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Within the first 6 weeks of employment, I successfully scaled the QC line from 196 to >5,000 parts per day with 100% inspection of mass, visual, and dimensional criteria at over 70% yield for a top-tier customer.-Full-stack development of a suite of 10 multi-product, custom desktop applications for interfacing with QC measurement equipment, facilitating operator data entry, streaming and monitoring process parameters, tracking part status and location, and automatically generating… Show more Within the first 6 weeks of employment, I successfully scaled the QC line from 196 to >5,000 parts per day with 100% inspection of mass, visual, and dimensional criteria at over 70% yield for a top-tier customer.-Full-stack development of a suite of 10 multi-product, custom desktop applications for interfacing with QC measurement equipment, facilitating operator data entry, streaming and monitoring process parameters, tracking part status and location, and automatically generating daily/weekly production reports for review with the development team (C#, .Net, Macros & .bat automation). Incorporated upstream checks to catch escapes and track process errors.- Cut the cycle-time of the bottleneck QC process by more than 50% by separating data acquisition from analysis and offloading the analysis to a local PC cluster.- Optimized product packaging to reduce packaging cost by more than 75%, shipping weight by 80% and volume by 94%, all while greatly improving sample security during transit.-Eliminated data transcription errors on the production floor and ensured full traceability of parts by implementing a QR-based data exchange system between operations. -Built an offline local network for databasing critical process/QC data with guaranteed data authenticity and 100% network uptime-Developed an intuitive part serialization method that provides full traceability of each individual product from chemical precursor to final shipment. Show less

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal, Canada Area

• Completely replaced a largely manual production line with a scalable, fully automated sensor handling and calibration system. Designed from the ground up, this automated workflow increased production throughput by more than 300% with a reduction in manpower by over 85%. • Designed and manufactured custom production equipment and prepared documentation including drawings, schematics, layouts, BOMs, calibration procedures, maintenance plans, test and qualification reports.•… Show more • Completely replaced a largely manual production line with a scalable, fully automated sensor handling and calibration system. Designed from the ground up, this automated workflow increased production throughput by more than 300% with a reduction in manpower by over 85%. • Designed and manufactured custom production equipment and prepared documentation including drawings, schematics, layouts, BOMs, calibration procedures, maintenance plans, test and qualification reports.• Integral team member in new product development. Exercised formal training in SolidWorks injection mold design, advanced part modelling, linear static simulation, assembly modeling, drawing (ANSI), PDM, and sheet metal design. • Authored a wide range of software tools, applications, macros, and embedded firmware that are used in applications including automated sensor calibration, sales demonstration toolkits, data storage and processing, visualization, environmental parameter monitoring.• Certified as an internal auditor for EN ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems. Received training and certification in 2017 from BSI Canada. Obtained on-site experience in EN ISO 13485:2012 Medical Device standards. Show less

Montreal. Qc

• A five month internship position analyzing and troubleshooting technical problems for the Global Collaboration Environment resolution center. • Provided international client services; analyzing and resolving technical issues 24/7/365.• Received comprehensive training in troubleshooting issues with CATIA, ENOVIA, DELMIA, SolidWorks, and other applications within the Dassault product suite.

Vancouver, Bc

• A four month research position at one of the world's leading nuclear medicine research institutions.• Assisting in the design and construction of liquid targets for a proton beam cyclotron with the intent to synthesize invaluable radiometals for medical imaging applications. Designing and carrying out wet-laboratory protocols to obtain the desired precursors.• Designed, constructed, and tested data acquisition modules for the Fourier analysis of pressure data during beam… Show more • A four month research position at one of the world's leading nuclear medicine research institutions.• Assisting in the design and construction of liquid targets for a proton beam cyclotron with the intent to synthesize invaluable radiometals for medical imaging applications. Designing and carrying out wet-laboratory protocols to obtain the desired precursors.• Designed, constructed, and tested data acquisition modules for the Fourier analysis of pressure data during beam operation.• Received extensive training in radiation safety, chemical handling, and hazard identification and alleviation procedures in the workplace. Show less

Lachine, Qc

• A 16 week internship position working towards the development of a new product line and investigation of a novel support material for bath and shower bases.• Became an integral member of the project development team by leading daily activities, documenting research and results, designing and assembling test equipment, preparing reports, and designing material property measurement equipment.• Managed a team of construction specialists through a dynamic and iterative design… Show more • A 16 week internship position working towards the development of a new product line and investigation of a novel support material for bath and shower bases.• Became an integral member of the project development team by leading daily activities, documenting research and results, designing and assembling test equipment, preparing reports, and designing material property measurement equipment.• Managed a team of construction specialists through a dynamic and iterative design process. Regularly participated in brainstorming sessions and discussions for the conception of target product constructions.• Designed and commissioned test equipment using SolidWorks. Obtained familiarity with HyperWorks and its application in the generation of finite element models (FEMs). Used learnings from FEMs to optimize designs. Show less

Concordia University. Montreal, Qc

• A 12 week contract to design and execute a data collection campaign for the purposes of training voice recognition systems. During this work term, I developed the following skill set:• Project planning and coordination, including the development of action plans, meeting minutes, project status updates, project charters, design documentation, project requirement assessments, and final project reports.• Needs assessment and project progression monitoring through regular meetings… Show more • A 12 week contract to design and execute a data collection campaign for the purposes of training voice recognition systems. During this work term, I developed the following skill set:• Project planning and coordination, including the development of action plans, meeting minutes, project status updates, project charters, design documentation, project requirement assessments, and final project reports.• Needs assessment and project progression monitoring through regular meetings with project mandator.• Event planning and coordination, including event promotion, space acquisition, cost analysis, data collection methodology, and logistics.• Automated audio data segmentation and categorization using Python. Show less

Montreal, Qc

• Carried out analysis of soil, air, and water samples for the detection of semi-volatile hydrocarbon compounds using GC-MS.• Followed standard operating procedure (SOP) and quality control checks (QC) to ensure validity and integrity of measurement data.• Validation and troubleshooting of GC-MS instrumentation based on standard industry criteria.

Montreal, Qc

• Designed ultrasonically active biosensors for detection of vitamin D metabolites• Worked towards development of point-of-care medical devices using ultrasound spectroscopy• Employed chemometric data analysis using MATLAB

Otto Maass Chemistry

• Aided in teachings related to Instrumental Analysis 1 & 2, graded reports, administered oral examinations, and provided feedback to student inquiries.• Lead groups of students through tutorials on methodologies, GC, HPLC-MS, HPLC-UV/VIS, ASV, AES, fluorescence spectroscopy, monochromator design, MATLAB, and electronic interfacing with DAQs.

Montreal, Qc

Developing biocompatible nano sensors for acoustic recognition of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (a vitamin D metabolite)

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering, 4.20 / 4.30 (Great Distinction)

Activities and Societies: Teaching Assistant - ENGR 251: Thermodynamics 1 Tutorial (Fall 2015)

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Analytical Chemistry, 4.0 / 4.0

Teaching Assistant: Instrumental Analysis 1 & 2. Supervisor: Dr. David H. Burns.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Honours In Chemistry, 3.67 / 4.0

Activities and Societies: Senior chemistry representative on the McGill academic committee, Senior chemistry mentor, Tutor and tutorial.