Spencer Deevy
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Credentials
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Space Mission Design and Operations
edXMay, 2020- Nov, 2024
Experience
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McSCert
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Canada
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Engineer
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Oct 2020 - Present
Performing functional safety research in collaboration with Arrayus Technologies Inc. on a magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) system. • Utilizing the systems-theoretic process analysis (STPA) hazard analysis technique to identify hazards and determine safety constraints; used to mitigate hazards and improve system safety • Developing a goal structuring notation (GSN) style assurance case template and a derived assurance case to support claims pertaining to system efficacy and safety Show less
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McMaster University
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Canada
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Teaching Assistant
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Jan 2017 - Apr 2019
Taught and improved several engineering courses, each with a focus on experiential learning. Facilitated discussions on engineering practices and evaluated students on their ability to apply engineering methods to solve complex problems.⦗ Software Architecture ⦘• Guided student groups in their development of an Android application, evaluating their usage of requirements specification, software design techniques, and architectural patterns⦗ Embedded Systems ⦘• Supervised an embedded systems laboratory, lead corresponding tutorials, aided in debugging hardware and software issues, and taught students proper usage of electronics lab equipment⦗ Mechatronics Engineering Capstone ⦘• Aided students in their development of an 8-month engineering project, and evaluated their application of each stage of the engineering development process towards realizing the final system Show less
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Research Assistant
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May 2018 - Aug 2018
Conducted research in collaboration with BorgWarner on advanced electric vehicle motor control technologies. Spearheaded the functional safety research on electric vehicle motors and associated motor controllers, with an emphasis on automating the safety verification process.• Promoted safety engineering concepts within the motor control research group by performing and presenting a fault tree analysis (FTA) on an interior permanent magnet (IPM) electric vehicle motor• Utilized formal methods to convert natural language requirements into corresponding Simulink models for use in verifying the functional safety of a MATLAB electric vehicle motor controller model• Streamlined the motor controller verification process by demonstrating the efficacy of automatic test generation and model checking techniques to detect model design errors and dead code Show less
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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United States
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Defense & Space
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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May 2017 - Aug 2017
Contributed to the development of the Advanced Energetic Pair Telescope (AdEPT), a medium-energy gamma ray polarimeter. Research focused on gamma ray pair production reconstruction software and testing an experimental time projection chamber. • Developed an online algorithm to identify, reconstruct, and categorize gamma ray pair production events within a cosmic ray dominant volume • Aided in testing preliminary detector for the AdEPT time projection chamber; experience using oscilloscopes for low voltage signal analysis and trained to handle ionizing radiation sources Show less
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McMaster University
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Canada
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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May 2016 - Aug 2016
Developed embedded software for two research projects, a pacemaker development board for engineering education and a CAN bus simulation for vehicle bus development. Managed project organization and trained colleagues in engineering tools/techniques. • Developed an interactive cardiac signal simulator in LabVIEW for the evaluation of a pacemaker development board; verified analog signal characteristics via an external data acquisition device • Optimized and verified a CAN stack deployed on ARM development boards; reduced the memory footprint of transmitted messages by 60% • Supervised and trained colleagues in software design principles, Git version control, electronic circuit design, and the use of electronics lab equipment Show less
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Education
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2017 - 2019
McMaster University
Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.), Computer Software Engineering -
2013 - 2017
McMaster University
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Computer Software Engineering
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