A highly qualified and versatile professional Electrical Designer / Project technical lead, with extensive practical experience working on projects involving process and product design, resource and operations management and design/control of project documentation. A proactive team player and leader, I am an innovative production specialist having had intense training and experience in the design and manufacture of power and control systems, AutoCAD schematics, layouts, cable systems, and parts selection and integration testing and client training. Highly organized and able to prioritize tasks, while maintaining consistent high-production results without sacrificing quality or budget.
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Instrumentation And Controls Engineering SpecialistBwxt Canada Ltd Oct 2020 - Nov 2023Peterborough, Ontario, Canada• Concepted, developed and produced standalone test machine, in coordination with client technical staff and engineers, for quality control and assessment of nuclear equipment before installation in radioactive zone.• Designed standalone control cabinet for control of legacy equipment for use during maintenance retrofit.• Created facility testing documentation for initial verification of new equipment design• Sourced test facilities for proof-of-concept testing of equipment under… Show more • Concepted, developed and produced standalone test machine, in coordination with client technical staff and engineers, for quality control and assessment of nuclear equipment before installation in radioactive zone.• Designed standalone control cabinet for control of legacy equipment for use during maintenance retrofit.• Created facility testing documentation for initial verification of new equipment design• Sourced test facilities for proof-of-concept testing of equipment under operational conditions. Show less -
System Design SpecialistThales Feb 2018 - Dec 2018Toronto, Canada Area• Performed velocity, acceleration and stopping distance calculations for various segments of the train routes for safety verification and envelope programming.• Produced documentation updates and accompanying engineering change notices based on design progression and change requests from both internal and client sources. -
Hardware DesignerThales Feb 2017 - Feb 2018Toronto, Canada Area• Designed component interconnection for trackside equipment including train location tracking, radio communication and fibre optic networks. Created schematics, cable procurement lists and parts tracking hierarchy to support designs.• Interacted with multiple departments to input, track and verify transportation standards are met.• Produced documentation updates and accompanying engineering change notices based on design progression and change requests from both internal and client… Show more • Designed component interconnection for trackside equipment including train location tracking, radio communication and fibre optic networks. Created schematics, cable procurement lists and parts tracking hierarchy to support designs.• Interacted with multiple departments to input, track and verify transportation standards are met.• Produced documentation updates and accompanying engineering change notices based on design progression and change requests from both internal and client sources. Show less -
System DesignerSimex-Iwerks Entertainment Oct 2008 - Oct 2016Toronto, Canada Area• Designed power and control systems including power consumption/requirements, rack layouts, wiring and cable designs, and special facility requirements where needed.• Setup, tested, troubleshot and commissioned theatres both in the factory and on site.• Acted as project engineer for numerous builds.• Created AutoCAD electrical library moving electrical designs from wiring lists and assembly documents to schematics utilizing the programs bill of materials capabilities among other… Show more • Designed power and control systems including power consumption/requirements, rack layouts, wiring and cable designs, and special facility requirements where needed.• Setup, tested, troubleshot and commissioned theatres both in the factory and on site.• Acted as project engineer for numerous builds.• Created AutoCAD electrical library moving electrical designs from wiring lists and assembly documents to schematics utilizing the programs bill of materials capabilities among other report options. Show less -
Electrical DesignerAts Automation Nov 2007 - Mar 2008Cambridge, Ontario• Created and checked AutoCAD drawings and mark-ups with emphasis on proper panel layouts and cable connections.• Created status tracking system for project and program managers to keep abreast of drawing packages as projects drew to a close and applied system to parts ordering for suppliers to track the shipping priority of parts ordered.• Monitored and aided the progress of electrical packages through an extensive final documentation procedure.• Worked closely with suppliers… Show more • Created and checked AutoCAD drawings and mark-ups with emphasis on proper panel layouts and cable connections.• Created status tracking system for project and program managers to keep abreast of drawing packages as projects drew to a close and applied system to parts ordering for suppliers to track the shipping priority of parts ordered.• Monitored and aided the progress of electrical packages through an extensive final documentation procedure.• Worked closely with suppliers tracking large orders to ensure parts arrived when needed for both current and future builds. Show less -
Controls DesignerMassiv Automated Systems Feb 2007 - Oct 2007Brampton, Ontario• Created and checked AutoCAD and EPLAN drawings and mark-ups• Maintained and updated drawing sets during the build• Designed and commissioned control and statistical HMI screens.• Participated in company level R&D program expanding an automated PLC code generator. -
Controls DesignerRko Automation Systems, Formerly Rumble Automation May 2006 - Dec 2006Mississauga, Ontario• Completed AutoCAD and EPLAN drawing mark-ups and helped create bill of materials for upcoming projects.• Participated in the design, implementation and commissioning of robot welding machines and material handing machine.• Designed and commissioned control and statistical HMI screens as well as assisted in PLC programming and safety relay programming.• Taught Fanuc welding robots and Kawasaki Material handler robots.• Assisted in setup and troubleshooting of DeviceNet and… Show more • Completed AutoCAD and EPLAN drawing mark-ups and helped create bill of materials for upcoming projects.• Participated in the design, implementation and commissioning of robot welding machines and material handing machine.• Designed and commissioned control and statistical HMI screens as well as assisted in PLC programming and safety relay programming.• Taught Fanuc welding robots and Kawasaki Material handler robots.• Assisted in setup and troubleshooting of DeviceNet and Ethernet networks.• Served as network administrator troubleshooting network printers, internet connections and network drive connections. Show less
Laura Young Skills
Laura Young Education Details
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Electrical Engineering
Frequently Asked Questions about Laura Young
What is Laura Young's role at the current company?
Laura Young's current role is Experienced electrical automation designer-recently relocated to the west end of GTA-looking to rejoin the manufacturing and machine automation industries..
What schools did Laura Young attend?
Laura Young attended Ryerson University.
What skills is Laura Young known for?
Laura Young has skills like Control Systems Design, Project Engineering, Commissioning, Project Management, Autocad, System Integration Testing, Software Development, Electrical Panel Design, Automation, Electrical Wiring.
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