Biosensor R&D Engineer

• Apr 2023 - Present

- Led R&D of biosensor used in diagnosis of anastomotic leaks (patent application begun) - Performed fundamental literature searches, developed fabrication SOPs, optimized sensor for high sensitivity/low analyte detection limit - Designed and characterized coating using SEM, EDX, and UV-Vis as well as optical microscopy - Designed experiments/apparatus using extensive theoretical justification reducing device fabrication error to 0.6% - Led R&D of biosensor used in diagnosis of anastomotic leaks (patent application begun) - Performed fundamental literature searches, developed fabrication SOPs, optimized sensor for high sensitivity/low analyte detection limit - Designed and characterized coating using SEM, EDX, and UV-Vis as well as optical microscopy - Designed experiments/apparatus using extensive theoretical justification reducing device fabrication error to 0.6%

Nanofabrication Research Assistant

• Nov 2022 - Present

-Research assistant at Printable Electronic Materials Lab currently involved in research on increasing efficiency of organic photovoltaics -Fabricated OPV devices gaining experience with spin coating, thermal evaporation, film profiling, sonicators, and plasma cleaners as well as general nanofab lab experience -Characterized novel donor polymers using CV, UV-vis, and OFET tests -Gained knowledge of XRD and SEM machines -Performed EQE analysis on novel devices to gather performance data for polymer optimization -Automated data analysis using Python scripts to calculate SCLC mobility, fill factor, PCE, etc. reducing data analysis time by 95% Show less

Competitor

• Sep 2022 - Sep 2022

Piano Teacher

• Aug 2021 - Sep 2022

Design Lead

• Jun 2019 - Sep 2022

-Designed/created Solidworks CAD model for 4421 Champion robot at Victoria Regionals, best defense robot at Houston World Championship, and top 5 robot in Canada - Crucial in design process of team 5015 semi-finalist robot at Victoria regionals - Designed and fabricated spring-loaded climbing mechanism - Provided electrical and pneumatics team with system design knowledge and expertise -Designed/created Solidworks CAD model for 4421 Champion robot at Victoria Regionals, best defense robot at Houston World Championship, and top 5 robot in Canada - Crucial in design process of team 5015 semi-finalist robot at Victoria regionals - Designed and fabricated spring-loaded climbing mechanism - Provided electrical and pneumatics team with system design knowledge and expertise

Piano Teacher

• Aug 2019 - Jun 2022

SHAD Fellow

• Jul 2021 - Jul 2021

- Designed/created Solidworks CAD Model of deoiling hydrocyclone made to remove harmful pollutants from drain water to maintain Canada's freshwater reserves - Received best product design award at SHAD McGill - Designed/created Solidworks CAD Model of deoiling hydrocyclone made to remove harmful pollutants from drain water to maintain Canada's freshwater reserves - Received best product design award at SHAD McGill