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Elmira, Ontario, Canada

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Industrial automation cell design

• Freed manpower on assembly lines through process improvements and proposing automation changes
• Minimized rework/scrap by identifying & implementing process changes and designing new fixtures
• Created drawings (KeyCreator) of tooling for a digital record of company tools and fixtures

Cambridge, Ontario

• Conducted FMEA on a new project to identify safety and performance issues, designing solutions to address concerns
• Created and updated work instructions to ensure successful and repeatable manufacture of new project
• Managed multiple tasks from 3 different projects, ensuring all deadlines were followed
• Designed retrofits to existing projects to meet changing customer demands, using PLM system to reduce design hours
• Performed Kaizen activities, namely taking initiatives to reduce travel time for assemblers searching for parts

Concord, ON

• Minimized product changeover time through optimized work instructions and implementing ergonomic set up equipment
• Designed special pallets to collect suspicious finished goods for inspection and convenient sorting by Quality Department
• Put together Robot Entrapment Kit to rescue employees crushed or pinned by robots or machinery
• Designed modifications for existing work cells (raised platform to cover trip hazards & addition of sliding control panel)
• Updated drawings, issued process alerts, performed internal audits, and supported customer production runs

Cambridge, ON

• Developed a plan to reduce deburring costs within plant by 50%, through extensive data collection and cost analysis
• Gained extensive knowledge and understanding of aircraft components and assembly techniques, through hands-on assembly of complex cages & frames
• Proposed continuous improvement ideas to the engineering department regarding plant layout, painting techniques, and more to decrease downtime

Vaughan, Ontario

Designed an interactive curriculum teaching Robotics, Arduino, FDM, & Machining to secondary school students. Designed and Prepared competitions and events providing opportunities for students to apply knowledge. Also, repaired dysfunctional 3D printers and left extensive documentation for future interns.

Waterloo, ON

Redesigned and developed and updated version of an aging reactor system. Researched and specified appropriate sensors and materials for the system. The system became operational again after a few years of no use and aging data acquisition system was replaced for better data sampling and easier maintenance/troubleshooting (old system ran on MS DOS).

Basc - Graduated With Distinction, Mechanical Engineering

Education record

Activities and Societies: International Baccalaureate Diploma