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Windsor, On, Ca

Allen Park, Michigan, United States

Responsible for select commodities on F150 and Mustang derivative products including Mustang GTD.Complexity reduction action led to savings of an estimated 1 million USD.Designed out two components of surrogate design part leading to savings of 300,000 USD.

Markham, Ontario, Canada

Dearborn, Michigan

Designed and launched the following commodities:2021 Ford Bronco - Modular Bumper, Brush Guard, and Magnesium Bolster. The Modular bumper's success beat initial projections as a niche enthusiast offering to it becoming the most popular bumper; currently priced as a 825 USD option. 2019 Lincoln Nautilus - Front end module and rear fascia assemblies. Corrected legacy BOM issue that resulted in savings of roughly 40 cents per affected vehicle. Contributed to creation of design rule considering gravity impact of bumper to fit and finish of interfacing parts. 2018 Lincoln MkX - Rear fascia assembly. Within one month of working at Ford, found solution to assembly issue that improved robustness, eliminated fasteners, and saved 20 cents per vehicle. Solution cascaded globally to Ford Edge.

Valcartier Munitions Experimental Test Centre

Researched a multitude of constitutive and damage models.Produced increasingly complex simulations of an aluminium alloy to failure on LS-DYNA culminating in a model capable of considering strain, strain rate, stress triaxiality, temperature and damage evolution.

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Designed various hydro-power systems following Chinese GB and Japanese JIS engineering standards.Produced 3D models and 2D drawings in Solid Edge.Exceeded expectations of department and submitted deliverables in Mandarin well in advance of most deadlines.

Montréal, Québec

Won endurance award for best vehicle reliability at 2014 SAE Supermileage competitionWon first place at the 2014 SAE Detroit World Congress Student Exhibit CompetitionManaged the design and manufacturing of a competitive fuel efficient vehicleEnsured quality, safety and technical standards were met at every step of the design and manufacturing processOrganized university presence at the 2014 SAE Supermileage competitionBody designer of 2012-2013 vehicle. Member since 2011.First-hand experience designing and making composite material structures

Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec

Co-managed meat factory departmentOptimized equipment and personnel setups to meet daily production targetsMonitored and improved employee safety and ergonomicsConducted regular quality assurance inspectionsRapidly and effectively solved problems that arose during production such as machine breakages

Chalk River, Ontario

Lead an initiative that was estimated to save 50,000$ per year and free over 1000 hours of trade time.Optimized pressure relief valve management infrastructure by reducing required paperwork and trade hours all while maintaining parts traceability and nuclear site licensing requirements.

Master Of Science In Product Development

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

Natural Sciences (Dec), Pure And Applied Sciences

Second place winner of 2010 "Science, on tourne" science competition.

Dec Trumpet Interpretation (Incomplete)