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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Performed and correlated accelerated testing to facilitate quicker design validation, resulting in durability improvements of over 200%
• Developed cost-friendly data acquisition solutions to capture electrical failures during mechanical stimulation
• Oversaw testing equipment utilization and reported on KPI's
• Automated testing routines via Python to increase testing throughput and reduce downtime
• Designed and fabricated testing jigs to reproduce failures that occur in the real-world
• Determined root cause of failures in electro-mechanical assemblies

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Schulich Off-Road is a student engineering team comprising of ~35 students whose goal is to compete in the international Baja SAE Collegiate Design Series. We design, build, test, and race a single seat, off-road dune.
• Lead Team to 6th & 8th place finishes in the 2020 Baja SAE Louisville & Baja SAE Illinois events respectively
• Oversaw design integration of all vehicle systems
• Directed the team's first-time implementation of AWD
• Managed team budget and sponsor relationships
• Conducted interviews and trained new members on safe operating procedures of equipment

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Responsible for Chassis design and integration of all other vehicle subsystems
• Extensive use of SolidWorks and SW Simulations to model chassis and create the vehicle 'master assembly'
• Reduced chassis weight by 15% and reduced the fabrication time by 70% through new manufacturing techniques
• Designed and performed tests to evaluate the chassis' torsional stiffness and validate improvements
• Introduced materials testing for body panels & belly pan impact resistance as per ASTM standards
• Mentored junior team members on design, manufacturing, and safety

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Performed all types of bicycle repair and assembly: custom bike builds, linkage overhauls, servicing forks & shocks, building wheels, bleeding brakes, replacing drivetrain components, etc.
• Consulted extensively with customers and diagnosed problems with their bicycles
• Performed quality control checks on colleagues' work for repairs and new bike assembly
• Taught customers how to perform basic suspension services through classes hosted at Bow Cycle

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Prepared testing plans and budget for third party approval on existing products
• Designed testing fixtures to replicate load cases and improve worker's efficiency and safety
• Wrote and conducted testing processes, and wrote Safe Operating Procedures
• Drafted technical drawing packages in SolidWorks for fabrication of new parts and machines
• Automated data entry into Excel using Microsoft Visual Basic