Projects

Electromagnetic Shielding:

Collaborated with Carleton University Master's student Rene Nyangezi to understand the limiting factors of EM shielded doors and ultimately improved the door's performance.  This project required significant research of shielding standards, EM principles, and materials.  Following the research, Rene and I developed a test plan, designed, prototyped, and tested new EM shielded door designs.

With my newly gained expertise in EM shielding and years of acoustic and fire rating experience, I designed a first-of-its-kind acoustic, EM shielded, and fire resistant wood door under tight time constraints for an international project.

In 2023, I successfully developed a 60dB EM shielded door and frame system  that is also capable of meeting high STC and fire ratings.   This door is nearly indistinguishable from an architectural man-door and is capable of using typical architectural hardware to meet security and egress requirements.

Acoustic Doors with Pneumatic Seals:

Designed and built an Ambico-first pneumatic sealing system including custom-designed electronic controls of pneumatic system for the National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT).  My student and I designed, assembled, and soldered the custom-designed control system.

Door Cycle Testing to ANSI A250.4:

Designed and built pneumatic cycle testing system.  Successfully cycled multiple doors thousands to a million of times.

National Arts Center (NAC) Oversized Doors and Seal Retrofit:

Coordinated directly with NAC staff and acoustic consultants to determine requirements.  Designed backstage loading dock acoustic doors with special floor condition, allowing forklift and push cart access.  Custom designed retrofit seals on 30’ tall workshop doors.

144 Wellington Custom Doors:

Custom designed a first-of-its-kind acoustic door and frame assembly for high-profile acoustic doors in Ottawa.  I provided site supervision to guarantee doors met all the customer's requirements.

National Research Council (NRC) Turbine Doors (Acoustic & Blast):

Coordinated with the NRC to determine requirements.  Designed an Ambico-first acoustic & blast combination product.  Supervised installation, which is critical on acoustic products.

Structural, Oversized, and Sliding Doors:

I have designed many oversized and sliding doors with varying performance and size requirements.  Some memorable ones are Dr. Goris’s lab (acoustic sliding), Eglin AFB (bullet resistant sliding), and Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe in Ottawa (acoustic oversized).

Order Input System Design, GUI Programming, and Parametric API Driven Modelling:

I programmed a proof of concept GUI on my own time, performed a software design comparison to select the best software option, and played a key role in the design and implementation of Ambico's order input system.  I lead the design for the system architecture and the advanced parametric model development including interfacing using API.

Freeze Drying System:

Team lead of 4th year capstone project.  Designed freeze drying system with parametric modeling and embedded coding capable of performing analysis and model updates based on varying user-input requirements.

My group teamed up with three other groups to combine our final year projects, create a poster and enter into a design and poster competition.  I assembled and rendered the full system from each team's SolidWorks models.  Our team entered and won the design and poster competition.

Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of Blast Door:

Created FEA model of door to analyze pressure capacity, verify conventional analytical methods, and provide option for improved analytical and design method.

Book Stand Design and Laser Cutting:

My partner wanted book stands for our daughter's room, so I decided to design and manufacture some myself.  Designed 3D model in SolidEdge, prepared nested 2D drawing for laser cutting, and cut the parts out of plywood on a laser.  The most challenging part was getting the correct power setting for etching a photo of our daughter into some of the parts, it took a few tries to get the power setting correct and a good looking photo. 

Motorcycle Maintenance and Engine Repairs:

I perform regular maintenance on my friend's and my motorcycles.  I also diagnosed and repaired a motorcycle having backfiring, loss of power, and hard start symptoms.  The motorcycle dealer's mechanic recommended a carburetor rebuild, so I rebuilt the carburetor but that wasn’t the source of the problems.  I successfully diagnosed the problem, discovering the fuel pump diaphragm was damaged and leaking gas directly into the cylinders.  I replaced the fuel pump and resolved the problem.  The motorcycle now runs perfectly.

Speaker Retrofit, Artistic Design, and Laser Cutting Parts:

Upgraded home-made speakers with new electronics, designed and laser-cut speaker cover rings, and applied an artistic collage of comic book artwork.

Design and Manufacture of 1/3 Scale Trebuchet:

Personal project after high school.  Single-handedly designed a 1/3-scale trebuchet adapted from photos, sourced all the components, and manufactured a working prototype.