My Experience

RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Universita di Pavia
Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne (EPFL) - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
University of New Brunswick
University of Waterloo
University of Guelph
University of Ontario Institute of Technology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Atlantis Systems International, Bampton, Ontario
ALT Software Inc., Waterloo, Ontario
Christie Digital Systems, Inc., Kitchener, Ontario
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Guelph, Ontario
Applied AI Systems, Inc., Ottawa, Ontario. I demonstrated the robot project at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, Japan.

Code for the chip produced by Microchip Technology, Inc. The code is used to control the servo motor for the camera on the robot.

COMMUNITY SERVICES

Let's Talk Science Partnership Program, Fredericton, New Brunswick

Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival, United Way of Fredericton, Fredericton, New Brunswick

Scotiabank Rat Race for United Way of Greater Toronto, Yonge Street, Bloor Street, and Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario

Becel Heart & Stroke Ride for Heart, Don Valley Parkway and Gardiner Express, Toronto, Ontario

United Way Celebration, Metro Toronto Convention Center, Toronto, Ontario

The Enbridge CN Tower Stair Climb for United Way, CN Tower, Toronto, Ontario

8th Annual United Way Blossom Ball, Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario

Toronto's Word-On-The-Street Festival, Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario

Hanlan's Sand Dune Planting to preserve the landforms, Toronto Bay Initiatives, Toronto Island, Toronto, Ontario

Canada Life CN Tower Climb for World Wildlife Fund, CN Tower, Toronto, Ontario

The Waterloo 10KM Classic Run for Charity, Waterloo, Ontario

YMCA Camp Kitchikewana, Midland, Ontario

Guelph Dragon Boat Festival, Guelph, Ontario

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Unmanned Systems Canada Member

Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Member

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Member

IEEE Senior Member

Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) Registered Professional Engineer

Materials and Manufacturing Ontario (MMO) Member

Kitchener Waterloo Toastmasters Secretary/VP Education/VP Membership/Member

Collaboration Based Robotics and Automation Research Group, University of New Brunswick

Advanced Robotics and Intelligence Lab, University of Guelph

Pattern Analysis, Machine Intelligence and Robotics Lab, University of Waterloo

AWARDS

Harrison McCain Foundation Young Scholars Awards

Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities

UW Graduate Incentive Awards (GIA) - $20,000, University of Waterloo

NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship B (PGS B) - $42,000, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Engineering Graduate Scholarship, University of Waterloo

Travel Scholarship, University of Guelph

Award in System Engineering & Management, German Academic Exchange Center

The M.F.A.M. Trophy For Outstanding Progress In K-W Toastmasters, Kitchener-Waterloo Toastmasters

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering

from University of Waterloo

Team Based Project Management from School of Business, Queen's University