I worked at the former Condor Signals and Communications, now part of A&B Rail Services within the larger Universal Rail Signals group. The Condor product line includes bungalows, cases, switch-clearing devices, and foundations. I developed a list of the signal parts located at A&B Rail's facility in Bolton and facilitated the movement of parts to A&B Rail's Oakville plant. I also helped with the wiring of bungalows for customers throughout North America.
I worked in the maintenance and quality assurance group at Concast, a leading Ontario infrastructure pipe supplier. Using HxGN EAM and Excel, I developed preventative maintenance work orders and schedules for their two plants. I also did both physical and digital inventory of the parts in the storeroom and maintenance bay of Concast's Oakville Plant.
For two summers, I worked as the Camp Director at the Sans Souci and Copperhead Association (SSCA) day camp on Frying Pan Island in Georgian Bay. I was responsible for the provision of programming and ensuring the safety of 4 to 12-year-olds, as I was also the assistant lifeguard. As the senior director, I supervised the Associate Director and volunteers, liaised with parents and dealt with the administration and finances of the camp, reporting to the treasurer.
I love volunteering as a race marshall with Motorsport Marshalling Services, a Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs (CASC) Member club. I have worked many events at multiple tracks, such as Toronto's Ontario Honda Dealers Indy (IndyCar and FEL Motorsports), the Chevrolet Grand Prix (IMSA), Labour Day Sprints (NASCAR, FIA, Trans Am and SCCA) and Celebration of Motorsport (CASC and VARAC).
For the past four years, I've been a member of the Queen's Formula SAE team, also called Queen's Racing. As part of the design team, I've been on the chassis and ergonomics sub-teams. I have designed engine mounts for the car, helped build an ergonomics rig and designed an accumulator cart from the ground up.
With Queen's Racing changing from an internal combustion engine (ICE) to electric motors, a new gearbox design was required. Using SolidWorks, our group designed a planetary gearbox for the Q25/Q26 car. We designed the planetary gearbox from the ground up by first utilizing Python code simulations to determine the ideal gear ratio, then creating the gearbox and housing in SolidWorks, where we also iterated the design using finite element analysis (FEA) to optimize performance and ensure durability. Our project won the 3rd prize for the George Christie Design Awards.
With the change of the Queen's Racing car from an internal combustion engine (ICE) to electric motors, an accumulator cart became necessary. Using SolidWorks, I created a design using readily available parts and materials. Once the design was finalized, I used finite element analysis (FEA) to test whether the cart could support the required load.
For the final project in my MECH 323: Machine Design 1 course, we had to design a gearbox for a remote-controlled car. Our group designed a 2-stage shifting gearbox to run both high torque for the hill climb test and high speed for the speed test. I was responsible for all of the CAD design for the gearbox and designed it fully in SolidWorks. The final version of the gearbox was 3D printed.
To mount the engine to the chassis of the Queen's Racing car, a series of tabs and mounts were needed. Using SolidWorks, I designed new front engine mounts for the car. I created a design which reduced the weight of the old engine mounts while still meeting the requirements set out for them.
In APSC 200, our P2 project was designing a 3D printable bone scaffold using SolidWorks. Multiple designs were created before the best design was selected and printed. The final design was then tested using a MTS Bionix Tabletop tester.
As part of "Mod 3" of APSC 100, I was part of a team tasked with designing a new brake pedal for the Queen's Baja SAE team. The pedal was designed and built from the ground up with the goal of minimizing weight and costs while maintaining the required structural integrity. The material and design were carefully chosen and subjected to finite element analysis using SolidWorks. At the end of the project, the brake pedal was presented to the Baja team.