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Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Ca

Promoted to manage the manufacturing team and oversee scale-up of our latest products, which involves:- Reporting directly to the CEO- Liaising with the sales and engineering departments regarding new orders, future product improvements, and improving company processes and inter-departmental communication- Assisting in developing product roadmap and product strategy- Hiring and managing manufacturing, testing, material management, and repair teams (between 15 and 20 engineers, technicians, and admin)- Developing and continually improving manufacturing processes- Implementing a custom ERP to improve company communication and documentation- Improving product robustness and quality- Introducing standard operating procedures and product assembly manuals- Implementing lean manufacturing principles where possible- Designing and overseeing plant layout- Sourcing manufacturing tools and equipment- Ensuring safety procedures are implemented and followed

Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Ca

Managed and actively involved in the R&D of the control system used in our latest products:- Oversaw the day-to-day activities of the control system engineer- Wrote code to be used in the production version of our control system- Performed advanced data analytics of multiple control system designs to dramatically improved the stabilization performance and motion smoothness of our products- Improved code efficiency and implemented a standardized code library- Significantly increased the testing and diagnostic capabilities of our control system

Part-time property manager of multiple residential properties

Burnaby, British Columbia, Ca

SWITCH Materials is currently developing a new smart film technology for the automotive industry that auto darkens in sunlight and can be faded when a small amount of power is applied. My eyewear specific position transitioned to overseeing the entire control system development:- Led the product development of a custom automotive control module to be used in the vehicle integration of our product- Interviewed, hired, and supervised junior engineers- Prepared the necessary BOMs and identified product requirements- Designed and sourced custom PCB circuit boards, mechanical enclosures, test jigs, and connectors- Researched and implemented new technologies or materials to improve product robustness or capabilities (LIN bus, CAN bus, I2C serial communication, 3D printing and injection molding, color and temperature sensors)- Technical interface with key external suppliers- Identified and problem solved a wide range of complex mechanical and electrical problems

Burnaby, British Columbia, Ca

Due to a new eyewear market being explored with some of the largest eyewear manufacturers, I was promoted to lead the engineering and be the technical manager for this project:- Led the product development and SWITCH film integration into a new eyewear product- Delegated or oversaw the day-to-day tasks of junior engineers or technicians- Developed or prepared the necessary project plans, BOMs and product specifications- Designed and sourced custom mechanical components and electronic circuit boards- Assembled and optimized working prototypes to ensure the product requirements are met- Interfaced with engineering and technical teams of external companies to ensure thesuccessful delivery of prototypes and products- Identified new technologies, materials, and potential eyewear applications for future productimprovements or designs

Burnaby, British Columbia, Ca

As a design engineer I have been involved in designing equipment and implementing systems to allow the control or testing of SWITCH smart windows as well as improve the efficiency of routine tasks:- Test station for accelerated product testing (high-powered LEDs, light sensors and motors, computer interface and GUI)- Handheld control circuit enclosure and electronics (3D printing, injection molding, PCB design, battery management, microcontroller firmware)- Several advanced data analysis tools using Excel macros (>10,000 lines of code) used for device performance tracking and benchmarking as well as color modeling- Company-wide tracking and reporting system (raw goods inventory, work orders, coatings, devices, test data, patents, external agreements)- Hold 4 patents relating to optical filters or smart window control

Senior engineer responsible for all aspects of new product design and production equipment in order to increase company efficiency and production capacity.- Designed, fabricated, installed, tested and programmed several automated or semi-automated equipment (sensors, actuators, hydraulics and pneumatics, PLC, ergonomics, milling, lathing)- Developed and optimized two new screwdriver products (3D printing, high precision CNC)- Began implementation and training of Lean Manufacturing and 5S principles resulting in dramatic reductions in equipment changeover times and increased production capacity- Initiated quality control program that included the hiring and supervision of a junior engineer to jointly develop test standards and procedures

Ca

Project manager and lead engineer of microfluidic and microvalve research, development, manufacturing and testing

Ca

Assembled 28 custom fuel cell testers (AFCTs) and improved stability/functionality of custom embedded firmware and hardware. Designed calibration procedures for trained several colleagues in the use of certain test equipment.

Ca

Completed design and development of custom GUI to be used in an autonomous fuel cell tester in only one month. Required extensive documentation, clear communication and quick decisions due to short project timeline.

Design, developed and testing two web based applications:- Custom security center for BC Government project requiring storage and manipulation of 128 bit encrypted data for all BC Independent Schools.- Custom class scheduling application for largest music and dance academy in BC (over 10000 students)