Experience

ZS2 Technologies

• Canada
• Climate Technology Product Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Research and Development

  • Sep 2023 - Present

• Engineering Lead

  • Aug 2022 - Sep 2023

  - Design and manufacturing of pilot scale direct air capture and flue gas capture units- Formulation of cements with up to 25 wt.% sequestered CO2- Precast cement production and optimization- Multi-million dollar grant applications including Emissions Reductions Alberta, Sustainable Development Technology Canada and Frontier Climate



University of Calgary

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sessional Instructor

  • Sep 2019 - Sep 2022

  Taught graduate class in "Design & Analysis of Experiments", and undergraduate classes in "Engineering Statistics" and "Technology and Society". In this role, I: - Developed new course material based including usage of Excel of PowerBI for solving statistical problems and renewable energy as they relate to technology & society. - Actively encourage students to participate during lectures and to ask for help and clarification. - Came up with new ideas on projects and group seminars to engage and evaluate student's understanding of course material and problem solving abilities. Show less

• Research and Teaching Associate

  • Aug 2016 - Sep 2022

  As a researcher, I have authored 18 high-impact and peer reviewed publications in various fields including tribology, sensors, electrodes, carbon materials, filters, separators and batteries.I work with a variety of international and regional researchers and collaborators. Alberta Innovates is my primary sponsor where we work together to convert waste materials (lignin and asphaltene) into value-added materials for the Alberta economy. Lignin research is conducted with West Fraser, and asphaltene research is conducted with Suncor. I work with international collaborators in Egypt, China and Korea primarily focussed on the development of novel materials for environmental sensors, detecting pipeline leaks, and determining security risks through detecting chemical warfare agents.Within my lab, I previously acted as a laboratory manager in charge of inventory management, waste disposal, developing standard operating procedures and managing lab safety. Show less



City of Calgary

• Canada
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Quality Engineer

  • Feb 2022 - Aug 2022

  - Perform daily quality assurance checks on light rail vehicle fleet and Calgary transit units to ensure servicing. Update records of servicing accordingly. - Schedule maintenance with subcontractors and manage spare fleet. Observe and maintain standard of service according to contracts. - Determine cause of failure on vehicles to minimize future incidents and recommend improvements in maintenance. - Perform daily quality assurance checks on light rail vehicle fleet and Calgary transit units to ensure servicing. Update records of servicing accordingly. - Schedule maintenance with subcontractors and manage spare fleet. Observe and maintain standard of service according to contracts. - Determine cause of failure on vehicles to minimize future incidents and recommend improvements in maintenance.



Summit Nanotech

• Canada
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Nanotechnology Consultant

  • Apr 2018 - Sep 2018

  ▪ Help prepare and review proposals and presentations as they relate to materials and processes of energy storage. ▪ Liaison between University collaborators and company during start-up for required testing. ▪ Help prepare and review proposals and presentations as they relate to materials and processes of energy storage. ▪ Liaison between University collaborators and company during start-up for required testing.



Imperial Oil

• Canada
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Logistics Optimization Engineering Intern

  • Sep 2014 - Aug 2015

  • Optimization of biofuels compliance, product inventory and marine fuel blending to reduce costs. • Development and improvement of business and operational logistics. Responsible for product tankage basis in Finch, Dartmouth and Sarnia for different petroleum products. • Scheduling black products movements: control of daily operations, regular interactions with customers and execution of business requirements to maintain operational feasibility. • Developed and applied intimate business knowledge in market summaries for CEO and VPs, refining margin targets that determine earnings potential and refinery turnaround costs. Show less



Loblaws Inc

• Canada
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Courtesy Clerk

  • Jun 2011 - May 2014