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Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Vancouver, Canada Area

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyDepartment of Physics and AstronomyNanoMedicines Innovation Network (NMIN)

Vancouver, Canada Area

Utilizing lean manufacturing techniques, I was responsible for assembling all of the various mechanical and electrical sub-systems in Meccanica's "Solo" electric vehicle. As well as this, I collaborated with the engineers to diagnose issues with current and new product development.Prior to customer delivery, I performed comprehensive pre-delivery inspections (PDI) on Meccanica's 2nd generation "Solo" electric vehicles. This involved visual inspections of the paint quality, body fitment,… Show more Utilizing lean manufacturing techniques, I was responsible for assembling all of the various mechanical and electrical sub-systems in Meccanica's "Solo" electric vehicle. As well as this, I collaborated with the engineers to diagnose issues with current and new product development.Prior to customer delivery, I performed comprehensive pre-delivery inspections (PDI) on Meccanica's 2nd generation "Solo" electric vehicles. This involved visual inspections of the paint quality, body fitment, and any potential damage, as well as upgrading parts to the latest specifications. Show less

University Of British Columbia

Using Zemax simulations as a software aid, I led a team to develop and assemble an infrared hyper-spectroscopy apparatus for our research group. The tool, consisting of a solid-state laser, precision optics and opto-mechanics, and an FTIR spectrometer, is capable of automatically and repeatably raster-scan imaging the hot, incandescent glow of optically-heated multi-walled carbon nanotube forests. At each grid point spaced a few micrometers apart, the tool captures a 1-25 micrometer infrared… Show more Using Zemax simulations as a software aid, I led a team to develop and assemble an infrared hyper-spectroscopy apparatus for our research group. The tool, consisting of a solid-state laser, precision optics and opto-mechanics, and an FTIR spectrometer, is capable of automatically and repeatably raster-scan imaging the hot, incandescent glow of optically-heated multi-walled carbon nanotube forests. At each grid point spaced a few micrometers apart, the tool captures a 1-25 micrometer infrared spectrum with the FTIR, and calculates the temperature with custom MATLAB scripts.Using this apparatus, I have shown that there exists extremely high temperature gradients (upwards of 30 μm/K) on this otherwise conductive material. While not limited to carbon nanotubes or thermionic emission, this approach and tool could be used to study the thermal characteristics of other micro/nano-electronic materials and systems. I presented an early version of this tool at the 30th International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (slide deck attached below). Show less

Georgetown, On

In this undergraduate co-op placement, I assisted the process engineers with depositing thin film dielectric optical filters (anti-reflective, bandpass, shortpass, longpass, metallic mirrors, etc.) by RF/DC magnetron sputtering and electron-beam evaporation, and diamond-like carbon coatings by PECVD. These served as pre-production samples for prospective customers of Intlvac's thin film deposition UHV chambers.I also assisted the mechanical engineers with the production and optimization… Show more In this undergraduate co-op placement, I assisted the process engineers with depositing thin film dielectric optical filters (anti-reflective, bandpass, shortpass, longpass, metallic mirrors, etc.) by RF/DC magnetron sputtering and electron-beam evaporation, and diamond-like carbon coatings by PECVD. These served as pre-production samples for prospective customers of Intlvac's thin film deposition UHV chambers.I also assisted the mechanical engineers with the production and optimization of ultra-high-vacuum (UHV) thing film deposition chambers that the customers had purchased, as well as the assembly of vacuum deposition tools (sample holders, material deposition targets, ion sources). Show less

Waterloo, On

This undergraduate co-op placement in the University of Waterloo's Department of Chemistry was a multi-step project. Starting with ceramic nanoporous membrane supports that the principal investigator of the research group had previously patented, our team grafted hydrophobic hydrophobic nanoparticle polymer solutions onto them. By then flowing carbon dioxide gas through the ceramic supports, the hydrophobic coating allowed for extremely rapid, bubble-free, and therefore efficient gas… Show more This undergraduate co-op placement in the University of Waterloo's Department of Chemistry was a multi-step project. Starting with ceramic nanoporous membrane supports that the principal investigator of the research group had previously patented, our team grafted hydrophobic hydrophobic nanoparticle polymer solutions onto them. By then flowing carbon dioxide gas through the ceramic supports, the hydrophobic coating allowed for extremely rapid, bubble-free, and therefore efficient gas dissolution. The dissolution rate and the pH was measured by titrations.We then designed a prototype gas contactor in CAD, then assembled it with off-the-shelf parts. With a custom-built photobioreactor, we optimized the growth parameters for growing microalgae in the lab. The idea behind this was to later harvest the algae for the biofuels. Upon the work term completion, our team published a peer-reviewed journal paper (attached below) in the Journal of CO2 Utilization. Show less

Waterloo, On

During this 4-month undergraduate co-op placement, I was responsible for analyzing the video streams encoded, decoded, and transcoded by Magnum Semiconductor's pre-production products. I designed and executed comprehensive test suites to evaluate multiple types of video streams, video codecs, resolutions, bitrates, and framerates. Should there be any issues with the video playback, I would report my findings to my fellow programmers and electrical engineers.

Markham, On

In this 4-month undergraduate co-op role, I was responsible for maintaining the 2D video driver code of AMD's workstation GPUs. This first involved responding to engineering problem reports by attempting to reproduce the issue locally, communicating with customers, and discussing the C++ code bug fixes with my colleagues (who could also be in China or India). During this time, I helped diagnose and correct major video graphics errors prior to RV700-series GPU launch.

Master Of Applied Science (Masc), Electrical And Computer Engineering

Activities and Societies: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Nanostructure Group, Microsystems & Nanotechnology Group, Graduate Student.

Bachelor Of Applied Science (Basc), Nanotechnology Engineering

Final project: Flexible single-walled carbon nanotube based supercapacitors

Grades 2-12