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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

PCB Design: Develop and optimize printed circuit board schematics, and layouts for electronic systems, ensuring functionality, manufacturability, and reliability.FPGA Design: Design and implement FPGA-based systems, including logic design, simulation, and integration with hardware.Firmware Development: Write, test, and optimize firmware for embedded systems, ensuring seamless integration with hardware and software components.Software Engineering: Develop software solutions, including control algorithms, user interfaces, and data processing applications for electronic and robotic systems.Testing and Debugging: Conduct thorough testing and debugging of electronic circuits, firmware, software, and complete systems to identify and resolve issues.System Design and Development: Lead the design, research, and development of electronic and robotic systems, from initial concept through to productization.Robotics System Engineering: Design, develop, and productize robotic systems, including mechanical, electrical, and control components.Systems and Robotics Testing: Perform comprehensive testing and debugging of robotic systems and electronics, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Oversee financial operations: Manage and monitor all financial activities, including budgeting, forecasting,accounting, and financial reporting.• Develop and manage budgets: Create and oversee annual budgets, ensuring alignment with the company’sstrategic goals and operational needs.• Financial planning and analysis: Conduct financial analysis to identify trends, variances, and opportunitiesfor cost savings or revenue enhancement.• Cash flow management: Monitor cash flow to ensure the company has sufficient funds to meet itsoperational needs and manage working capital effectively.• Cost control: Implement cost control measures and monitor expenses to ensure efficient use of resourcesand adherence to budgets.• Financial reporting: Prepare and present financial reports to senior management, including profit andloss statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.• Vendor and contractor payments: Oversee accounts payable and ensure timely payment to vendorsand contractors, managing relationships to negotiate favorable terms.• Payroll management: Supervise payroll processing, ensuring accurate and timely payment to employeesand compliance with tax regulations.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Evaluated and integrated FPGA IP cores for the Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC, including the 10Gigabit Ethernet IP core and the MIPI CSI-2 IP core.• Developed Linux images and bare-metal systems on the Zynq processor side of the MPSoC.• Designed multiple PCIe PC add-on cards and 3D camera PCIe cards to enable high-speed data transferbetween the company’s flagship product and a user’s PC.• Tested and debugged FPGA logic, firmware, and electronics on several PCBs, resolving various issues.• Designed an adapter PCB to address a signal integrity issue in high-speed cabling between two PCBs,successfully integrating the solution into the production assembly.Electronics

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Designed a mechanism assembly, manufactured via 3D printing and actuated by a stepper motor,including the electronics and firmware for a 1 DOF robotic system to showcase the autofocus featureof the company’s 3D scanner at a trade show.• Led a research project on high-speed digital circuit design to split high-speed (580 MHz DDR) differentialsignals and high-speed (120 MHz SDR) single-ended signals from one source to two receivers,focusing on minimizing added propagation delay and maintaining signal integrity.• Designed and prototyped a PCB to test the research and experimental design solutions for the aboveproject, utilizing three FPGA-based development boards for system testing.• Developed an application-specific PCB based on the successful prototype, achieving low propagationdelay and high signal integrity, incorporating a Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+ SoM.• Designed the schematic for the company’s next-generation flagship 3D scanner control PCB, integratinga 676 BGA Xilinx Zynq 7000 series SoC along with several different voltage level precision power supplycircuits, high-resolution ADCs, USB 3.0, PCIe, and various high-speed LVDS and single-ended ports.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Led a design project to develop and implement the electrical system and firmware for a robot used inautomated camera calibration for a 3D scanner product.• Assembled and tested printed circuit boards (PCBs) for company products.• Designed and developed test systems for product manufacturing.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Experience in the construction industry, especially in the development of custom residential homes.• Skilled in using a wide range of hand tools and power tools essential for construction tasks.• Competent in transporting, loading, and unloading heavy equipment, ensuring safe and efficient handling.• Gained experience working with clients to understand and deliver on their expectations for homecomfort.