Welcome to my digital portfolio!

Hi There! I'm Mike, an experienced mechanical and product designer with a deep passion for utilizing technology to solve problems.

Over the past decade, I've had the privilege of collaborating with a diverse array of individuals and companies across various fields in Canada. It's been an incredible journey, witnessing how each person leverages their unique experiences and knowledge to drive innovation. I am eager to continue contributing to the Canadian tech sector as a manufacturer.

Education

University of British Columbia

Bachelor of Applied Science

  • Research on hydrogen fuel cell and microfluidics.

  • Robotics Research.

    • Wireless UAV telemetry and video transmission.

    • Computer vision

  • Fortis BC Capstone Project:

    • Self tracking solar panel.

  • New Line Skateparks Capstone Project:

    • Computer vision based user tracker.

  • UBCO Mechatronics Club:

    • Coordinated and facilitated biannual engineering competition for students.

    • Frequently instructed variety of electrical / robotics class for students of all ages and discipline.

Mount Royal University

Bachelor of Nursing

  • Clinical Unit Experience:

    • Cardiology

    • Covid 19 / Respiratory

    • Hematology

    • Orthopedic Surgical

    • Postpartum / Labor and Delivery

    • Safe Consumption Site

    • Sexual Health

  • MRU Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

    • Health Tech Challenge (Team Aging, 2022)

    • Innovation Sprint (Admit One)

    • Launch pad Labs (MK Studio)

    • JMH Launch Pad Pitch Competition (Winner)

Professional Experience

MK Studio

  • Founder & Owner. Started this company during the Covid 19 the pandemic to provide 3D-printed PPE to healthcare and frontline workers in Alberta. Worked with Fuse 33, the University of Calgary, and other groups to deliver 30,000 Face shields and other health devices across the province.

  • Provide community support by teaching 3D printing and CAD design at FUSE 33 Makerspace, University of Calgary, Calgary Board of Education, and Mount Royal University.

  • Design and engineering analysis service, with onsite inspection and prototype testing. Provided manufacturing of high-quality, engineering-grade 3D prints to small and large businesses. At up to 50kg per day of output.

Alberta Health Services

  • Worked with AHS’s Alberta Covid 19 Emergency Response Unit (ACERT) with aids of monitoring and surveillance of high risk patients and their close contact.

  • Used of Netcare and Atlas health to track new incoming positive tested Covid-19 patients in the province of Alberta. Updating statistics and patient background information as needed.

  • Schedule appointment, Wellness check, food, groceries and funds for these patients according to the needs of them and their family. Provide access to physician or any other resources as needed.

Lambourne Environmental

  • In house IT Analyst and System Administrator. Migrated company infrastructure to cloud, as well as created of internal tools and android applications for various data tracking, accounting, and project management.

  • Maintained Company information system architecture, making sure it’s safe, secure, up to date, and reliable. As well as improving the reliability and performance of our servers and our overall workflow.

  • Operations Engineer. Maintained and Operated many of our treatment machines. Ensured proper application of chemicals, treatment processes, and result validation. Designed and installed component as needed, as well as general fleet management.

Alberta Water and Wastewater Operators Association

  • Worked as a short term contract employee to help design, model, and test semi-portable wastewater treatment systems. For use in mobile in worksites, camps, and residential areas.

    Performed detailed studies of various aspects of extreme fine wastewater aeration systems.

  • Making procurement decisions based on data and test results for all of our assembly and doing detailed flow analysis across all models.

  • Designed and modeled a portable wastewater solution storage and treatment solution that could be used in commercial campsites as well as designing another system around an existing newly built residential area at a Mount Baldy Ski resort.

New Line Skateparks

  • Developed an OpenCV/Kinect based program for tracking players as they jump over a prototype obstacle for Newline Skate park.

  • The software tracked skaters’ height clearance during the trick and displayed the record for the maximum height achieved.

Fortis BC

  • Helped design a ground up sun tracking solar panel platform. Using Alt/Az coordinate system and actual celestial calculation.

  • The solar panel mount was able to increase panel efficiency by up to 83% while maintaining low energy usage by the tracking system

Design and Manufacture Portfolio

MRU Award Trophy

U of C Activity Monitor

Custom Display Art

Precipitant Drainer

Inert Viscous Auger

18650 Mechanical Spooler

Micro Hydroponic

Recreational Beverage Container

Common Socket Holder

Whitewater Fin

Alle Tech - Monitoring Device

Passively Cooled Optical Adapter

Custom Reservation Card

Custom Cookie Cutter