Experience

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  Rockburst Technologies

  • Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  • Chief Technology Officer

    • Jan 2020 - Present
    • Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Rockburst Technologies, a subsidiary of Envisioning Labs, is dedicated to the research, development and commercialization of the novel Transcritical CO2 Pulverization (tCO2) technology. tCO2 is a next-generation, energy-efficient rock comminution technique that aims to significantly reduce the energy consumed and GHG emissions produced during rock breakage in mining.

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  Envisioning Labs

  • Canada
  • Research Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Chief Innovation Officer

    • Apr 2018 - Present

    https://www.envisioninglabs.com/Primary responsibilities:· Research· Innovation Challenge Proposals· Product Development/R&D· Contract Proposal/Report Writing· Business Development and StrategyExample R&D contract work proposed and landed: 2019 to present, executing projects for the National Research Council Canada on developing Metal Powder Bed Density Test Equipment, for Transport Canada developing LIDAR bathymetry from boats to reduce the impact of echosounders on whales; and 2018-2019, executed a project for a mining company wanting to explore the reuse of mine tailings in value added products (glass for solar energy in our case so far).Ideated, proposed, pitched and landed a finalist position in the Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) CrushIt! challenge, addressing the inefficiency of rock comminution (crushing and grinding) in mining. Currently executing R&D and experimental testing to determine all relevant process and rock parameters for understanding its commercialization value from a technical and economic perspective.

  • Senior Innovation Consultant

    • Jan 2017 - Mar 2018

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  InnoCentive, HeroX, etc.

  • Delta, BC

  • Open Innovation Challenge Solver

    • 2015 - Present
    • Delta, BC

    32+ time award winner in global crowdsourced innovation challenges (Innocentive hosted and others), working on innovation strategy and engineering solutions for systems, sensors, software, manufacturing processes, electronics, mechanics, communications, network security and materials challenges. A 2016 and 2017 global top solver for most challenges won at Innocentive (https://www.innocentive.com/ar/challenge/topSolvers). Noted as award winner on 8 HeroX.com challenges (1 under Envisioning Labs account). Executing XFire challenge for WWF Malaysia in collaboration with a University in Malaysia (UPNM), addressing peat fires. 6 of the 32 innovation awards have been for solutions sought by 8 U.S. Government Agencies including:1) A nitrogen sensor solution. for the- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), in collaboration with the- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)2) A mobile weather system, for the- U.S. AIr Force Special Operations Weather Team3) A mobile app framework for field data capture, for the- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, in collaboration with the- U.S. Geological Survey4) A secure remote desktop access to isolated networks solution, for the- U.S. Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO)5) A long-term hydraulic steel corrosion protection solution, for the- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, in collaboration with the- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the- U.S. Navy Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), and the- U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).6) A detection of underground pipe leaks solution, for the - U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

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  Blue Marble Labs

  • Vancouver, Canada Area

  • Co Founder

    • Jul 2014 - Mar 2018
    • Vancouver, Canada Area

    Blue Marble Labs worked towards harmonizing personal and environmental health. Our initial product and service was targeted to outdoor air quality via air pollution sensing, and we built prototype wearable device hardware, mobile app and web software and cloud services. Our big vision encompassed sensing all kinds of personalized environmental conditions, such as indoor air, allergy causing irritants, water quality, light and noise exposure, and more.

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  Culturecraft Designs

  • Delta, BC

  • Founder, CEO

    • Jun 2011 - 2018
    • Delta, BC

    Formerly called Immersive Systems, which searched for a product idea to turn into the basis for a business, Culturecraft Designs has emerged focused on kitchen tools. One Canadian patent application filed: https://patents.google.com/patent/CA2904911A1

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  McKesson Medical Imaging Group

  • United States
  • IT Services and IT Consulting
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Research Engineer in Health IT

    • Dec 2009 - Jul 2014

    Medium to long horizon research in PACS/RIS systems.Designing, prototyping and demonstrating numerous research concepts. 9 patent applications granted with USPTO.Generating and supporting new research programs for engineering department. Building and supporting research collaboration projects with UBC and SFU. Presented human-computer interaction research work at CARS 2010 & 2012 in Geneva & Pisa respectively, an international radiology conference.Member of Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Applied Science External Advisory Council.

  • Manager Software Development

    • Jul 2006 - Nov 2009

    Manage software engineering staff and department FDA, ISO, and CMMI software development processes and procedures.

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  McKesson Medical Imaging Group

  • United States
  • IT Services and IT Consulting
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Software Project Manager

    • 2003 - 2006

    Managed team that contributed to the successful release of several enterprise Picture Archive and Communication System (PACS) software versions. Acted in capacity of Technical Lead as well as Project Manager.Managed Image Acquisition team to successful release of new software versions, including a bronchoscopy version for a local company doing new bronchoscope clinical trials.

  • Software Technical Lead

    • 2000 - 2003

    Technically lead team of developers in building two medical image acquisition software products. Lead development of live, real-time, ultrasound medical video streaming feature for PACS.Under contract to a startup breast imaging modality vendor, led development for a DICOM image acquisition and machine control console.

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  ALI Technologies

  • Richmond, BC

  • Software Engineer

    • 1999 - 2000
    • Richmond, BC

    Develop PACS Medical Imaging related software.

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  Taoist Tai Chi Society of Victoria

  • Victoria, BC

  • General Manager

    • 1987 - 1992
    • Victoria, BC

    * Administered $240,000 annual budget, supervised staff and 70+ volunteers, and scheduled programs resulting in smooth operation of a large non-profit organization. * Organized and handled Society print, radio, and TV promotion, expanding membership from under 100 people to over 400 in four years. * Researched, planned, and attained nine successful funding applications worth over $50,000 to provide student employment, extended seniors programs, and equipment. * In a volunteer capacity (outside office hours), taught hundreds of Tai Chi exercise classes for ten years to seniors, disabled, and corporate groups, helping 1,000's of people learn to improve their health.