Experience

Work Experience

TechBrew Robotics Inc.

Mechatronics Engineering Co-op Student

location_city Salmon Arm, BC calendar_month May — Dec 2021

• Designed and implemented software systems for fully autonomous mushroom-harvesting robots across Windows platforms and PLCs
• Assisted with mechanical design and manufacturing for conveyor systems
• Developed advanced, automatic performance report generation software for interactive analysis of picking performance, trimming performance, and overall yield
• Set up small, high-availability PostgreSQL and Grafana server clusters for real-time data visibility

Bowhead Design Corp.

Cooperative Education Student

location_city Calgary, AB calendar_month Aug — Dec 2020

• Built adaptive, electric mountain bikes for those with disabilities, daily
• Built working prototype of a self-levelling mobility scooter
• Faced metal tubing on lathe, operated drill press and bandsaw, and epoxyed parts, among other operations
• Redesigned several 3D-printed parts to reduce cost, print time, and support material
• Improved bike assembly processes and documentation
• Overhauled Microsoft Access-based project tracker; wrote complex Google Sheets macros

Wref's Consulting Inc.

Engineering Student

location_city Vernon, BC calendar_month May — Aug 2019

• Entered, organized, manipulated, and graphed data in MS Excel
• Read hydro generator drawings from many companies and obtained information on spare parts from them
• Managed, wrote, and proof-read technical reports and internal company process documentation
• Performed some IT work, including setting up a Synology NAS and fixing printers

Safeway

Cashier

location_city Vernon, BC calendar_month May — Jul 2020

• Temporary summer position to help my local Safeway during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Cashiered in express and regular checkout lanes
• Cleaned high-touch surfaces, such as ledges, handles, carts, or baskets.
• Controlled number of people in store at a time

Vernon Family Doctor’s Clinic

Archivist

location_city Vernon, BC calendar_month Jun — Aug 2014

• Archived, scanned, sorted and extracted patient information from damaged documents
• Maintained a backup system for medical records, and resolved issues as they arose

Volunteer Experience

Okanagan Science Centre

Summer Camp Volunteer

location_city Vernon, BC calendar_month Jun — Aug 2016, 2018

• Assisted with labs, demonstrations, and supervision of children in an attentive and precise manner
• Taught children about Arduino microcontrollers and basic circuitry

Vernon Alliance Church

Youth Group Leader

location_city Vernon, BC calendar_month Sep 2015 — May 2018

• Led, taught, and mentored boys aged 10–14 in Bible studies and life skills
• Prepared, organized, and orchestrated large-scale group activities and supervised worship sessions and sermons
• Planned, set-up, and ran games, prepared snacks, and supervised other activities

Eagle Bay Camp

Leader in Training

location_city Eagle Bay, BC calendar_month Aug 2015, Jul 2017

• Ensured the mental and physical well-being of children, first under mentorship then independently
• Gained leadership skills through group workshop sessions and cabin leading
• Helped non-cabin leader staff with their administrative duties
• Led group discussions about Christianity, the Bible, and faith
• Maintained and cleaned the camp with a group of other Leaders in Training

Food for the Hungry & Vernon Alliance Church

Xonca, Guatemala Missions Trip

location_city Xonca, El Quiché, Guatemala calendar_month Mar 2016

• Installed reusable, zero-power water filters in difficult conditions where adaptability was an asset
• Taught the indigenous peoples a variety of information despite the language barrier