Career Summary

I have excelled in the following 5 engineering disciplines: (1) modeling, (2) mechanism design,
(3) fabrication, (4) teaching, and (5) technical writing.

Throughout my BEng. and MASc. degrees in aerospace engineering, I have been involved in developing novel mechanisms, including a prototype medical device, an interstage rocket fairing, and a three degree of freedom linear translation stage.

These mechanisms required detailed modeling; including `hand’ calculations, and finite element analysis. I also become quite adept at parametric modeling using ProEngineer (similar to Catia and SolidWorks). My modeling skills were noticed by two of my professors, who hired me to create models for their research.

I fabricated many of the components for the projects I was involved in using both CNC and manually controlled equipment (lathes, mills etc…). This experience has greatly improved my ability to create designs that can be more easily machined and maintained.

These projects along with my teaching assistant experience have greatly increased my ability to work in teams, give effective presentations, and write clear and concise documents.

Summary of Relevant Experience

Medical Device Development

Carleton & Ottawa Heart Institute, Sept. 2001 – Dec 2009

Research Engineer:

  • Generated requirements for an in-artery, medical device deployment system
  • Researched existing patents on similar medical devices
  • Developed solid models for the device using ProEngineer (~400hrs)
  • Performed finite element analysis on these models using Mechanica (~100hrs)
  • Developed novel optimization code for tensegrity systems in Mathcad (~800hrs)
  • Created working drawings and fabricated a proof of concept device (~160hrs)

Lessons Learned: Engineering design, and research methodology

Turbine Parametric Model

Carleton, Ottawa ON., Sept. 2006 – Feb. 2007

Contract Engineer:

  • Designed a 3D model of a water turbine in terms of 4 design parameters in ProEngineer and Mathcad (~250hrs)
  • The model was used to generate several configurations of the turbine, which were then rapid prototyped and tested in a water tunnel

Lessons Learned: Parametric modeling, surface modeling, and Mathcad/ProEngineer relations

Teaching Assistant

Queen’s, Kingston ON., Sept. 2006 – Prensent

Mining Lab Course:

Engineering Communication Course:

Lessons Learned: Improved understanding of Matlab, lesson planning, and presentation skills