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• Responsible for being a key, hands-on, technical resource for hard goods testing of golf equipment• Extract insight form test data including failure mode identification and root cause analysis• Perform statistical analysis for reports, including measurement system analysis (MSA) to quantify result accuracy and precision Design novel test equipment based on customer requirements• Frequently write programs using MATLAB, LabVIEW, and C# to perform data acquisition and… Show more • Responsible for being a key, hands-on, technical resource for hard goods testing of golf equipment• Extract insight form test data including failure mode identification and root cause analysis• Perform statistical analysis for reports, including measurement system analysis (MSA) to quantify result accuracy and precision Design novel test equipment based on customer requirements• Frequently write programs using MATLAB, LabVIEW, and C# to perform data acquisition and analysis• Play an active, hands-on role in the day-to-day activities of the lab to solve problems as they occur• Utilize CAD to realise and validate complex designs and communicate design intent to manufacturing teams• Develop and maintain test documentation in accordance to ISO 9001 using ASTM formatting Show less

• Responsible for developing and maintaining novel mechanical devices and software for the custom golf club fitting industry• Utilized my electro-mechanical, problem-solving, and quick learning skills to independently develop, assemble, and maintain innovative golf manufacturing equipment from start to finish, including the Shaft Simulation System (S3, US Patent 9,784,656), an iPhone shaft comparison application, and a dual-feature analog and digital loft and lie machine.• Collaborated… Show more • Responsible for developing and maintaining novel mechanical devices and software for the custom golf club fitting industry• Utilized my electro-mechanical, problem-solving, and quick learning skills to independently develop, assemble, and maintain innovative golf manufacturing equipment from start to finish, including the Shaft Simulation System (S3, US Patent 9,784,656), an iPhone shaft comparison application, and a dual-feature analog and digital loft and lie machine.• Collaborated closely with the manufacturing team to ensure design intent and timelines were maintained• Performed daily tasks involving the use of MATLAB, SolidWorks, CAD, C++, VBA, and Microsoft Office• Responsible for using testing and statistical analysis to draw unbiased conclusions about products on the market• Independently managed the R&D department’s projects, deadlines, finances, reports, and presentations through multi-tasking and time-management• Collaborated with two software development teams as the customer project manager• Presented new technology and ideas to the marketing department and engineers inside and outside of the golf industry Show less

• Designed, from start to finish, an automated shaft testing machine called the Shaft Simulation System (S3)• Responsibilities included proof of concepts, part sourcing, cost, machine design, CAD development and manufacturing releases, assembly, software development, hardware integration, troubleshooting, manual creation, and training• The S3 was functional within 6 months of the project’s start and in full operation within another 6 months• The S3 integrates image recognition… Show more • Designed, from start to finish, an automated shaft testing machine called the Shaft Simulation System (S3)• Responsibilities included proof of concepts, part sourcing, cost, machine design, CAD development and manufacturing releases, assembly, software development, hardware integration, troubleshooting, manual creation, and training• The S3 was functional within 6 months of the project’s start and in full operation within another 6 months• The S3 integrates image recognition, robotics, torque and load sensors, LEDs and over 50,000 lines of code to test the following: o Shaft straightness o Shaft EI and EI consistency along longitudinal planes o Frequency analysis and consistency o Torsional analysis• The machine has been featured in several articles and praises as a “game changer” and "…the biggest story of the 2015 PGA Show” Show less

In conjunction with my winter semester, I accepted a contract to implement an inertial sensor-based walking-speed estimation algorithm. Using a combination of C++ and MATLAB programming, I was able to estimate walking speed in real-time for the first time in the literature.

Supervisor: Dr. Qingguo Li-Recipient of a national research award (NSERC USRA), awarded to students that show evidence of high academic achievement and research aptitude-Designed an implemented a force-based control system for the intuitive control of a robotically-augmented walker (smart walker) using a 6-axis force/torque sensor interface and a Segway Robotic Mobility Platform-Performed independent research to investigate the metabolic consequences of smart walkers on ten… Show more Supervisor: Dr. Qingguo Li-Recipient of a national research award (NSERC USRA), awarded to students that show evidence of high academic achievement and research aptitude-Designed an implemented a force-based control system for the intuitive control of a robotically-augmented walker (smart walker) using a 6-axis force/torque sensor interface and a Segway Robotic Mobility Platform-Performed independent research to investigate the metabolic consequences of smart walkers on ten subjects and performed all ensuing data analysis -Subsequently was first author for a research paper (see below) after independently learning LaTeX typesetting-Independently learned C++ programming to communicate with data acquisition systems and robotics hardware-Obtained hands-on experience at the Human Mobility Research Centre (Kingston General Hospital, Queen’s University) and Laboratory (Hotel Dieu Hospital, Queen’s University) working with motion-capture equipment Show less

Supervisor: Dr. Mark Daymond-Recipient of a national research award (NSERC USRA), awarded to students that show evidence of high academic achievement and research aptitude-Prepared metallographic samples and examined them using optical and scanning electron microscopy-Saved graduate students’ time by programming a MATLAB GUI to facilitate crack growth analysis-Responsible for the construction and amelioration of three delayed hydride cracking test rigs-Communicated with… Show more Supervisor: Dr. Mark Daymond-Recipient of a national research award (NSERC USRA), awarded to students that show evidence of high academic achievement and research aptitude-Prepared metallographic samples and examined them using optical and scanning electron microscopy-Saved graduate students’ time by programming a MATLAB GUI to facilitate crack growth analysis-Responsible for the construction and amelioration of three delayed hydride cracking test rigs-Communicated with several companies to determine and place the most cost-effective equipment orders-Assembled and tested data acquisition systems including thermocouples, load cells, and digital multimeters Show less

Supervisors: Dr. Nihan Onder (2009), Dr. Laurance Leung (2010)-Wrote 12 programs in Compaq Visual Fortran to calculate fluid properties and perform fluid-to-fluid scaling-Helped assemble and develop Compaq Visual Fortran code for determining Dryout Power for a large range of test conditionsAided two engineers in preparing research papers by formatting, proofreading, and writing a sensitivity study-Increased a research engineer’s work efficiency by automating the production… Show more Supervisors: Dr. Nihan Onder (2009), Dr. Laurance Leung (2010)-Wrote 12 programs in Compaq Visual Fortran to calculate fluid properties and perform fluid-to-fluid scaling-Helped assemble and develop Compaq Visual Fortran code for determining Dryout Power for a large range of test conditionsAided two engineers in preparing research papers by formatting, proofreading, and writing a sensitivity study-Increased a research engineer’s work efficiency by automating the production of 360 plots in Microsoft Excel using Visual Basic for Applications-Investigated alternate methods of calculating fluid properties when NIST correlations were not available Show less