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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

- Commercializing air microfluidics and soft robotics-enabled systems.- Creating patents and securing intellectual properties. - Completed a licensing deal with CAIR, Eindhoven, Netherlands to bring to market a state-of-the-art portable active compression sleeve for managing breast cancer-related lymphedema and deep vein thrombosis.

Waterloo, Ontario

Thesis: Miniaturization of Soft Robotic Control Systems and Actuators for Biomedical ApplicationsAdvisors: Prof. Carolyn L. Ren and Prof. Clark R. DickersonCommittee: Prof. James Y. Tung, Prof. Daniel J. Preston, Prof. Jean-Pierre Hickey, and Prof. Hamed Shahsavan

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

- Student evaluation of instructor teaching: 4.8 out of 5 (Faculty of Engineering mean: 4) Response rate: 32 out of 40 students (80%).- Designed and piloted two hands-on labs to teach students to fabricate hybrid soft-rigid robotic systems, focusing on finger prosthetics, set up control hardware, electronics, wiring, and data acquisition systems, actuate the soft robotic finger using electromyography sensors and collect and analyze motion data. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4065008- Students learned real-world systems through live demonstrations of biomedical devices, guest lectures, debates and discussions of recent academic publications, peer reviews, patents, medical device regulations, and insurance coverage.

Waterloo, Ontario

- Researched active droplet microfluidic systems for single-cell and single-particle manipulation for a lab-on-a-chip system.- Assisted with creating a graphic user interface for controlling the movement, merging, and splitting of micro-droplets within a T-junction microchannel.- Designed and fabricated prototype microfluidic chips using soft lithography techniques.

Greater Boston Area

- Researched Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Surface (SLIPS) materials. Conducted fluid dynamics experiments on surface wetting, rheology, water droplet contact angle, hydrophobicity and amphiphilicity.- Designed, built, and commissioned an automated spraying robot using outsourced and in-house fabricated parts, Arduino, and G-code.- Full working knowledge of imaging and characterization tools and general metrology through daily usage of SEM and training from Harvard Center for Nanoscale Systems

Waterloo, Ontario

- Supervised by Prof. Carolyn Hansson.- Studied X-ray fluorescence technique to determine chloride in concrete.- Evaluated corrosion resistance of steel bar clad with stainless steel coating.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

- Developed and implemented two automated hermetic packaging production techniques for fiber optic multiplexer, increased yield, and decreased cost.- Designed and carried out mechanical tests of fibre optic assemblies.- Improved production processes through manufacturing feasibility studies, failure modes and effects analysis and validation alpha units.

Waterloo, Ontario

- Supervised by Prof. Elizabeth Weckman. - Used MATLAB to analyze fire vortices.- Assisted with setting up thermocouples for testing house fire behaviour when furnished with fire retardant furniture and insulation materials.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Ensured installations of three elevators and all associated works in a Toronto subway station were performed in accordance with the design drawings, engineering specifications and safety requirements.

North York, Ontario, Canada

Obtained a solid understanding of H.V.A.C., plumbing, building automation, and fire protection systems by completing over 30 sets of as-built drawings.

Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Assisted Professional Engineers and Engineering Technologists with AutoCAD drawings for building mechanical systems.

Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

Ph.D., Mechanical And Mechatronics Engineering, 3.9/4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: High School Outreach Liaison - Visited high schools to promote STEM fields. - Responded to student inquiries.

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Mechanical Engineering, 4.0/4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Class Representative - Organized class events. - Provided student feedback to professors, lecturers.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: - Varsity Swim Team - Film Night Organizer | The Reach – Gallery Museum