Engineering work across electric vehicles, UAV hardware, thermal management, embedded systems, product design and fabrication. The UBC Thunderbikes team earned first place at the 2024 Motofest of Monterrey.
ELECTRIC VEHICLES / THERMAL ENGINEERING / 2023–2027 · MECHANICAL LEAD
UBC Thunderbikes — Electric Racing Motorcycle
TEAM RESULT: 1ST PLACE · 2024 MOTOFEST OF MONTERREY
Led mechanical development of a student-built electric racing motorcycle, including battery cooling, chassis integration and fabrication. Team: 1st place at the 2024 Motofest of Monterrey; next target: MotoStudent Spain 2027.
Mechanical Lead (2026–27) for approximately 30 members, managing a $22,000 mechanical-subteam budget and prioritizing purchasing and fabrication resources; former Mechanical Co-Lead (2025–26) and Cooling Lead (2024–25). Lead weekly engineering meetings and two design reviews per term.
Developed a liquid-cooling system designed for 16 kW heat rejection (+41% year over year), including battery cooling plates designed for 8 kW heat removal. Used Python/MATLAB thermal models and ANSYS simulation to guide geometry and system trade-offs.
Worked with a 32s3p battery architecture (102.4 V nominal, 45 Ah, approximately 4.6 kWh), considering mass, structural support, high-voltage safety, cooling, and chassis packaging.
Produced custom cooling-system hose connectors, structural/thermal simulations, fabrication jigs and battery hardware; used CAD, FEA/CFD and hands-on TIG/MIG fabrication.
The team competed at AHRMA Formula Lightning, New Jersey Motorsports Park (2024), and achieved first place at Motofest of Monterrey (2024). MotoStudent Spain 2027 is a future competition objective.
Caution on design-iteration plots: one preliminary cooling-plate FEA screenshot reports minimum FOS = 0.083; that simulation is not evidence of an acceptable final design.
Coolant temperature and flow trajectories in the serpentine cold-plate designCooling-plate structural factor-of-safety study; minimum shown is 0.083 in this simulation, indicating a configuration requiring redesign or verificationEarlier battery pack and structural assemblyCustom cooling hose connector CADConnector manufacturing drawingMachined connector prototypesHands-on TIG welding and fabricationWind tunnel testing equipmentRadiator characterization and instrumentationTeam outreach and motorsports involvement
Designed one integrated ESP32-based wing instrumentation system measuring bending/deflection, load response, vibration, acceleration and temperature; combined commercial sensors through custom integration and processed test data in Python.
Integrated four airspeed / ground-speed systems and configured Pixhawk 6C, ArduPilot/Mission Planner, GPS, telemetry, ESC power, failsafes and control-surface servos.
Supported mechanical and flight testing for four aircraft prototypes; built a two-stroke engine thrust-test setup, prototype landing hardware and an agitated water test tank for sealing demonstrations.
Designed and printed a TPU impact-protection enclosure for an expensive test PCB frequently exposed to collisions with the ceiling and floor during indoor UAV experiments; no measured impact-survival percentage is claimed.
Served as Acting Mechanical Team Lead, coordinating a four-person development effort, design reviews, priorities and technical interfaces.
Fixed-wing airframe prototypeGround station and flight-test setupFlight electronics integrationSensor mount / CAD developmentEngine test setupWaterproofness agitation tank
PRODUCT ENGINEERING / DFM / MAY–DEC 2025 · RICHMOND, BC
Designed and FEA-validated an i-PEX installation tool in Creo, improving handling repeatability and reducing assembly time per connector by approximately 15%.
Iterated DFMA fixtures that reduced assembly time approximately 30%; developed pneumatic/vacuum-assisted handling concepts with a venturi, 24 V solenoids, filtration and printed manifold hardware.
Designed, optically simulated (TracePro) and released injection-moulded light pipes for 8 commercial Pro AV products, balancing RGB mixing, light distribution and mouldability.
Compared ANSYS thermal models against physical measurements, reporting simulation results within approximately 7% of experimental data for the validation work.
Developed structural FEA/test workflows for 2 product designs undergoing torsion at different angles and three-point bend loading; improved repeatability of torsional testing.
Built a UV resin curing system for safer waste handling and supported product packaging/PCB interface and thermal constraints.
Developed a filtration and sediment-capture system prototype as part of NETGEAR R&D prototyping and validation work, integrating manufacturing constraints with a practical physical system.
Pneumatic tooling / assemblyUV resin curing prototypeOptical lightpipe componentsFiltration and sediment-capture system prototype — NETGEAR
A wearable proof-of-concept investigating sensor-based detection and automated intramuscular medication delivery.
Medical device conceptPulse oximetryPWM actuationArduino3D printing
TECHNICAL DETAILS & PHOTOS · COLLAPSE / EXPAND
Designed and prototyped an electromechanical injector concept combining pulse-oximetry sensing and linear-actuator deployment.
Integrated MAX30101 / MAX32664 pulse-oximetry hardware with microcontroller control logic and a PWM-driven linear actuator with position feedback.
Designed, printed, and iterated compact enclosures and wearable mounting hardware for electronics and actuator packaging.
Explored sensor-driven response logic and mechanical deployment in a benchtop proof of concept.
Research prototype only: not a clinically tested, approved, or validated drug-delivery device.
Mechanical CAD of injector architecture3D-printed wearable casePulse-oximeter sensor electronics
EMBEDDED SYSTEMS / WEB CONTROLS / 2026 · INDEPENDENT PROJECT
Six-Zone Automated Garden Irrigation
Designed and integrated a six-zone garden-watering controller with soil-moisture-triggered irrigation, water-level monitoring, and Google Home integration.
ESP32Raspberry PiReactNode.jsPower electronicsGoogle Home
TECHNICAL DETAILS & PHOTOS · COLLAPSE / EXPAND
Designed six independent irrigation zones, each with a soil-moisture sensor and independently switched 12 V solenoid valve, so watering could respond to the measured condition of each garden bed.
Integrated ESP32 and Raspberry Pi controls with pump actuation, MOSFET switching and plumbing; the selected pump was rated approximately 0.19 L/s (component rating, not a measured system flow).
Added water-level monitoring in the supply bucket/reservoir to monitor the available water supply alongside garden moisture.
Integrated the system with Google Home for household control and developed both moisture-based automatic irrigation and manual control.
Developed a browser-accessible interface and supporting Node/Express and React/Tailwind software as part of the control system.
Designed a protective enclosure for a high-value test PCB used in indoor aircraft testing, where prototypes frequently struck the ceiling and ground, risking damage and replacement expense.
Used TPU for its flexible mechanical response and designed the housing around the board footprint, mounting locations, connector access and practical installation.
Modelled and printed fitted housing components for test electronics, combining mechanical packaging with rapid fabrication for repeated engineering iterations.
Outcome: a fabricated protective case and documented PCB fit. No numerical impact attenuation, test drop height or cost savings are asserted without measurement.
Different project: this is not the separate MECH 306 study of TPU ball infill geometry and rebound.
Flexible printed enclosure halves alongside the instrumented PCB
