Nick Cristello Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, ON, CA

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

• Responsible for new product development programs for autonomous cleaning robots
• Prepare and execute project plans, including scheduling, costing and monitoring of KPI
• Management of suppliers, partners and subcontractors in North America, Europe and Asia
• Communicate with team leads, managers & executive to ensure stakeholders are informed
• Enhancement and implementation of process improvements to increase program efficiency
• Development of tools to increase fidelity and accuracy of program reporting / metrics

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Planning and monitoring the day-to-day operation of business, to ensure smooth progress and continued growth
• Execute on deliverables, ensure metrics are established and monitored, and barriers to success are removed
• Develop financial plans, budgets and business plans to promote continuous growth of group
• Perform regular P&L reviews to assess the financial goals against the business objectives and targets
• Ensure leadership team is informed and equipped to implement all programs and initiatives required to achieve group targets and KPIs
• Forecast and monitor resource (staffing / equipment) needs and effect change when necessary to address operational issues/problems/constraints

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Oversight, control, monitoring, and reporting of all customer programs / projects
• Ensure consistency and accuracy of pricing and inventory control to achieve COGS
• Support business development and sales team in generation of opportunities, proposals, and new ventures
• Create policies and procedures as appropriate in support of establishing a certified QMS, and ensure department and group quality and productivity standards are
• Develop and promote health and safety in the work place, acting as chair of Joint Health and Safety Committee, and certified in CPR/First Aid
• Company Security Officer

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Oversight of multiple R&D programs, managing overall project activities and deliverables
• Proposal bid manager, including technical scope definition, project costing, & scheduling
• Strategic growth planning, technology development, new talent acquisition
• Canadian office management, including building operations, facilities and resources
• Process improvements through streamlined procedures, efficiency gains, and detailed organization of resources and infrastructure

• Technology roadmap definition, and strategic growth planning
• Preparation of proposals, including technical scope definition, project costing, & scheduling
• Interaction with customers, and potential customers, to provide continuing support of ongoing and upcoming programs
• Coordination and prioritization of all concurrent projects to achieve customer milestones
• Monthly forecasting, including monitoring and control of revenue, margins, earned value
• Leadership, oversight & control of Project Management Office; including five direct reports

• Project Manager and Systems Engineer for Restore-L Visible and Infrared cameras
• Project Manager and Systems Engineer for the ExoMars Cameras flight hardware
• Project Manager for the Research and Development of a miniaturized-LIDAR
• Leadership of PMO, supporting policy definition, resource management and strategic plans
• Point of contact for all customer inquiries & interactions (Airbus DS, TASI, ESA, CSA)
• Creation and maintenance of program schedule(s), estimates, cost reporting

• Lead Engineer for space-qualified hardware: the ExoMars Cameras
• Oversight of design and development for all key subsystems
• Design authority on radiation analysis, FMECA, materials and structural analysis
• Responsible for requirements traceability including validation / verification planning
• Execution of verification programs including electrical, optical and calibration tests
• Manage manufacturing, assembly, integration and testing of deliverable hardware

Kanata, Ontario

• Lead mechanical engineer for multiple planetary robotic vehicle applications
• Perform benchmark and trade-off analysis on various mobility subsystems to evaluate and select most appropriate design alternative(s)
• Develop breadboard and prototypes test plans to evaluate rover mobility concepts
• Instrumental in the preparation of proposals for upcoming rover contracts
• Program management of concurrent mechanical design and development contracts with clear path-to-flight

Ottawa, Ontario

• Design and analysis of defense systems for Tracked Light Armour Vehicles
• Design and development of next-generation armor solutions
• Structural design and evaluation of airport boarding bridges
• Finite Element Analysis used to evaluate designs under static and transient conditions
• Finite Element Analysis used in new product design to optimize performance
• Organization and execution of empirical testing of prototypes and fielded products

Belleville, Ontario

• Engineering design and testing of automotive accumulators and HVAC components
• Computational Fluid Analysis of accumulators in air conditioning systems
• Project manager on multiple research projects
• Managed and investigated corporate Intellectual Property

• 3D modeling and drafting using Unigraphics v16 CAD software
• Instrumental in engineering design including analysis, prototyping and testing
• Detailed system modeling of pneumatic and other pipe networks

Msc, Mechanical Engineering

Master’s of Science – September 2006 • Field of Study: Master’s of Mechanical Engineering • Relevant Courses: Finite Element Analysis.

Basc, Systems Design Engineering

Honours, Bachelor of Applied Science – May 2003 • Field of Study: Systems Design Engineering – option in Mechatronics • Relevant Courses.