Michael Leung
Systems Design Engineer and Propulsion Specialist at Queen's Hyperloop Design Team- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Queen's Hyperloop Design Team
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Canada
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Think Tanks
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1 - 100 Employee
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Systems Design Engineer and Propulsion Specialist
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Oct 2022 - Present
- Led the design validation of a hyperloop pod reaching 450 km/h in 32 seconds using FMEA and SolidWorks FEA - Developed an inertia dynamometer to test the torque and acceleration of motors, responsiveness of braking, power and control systems, and optimize performance - Created new cooling system resulting in pod weight reduction of 10% and improved thermal conductivity by 38% - Led the design validation of a hyperloop pod reaching 450 km/h in 32 seconds using FMEA and SolidWorks FEA - Developed an inertia dynamometer to test the torque and acceleration of motors, responsiveness of braking, power and control systems, and optimize performance - Created new cooling system resulting in pod weight reduction of 10% and improved thermal conductivity by 38%
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Queen's RoboMaster
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Canada
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Think Tanks
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mechanical and Strategy Specialist
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Oct 2022 - Present
- Constructed and wired a mobile robot that shoots projectiles and controls with first person view - Directed the designs of a self-reloading, multi-turret robot that sorts and fires 2 different projectiles, and transforms to fire behind cover while being fully unexposed - Integrated a centripetal acceleration chamber design onto a turret to its increase fire rate and projectile speed while reducing power consumption all by 50% - Constructed and wired a mobile robot that shoots projectiles and controls with first person view - Directed the designs of a self-reloading, multi-turret robot that sorts and fires 2 different projectiles, and transforms to fire behind cover while being fully unexposed - Integrated a centripetal acceleration chamber design onto a turret to its increase fire rate and projectile speed while reducing power consumption all by 50%
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Queen's University
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Canada
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Student Mentor
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Jun 2022 - Present
- Guided 5 first-year international engineering students’ transition to a university environment in a new country- Devised strategies to help mentees develop their academic, professional, social, and healthy lifestyles- Drafted daily schedules for mentees to reach SMART goals and improve grades from 60% to 80%
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Student Tutor
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Apr 2022 - Sep 2022
- Tutored multiple first-year engineering students in one-on-one and group sessions in different courses- Encouraged mistakes to maximize learning, gave constructive feedback and identified areas for growth - Tutees saw increased levels of confidence and improved grades of 20%+
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RONA
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Canada
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Sales Associate
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May 2020 - Sep 2022
- Assigned tasks within a team to keep the department organized so that it was always safe, attractive and in-stock even during heavy customer traffic - Operated forklifts, reach truck and order picker quickly and safely to move inventory around the store - Assisted customers by answering questions, offering expertise and devising compensations to maximize sales - Assigned tasks within a team to keep the department organized so that it was always safe, attractive and in-stock even during heavy customer traffic - Operated forklifts, reach truck and order picker quickly and safely to move inventory around the store - Assisted customers by answering questions, offering expertise and devising compensations to maximize sales
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Élections Canada | Elections Canada
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Canada
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Central Poll Supervisor
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Sep 2021 - Jun 2022
- Managed a team of 12 people to operate 8 polls and handle 3000 ballots in the federal and provincial elections - Dynamically adapted procedure of tasks to optimize service time and ensure traffic flow during influxes of electors - Managed a team of 12 people to operate 8 polls and handle 3000 ballots in the federal and provincial elections - Dynamically adapted procedure of tasks to optimize service time and ensure traffic flow during influxes of electors
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Network Reporting and Mediation
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Canada
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Legal Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Court Reporter
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Sep 2021 - Jun 2022
- Multitasked to transcribe conversations at 60+ words/minute, update a list of case terms and mark exhibits - Greeted guests and performed adminstrative tasks to ensure online conferences were conducted smoothly - Multitasked to transcribe conversations at 60+ words/minute, update a list of case terms and mark exhibits - Greeted guests and performed adminstrative tasks to ensure online conferences were conducted smoothly
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Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada
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Canada
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Census Enumerator
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May 2021 - Sep 2021
- Interviewed residents to get completed censuses and de-escalated hostile situations with unwilling respondents - Wrote detailed and concise case reports for other enumerators to easily follow-up on - Ensured confidential data was responsibly collected and accurately entered to databases - Interviewed residents to get completed censuses and de-escalated hostile situations with unwilling respondents - Wrote detailed and concise case reports for other enumerators to easily follow-up on - Ensured confidential data was responsibly collected and accurately entered to databases
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Food Basics
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Canada
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Retail
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300 - 400 Employee
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Sales Cashier
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Aug 2018 - Jun 2020
- Served customers in a welcoming manner, resolved conflicts quickly and trained new cashiers - Worked with colleagues to maintain a fast and smooth flow of customers within the store - Served customers in a welcoming manner, resolved conflicts quickly and trained new cashiers - Worked with colleagues to maintain a fast and smooth flow of customers within the store
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Education
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Queen's University
B.A.Sc, Mechanical Engineering