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California, United States

San Francisco, CA, US

San Francisco, CA, US

Member of an awesome founding team to democratize robotics across the US manufacturing sector through a unique application of business model, operational excellence, and robotics technology. Responsible for the the overall development of technology in the organization.

Hatfield, England, GB

• Created, led, and scaled a diverse team of cross-functional robotics engineeringteam from zero to 15 employees including software, mechanical, firmware, andsystems engineers. Results:
• Responsible for edge product architecture and implementation of Kindred'sflagship Sort system, including the core product, configurations, grippers, androbotic perception and control stacks
• Bootstrapped deployments from a single low fidelity proof of concept to 50units across 6 customers including GAP Brands, Carters, and Addidas
• Led product R&D efforts including advanced grasping and purpose built pickingrobots

• Launched this venture with two other PhD candidates to ease development pains for the mobile robotics industry with a novel robotic computer. Results:
• Developed business, marketing, and sales strategy in conjunction with team members and professional network. Successfully pitched the plan to University of Guelph’s incubator program “The Hub”, generating start-up.
• Designed and developed using various EDA tools a modular FPGA and GPP based single board computer, forming the hardware portion of the product. Created all necessary IP cores, bus architecture, and board level.
• Designed and developed a software system for the product with C/C++ and real-time Linux allowing developers to create mobile robotic AI and control algorithms using existing tools and Redtree’s product. Software is.
• Raised over $300k in pre-seed financing to support operations and product development

Guelph, On, CA

• Relentless drive to practice innovation and expand my skills led me to accept an offer for a fully funded PhD program with a focus on robotic applications in the food industry, jointly funded by OMAFRA and Conestoga.
• Developed novel food processing technology for the robotic trimming of pork products in co-operation with Conestoga Meat Packers Inc. Mechanical design was performed using SolidWorks CAD/CAM and a variety of.
• Designed and built complete embedded systems such as high-power adaptive motor drives, RF switches, and robotic sensor and control systems. Components were designed with GNU gEDA, manufactured/assembled off-shore..
• Created machine control algorithms using MATLAB, C# and C++ using on-line optimization and finite element modelling techniques and implemented on a distributed control system with CAN bus back-plane.
• Recruited by the School of Computer to Science to create an integrated smart-phone robot platform, developed a novel RTOS for use on ARM Cortex Digital Signal Controllers, a robust communication scheme for swarm.
• Recruited by the School of Engineering to design optical probes for remote paint colour classification via spectroscopy in conjunction with Polycon Inc. The system was successful and the project is currently awaiting.

• Recruited by firm to perform ground up design of spectroscopy acquisition and analysis software. Switched roles in company after the software project was sustainable to perform product engineering and management tasks.
• Led team of two developers to design and implements spectroscopy acquisition software for both Windows and Linux systems for a variety of scientific grade optical detectors. Software was implemented with C/C++, Java.
• Modified product design in cooperation with Raytheon ELCAN Optical Technologies, reducing projected product cost by 25 percent through complexity reduction, part standardization and reduced tooling requirements.
• Developed automated product configuration system using non-linear optimization, optical ray-tracing and SolidWorks CAD/CAM software. Reduced quote turnaround time from 1 week to 10 minutes and recovered opportunity.
• Created long range Raman spectroscopy system for use on a Mars rover terrestrial prototype as requested by the client, ESI Robotics. Developed Raman probe, fiber components, and re-designed core product for client’s.

Guelph, On, CA

Thesis Topic: Practical Electromagnetic Valve Train System for Automotive Application

PLC/HMI development, integration and commissioning for water/waste water for various regions and municipalities in southern Ontario.

Worked with operators to maintain SCADA system for Region of Peel's automated composting system. Worked with vendor to implement alarm dialer, automated bar-screen backwash system, and additional miscellaneous instrumentation upgrades.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechatronics, Robotics, And Automation Engineering

Masc, Systems And Computing Engineering

B.Eng, Systems And Computing Engineering