Hajra Shafiq

www.hajrashafiq.com

B.A.Sc Mechatronics Engineering &

Management Sciences Option

SKILLS SUMMARY

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Seasoned in actualizing concepts through to product development in independent projects

Well informed in manufacturing best practices: Kaizen, 5S, PFMEA, TBP, TPS, Poke Yoke

Proven ability to lead, manage projects and coordinate teams across multiple departments

Proficient in Process Optimization in SIMUL8, Performance Tracking, Capacity Planning, Scrap Reporting in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Adept at mechanical design, modeling in SolidWorks and basic machining

Skilled at electrical circuit prototyping, analysis in Altium and PCB layout

Effective at coding in C/C++, HTML, ASP, Visual Basic, JavaScript and Python

Experienced with digital control applications for SISO & MIMO systems, analysis in LabView,controller design and simulation in MATLAB/SimuLink

Excellent understanding of Robot Manipulator concepts: Homogeneous transformations, D-H

convention, forward and inverse kinematics, trajectory generation and joint control

Proficient at power electronics concepts: rectifiers, converters, DC motors, drives and simulation in PSIM and data acquisition from LabVolt software

PRODUCT ENGINEERING

Bend All Automotive Inc.

Investigated and developed tests for R&R studies in high-level quality concern

Interfaced with industrial torque controller to determine signature of data for Failure Analysis

Developed management tools in Microsoft Excel VBA for daily tasks such as Performance Tracking,and Capacity Planning and provided user tutorials

Used SIMUL8 for process simulations to compare against time studies on existing operations

MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada

Exposure to manufacturing environment through developing and auditing operating standards for quality in the Paint Shop

Participated in troubleshooting engineering problems, providing support and solutions and

reporting recommendations to senior management

Coordinated with contractors on Waste Reduction, Safety Initiatives & Preventive Measures

Worked in accordance to TBP and TPS with various team members to facilitate new model launch

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Altera Corporation

Validated FPGA functionality of Altera Corporation DE Boards using Quartus II Software Tools: Nios

II Processor in SOPC Builder, Qsys, Altera Monitor Program, ModelSim, Quartus II Simulator

Compiled DE Board Digital Logic, Embedded Qsys lab manuals & tutorials in C and Assembly

WIRELESS PROTOCOL SPECIALIST

BlackBerry Ltd.

Identified critical wireless protocol issues using dedicated network simulators such as Anite SAS, Agilent 8690, Anritsu, and Rohde & Schwarz

Designed and modified test cases in Python to reproduce Layer 3 and Layer 2 protocol stack issues

Extracted root causes by analyzing simulator test logs and cross-testing with different networks

Applied knowledge of carrier specific 2G/3G/HSPA/HSPA+ requirements and latest 3GPP

specifications to verify wireless functionality of new models

SOFTWARE QA ANALYST

ConceptWave Software

Designed JavaScript test cases to assess functionality of business product using Selenium tool set

Aided in creating metadata framework to facilitate new test cases

Reported bugs, created tickets and compiled error logs for product documentation while testing

Participated in final stages of product development life-cycle

Validated test cases on multiple OS’s such as Linux, Jboss, Solaris, HPUX, and AIX

MANAGEMENT & IT ANALYST

QBake - Umm Said Bakery

Developed important internal services using HTML, ASP, SQL and JavaScript on Microsoft IIS Server

Configured and deployed an Active Directory environment for 70 users that featured WSUS & ISA

PROJECTS

PRODUCT ENGINEERING

Bread and Butter: Modular Robotics Kit

Maintained BOM, schedule and a high-level view, acting as project manager, communications

director, and resource manager

Performed all electro-mechanical components sourcing, selection, procurement and testing as liaison between Mechanical and Electrical Leads

Aided mechanical design, parts machining, circuit design and circuit population

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Autonomous Boat Project

Mechanical design and manufacturing of an obstacle avoiding, racing boat

ENGINEERING ROBOTICS

Autonomous Mobile Robotics

Intelligent mobile navigation and planning algorithms in MATLAB and ROS on a TurtleBot

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Chameleon Colour Changing Robot

Electrical circuit population of a colour sensing and responding robot

BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE

EDUCATION

Honours Mechatronics Engineering, Co-op Program

Management Sciences Option

University of Waterloo, Sept. 2009 – Apr. 2014

COURSES: Multivariable Control Systems, Robot Manipulators, Autonomous Mobile Robotics, Power Electronics Motors and Drives, Electro-mechanical Machine Design, Sensors and Instrumentation,Technical Entrepreneurship, Intro to Optimization, Data Structures and Algorithms in C & C++.

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