Experience

Greenlane Renewables Inc.

• Canada
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Engineer

  • Feb 2021 - Present



Mustang Survival

• Canada
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Product Development Engineer

  • Nov 2014 - Feb 2021

  · Develop new products from the concept stage to mass production including: reviewing applicable regulations and standards, determining product requirements, creating DFMEAs, building prototypes, managing product cost, creating BOMs and CAD drawings, and collaborating with suppliers and outsourcers· Lead multiple, interdisciplinary project teams by: creating and managing the project schedules, budgets, tasks, and risk assessments as the projects progress· Create and conduct test plans to validate products and materials, ensuring that they meet regulations and user needs as well as strict, internal quality requirements· Investigate and resolve issues that arise during the manufacturing process of new and existing products· Handle multiple products through Underwriters Laboratory certification testing by negotiating quotes and test plans, maintaining constant communication on the testing progress, and quickly responding to any complications· Present project progress and details of new designs in a concise manner to all internal stakeholders



Mustang Survival

• Canada
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 100 - 200 Employee

• R&D Co-op Student

  • Jan 2013 - Aug 2013

  · Managed an interdisciplinary team to prepare several products for sale; adhering to a strict schedule, while working on several other projects · Compiled the necessary documents required for production of a product including: creating detailed drawings, writing concise build instructions, and developing test and inspection procedures· Developed and performed a multitude of in-house tests to assure that all materials and products met industry standards and market needs · Source, evaluated, and recommended materials required for several products, ensuring that they met the necessary industry standards · Created a detailed design failure modes and effects analysis on a product and simplified the FMEA process to promote more uniform analysis for future projects · Inspected and determined causes of failure in existing or returned products and devised a plan to mitigate or prevent future failure



Composites Research Network

• Canada
• Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non-destructive Testing Co-op Student

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  · Efficiently operated six different types of ultrasonic scanning equipment to detect any and all defects within a composite material sample while prioritizing several projects each day· Analyzed scanned data to locate and size defects and compiled findings in formal reports and presentations· Developed test procedures for all six types of equipment to ensure that tests were completed to their full extent and that all defects were properly detected and located· Created calibration samples for the test procedures, laying out composite constructs in a strict lab environment · Prepared schedules and documents to train members of the Composite Research Network in proper use of the test equipment · Designed an immersion tank specifically for use in ultrasonic testing with phased array probes, focusing on cost and practicality



Ballard Power Systems

• Canada
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Simulations, Modeling, and Tools Co-op Student

  • Sep 2011 - Dec 2011

  · Operated two fuel cell evaluation tools in a demanding and time-constrained environment · Analyzed and compiled collected data to be sent as concise reports to clients and teams throughout the organization · Developed a testing procedure to further the capabilities of the tools, investigating potential variables and errors and including trouble-shooting measures · Presented the verification and validation of this procedure in oral presentations and formal reports· Improved an Excel VBA macro to increase readability of the resulting data, decrease the processing time from a minute to ten seconds, and decrease the output file size by several megabytes



Surrey Martial Arts

• Assistant Instructor

  • Jun 2006 - Sep 2010

  • Trained up to 20 students per class, aged of 5 to 19, in a respected Martial Arts gym• Developed a constructive lesson plan to ensure all students would exceed in ascending through the belt ranks • Informed parents of their child’s ongoing progress in a one-on-one environment, discussing payment when it was necessary• Performed daily management of the gym, managing phone calls while teaching classes, and enrolling prospective students in appropriate classes • Trained up to 20 students per class, aged of 5 to 19, in a respected Martial Arts gym• Developed a constructive lesson plan to ensure all students would exceed in ascending through the belt ranks • Informed parents of their child’s ongoing progress in a one-on-one environment, discussing payment when it was necessary• Performed daily management of the gym, managing phone calls while teaching classes, and enrolling prospective students in appropriate classes