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Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Kitchener, Canada Area

- Developed hardware test framework to test our product at multiple points on the production line in Python- Wrote tests to communicate with the Device Under Test (DUT) and the test system- Designed and built the mechanical and electrical parts of the test systems to test the DUT- Designed and wrote the processes to build our products- Designed and built a.

Waterloo, Ontario

-Developed a relational test results database and internal site to review and analyze manufacturing test results using asp.net MVC, MsSQL, jquery, bootstrap-Maintain a test engine and test scripts written in Python and bash-Developed test applications using MVVC model in C#-Debug and reduce test failures-Reduce test time and test instabilities

• Develop and maintain hardware test platform
• Write test applications in C# and Python to automate reliability tests
• Develop scripts for low level sensor testing over standard serial communication protocols (I2C, SPI and CAN)
• Build tools to process captured test data in Python and C#
• Developed on Web and Desktop on multiple operating systems

• Responsible for validating production and pre-production hardware
• Preform reliability testing, component verification and initial board bring-up
• Responsible for building out test plans, jigs and software to fully validate hardware
• Created a python framework for test automation that uses test equipment in an agnostic way to gather and report on data
• Mentor co-op students during their work terms

New Product Realization Center

• Drove a cross functional, multi-site team to bring products from NPI to production
• Responsible for coming to final root cause of product failures during pre-production and production
• Work closely with product development teams to feed-back risks and issues to ensure future hardware revisions incorporate fixes for yield impacting design choices
• Provide support for on-shore and off-shore contract manufacturers in APAC, NA and Europe
• Managed four separate products simultaneously at different life-cycle points (Pre-production, production, end of life)
• Responsible for DFT and lesson learn activities to ensure products are designed, built and tested in the best and most complete ways possible

RIM Manufacturing

• Led a product from concept to mass production through 7 different test stations
• Responsible for interfacing with the test station, product and quality hardware and software teams
• Developed test strategies for new technologies
• Developed test plans and performed DFx, PFMEA and project reviews
• Debugged device hardware if Technicians were not able to root cause
• Provided support for off-shore contract manufacturers

• Helped define role of the Radio Frequency Technician
• Drove yield improvement activities around mature prodcut families
• Continued to develop debugging skills on RIM products
• Led and executed many projects to assist in all facets of RIM manufacturing

• Debug RF failures on devices at the component level
• Assist other RFs in their debugging
• Assist ETAs (Electronic Test Assemblers) in their debugging
• Support the Engineering teams with major design or component issues
• Assist in the design of debugging guides and programs to be used by the Technicians plant wide and worldwide
• Assist the training department in the development of new training programs

· Responsible for facility security· Setup and tear down of events such as, birthday parties and concerts

• Remained above standard on all evaluations despite being first year counsellor
• Problem solve ways to deal with difficult Youth
• Responsible for facility security
• First Aid responder

· Train my peers in the course curriculum· Report to professors about the progress of the students· Undertook training sessions on how to teach students

B. Tech, Electronics Engineering Technology

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Activities and Societies: Yearbook Editor, Technical Productions Crew, • Graduated with 30 credits • Graduated with 172 Community Service.