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Surrey, BC, CA

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Performed project assessment, control design, hardware testing, and documentation for multiple Power Hardware in-the-Loop (PHIL) projects with custom application case requirements
• Traveled internationally for multiple projects to execute Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) for both academic & industrial clients
• Involved with discussions with both academic & industrial clients through the initial assessment to final commissioning stages of numerous projects
• Responsible for technical maintenance of an MMC testbench platform
• Responsible for firmware maintenance of a power amplifier platform

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

• Developed and tested novel HVDC Hybrid Five-Level Converter and Quasi Two-Level Converter prototypes
• Designed 5-level converter stage PCBs using Altium Designer
• Sourced and selected electrical components for custom PCBs
• Developed Xilinx-based FPGA control including measurement acquisition logic and capacitor voltage balancing

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

• Developed a system for a solar energy company to detect cable faults in solar arrays and neutralize electrical output
• Achieved project completion in a third of the expected completion time
• Achieved a total fault-to-protection response time of under 3 microseconds
• Designed the system with constraints of fail-safe operation, galvanic isolation, and future large-scale production
• Designed multiple PCB boards and developed Xilinx-based FPGA control
• Simulation of a PV system with MPPT control

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

• Developed a novel HVDC Hybrid Three-Level Converter prototype
• Developed Xilinx-based FPGA control
• Adapted control & hardware of a lab-scale MMC testbench for integration with custom hardware
• Modified encoding algorithms for reliable fiber-optic data transmission between FPGA boards
• Populated PCBs via hand-soldering

Vernon, British Columbia, Canada

• Installing electrical conduit
• Running electrical wire as per engineering blueprints
• Wiring and installing electrical outlets, lights, speakers

Vernon, British Columbia, Canada

• Fabrication (cutting, forming, drilling, and machining) of sheet metal and tubing
• Installation of custom truck assemblies on customer vehicles

Master Of Applied Science - Masc, Electrical Engineering

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Electrical And Electronics Engineering