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Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

o Continued research on steel hollow section structures, which leads to 3 more publications and 2 conference presentations forthcoming;o Taught both undergraduate- and graduate-level courses at the Civil & Mineral Engineering department of University of Toronto; o Advised industrial client as a legal support by providing FEA reports on disputed structures.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

o Instructed in the graduate-level course – “Finite Element Method in Structural Mechanics”, including developing course materials and assessment plans and delivering lectures;o Designed non-linear FEA analysis course project and training sessions, and incorporated state-of-the-art Python programming of FE methods into the course.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

o Assisted in both graduate-level (Structures under Blast and Impact) and undergraduate-level (Mechanics) courses, and supervised and coordinated work and duties among fellow TAs, including grading, tutorial sessions, trainings and office hours; and held departmental-level exam review sessions.o Guest lectures – “Steel Structure Design under Blast Load”.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

o Conducted research on steel hollow section structures for sustainable design, using both experimentation and nonlinear FEA simulation (ANSYS), and published 9 papers using the results;o Impacted the development of industrial design codes/standards (e.g., AISC, Eurocode, etc.) by proposing novel design recommendations based on the results of FEA.

Guelph

o Performed structural/cladding wind load studies on commercial high-rise buildings by means of wind tunnel tests, and completed over 30 commercial projects worldwide;o Coordinated among 7 different fast-paced cross-functional teams (e.g., model shop, testing, and management teams, etc.) and with the clients, and delivered on-schedule with high quality;o.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

o Performed structural design and analysis of aluminum alloy HSS frames, mezzanines, and timber structures, and drafted structural plans and construction drawings; o Conducted field inspection for over 40 construction sites for appropriate on-site constructions (adhering to both NBC and OBC), and drafted formal reports to local building officials; o.

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

o Solely represented the consultant team as construction inspector on a land development site located in Kitchener, Ontario; and coordinated with construction contractor and third-party quality control (QC) for timely and accurate construction (e.g., waterlines, road pavement, lot grading, etc.);o Designed gradings and drainage plan for new development.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

o Performed construction field inspection for quality assurance on lakeshore site of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) for streetcar storage facility, along with progressive meetings and report for schedule management; o Executed effective on-site traffic control, and coordinated with contractors for on-schedule construction, and supported routine.

North York, Ontario, Canada

o Assisted in the EcoSchools project, where school facilities were being upgraded and redesigned for environmental education;o Updated Toronto public school floor plans with AutoCAD for GIS information, along with safety facilities, e.g., fire alarm/detector/hydrant, emergency exits, and portable water;o Coordinated with local public schools for on-site.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Structural Engineering

Supervisor: Prof. Jeffrey Packer Thesis: “Irregular Welded RHS Truss-Type Connections”

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Civil Engineering

Co-operative Program, Graduated with Distinction, Dean’s Honours List Management Sciences Option