Experience

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  NAV CANADA

  • Canada
  • Airlines and Aviation
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • VFR Air Traffic Controller

    • Jun 2023 - Present

  • VFR Air Traffic Control Trainee

    • Oct 2021 - Jun 2023

    Working at the Region of Waterloo International Airport since April 2022

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  UFA, Inc.

  • Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

  • System Engineer

    • Jun 2021 - Sep 2021
    • Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

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  NAV CANADA

  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • IFR/VFR Air Traffic Control Trainee

    • Aug 2018 - Sep 2020
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Trained as an IFR and VFR controller, on track to become a Tower Controller (VFR) • Developed a working knowledge of aircraft performance in a high stress environment• Learned and practiced the rules and procedures of safe aircraft movement while following Transport Canada Regulations• Advanced decision-making skills while developing critical communication proficiency• Training suspended indefinitely due to COVID-19 impact on air traffic movements

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  Collins Aerospace

  • Oakville, ON

  • Design Intern

    • Sep 2017 - Dec 2017
    • Oakville, ON

    Worked in the landing gear design team for the Gulfstream G500/600 business jet• Modified drawings and models to capture engineering changes for pre-production aircraft• Resolved design issues with landing gear components• Managed and updated documents between Gulfstream and Collins Aerospace

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  BOMBARDIER

  • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Project Engineering Intern

    • Jan 2017 - Apr 2017
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Worked on the Project Engineering team for the Global 7500 business jet• Analyzed daily engineering reports to deliver crucial information to project engineers• Initiated multiple internal tasks to improve operational efficiency and resolve issues • Developed software tool to auto-schedule test procedures such that none conflicted based on predecessors and successors

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  Greater Toronto Airports Authority

  • Capital Restorations Intern

    • May 2016 - Aug 2016

    Worked in the Project Management department at Toronto’s Pearson Airport• Acted as liaison to external contractors for documents and progress updates• Reviewed schematics and performed inpections to ensure adherance to specifications• Inspected and prepared engineering drawings for various projects airport-wide

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  University of Waterloo

  • WEEF Teaching Assistant

    • Sep 2015 - Dec 2015

    Served as a teaching assistant for the first year GENE 121 C++ programming course• Required a high-level understanding of the course material to be able to answer questions and debug code• Advanced programming techniques through requirement to approach problems from various angles• Developed strong organizational and communication skills while working in a team environment

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  Pratt & Whitney Canada

  • Mississauga, ON

  • Development Engineering Intern

    • Jan 2015 - Apr 2015
    • Mississauga, ON

    Member of the development department team for the PW300 Turbofan• Responsible for the setup and completion of a thermal paint test on a combustor• Gained familiarity with manufacturing processes and workflows within a large plant• Developed effective communications skills in a team environment

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  Central Region Gliding School

  • Trenton, ON

  • Glider Flight Instructor

    • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
    • Trenton, ON

    Flight instructor for the 6-week intensive course provided to Canadian Air Cadets• In-flight lesson delivery adhering to strict flight profiles• Lesson preparation and delivery for ground-based theory classes• Strong communication skills to transfer knowledge to students in time-critical scenarios