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Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

- Led the four mechanical sub-teams composed of approx. 40 people while maintaining a vehicle-level timeline for the design and manufacture of the V3 solar car, Brightside- Led the mechanical division at the 2024 Formula Sun Grand Prix where we passed tech inspection in record time, placed 6th out of 24 teams in our class, and competed in the American.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

- Brought the V2 solar car, Daybreak, to the Formula Sun Grand Prix 2022 and successfully competed for the first time in UBC Solar history, placing 9th out of 13 teams in our class.- Led a team of 10 members to design the suspension, steering, and braking systems on both Daybreak and the V3 car using SolidWorks and ANSYS Mechanical- Conducted structural.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

- Designed parts of a new steering wheel for the V2 car, Daybreak- Designed preliminary wheel hubs and wheel spindles using SolidWorks for the V3 car- Performed finite element analysis on the wheel hubs and spindles using SolidWorks simulation and ANSYS Workbench

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

- Designed front suspension and steering geometry with SolidWorks 3D sketches for a new product line of standing electric ATVs that eliminated binding and improved ease of steering.- Designed new suspension control arms, suspension mounting plates, steering arm and shock absorber mount using SolidWorks to model and simulate load cases to ensure safety and.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

- Wrote and edited operational instruction manuals for auxiliary mechanical systems on the offshore oceanographic science vessel (OOSV) by reading and understanding each system’s P&ID. These systems included the black and grey water system, domestic freshwater system, lube oil system, and seawater cooling system- Created a Microsoft Excel tool that.

North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

- Successfully developed a working proof-of-concept prototype for a new vertical water profiling system that made use of wireless power and communication underwater and would reduce capital costs by 90%. Responsible for verifying the motor and winch system and mechanical troubleshooting.- Adjusted design and sourced components, materials, and services for.

North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

- Revamped and further automated the Marine Operations purchase tracking system using Google Apps Script to integrate a Google Sheets purchase log with Fishbowl Inventory- Located $50,000-$100,000 worth of untracked inventory and implemented new cable tracking system in Fishbowl Inventory that made better use of Fishbowl’s features.