I have always strived to help people and create solutions that make tasks easier as well as more efficient. My passion for problem-solving and aspirations led me to pursue an education in mechanical engineering with a biomedical subspecialization at the University of British Columbia. I am also currently self-learning various subjects including programming, machine learning and microcontrollers in order to integrate these aspects of software into mechanical design solutions and biotechnology.
Here are a few of my favourite projects that I have worked on, click on the cards for individual project details and the button below to see my current project portfolio!
→ Achieved a key safety requirement for Zoox's L5 vehicle by developing a closures object detection model which triggers retraction of doors if an object is hit while automatically opening or closing
→ Decreased tooling cost, removed user misuse case and met studio requirement by modeling new door casting features and forged brackets in CATIA to package hinges inside door frame
→ Eliminated cost of manufacturing entire door assemblies that characterize performance of new door actuators by designing a compact dynamometer that automates variable-load testing
→ Built out test harnesses for radar device's control modules and created robust unit tests for each function within each target module using the GoogleTest and Fake Function Framework
→ Produced a set of automation scripts to easily install, run and uninstall our parsing tool that acquires radar sensor data for easier consumer usage
→ Learned about best practices in terms of version control in a large code base, low-level system architecture in C/C++, embedded systems control, sensor integration and data parsing
→ Leaded development of a 3D printer monitoring system which detects a variety of common 3D printing failure modes by building temporal object detection models with TensorFlow and PyTorch
→ Automated mass data collection by programming multiple Python scripts that generate random print failure files, and creating Bash scripts to auto-upload GCODE to printers and to take time-lapses
→ Guided design of custom Pi Camera mount with adjustable arm to get optimal view of nozzle head
→ Co-hosted company's weekly live streams on YouTube and Twitch with founder
→ Responsible for designing and prototyping custom multi-layer nozzles, posttreatment and winding systems for production platform which will create stretch wrap and medical tubing for our pilot trial
→ Gained extensive design for manufacturability and assembly knowledge while working closely with senior engineering consultant when iterating through prototypes
→ Worked on proprietary sensing unit to be used in new seed-round smart valves to sense flow/no-flow conditions through drip tube using a sensor and background neural network model
→ Designed, built and programmed an automated test jig to rigorously test solenoid valves to choose the best and most economic option to be used within each of the Verdi smart valves
