Experience

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  Akka Technologies

  • BRP inc., Valcourt, Canada

  • Automotive Mechanical Designer

    • Feb 2018 - Jul 2020
    • BRP inc., Valcourt, Canada

    Participating in the development of an advanced high strength steel (AHSS) chassis for a new ATV platform.✧ Performing FEA analyses (static, buckling, inertia relief) based on acquired data✧ Designing and optimizing AHSS steel parts to minimize costs

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  Litens Automotive

  • Toronto, Canada Area

  • Product Designer

    • 2013 - 2015
    • Toronto, Canada Area

    Managed and executed all activities related to the development of a new innovating product, from the design and calculations to the building and validation testing of prototype parts. ✧ Used Solidworks extensively to design complex production intent mechanical systems✧ Prepared prototype, production and in-process drawings according to GD&T principles✧ Converted clients requirements into design requirements using calculations and FEA simulations✧ Worked with suppliers to troubleshoot manufacturing issues✧ Defined and managed project activities including budget, timeline, documentation, BOM, technical specifications, design changes, and team meetings✧ Design activities: design calculations, CAD, FEA/CAE, GD&T, tolerance stack-up analysis✧ Designed components involving a wide range of materials and manufacturing processes✧ Defined assembly methodology and designed necessary tools✧ Created Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) documents✧ Designed and performed experiments to validate design and to find solutions to early failures✧ Developed tools to automate calculations and the design of components and assemblies

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  BMW

  • Munich Area, Germany

  • Automotive Engineering Intern

    • 2012 - 2013
    • Munich Area, Germany

    Participated in advanced computational development activities in the advanced chassis engineering team. ✧ Created and validated an early stage development process to optimize the stiffness ofsuspension components based on a FEM beam model using Nastran, Optimus and MSC Adams✧ Developed a new tire deformation prediction method using 3D parametric Catia models to improve the tire clearance process used productively for better accuracy in the body-in-white design process✧ Simulated multibody dynamics (multi-link suspension systems) using MSC Adams✧ Wrote Matlab scripts to solve complex problems and create interactive tools✧ Created Catia V5 tools and scripts to automate CAD surface design operations

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  altis Human Resources (Altis HR)

  • Ottawa, Canada Area

  • Engineering Contractor

    • 2007 - 2010
    • Ottawa, Canada Area

    Worked intermittent contracts for three different entities of the public function in Ottawa. ✧ Took part in the research activities regarding air cargo threat detection for the Canadian Border Services Agency.✧ Developed and programmed tools on Excel (VBA) and Matlab to automate data analysis✧ Wrote an Optical Character Recognition system on MatLab to automate code reading of containers✧ Designed a test bed to assess performance of x-ray scanners in threat detection✧ Supervised and led scientific testing operations in the field✧ Took part in the radiation protection activities of the National Dosimetry Services ✧ Successfully completed a national database project in air emission for Health Canada✧ Wrote scientific reports and presented results

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  IBM

  • Bromont, Qc, Canada

  • Engineering Intern

    • 2006 - 2007
    • Bromont, Qc, Canada

    ✧ Constructed and validated an infrared scanner prototype for temperature measurements✧ Implemented a Digital Interferometry setup for strain and microchip defects measurement✧ Designed and conducted experiments to assess performance of prototypes✧ Designed and implemented mechatronic and optic setups and circuitry✧ Used advanced algorithms to process CCD camera images to extract topology information✧ Controlled and synchronized automatized systems using data acquisition systems✧ Developed custom applications in C++✧ Wrote technical reports, procedures and documentation