Adrianna Ascalon
Electrical Team Member at University of Waterloo Robotics Design Team- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Limited working proficiency
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Tagalog Elementary proficiency
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Experience
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University of Waterloo Robotics Design Team
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Canada
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Electrical Team Member
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Jun 2018 - Present
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Mechanical Team Member
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Nov 2016 - Jun 2018
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Apple
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United States
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Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Apple Watch EE Intern
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Jan 2020 - Aug 2020
Designed a flexible PCB integrating Watch subsystems, leveraging cross-functional resources in the process• Assisted design and guided layout of a development board used to test a new wireless charging system• Conducted lab validation for battery subsystem, comparing measurements against specifications• Developed validation plans for the wireless charging system by collecting requirements from key stakeholders
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Zoox
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United States
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Automotive
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700 & Above Employee
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Digital Electronics Engineering Intern
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May 2019 - Aug 2019
• Performed s-parameter measurements using a VNA to assess cable quality and diagnose issues• Developed routing strategies to connect high-speed traces between a switch and a BGA SoC• Designed a hysteretic comparator circuit used in a undervoltage lockout circuit, and simulated with LTSpice• Designed a PCB with Cat 6A RJ45 connectors for use in a 10GBASE-T loopback test to verify reliability of connector reinforcement
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ecobee
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Canada
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Consumer Electronics
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400 - 500 Employee
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Test Developer, Embedded
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Sep 2018 - Dec 2018
• Redesigned power distribution PCB in DipTrace to increase reliability of hardware verification test fixture• Improved relay sensing board by adding a ground plane and relocating key components to optimise routing• Developed Python unit tests in PyCharm to verify thermostat functionality and expand automated test coverage• Designed laser-cut PCB mount in AutoCAD to ensure maintainability and safety• Authored a test plan for smoke alarm sound detection to enable accurate sensing in different situations
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Miovision
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Canada
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Software Development
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200 - 300 Employee
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Hardware Designer
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Jan 2018 - Apr 2018
• Designed, prototyped, and assembled test fixture to log current of thirty cameras for use in a water ingress test• Developed custom 6-layer PCB in Altium by performing component selection, schematic capture, and layout• Tested PCB to verify functionality, and reworked components to fix issues• Designed mechanical fixture in SolidWorks to hold all thirty cameras and cables under a shower, preventing water buildup and corrosion near the cameras• Programmed a development board to write to the registers of an ADC over SPI in order to display a voltage drop across a shunt resistor
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MIKA Audio
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Canada
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Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Coordinator – Manufacturing, Design, and Administrative
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Apr 2017 - Aug 2017
• Prototyped and soldered a functioning Arduino-based control panel for the MIKA portable speaker to simulate the user interface for marketing purposes• Programmed LED behavior in user interface simulation using C++ to assess user experience • Designed and dimensioned a control panel using AutoCAD to ensure manufacturability and usability• Designed and developed a Python web scraper to aggregate contact information about potential retailers and reduce data entry time by 95%
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Education
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University of Waterloo
Mechatronics Engineering -
St. George's International School, Switzerland
IGCSEs (8 A*s), International Baccalaureate (38 points)