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• Co-leading a multidisciplinary team to design an advanced SAE Level 2 autonomous system in a Cadillac Lyriq with adaptive cruise control, lane centering, automatic intersection navigation, and automatic parking.
• Demonstrating leadership, mentorship, and strong communication skills by delegating work and managing project timelines using tools such as Microsoft Planner.
• Architecting software-in-loop environment to test software stack, including simulated environment in CARLA, vehicle plant model in Simulink, and inter-process communication through Google Protocol Buffers and dSPACE.
• Architecting cloud CI/CD pipelines using Docker to enable large optimization sweeps and greatly improve traceability.

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• Designed software architecture of end-to-end ADAS stack, including modules for perception, planning, and controls.
• Designed compute hardware architecture factoring in computational requirements, power draw, and safety.
• Developed perception, sensor fusion, and tracking algorithms for camera, radar, and LiDAR using Simulink, C++, and Python, including machine learning-based algorithms like YOLOv7. Validated algorithms by implementing.
• Wrote, published and co-presented a conference paper at IEEE Transportation and Electrification Conference (ITEC) 2023.
• Achieved 1st place against fifteen participating universities for CAV Technical Design Review Presentation.

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• Worked as part of a large and interdisciplinary team to re-engineer a gas-powered Chevrolet Blazer into a hybrid vehicle with Advanced Driver-Assisted Systems (ADAS) features such as Adaptive Cruise Control
• Showed project management and organizational skills as the Simulation co-lead on Connected andAutonomous Vehicles (CAVs) sub-team in leading a team of ten people following the V-model of software development using.
• Developed vehicle controls software as part of the Propulsion Controls and Modelling (PCM) sub-team and demonstrated strong communication skills as the bridge between the PCM and CAVs sub-teams

Palo Alto, California, United States

• Streamlined vehicle dynamics control calibration workflows by developing several scripts in Python for data processing, optimization, and visualization, thus reducing required vehicle data collection efforts by 50%.
• Collaborated with multiple teams developing C and Python software across distributed compute units to streamline in-vehicle testing, saving hours of setup time.
• Developed and implemented a novel algorithm for vehicle stuck detection in C using principles from vehicle dynamics and sensor fusion, validated with unit tests and in-vehicle data collection.

Markham, Ontario, Canada

• Collaborated in a team of twenty people to develop production vehicle motion estimation and lateral controls software for GM ADAS features such as Super Cruise.
• Implemented and documented software written in MATLAB Simulink and validated generated C code using CppUTest.Performed advanced failure mode and effects analysis (AFMEA) to assess safety impact of changes.
• Developed and implemented a novel procedure in MATLAB and C++ to characterize and emulate noise on in-vehicle IMU sensors in a software-in-loop environment to improve fidelity and robustness of team-developed algorithms.

Markham, Ontario, Canada

• Collaborating in an Agile framework in a team of ten SIL and HIL engineers to integrate ECU software in C with Simulink plant models to create closed-loop test environments
• Showing proficiency in debugging and validating test environments using GDB and ETAS MDA
• Enabling engineers to test software efficiently by creating a tool to replay recorded drive data from data logger through controls software
• Showing initiative in creating a MATLAB automation tool enabling co-simulations to comply with Functional Mock-Up Interface (FMI) Standard and writing documentation on how to use it
• Developing stages for a CI/CD pipeline to run on Jenkins which will automate test environment creation and reduce lead time from several days of work to several hours

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• Showing mentorship skills in instructing first-year engineering students about the engineering design process in the application of design projects
• Displaying punctuality and teamwork in weekly marking of assignments

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• Used version control tools Git and Gitlab to implement DevOps practices like automated unit testing via a Continuous Integration (CI) pipeline
• Developed proficiency in writing and debugging MATLAB and Simulink models by using tools such as the Automated Driving Toolbox for Model-in-Loop (MIL) testing of autonomous features
• Acquired strong understanding of CAN networks and how to electrically debug them in-vehicle
• Hardware-in-Loop (HIL) tested controllers on a test bench setup using pre-recorded data and debugging tools from dSPACE and NXP

• Demonstrates teamwork skills by working closely with highly accomplished individuals to develop elements of the front end and back end of PredictNow.ai—a start-up Financial Machine Learning Software as a Service (SaaS)
• Uses strong time management and communication skills to give frequent updates on current assigned software projects to the VP Engineering and CEO
• Shows initiative and diligence in offering to take on development projects that haven’t been assigned

London, Ontario, Canada

• Showed initiative and hard work skills to fill customer prescriptions and blister packs
• Experience using Kroll to access, modify, and fill customer profiles and prescriptions
• Demonstrated technical expertise by creating digital forms to manage inventory history and creating master invoices for suppliers
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills by working cashier duty

St Thomas, Ontario, Canada

• Collaborated in a team to plan and build for competitions
• Lead the programming sub-team and worked with a team of engineers to code a robot using Java that was used at the national competition
• Mentored younger team members regarding programming fundamentals

London, Ontario, Canada

• Showed initiative and hard work skills to fill customer prescriptions and blister packs
• Experience using Kroll to access, modify, and fill customer profiles and prescriptions
• Demonstrated technical expertise by creating digital forms to manage inventory history and creating master invoices for suppliers
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills by working cashier duty

St Thomas, Ontario, Canada

• Led and organized a team of motivated individuals in running a start-up company called ecoLogical to sell "Zero-Waste Kits"
• Kept and maintained detailed records of all company records using Excel
• Presented our product at several different sales events
• Produced over 600% return on investment in shares