Jonathan Lazo Email & Phone Number

Oakville, On, Ca

Alliston, Ontario, Canada

I work as an electrical equipment engineer in the polymer department. I deal with technologies such as: plastics injection moulding, ultrasonic cutting, conveyors, PLCs, HMIs, sensors & instrumentation, conveyance & painting robotics, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES: ActivPlant), Asset Management Systems: SAP, Maximo, QlikView, etc. The bulk of our team’s work involves full life cycle project management, troubleshooting, and performing feasibility studies.

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

• Equipment selection & resource management for semiconductor fabrication facility.• Stakeholder engagement through stand-ups, meetings, & slideshows.• Utilized Ignition Designer platform to create HMI screens for water & wastewater treatment facilities for the Region of Waterloo.• Built scalable UDTs & templates connecting HMI to PLC tags.• Tools Used: Ignition Designer, Python, JavaScript, Excel, AutoCAD

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

• Project management: BOM generation, sourcing, procurement, WBS, work package scheduling, etc.• Worked with team members to develop multiple conveyor systems for teaching principles of industrial automation to fourth year mechatronics integration students.• Redesigned conveyor system HMI using Ignition Designer software.• Designed, built, and tested Engineering Ideas Clinic activities in collaboration with professors and industry partners. • Researched, planned, tested… Show more • Project management: BOM generation, sourcing, procurement, WBS, work package scheduling, etc.• Worked with team members to develop multiple conveyor systems for teaching principles of industrial automation to fourth year mechatronics integration students.• Redesigned conveyor system HMI using Ignition Designer software.• Designed, built, and tested Engineering Ideas Clinic activities in collaboration with professors and industry partners. • Researched, planned, tested, procured, materials for industrial automation project.• Managed development of 25 artilcles for Ideas Clinic co-op students' wiki page.• Tools Used: Ignition Designer, Node-RED, Javascript, groov RIO, Jetson NANO, Open CV, Orbbec Astra Pro Show less

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

• Project management: budgeted, prepared bid packages, liaised with vendors & contractors, etc.• Coordinating equipment installation & modification • Supporting technical troubleshooting of production automation• Conducted CATIA studies on robotic production cell design feasibility. • Utilized FARO LIDAR scanner for digital factory model verification.• Tools Used: MS: Access, Excel, Project; CATIA, AutoCAD

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

• Conducted root cause analyses to find leading downtime causes.• Led process revision that improved suspension line downtime by 57% • Improved suspension production Operation Rate (OR) by architecting new production downtime database.• Created documentation to record & share process improvements. • Coordinated maintenance staff & external vendors.• Supervised & conducted robotic welding cell maintenance. • Researched & collected data to aid in effort to reduce… Show more • Conducted root cause analyses to find leading downtime causes.• Led process revision that improved suspension line downtime by 57% • Improved suspension production Operation Rate (OR) by architecting new production downtime database.• Created documentation to record & share process improvements. • Coordinated maintenance staff & external vendors.• Supervised & conducted robotic welding cell maintenance. • Researched & collected data to aid in effort to reduce porosity.• Tools Used: MS: Power BI, Access, Excel; AutoCAD, SolidWorks Show less

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

• Generated BOMs for transformer station refurbishments • Design assistance for protection & controls systems for 14 Hydro One Stations• Created & revised 800+ substation drawings. • Prepared & reviewed design plans, drawing surveys and calculations.• Calculated & measured for substation cable layouts.• Tools Used: AutoCAD, Excel, Access, HONI Meridian

Baden, Ontario, Canada

• EPCM & site commissioning & technical documentation.• Solicited & evaluated RFPs & equipment quotes.• Introductory PV Station Engineering & conduit sizing• Analyzed energy operations in North American jurisdictions.• Designed 50+ MWac of utility scale PV project layouts.• Prepared SLDs & obstruction shading analysis spreadsheets• Tools Used: Excel, AutoCAD, GIS, Google Earth, PVSyst

Waterloo, On

• Reviewing and editing AutoCAD drawings for solar collector layout• Wiring Maximum Power Point Tracker (battery voltage matcher and solar array power output maximizer) inside vehicle• Researching solar collector vehicle attachment modules

Mississauga, On

• Coordinated maintenance staff & external vendors to complete projects.• Retrieved production water flow data with ultrasonic flow sensor. • Decreased production time by 26% through analysis of flow data.• Supervised construction, repair, and refurbishment projects• Generated engineering analyses reports on production systems.• Collected & analyzed production efficiency data.• Tools Used: Excel, SAP, AutoCAD, Fluxus F601

