: Quantum Dynamics in Strongly Perturbed Systems

Bacehlor Of Science (Honours), Physics, 87