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Jerusalem, Israel

• Responsible for the Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) based Land Navigator project• Plans and conducts tests and validation experiments, as well as data analysis• Builds thermal and temporal calibration functions• Designs electrical and mechanical components and assemblies• Works with internal and external customers to align product offerings to their specific use cases

Jerusalem, Israel

• Developing mechanical and optomechanical designs• Conducts thermal, fluid, static, and vibrational analyses of systems in the Solidworks simulation and flow simulation environments• Works with internal clients to solve pressing issues, bringing projects from initial requirements to delivery on tight deadlines• Dedicated engineering support to the Welding Applications Laboratory, in charge of creating experimental apparatuses, welding paths, and robot programs• Contributes to the designs of Civan's flagship high-energy laser systems, ranging from 14 to 100 kw beams

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

As a teaching assistant in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the School of Interdisciplinary Science, I have taught students in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, and Integrated Science programs. Duties include preparation of lesson plans and materials, in person lecturing, marking and subsequent mark review with students, and experiment development.

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Researcher in the Photovoltaics Lab in the Department of Engineering Physics. In this role, I was responsible for the mechanical design of optical experiments, as well as building and testing proof of concepts and commissioning equipment as it was delivered. As the only mechanical designer in the research team, I often supported other researchers by designing and manufacturing components for their experiments, and repairing laboratory equipment.

Oakville, Ontario

• Worked on multiple projects within the Mechanical Design team• Responsible for checking and updating bills of material, engineering drawings, and project submittals to clients, as well as equipment selection.• Lead mechanical designer on a research project with a budget of $500 000• Submitted patent application into internal company patent system.• Tested PLC and HMI code for water treatment plants against control documents to find errors before the facilities were commissioned.• Lead Factory Acceptance Test meetings with clients to demonstrate product quality.• Acted as technical support for field commissioning representatives to assist with issues regarding PLC/HMI code, communications, networking, or setup.• Awarded “Above and Beyond” award in the category of Learn and Adapt to Win for innovation and creativity in the position.

Toronto, Canada Area

Was initially assigned to update and generate System Use Cases in Sybase PowerDesigner and compiling Requirement Traceability reports to determine the completeness of the project, but quickly moved to a larger support role within the Application Development Team. Worked with the Letters, Performance Testing, and Application Design teams, and performed large data analysis in Tableau to predict optimizations in batch runs.Was commended for teamwork and time management skills at the conclusion of the work term.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Updating technical design models in PowerDesigner for for the SSSMP project. Assisted in the collation of business requirements requirements across several files to allow for a proper requirement tractability

Master Of Applied Science, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Senate Graduate Council Faculty of Engineering Board Graduate Students Association Council Engineering Graduate.

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: McMaster Student's Union, McMaster Rocketry Club, McMaster Engineering Society, McMaster Hillel