Experience

Kindred Powered by Ocado

• United States
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Mechanical Designer

  • Aug 2023 - Present

• Mechanical Designer

  • Feb 2022 - Aug 2023



ATS Corporation

• Canada
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mechanical Designer - Automation

  • Nov 2018 - Feb 2022



Avidbots Corp.

• Canada
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Mechanical Designer

  • Sep 2017 - Nov 2018

  - Assisted Mechanical Lead in product updates and development cycle of new revolutionary robotic floor scrubbers while incorporating engineering design process, best manufacturing & sheet metal design practices, and contributed to continuous design improvement of existing products - Designed sub-systems of moderately complex automatic machines, robotic mechanisms, and cleaning systems • Automated Robot Docking Station (US Patent Pending) - A system that allows the self-driving robot to load itself into the docking station with mechanical and sensor assisted self-aligning and locking, swap its onboard main batteries, clean its return water tank, clean its main cleaning head brushes and rear vacuum squeegee mechanism, and refill its main water tank. The docking station can also store and charge multiple battery sets. • Robotic Pre-Sweeper Attachment - Attaches in front of a robot which is equipped with a disk scrubbing head, and powered by the main batteries with an auxiliary power plug, this device ensures the main cleaning system is not damaged by sweeping up large debris before the scrubbing head gets to that area. - Designed topological and detailed waterproof electrical wire harnesses incorporating multiple sensors, ensuring minimal EMI footprint. Further detailed harness drawings and tables for ease of use, quotes, and servicing - Produced drawing packages for sheet metal, machined, 3D printed, roto-molded, and weldment parts following ISO standards and applying design reasonable tolerances - Built prototypes according to engineering specifications, tested and recorded pertinent details and aided in the customer presentations and testing as required - Supported Supply Chain and Purchasing Department with detailed material and component requirements, vendor selection and costing details through Bill of Material (BOM) upkeep of current and developing products and capturing design changes through and Engineering Change Notices (ECN) Show less



CIBC

• Canada
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• API Developer

  • Aug 2016 - Jul 2017

  - Successfully developed the front end of a proof of concept that would allow users and developers within CIBC to search, deploy, and use APIs from a local database - Developed front end, known as “Marketplace”, using EmberJS and Bootstrap, would allow users to search APIs in an Amazon like environment - Wrote custom scripts to dockerize and automate the API deployment process which enables users to go from specification to functional interface with one click of a button - New POC reduces API development time from specification to functional interface to less than 10 minutes - Created README documentation and tutorial videos for Marketplace, Java Foundation, and DevOps for new users using iMovie Show less



Safran

• France
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manufacturing Engineering Intern

  • Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

  - Implemented and integrated WinTool, a Tool Data Management (TDM) solution, to improve tool management in the tool crib and across the shop floor - Tested and deployed multiple modules like the Measuring Equipment Module (MEM) and Tool Setter Module (with Speroni machines) to maximise software use - Documented tool assemblies, kit reports for all machining operations and deploying them on each shop-floor PC via WinTool for quick access - Designed custom cutting tools required for specials operations for multiple landing gears (Global Express 5000/6000, V22, F/A-18 etc.) - Co-designed an innovative universal skid for transporting forgings and machined parts between operations - Designed machining fixtures for the Global Express 5000/6000 Main Landing Gear Trailing Arm - Created, handled, and documented Purchase Orders (POs) of tools and fixtures with vendors and 3rd Party companies - Designed and implemented a custom Tool Data Management file in Microsoft Excel, using VB Macros, to oversee orders and purchasing for hard and consumable tooling Show less



TD

• Canada
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• IT Architecture Intern

  • May 2013 - Aug 2013

  - Researching efficient mobile technology for deployment in the near future. - Researched different cloud vendors and security solutions for a successful enterprise wide integration of current TD systems - Proposed an architecture strategy with integration options with Salesforce.com, successfully creating a road map for the process integration and an implementation timeline of the cloud solution - Created a whitepaper for the integration strategy and process, listing out the provisioned improvements and agility - Working with mobile devices and apps, proposed a new plan of deployment for Salesforce.com cloud on the iPad, and revised the mobile architecture road map Show less



TD

• Canada
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Architecture Intern

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  - Reworked and improved some of the current Architectural Business and Technical Component Models using Microsoft Visio - Created e-databases on the TD Network based off of the reworked models using HTML and JavaScript to increase accessibility - Reworked and improved some of the current Architectural Business and Technical Component Models using Microsoft Visio - Created e-databases on the TD Network based off of the reworked models using HTML and JavaScript to increase accessibility



SchoolFinder Group

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Media Marketing Intern

  • Sep 2011 - Dec 2011

  - Effectively employed strategies on social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, to market and advertise scholarships and bursaries available to students thru Scholarships Canada - Held meetings discussing multiple approaches to further improve the outreach of the organization, and to revamp the old school pamphlet approach - Published multiple blog posts, using personal experiences from the past, to better connect with the ever-changing and multi-faced student population across Canada Show less



THINNOX INC.

• Canada
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Robotics Camp Leader

  • Aug 2011 - Aug 2011

  - Led a design and prototyping camp for students aged 7-12, introducing them to the LEGO Robotics Program - Setup effective workshops during class to teach the students RobotC and LEGO Mindstorm Programming - Mentored and coached the student teams during the program and evaluated their final portfolios - Led a design and prototyping camp for students aged 7-12, introducing them to the LEGO Robotics Program - Setup effective workshops during class to teach the students RobotC and LEGO Mindstorm Programming - Mentored and coached the student teams during the program and evaluated their final portfolios



Polaris Consulting & Services Ltd

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Data Entry Specialist

  • Jul 2011 - Jul 2011

  - Efficiently transferred data for Bank of Montreal's takeover of Bank of America in Chicago, IL - Researched Customer backgrounds and updated KYC/KYB sheets on an Excel database - Efficiently transferred data for Bank of Montreal's takeover of Bank of America in Chicago, IL - Researched Customer backgrounds and updated KYC/KYB sheets on an Excel database