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•Product lead for new hybrid laser phosphor and direct RGB laser illumination projector platform.•Directing development of 3D colour spectra filtration projection solution to optimize illumination power, target white point, and maximize colour space.•Championing strategies for service assembly commonalities across product lines, reducing SKU counts at service depots worldwide.•Functioning as subject matter expert to product developments on laser performance factors, and… Show more •Product lead for new hybrid laser phosphor and direct RGB laser illumination projector platform.•Directing development of 3D colour spectra filtration projection solution to optimize illumination power, target white point, and maximize colour space.•Championing strategies for service assembly commonalities across product lines, reducing SKU counts at service depots worldwide.•Functioning as subject matter expert to product developments on laser performance factors, and light engine platform improvements due to experience in previous roles. Show less

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

•Developed and consolidated platform and system level specification requirements.•Aligned test and integration plans, including establishing program development milestones for engineering teams, and estimates of resource needs.•Liaised between multidisciplinary engineering development and quality assurance teams to close the feedback loop for design and process improvement.

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

•Technical lead for multiple laser projector platforms, led multi-disciplinary development teams from concept, through design reviews and engineering builds, to launch on schedule.•Opto-mechanical team lead, guided development of part design practices, learned and documented optical mounting strategies (lenses, mirrors, prisms, fibers, etc.) to reduce design loopbacks.•Designed new projector light engine platform (module containing mechanical, electrical, optical, software)… Show more •Technical lead for multiple laser projector platforms, led multi-disciplinary development teams from concept, through design reviews and engineering builds, to launch on schedule.•Opto-mechanical team lead, guided development of part design practices, learned and documented optical mounting strategies (lenses, mirrors, prisms, fibers, etc.) to reduce design loopbacks.•Designed new projector light engine platform (module containing mechanical, electrical, optical, software), eliminated unique PCBs, removed complex alignment components, improved service.•Compliance point of contact, evaluated regulatory requirements, developed system control strategies to meet compliance needs and maintain brightness performance goals of products.•Designed experiments for environmental testing, used captured data to develop system controls that minimized sound levels and maximized accessible projector brightness. Show less

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

•Technical lead of multi-disciplinary team, led from concept to production launch for multiple product variants of industry first all-in-one native RGB laser projector platform.•Established projector platform architecture, evaluated system layout for module placement and future platform scalability, strategized serviceability from multiple service paths.•Created laser control strategies, produced stable projector brightness and colour performance over expected environmental… Show more •Technical lead of multi-disciplinary team, led from concept to production launch for multiple product variants of industry first all-in-one native RGB laser projector platform.•Established projector platform architecture, evaluated system layout for module placement and future platform scalability, strategized serviceability from multiple service paths.•Created laser control strategies, produced stable projector brightness and colour performance over expected environmental operating temperature and humidity conditions.•Developed production test processes, negotiated with manufacturing test engineering to develop new performance evaluation processes to accommodate laser versus historical lamp behavior.•Produced and reviewed technical drawings, ensured GD&T methodologies were properly applied, and that tolerance evaluations were executed and reasonable for manufacturing.•Designed closed loop liquid cooling system, met requirements for size and service in confined space, incorporated omni-directional self-priming operation, mitigated historical pump overheating. Show less

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

•Coordinated first installations, allocated and managed resources for on-site installations of first 4K and laser product models, aligned and calibrated unit, conveyed and demonstrated performance to industry experts, ran premier displays to public audiences.•Managed development unit fleet and allocation, reconfigured and setup automation, facilitated other developer and discipline needs requirements.•Collaborated in developing 4K video content pipeline from secure sources, and… Show more •Coordinated first installations, allocated and managed resources for on-site installations of first 4K and laser product models, aligned and calibrated unit, conveyed and demonstrated performance to industry experts, ran premier displays to public audiences.•Managed development unit fleet and allocation, reconfigured and setup automation, facilitated other developer and discipline needs requirements.•Collaborated in developing 4K video content pipeline from secure sources, and digital image quality evaluation methodology.•Designed optical mounting components and system cooling solutions, met milestones through development lifecycle from proof of concept, design, pilot runs, to production launch. Show less

Welding And Joining Specialization, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Honours Mechanical Engineering - Co-Operative Program