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Canada

• Develop technical documentation according to industry regulatory requirements, including: • User Manual • Installation & Maintenance Manual • FMEA & Safety Analysis• Conduct FMEA analysis following IEC 60812 methodologies

• Supported the development of a jetboard (propelled surf board) from prototype to manufacturing.• Iterated CAD model from additive manufacturing prototype to injection molded design using Fusion 360.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Ottawa, Canada Area

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Oversaw and ensured compliance with technical requirements defined by contracts for complex naval projects• Gathered and distilled requirements from a range of internal and external stakeholders such as customers as well as structural & aerothermal engineers• Developed and delivered internal technical specifications to design engineers and suppliers• Read and interpreted international technical specifications for Military, Marine, and Naval Ship applications• Developed technical risk assessments and presented high risk items to cognizant engineers and project management for review• Created customer documentation as required such as FMEA reports• Reviewed product drawings and completed documents to ensure requirement compliance• Created engineering task lists according to project management milestones to ensure all technical tasks were addressed and scheduled • Developed and conducted small-scale test procedures for improvement of company manufacturing procedures

Ottawa, Canada Area

▏ ▏ Engineering ▏ ▏• Managed and participated in the development of innovative water slide products by following ProSlide’s Product Development Process• Completed documentation of the design process including design specifications, risk assessments, technical data packages and test plans• Conducted design reviews to ensure compliance of international standards• Performed Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analyses to predict and evaluate water behaviour• Performed finite element modelling and analyses of fiberglass components• Designed prototypes to validate CFD simulations and implemented proof-of-concept testing• Developed on-site data acquisition procedures and standardized post-processing methods• Troubleshot problems with products in order to determine mode of failure and provide a resolution plan• Interdisciplinary collaboration with industrial designers, as well as structural and manufacturing engineers to ensure feasibility of implementation▏ ▏ Project Planning & Management ▏ ▏• Oversaw multiple design projects and ensured they remained on schedule• Provided project documentation such as budgets, schedules & timelines, and client requirements• Led design review meetings to ensure project and design requirements were met as well as to provide updates to key stakeholders• Developed strong client relations through regular project updates via phone or email, with face-to-face interaction during installation and on-site product testing• Travelled on-site to conduct product testing, leading groups of up to 30 people• Created product verification testing requirements and coordinated on-site resources as required• Followed-up with suppliers to monitor progress of purchase orders and coordinate delivery with the Logistics team• Prepared non-disclosure agreements, contractor statements of work and service agreements for processing by the Legal team

Kingston, Ontario

• Aided in developing design criteria for the optimal performance of an off-road vehicle• Developed testing methods and data acquisition processes to create baseline parameters for comparison and validation of new designs• Executed test methods with controlled variables to obtain video and sensor data for analysis• Analyzed video and sensor data to draw conclusions on the magnitude of improved vehicle performance• Designed and analyzed vehicle components using SolidWorks and ANSYS software to analytically validate designed product• Investigated component failures to determine mode of failure and document improvements for future design iterations• Gained hands-on manufacturability experience using CNC manufacturing equipment

Chalk River, On

• Conducted experimental research of polymer cable insulation lifetime by developing and documenting test procedures• Executed test procedures and analyzed acquired data to draw meaningful theories and conclusions on material lifetimes• Investigated outlier data to identify cause in variation, justify elimination, or draw alternative conclusions on material lifetimes