PCB Layout Designer & Components Librarian

Kepler Communications • Jan. 2023 - Pres.

• Used Altium and PDN to design, layout, and simulate a power delivery board capable of 350W for space applications
• Applied DFM and DFT principles to complete layout of complex 4-10 layer PCBs, often with high speed or high power
• Fully tested and qualified custom buck-boost power regulation boards
• Made hundreds of schematic symbols and PCB footprints to IPC standards
• Sped up designs and reduced workload with custom C# Altium extension that performed automated design checks
• Led migration of 7000+ components from SQL DB to Altium 365 and implemented consistent naming convention

Solutions Architecture Developer

BlackBerry Ltd. • May 2022 - Aug. 2022

• Worked as sole developer for a Syslog emulator to generate all types of BlackBerry Syslogs for test and demo use cases
• Designed a parser to convert RFC5424 Syslogs into JSON using a combination of RegEx and string methods in Python
• Wrote multiple blog posts about BlackBerry technologies on BlackBerry’s developer blog

Solutions Architecture Developer

BlackBerry Ltd. • Sep. 2021 - Dec. 2021

• Aided in design of React application, allowing users to automatically find security vulnerabilities in mobile apps
• Added and modified server side REST endpoints using Node.js
• Used React Native and Firebase to build an Android app to receive security threat notifications on remote devices
• Wrote a technical blog post on BlackBerry security APIs for BlackBerry’s developer blog

Hardware Designer - Research Assistant

Institute for Quantum Computing - University of Waterloo • Jan. 2021 - Apr. 2021

• Designed and performed layout of a PCB to amplify a 1-10 mW, 400 MHz signal to 4W for use in a quantum simulator
• Designed and simulated 3rd order maximally flat (Butterworth) radio frequency filters using LTSpice
• Modelled 3D electronic and mechanical components using Autodesk Inventor
• Sourced components and wrote in depth guides and documentation

Motor Control Subteam Lead

Waterloop Student Design Team • Jul. 2019 - Apr. 2020

• Managed team of 6 students, taught important concepts, and supervised progress through weekly meetings
• Designed high power motor control board with 3-phase transistor inverter for linear induction motor
• Performed schematic capture and circuit board layout using Altium Designer and KiCad

Enterprise Solutions Developer - IoT

BlackBerry Ltd. • Sep. 2019 - Dec. 2019

• Sole designer and developer for proof of concept for smart security system
• Used a microcontroller, ultrasonic sensor, and camera to detect motion and send video to Raspberry Pi via MQTT
• Developed using Node.js and Python on a Raspberry Pi to detect faces and send secure alerts to users via BlackBerry APIs
• Designed system to automatically disarmed when it detected a nearby familiar device or correct PIN was entered into keypad
• Wrote multiple technical articles on the BlackBerry developer blog
• Served as Subject Matter Expert on new BlackBerry REST API for both company partners and team members

Full Stack Developer

Martello Technologies • Jan. 2019 - Apr. 2019

• Used Java with Spring MVC and PostgreSQL to update how company’s licenses are distributed to customers
• Improved loading time of customer profile page by ∼90% from over 60 seconds to less than 5 seconds
• Made and modified REST endpoints to optimize performance and improve code readability

QA Analyst

NexJ Systems • May 2018 - Aug. 2018

• Taught team members front-end test automation techniques so they could do less manual testing
• Wrote multiple automated test scripts using NexJ Scheme to test the front end of the application
• Tested various patches across multiple internet browsers and devices, logging bugs when found

DIY Smart Watch

• Currently designing a smart watch from scratch, including all the hardware, software, and mechanical aspects
• Designed BMS circuit with OCP, OVP/UVP, and allows for simultaneous charging and use of the watch
• Designed to communicate over 2.4GHz BLE with smart phone app

Automatic Pill Dispenser and Health Tracker

• Worked as part of a team of 4 to build an automatic pill dispenser, health tracking wristband, and Android app
• Responsible for PCB design, schematic capture, and layout for the wristband and dispenser
• Designed wristband to use Li-Po battery with micro-USB charging
• Wrote embedded firmware for ESP32 microcontrollers and incorporated IoT protocols for reliable communication