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About Me[edit | edit source]
Hello! I'm a recent graduate of Western University's Mechatronics Systems Engineering Program w/ Internship. I would consider myself to be a hands on and technical person which is why I chose to pursue this program. Throughout my undergraduate career, I have had a chance to perform well in academics but also hands on projects and labs. My engineering experience primarily consists of
- 1st Year Design Project Showcase
- 5th year Capstone Showcase
- Professional Internship
- Low-Power Sub-team Lead at Sunstang Solar Car Project
- Metal Fabrication
These experiences along with others have helped me explore engineering and develop hard and soft skills such as critical thinking and project management.
While I am new to FAST and Open Source Hardware specifically, I would like to thank Dr. Pearce for this introduction. I have now broadened my perspective on Open Source Hardware and it has become and interest of mine which I want to pursue and hopefully even incorporate into my existing interests in electronics, robotics and embedded systems.
Experiences[edit | edit source]
1st Yr. Design Showcase-3rd Place[edit | edit source]
Pressure Actuated Speed Control of Sewing Machine for Paraplegic Users
Description TBD
5th Yr. Mechatronics Capstone-2nd Place[edit | edit source]
Continuous OS Recycle-bot Based Hang-printer - Prototype
Description TBD
Working under Dr. Joshua Pearce, my team was tasked to implement a pellet extruder based on the RepRap Recyclebot and integrate it with the Hangprinter (designed by RepRapper Torbjørn Ludvigsen) to realize a sustainable large scale 3D printer capable of directly extruding pelletized or grinded recycled plastic. By implementing such an extruder, one can bypass the costs and energy associated with the process of creating filament. This effectively increases throughput and decreased costs
I was involved primarily with the system level design as well as all electronics and some mechanical design.
Sunstang Solar Car Project[edit | edit source]
I worked as the Low Power sub-team lead for the Sunstang Solar Car Project in 2019-2020 as well as a general member from 2018-2019. I was responsible for PCB layout and design of all electronic control units to be used in the car as well as component selection and testing. Furthermore I held regular training sessions for general members on using engineering software for circuit design such as Altium and EAGLE. My specific duties performed are listed below:
- Helped develop/ transfer schematic libraries from EAGLE to ALTIUM
- Implemented Autodesk EAGLE for designing schematic and PCB layouts for breadboard prototypes
- Created and managed new version control system for tracking changes in PCBs and improved team efficiency
- Updated BOMs, parts lists and Digi-key order forms for circuit components
- Soldered components for all low power system PCBs (i.e. temp/voltage/current sensor circuits, steering control, dashboard control and other electronic control unit circuits)
- Utilized lab equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and function generators to test and measure performance metrics of prototype circuits
- Performed basic DC load calculations for low power components
- Held weekly tutorial sessions with hardware team to improve and learn skills such as basic electronic concepts/circuits, schematic capture and PCB design, soldering and PCB debugging
- Played an integral leadership role in team growth and the training of 8 new members into the hardware sub-team
Mechatronics/Internship- Product Development/R&D at Airia Brands[edit | edit source]
Airia Brands is a London based company that is a leader in manufacturing and design air ventilation solutions. Their primary products consist of Heat Recovery Ventilators (HRVs) and Energy Recovery Ventilators(ERVs) in residential and commercial sectors.
As one of my first professional engineering work experiences, working in the product development and R&D department has allowed me to gain an appreciation of the lifecycle of a new product. I was involved in new product design, testing and assembling prototypes. Another major project I led and helped with was the commissioning of an automated fan curve test station in an effort to increase simplicity of the test process as well as reduce the amount of labor and time required to carry out a single test.
More specifically, some of my job duties were:
- Conducting performance and reliability tests on prototypes and existing HRV/ERV units to meet HVI and Energy Star Standards
- Airflow/fancurve testing, leakage testing, dielectric testing and software testing
- Developing/implementing a closed loop fan-curve testing system effectively reducing labor and man hours by 50%
- Arduino/DAQ, PCB design, sensors/actuators interfacing, software design through LABVIEW/C++
- Overseeing development and implementation of an improved quality test-booth area resulting in a 50% increase in production rate
- Electrical schematic design, current transducers, and data acquisition systems
- Producing CAD models, design drawings, component specifications and test reports
- Diagnosing and troubleshoot electrical/mechanical issues with units on production line
- Participating in design discussions to develop creative solutions to meet customer needs
- Testing electrical components on prototype units using common bench testing equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, function generators, etc.
Metal Fabrication[edit | edit source]
Starting out as a high school CO-OP term and working after high school, I worked as a metal fabrication assistant at a place called E&G Steel Fabrication. While not directly related to engineering, it served as an invaluable hands on experience of using tools commonly used in machining.
Current Project-FAST OS AM[edit | edit source]
Continuous OS-Recyclebot Based Hangprinter
My work along with Dr. Pearce and FAST will consist of taking the Hangprinter made from my Capstone Project and fine tuning it to print accurately and reliably. Improvements to the extruder will be made to accurately control temperature and pressure to enable deposition of recycled plastics beyond recycled PLA pellets.