Experience

Pacific Science & Engineering Group, Inc.

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Human Factors Engineer

  • Oct 2018 - Present



Defence Research and Development Canada | Recherche et développement pour la défense Canada

• Canada
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Research Engineer

  • May 2018 - Present

  • Designed experiments and conducted usability testing to measure the cognitive load of Canadian soldiers in theatre, the results of which will inform future development of the Integrated Soldier System Project • Conducted ad-hoc statistical analyses in MATLAB and Statistica, summarizing results in presentations and reports • Drafted a manuscript for journal submission to Human Factors (in review) • Developing a user-centered graphical user interface in MATLAB for displaying analytics and user feedback of R2MR and CAT, two highly impactful Department of National Defense projects, one of which has been deployed in theatre and in exercises, to examine the effects of mental health problems and mental illness in the workplace • Extracting, interpreting, and analyzing data to identify key metrics and transform raw data into meaningful, actionable information that will provide recommendations for human interaction and usability in future development of the mobile applications • Ensure that all interactions with technologies abide by human-centered design principles to adequately meet the needs of the intended users • Developing simulator scenarios and scripting animating behaviors on a Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) to experimentally evaluate the training needs of operators analyzing surveillance data • Collaborating and working in conjunction with a team of programmers and the project lead to implement SME feedback, producing a synchronized effort of experts and non-experts alike • Balancing multiple projects with limited allocation of time, personnel, and budget



University of Toronto

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

  • Passionately facilitated the personal development of 30 first-year Industrial Engineering students by preparing and delivering weekly lessons on topics such as time management, problem solving, and resume writing • Participated in weekly meetings with the First Year Office to provide feedback on student progression and satisfaction to improve well-being of 1100 first year engineering students with its implementation • Passionately facilitated the personal development of 30 first-year Industrial Engineering students by preparing and delivering weekly lessons on topics such as time management, problem solving, and resume writing • Participated in weekly meetings with the First Year Office to provide feedback on student progression and satisfaction to improve well-being of 1100 first year engineering students with its implementation



Defence Research and Development Canada | Recherche et développement pour la défense Canada

• Canada
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2016 - May 2017

  • Creatively used MATLAB, Unity and SR Research’s Experiment Builder to evaluate human performance in target detection and sensor fusion, contributing to Future Small Arms Research design specifications • Collected 400 hours’ worth of human data for 4 separate experiments and led focus groups for soldiers to receive and implement experiment feedback; was awarded Soldier’s Choice Award for Longest Running Data Collection Effort • Devised analytical models in Excel, SPSS, and MATLAB to summarize results and create figures, consulting with the scientific lead in the preparation of presentations and in the writing of a scientific report for the Surgeon General’s Health Research Reports on clinical stereopsis tests for use in aircrew vision assessment • Consulted with the scientific lead on the experimental design and statistical data analysis for a scientific report



University of Toronto

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Content Architect

  • Apr 2015 - Sep 2015

  • Reviewed and synthesized research literature, and identified brain circuits and mechanisms associated with psychological tasks, to prepare learning modules in PowerPoint • Presented learning modules before a University of Toronto and OCAD University academic team, as well the Online Learning Strategies team from University of Toronto • Reviewed and synthesized research literature, and identified brain circuits and mechanisms associated with psychological tasks, to prepare learning modules in PowerPoint • Presented learning modules before a University of Toronto and OCAD University academic team, as well the Online Learning Strategies team from University of Toronto



Zeifmans

• Canada
• Accounting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • Jul 2013 - Aug 2014

  As administrative assistant, I provided various administrative support to people in the accounting firm. My duties included, but were not limited to: assisting with equipment inventory and storage; managing files; receiving and sending mail within the office; performing multifaceted general office support. As administrative assistant, I provided various administrative support to people in the accounting firm. My duties included, but were not limited to: assisting with equipment inventory and storage; managing files; receiving and sending mail within the office; performing multifaceted general office support.