Jacqueline Nichols, Peng Email & Phone Number

Burnaby, BC

• Business Development Manager
• Researching grant programs, writing applications and drafting contract documents
• Assisting with the development of marketing collateral and product specifications
• Writing proposals for clients and internal R&D initiatives
• Creating and maintaining schedules, budgets, and status reports
• Delivering presentations to potential clients and collaborators

Winnipeg, MB

• Worked as an electrical engineer in training at a medium sized agricultural tractor company, primarily focused on the L4WD vehicles.
• Analyzed, documented, and presented conclusions from electrical diagnostic tests on vehicles at a
• Planned and supervised electrical hardware testing for new and current products
• Designed schematics and harnesses using AutoCAD Inventor, Electrical, and Mechanical
• Created and documented engineering change orders for electrical systems
• Designed electrical system for a new engine

Kelowna, BC

• Developed heightened sensitivity back-reflection system prototypes for water sampling of pathogens
• Modelled and designed systems for digital microfluidic sampling methods
• Analyzed, ordered, and set up supplies for optical laboratory
• Trained other students on photolithography equipment including UV mask aligner
• Participated in a lab safety instruction course to work with class 3b lasers in a closed environment
• Attended weekly meetings to discuss various research projects being worked on in the integrated optical laboratory

• Worked as a teaching assistant for APSC 170 (Engineering Fundamentals) tutorials, APSC 177 (Computer Programming) labs, and APSC 256 (Numerical Methods) labs.
• Instructed tutorial and lab sections on computer programming, numerical methods, project management, and engineering design
• Taught students CAD software (SolidWorks) and assisted students in programming and debugging in C, C++, and Matlab
• Evaluated students' laboratory work and tutorial assignments and performed various organizational tasks

• Worked with the Digital Microfluidics group and Integrated Optical Laboratory at UBC Okanagan during summer terms and part time during semesters. Researched different types of microfluidics, worked on a novel device.
• Fabricated prototypes of digital microfluidic devices and tested various new sampling methods
• Published and presented research results in journals and at engineering conferences
• Met weekly with the digital microfluidics group to discuss current and upcoming projects

• Designed wireless network deployments for rural communities at an engineering start up for wireless communications devices
• Researched various product development projects for wireless communications
• Communicated with clients (both current and potential) to define needs and scope of projects
• Met weekly to discuss new product development within the company
• Helped with technical support through phone calls and site visits
• Created reports and proposals for potential clients and customers

Masc, Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Alpha Omega Epsilon, IEEE Published thesis titled "Advancements in On-Chip and Free-Space Optical Sensing.

Product Management

The course focused on marketing analysis, business case development, customer validation, product design, risk management, and prototyping.

Basc, Electrical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Engineering Undergraduate Society, IEEE Student Branch UBC Okanagan, Alpha Omega Epsilon Received two NSERC USRA.