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San Francisco Bay Area, California, US

San Jose, California, US

I assisted in complex customer deployments and lead multiple special projects to further develop the inspectAR product to meet enterprise PCB manufacturing customer requirements.I travelled to customer sites, lead training, trained other members of the field, and helped drive significant growth in key accounts using the product.I also assisted with.

San Jose, California, US

Cadence Design Systems acquired inspectAR.I continued to lead product development, customers demos, and many other previous duties from inspectAR.In addition I helped lead the go-to-market within the acquirer and their worldwide salesforce and network of channel partners.

St. John's, Newfoundland, CA

Acquired by Cadence Design Systems in August 2020.inspectAR builds augmented reality tools for electronics designers and technicians. Our software can intelligently overlay PCB manufacturing graphical and track it to a video of the real-world board.I am responsible for the functional definition of product requirements and overseeing quality assurance.

St John’s, Newfoundland And Labrador, CA

• Completed initial product development for an IoT thermostat for the high-rise multi-residential market.
• Wrote an embedded NFC communication driver for the ESP32 microcontroller in C.
• Created a refurbishment program to convert returned devices into saleable units.
• Designed instrumentation and controls of a thermal testing chamber with a mechanical engineer.

St. John's, NL, CA

• Paradigm Hyperloop has developed and tested the first ever air-based levitation hyperloop pod to 101km/hr and placed second in the world at the SpaceX Hyperloop Competition. www.paradigmhyperloop.comElectrical Designer:
• Earned 2nd place in SpaceX Hyperloop Competition II
• Integrated a commercial Li-Ion battery management system under vacuum conditions.
• PCB design and component sourcingElectrical Team Lead
• Sized a large electric motor + battery bank and power electronics for Hyperloop propulsion (design only).
• Project management of an 8 person electronics team.

Fremont, California, US

• Technical Role:
• Worked in a fast paced paced environment in a multidisciplinary microfabrication team
• PCB Design
• Inspection of microfabricated devices
• Microfabrication assembly
• Device testing and analysis in a python environment to improve total device yield

Mount Pearl, Newfoundland And Labrador, CA

• Solace power is a wireless power technology licensing R&D firm which currently holds several patents in Resonant Capacitive Coupling wireless power technology. www.solacepower.caTechnical Role:
• Designed a wireless power demonstration unit using proprietary Resonant Capacitive Coupling wireless power technology.
• Conducted capacitive wireless power research in a lab setting. Performed significant Matlab and SPICE analysis to analyze the results.
• Optimized an RF impedance matching topology using genetic based solvers in a Matlab environment.
• Skilled in the use of RF lab equipment as well as precision surface mount soldering.
• Completed two-layer analog PCB design using the Altium Suite.

• Seconded to the Hibernia Management and Development Company (HMDC) which is responsible for the operation of the Hibernia Platform, an offshore oil and gas asset in the North Atlantic east of Newfoundland.
• Completed an arc flash analysis study of a major offshore oil platform using ETAP software in order to become compliant with the latest edition of NFPA 70E.
• Used probabilistic risk analysis to further improve worker safety based upon the results on an arc flash analysis study
• Designed HMI graphics using the ABB FactoryView system.
• Provided engineering support to six remote offshore oil platforms.

• I worked at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station which operates 8 530 MW CANDU-6 nuclear reactors (2 decommissioned). Technical Role:
• Received safety training typical of a nuclear energy worker including: ionizing radiation safety training, radiation respiratory training, and radioactive work area training.
• Completed an advanced instrumentation and control course focusing on process control and the internal design of various industrial instruments.
• Evaluated replacement parts for equivalency to those existing in the plant.
• Performed design work and modifications on pressure boundary systems (<2000 psi).
• Gained experience working in the professional environment of a large hierarchical organization.

• Cahill Technical Services is an industrial systems integrator and certified panel shop. The firm also houses a state of the art calibration lab which is one of few of its kind in Atlantic Canada.
• Directly involved in the design, fabrication, and testing of a 6900L potable water heating system for use in the offshore petroleum industry.
• Gained PLC programming experience by programming a Single Variable Controller which was then tested by simulating operating and emergency conditions.
• Developed and submitted shop drawings and formal documents to the client.
• Designed 14 enclosures for a fire and gas alarm system in the offshore petroleum industry.
• Worked in a close knit engineering department consisting of the engineering manager and a work term student.

Engineer’S Degree, Electrical Engineering

Private Pilot'S Licence, Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science And Technology, General

Glider Pilot'S Licence, Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science And Technology, General