Experience

Thiessen Team

• Canada
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Equipment Sales/Service Engineer

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  • Providing technical assistant to clients for major equipment rebuilds on mining equipment • Assisting trades personnel with in-house overhauls• Providing technical assistance to clients as the company’s representative during site visits • Providing technical assistant to clients for major equipment rebuilds on mining equipment • Assisting trades personnel with in-house overhauls• Providing technical assistance to clients as the company’s representative during site visits



The University of British Columbia

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Sep 2020 - Aug 2022

  Designed and built a functional prototype of a high performance bearingless (magnetic bearing) motor that focuses on increased power density and high speed per DC link voltage performance. This is achieved through a novel quadruple three-phase winding scheme and highly refined magnetic design of the motor.Specific tasks included-mechanical design-magnetic design-electrical troubleshooting and testing-Labview programming for motor controls-hands on machining and winding manufacturing-procurement of supplies.



Sea to Sky Energy Solutions

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

• R&D Project Engineer

  • Jul 2019 - Aug 2020

  Worked on developing and building the first prototype of an automated sediment transfer system for hydro electric water intakes. Also oversaw the development of a high performance water intake structure. Specific work tasks included -organizing and managing contractors-designing parts for prototypes-procurement of equipment-extensive hands on fabrication and testing-providing technical assistance in business development. Worked on developing and building the first prototype of an automated sediment transfer system for hydro electric water intakes. Also oversaw the development of a high performance water intake structure. Specific work tasks included -organizing and managing contractors-designing parts for prototypes-procurement of equipment-extensive hands on fabrication and testing-providing technical assistance in business development.



The University of British Columbia

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Mar 2019 - Jun 2019

  Responsible for the design and manufacturing of experimental apparatus for a project relating to customization of grain size of magnesium to enhance its material properties for specific applications, a project run by Dr. Mauricio PongaConducting scientific experiments using a variety of advance data acquisition tools

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Sep 2018 - Apr 2019

  Working under Dr. Mauricio Ponga on a research project examining the fatigue characteristics of 3D printed composite materialsDeveloped an analytical method of predicting fatigue of a 3D printed testing specimenDesigned an experimental testing apparatus for verifying the analytical modelUsed FEA (ANSYS) to analyze a variety of physical parameters

• Student Project Team Member

  • Sep 2018 - Apr 2019

  Designing a mountain bike pedal binding mechanism for a leading mountain bike component manufacturerWorked in group to create innovative designs to address the client’s needsConducted FEA analysis (ANSYS) on theoretical designsManufactured physical prototypes based CAD drawings for physical testingDesigned and manufactured testing apparatus for a variety of physical testsReceived the Mechanical Engineering Department Industry Award for the innovative design solutions demonstrated through this project



Lynn Valley Bikes

• Bicycle Technician

  • May 2017 - Aug 2018

  Performed a wide range of repairs on high end mountain bikesDuties included tracking inventory of spare parts, writing invoices, and providing technical explanations and troubleshooting to customersGained extensive experience working with hydraulic actuators and dampersMaintained in depth knowledge of technical products and industry trends Performed a wide range of repairs on high end mountain bikesDuties included tracking inventory of spare parts, writing invoices, and providing technical explanations and troubleshooting to customersGained extensive experience working with hydraulic actuators and dampersMaintained in depth knowledge of technical products and industry trends