Mike H. Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, BC, CA

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• General Fusion is developing technology for a commercial fusion power plant – producing clean, on demand energy. I have been the lead designer & project manager of critical subsystems in 2 of General Fusion’s interim.
• Designed a passive flow management system to protect sensitive sub-assemblies from exposure to liquid lithium, a corrosive alkali metal. Design was validated through CFD and scale model… Show more General Fusion is.
• Designed a passive flow management system to protect sensitive sub-assemblies from exposure to liquid lithium, a corrosive alkali metal. Design was validated through CFD and scale model testing
• Designed and tested a fast shutter compatible with a high vacuum, 250C, liquid lithium environment. Shutter was validated to close in < 5 ms.
• Designed a custom 2m diameter furnace for re-using solid lithium via melting. Validated through thermal FEA, a custom thermal model written in python, and prototype scale testing
• Designed and tested a 2m diameter airlock system which enables the change out of critical components from General Fusion’s plasma vessel without exposure to atmosphere

• Electra Meccanica designs a unique single-occupant electric vehicle with an uncompromising focus on sustainability and affordability. I led a team of passionate mechanical engineers through a variety of technical.
• Body panel design and weather sealing
• Improved motor, drive train & suspension performance & reliability
• Corrected production line quality & design issues with 8D problem solving
• Close collaboration with manufacturers located… Show more Electra Meccanica designs a unique single-occupant electric vehicle with an uncompromising focus on sustainability and affordability. I led a team of passionate.
• Close collaboration with manufacturers located in China

• Etalim is a small design and manufacturing firm developing a novel 1 kW electric generator which requires no maintenance over its 60,000-hour (7 year) lifespan. Generator can run on conventional fuels or waste heat..
• Led design team of Etalim's heat engine, which converts heat into useful power through thermo-acoustic processes. Led design from concept to manufacturing release through 2 design cycles… Show more Etalim is a small.
• Led design team of Etalim's heat engine, which converts heat into useful power through thermo-acoustic processes. Led design from concept to manufacturing release through 2 design cycles, including formal DFMEA and.
• Preformed team lead duties: task assignment, technical mentorship, facilitating design reviews, collaborating with other engineering and manufacturing teams to optimize system architecture
• Completed DFMA focused design iteration, which reduced engine cost by 40%
• Designed components for volume manufacturing: cast, metal injected molded, and machined parts

• Corvus designs and manufactures large lithium ion battery systems capable of MW’s of power delivery and MWh’s of energy storage. These systems are primarily used in hybrid marine applications.
• Created FMEA and testing of electric vehicle conversion kit (airport ground service equipment)
• Designed battery system support structures, buss bars and injection molded plastic parts
• Provided on site technical support of battery system installations

• Oce designs and manufacturers wide-format digital printers which produce large prints suitable for indoor and outdoor use. Oce printers can create images on a variety of flexible and rigid medias.
• Designed mechanical components and complex sub-assemblies including precision sheet metal and machined parts. Heavily involved in product transition from engineering to manufacturing, where thousands of units have been.
• Designed mechanical components and complex sub-assemblies including precision sheet metal and machined parts. Heavily involved in product transition from engineering to manufacturing, where thousands of units have been.
• Created models which calculate various mechanical and thermal phenomena
• Created and reviewed mechanical GD&T drawings
• Created technical documents: assembly instructions, field service upgrade instructions Show less

Master Of Engineering (M.Eng.), Clean Energy Engineering

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Mechanical Engineering