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Coordinated record number 347 National Engineering Month (NEM) events. • Managed financial & administrative data for non-profit organization.• Drafted Business Metrics Scorecard to assist organizations in measuring KPIs which could be improved through performing STEM outreach.• Drafted grant proposal for Natural Science and Engineering Research Council PromoScience Grant• Authoured over 30 articles on engineering & NEM topics. Produced 5x as many articles as predecessor at a… Show more • Coordinated record number 347 National Engineering Month (NEM) events. • Managed financial & administrative data for non-profit organization.• Drafted Business Metrics Scorecard to assist organizations in measuring KPIs which could be improved through performing STEM outreach.• Drafted grant proposal for Natural Science and Engineering Research Council PromoScience Grant• Authoured over 30 articles on engineering & NEM topics. Produced 5x as many articles as predecessor at a rate of one article per day including NEM sponsor highlight articles, engineering and technologist profiles, STEM outreach news, etc.• Public Speaking presentations conducted during 2017 EWB National conference on Engineering Outreach, Indigenous Engagement at UWaterloo, Water For The World Campaign at Toronto Public Libraries, National Engineering Month Campaign• Supported delivery of contractual obligations of the EoT venture for National Engineering Month (NEM) Ontario & Engineer-in-Residence Program i.e. Generated content for WordPress powered webpages, established relationships with persons of interest to the venture, updated and tracked NEM reserve financial fund, wrote and mailed cheques, tracked and recorded event data, created training webinars for organizers, persons of interest and volunteers, attended and photographed NEM events etc. • Tools used: MS Office Suite, WordPress, Google Analytics, GoToMeeting, PhotoShop, Asana Show less

Toronto, Canada Area

• Prospected and converted brand, retailer, and industry influencer leads into Hubba users.• Achieved highest single day, weekly and quarterly conversion rates in company's history. • Customer Relationship Management (CRM)• Managed industry influencer outreach campaigns with VBA scripts• Tools Used: MS Excel, Python, Periscope, MongoDB, VBA, SQL, SciKit-Learn

Toronto, Canada Area

• Supervised and responsible for maintenance and security of over a dozen different commercial clients' sites emphasizing quality of work to subordinate employees.• Intermediated communication between company President and clients, grounded in well-established interpersonal skills.• Solicited clients throughout the Greater Toronto Area. Secured over $130K of annual income through commercial contracts.• Drafted and finalized agreements, invoices, and any other business-related… Show more • Supervised and responsible for maintenance and security of over a dozen different commercial clients' sites emphasizing quality of work to subordinate employees.• Intermediated communication between company President and clients, grounded in well-established interpersonal skills.• Solicited clients throughout the Greater Toronto Area. Secured over $130K of annual income through commercial contracts.• Drafted and finalized agreements, invoices, and any other business-related documents.• Managed company phone and e-mail accounts with professional verbal and written communication• Maintained stock of supplies of all work sites. Drafted and executed new supply orders whenever necessary. Show less

Edmonton, Canada Area

• Awarded Commander's Coin for outstanding service during 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Recognized as Top Trooper out of over 4,500 soldiers on Task Force Vancouver• Troubleshot surveillance, weapons, and communications systems illustrating ability and willingness to learn• Cooperated fairly as a flexible member of a closely knit reconnaissance team • Repaired and operated vehicle crew's LAV-25 Coyote paying attention to detail especially under pressure and stress •… Show more • Awarded Commander's Coin for outstanding service during 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Recognized as Top Trooper out of over 4,500 soldiers on Task Force Vancouver• Troubleshot surveillance, weapons, and communications systems illustrating ability and willingness to learn• Cooperated fairly as a flexible member of a closely knit reconnaissance team • Repaired and operated vehicle crew's LAV-25 Coyote paying attention to detail especially under pressure and stress • Achieved second place overall out of over 50 candidates in Basic Military Qualification graduating class R-0192E• Completed Mountain Man Competition 37 km Run, 10 km Canoe, and 2 km Portage with 40lb Ruc Sac Show less

Bachelor Of Applied Science (Basc), Mechatronics, Robotics, And Automation Engineering

Coursera, Solar Cells

Solar cell history, generation capacity, modeling, theory, efficiency & types reviewed. Completed 5-week DTU hosted course online.

History & Humanities

Activities and Societies: Freethinkers, Skeptics, and Atheists @ YorkU (FreeSAY) Completed my first year in a double major program.