Derek Kursikowski - P.Eng, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Instructor for Heating and Cooling Load Calculations and Psychrometrics as part of the Bachelor of Engineering - Building Science Engineering professional degree program.

• Managed multi-million dollar project portfolio within life sciences and pharmaceutical industries, with a focus on sustainability through process automation.
• Deliver technical guidance and development by ensuring clear documentation and robust project management.
• Demonstrated leader in cross-disciplinary collaboration, building strong relationships and emphasizing technical leadership to achieve targets and develop implementation strategies.
• Communicate project status and milestones through customer meetings and written status reports using MS Office and project scheduling with MS Project.
• Provide financial plan at project launch, and budgetary oversight throughout the project lifecycle.

Waterloo, Ontario

• Clients in robotics and automation, automotive, medical, energy efficiency and construction industries; providing strategic planning and execution of projects, go to market manufacturing, and product design; with a.
• Implemented Project Management framework for homebuilder to increase operational efficiency by automating routine tasks utilizing tailored MS Office solutions, structured process mapping, and waterfall plan.
• Developed strategic plans for energy reduction initiatives for clients following the ASHRAE standards, which included preparing tender documents, scope of work and acting as liaison to contractors.
• Managed the design, installation and commissioning of HVAC system for a commercial office expansion.
• Co-ordinated integration of a fleet of Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) into material handling process for automotive client.
• Conducted case study for industrial automation client on strategies for addressing advanced manufacturing shift to support Industry 4.0 products.

Waterloo, Ontario

• Lead engineer of product design initiative and development of autonomous tank models using rotomolding, human factors and SolidWorks modelling following design best practices and GD&T.
• Managed, led and provided technical supervision and feedback for cross-functional teams across several departments, ensuring project were executed on time and budget.
• Created strategic plan for engineering process upgrade to manufacturing to increase production capacity.
• Pioneered early stage development of formal company ecosystem by utilizing technical, leadership, and business expertise.
• Developed specifications, created drawings, consulted with customers and worked with vendors and contractors to ensure projects were executed on time and budget.
• Patents strategically developed to boost IP portfolio prior to seeking investments to demonstrated competitive edge in growing market and create barrier of entry for competition.

• Project manager for multiple international projects, setting time lines, managing resources and budgets, and translating customer needs into successful results.
• Managed team of junior engineers for project success. Worked on talent development through technical mentorship and evaluation.
• Coordinate with partners across every facet of the business including sales, project management, clients, engineering, and support ensuring projects are executed on time, on budget with excellent results.
• Successfully implemented a plan to improve installation performance by 72%.
• Managed manufacturing teams during rollout of new products at multi-million dollar, high-tech facilities in China and Hungary.
• Represented my team in high-impact communications with senior leadership and in client-facing communication.

• Managed testing of new engine development, including establishing criteria for evaluating performance of design changes to ensure year-over-year improvements.
• Product development, prototype evaluation, and design of experiments.
• Led field testing to evaluate lifecycle performance and new product development mechanical parts
• Led engineering team during FMEA and managed assembly line configuration for key product production.

• Provided end-to-end project management and budgetary oversight of automation projects up to $5 million.
• Designed, installed and tested automated systems for diverse industrial clients.
• Supervised factory and site acceptance test activities.
• Successfully implemented electrical schematic standardization program reducing design hours by 25%.
• Programmed human-machine interface and programmable logic controllers.
• Consulted clients and vendors in design of turn-key work cells for automotive, pharmaceutical, nuclear, and food industries; including researching regulations to identify key elements to ensure compliance.

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Systems Design Engineering

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Honours Mechanical Engineering With Management Sciences Option

Mechanical Engineering Technology, Robotics And Automation

Certified Engineering Technologist (C.E.T.) designation with Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists.