Stephanie Nyikos, P.Eng Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Transitioned from R&D focus to the area of Quality Assurance and Quality Control• Developed and wrote Standard Operating Procedures for QA/QC testing in accordance with ISO9001 standards• Implemented ISO9001 standards on previously R&D focused areas to ensure Zero Defects and Always On-Time Delivery• Commissioned new equipment for Device QC as part of the company’s production scale-up

Toronto, Canada Area

• Worked in a R&D environment to develop and test new products for the company• Worked in interdisciplinary teams to commission new vacuum chambers to further develop product tested in R&D setting• Commissioned a new high vacuum production line to manufacture Organic LED devices and continuously improved the system’s stability and reliability while maximizing line uptime and product yield• Performed thermal stability testing on new experimental materials for Organic LEDs to ensure they meet the requirements of OTI customers• Worked with team of software engineers to launch and troubleshoot automation software, including the optimization of temperature PID controls for multiple high temperature deposition sources• Experienced in the installation of water-cooling infrastructure for temperature management inside vacuum chamber• Managed Co-op students and supervised final 4th year McMaster engineering project to maximize device yield

Toronto, Canada Area

- Completed a research thesis to determine the performance of new organic semiconductors for organic solar cells. My thesis was titled 'Organic Photovoltaics based on Solution Cast Polymers and Boron Subphthalocyanines - Hybrid Device Architectures Enabling Novel Material Combinations'- Conducted thin film and materials characterization using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), and Ultraviolet and visible spectroscopy (UV-VIS)- Developed a program using Matlab to analyze solar cell performance vs real-time irradiance and air pollutant data

Toronto, Canada Area

- Teaching Assistant for the course APS110F - Engineering Chemistry and Materials Science- Lead weekly tutorial classes of ~40 first year engineering students through hands-on science activities- Explained complex concepts related to materials science and chemistry to a beginner level audience- Conducted a weekly Q&A session (office hours) to clarify course concepts for interested students

Toronto

- Led a team of 11 engineering students to develop a proprietary concrete blend for construction of UofT's annual concrete canoe- Tested new mixes via 3-Point bending and cylinder compression analysis to optimize strength-to weight ratio of concrete/carbon fiber matrix- Managed project timeline by creating Gantt Charts featurinng budget, objectives, and constraints- Results indicated a 9% increase in yield strength on benchmark blends while reducing final canoe weight by 7%- Canadian National Concrete Canoe Competition (CNCCC), 1st in category for lightest canoe

Master Of Applied Science (Masc), Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Chemical Engineering Graduate Students Association (CEGSA) Member, University of Toronto Graduate Students Union.

Bachelor Of Applied Science (Basc), Materials Science Engineering

Activities and Societies: Fencing Team, Concrete Canoe Club