Design Electrical
Resume:
DAVID MIKOLAJEWSKI
B.A.Sc. in Mechatronics Engineering, Honors, Co-operative Program, Management Sciences Option, Biomechanics Option
Quick Contact Info
Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario abpa25@r.postjobfree.com
Canada L0S 1J0 www.mpceng.com/david
SKILLS
Ability to employ Finite Element Methods
Confident with electronics lab equipment (oscilloscopes, etc)
Skilled in Lathe / Mill & Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
Keen eye for Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) and User Centered Design
COMPUTER PROFICIENCY
Five years SolidWorks experience
Six years AutoCAD experience
Software Development - Visual BASIC, Java, PLC ladder logic, C++, SQL
CAD Autodesk Inventor, Alibre Design, MD ADAMS
Website Development - HTML, ASP, PHP, MS Access, FLASH, MS Office
PROFILE www.mpceng.com/david
Continuously innovative thinker
Ability to balance Cost, Practicality, and Innovation
Outstanding leadership abilities demonstrated through student design teams
Unifier of intelligent electromechanical systems
Canadian Citizen
German as second language
WORK EXPERIENCE
MPC Consulting Engineering (January 2007 Present)
IT Administrator
Arnold Mikolajewski, P.Eng.
Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario
www.mpceng.com
- Management of company website, leading to increase in clientele
- Intrapreneurship of cost-reducing technologies
- Optimization of financial infrastructure & process innovation
Terragen Environmental Inc. (May 2011 August 2011)
Mechanical Engineering Assistant
Doug Jones, P.Eng.
Mississauga, Ontario
www.terragensolar.ca
- Innovated new solar PV rooftop layout process to drive sales
- Created design concepts for an improved flat roof mounted rack attachment interface
- Ported terragen website to concrete5 CMS, enabling user friendly content editing & blogging.
- Wrote terragen-specific add-ons using the concrete5 API, simplifying the user experience.
- Produced marketing material and realistic CAD renderings to increase sales
Crosswing Inc. (September 2010 - December 2010)
Robotic Mechanics Researcher
Dale Wick
Markham, Ontario
www.crosswing.com
- Completed & built new design iteration of a tendon based, injection molded robotic arm
- Designed and built omni-directional drive system for telepresence robotics
- Created build and assembly documentation to support robotic arm project
- Preliminary design of robotic hand for use with tendon based arm
- Created a custom gripper pressure sensor for use on manipulator digits
Crosswing Inc. (January 2010 - April 2010)
Robotic Mechanics Researcher
Dale Wick
Markham, Ontario
www.crosswing.com
- Complete re-design of a tendon based, injection molded robotic arm
- Design of tendon based robotic arm actuator system
- PCB assembly and testing
Crosswing Inc. (January 2009 - April 2009)
Robotics Electronics Researcher
Dale Wick
Markham, Ontario
www.crosswing.com
- Trouble-shooting & upgrade of a brushless DC motor controller
- Improved the design of a cable actuator
- Advised mechanical design feasibility, maintainability, ease of assembly
- Evaluated the implementation feasibility of Robot Operating System (ROS), willowgarage.com
- Upgraded the sensory system of a mobile robot
Bend-All Automotive (May 2008 - August 2008)
Electrical Engineering Intern
Rob Kelly
Ayr, Ontario
www.bend-all.com
- Performed networking between Allen-Bradley PLCs
- Setup AutoCAD Electrical system from scratch, this reduced the load of modifying drawings
- Setup and tested XCAP vision system
- Controlled a stepper motor via PLC to enable part rotation for high speed paint spraying
ASI-Group Ltd. (August 2007 - December 2007)
Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Technician
Blake Goulet
St Catharines, Ontario
www.asi-group.com
- Designed & built a power-assisted umbilical winch, reducing the workload of field technicians
- Operated & maintained quarter-million-dollar ROV (field work) with attached Kongsberg profile
sonar.
- Reduced dive support setup time through implementation & assembly of Dive Light Video
Recorder System.
NCR Corporation (January 2007 - April 2007)
Junior Web Application Developer
Demand Chain Management (DCM), Teradata, a division of NCR
Yan Jun An
Mississauga, ON
- Worked with managers to re-organize the Demand Chain Management (DCM) dept. workflow
- Developed a workflow voting web application, increasing the effectiveness of company meetings
- Customized & setup new workflow in JIRA issue tracking system
- Developed software installers and web interfaces in VB6 / ASP / Java
VOLUENTEER WORK
University of Waterloo Underwater Technology Team (August 2007 May 2011)
Team Leader 2009 MATE competition
Prof. William Melek, P.Eng.
Waterloo, Ontario
www.eng.uwaterloo.ca/~uw2tt
- Complete re-design (DFMA) of vehicle s mechanical system
- Met two classically distinct design criteria
- Sourced and purchased parts in time to meet deadlines
- Maintained and optimized team website
- Synchronized software, electrical and mechanical teams
- Organized demonstrations for educational institutions, companies, and the public
- Managed meetings and milestones, met deadlines
- Re-designed internal electronics arrangement (August 2007)
FIRST Robotics Team 1114 (September 2005 - June 2006)
Greg Phillps
St. Catharines, ON
- Edited Autodesk Inventor parts, created MasterCAM programs, and machined the final parts
- Assembled copilot control interface (electrical)
SKILLS Robotics Team (September 2004 June 2006)
Team Leader 2006 competition
David Hunter
St.Catharines, ON
- Lead a team of four students who created, built, and operated a robot built with minimal funding
- Used AutoCAD to draw the preliminary frame design of the robot before construction
- Drew the robot in Autodesk Inventor after completion
EDUCATION
University of Waterloo
Class of 2012
B.A.Sc. in Mechatronics Engineering
Management Sciences Option,
Biomechanics Option
Honors, Co-operative Program
- Outstanding Achievement; University of Waterloo Underwater Technology Team
- Ontario-level consulting engineering competition (Ontario Engineering Competition)
INTERESTS
Music: guitar, percussion, piano, vocals
Sports: soccer, mountain biking, bouldering
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