Work Experience

CTO & Co-founder

SnapEDA Inc.

March

2015 - Present

Senior Software Engineer

National Instruments

February

2013 - March 2015
• Developed features for the LabVIEW software platform • Multi-group expert for product usability and user experience

Senior Software Developer

National Instruments

December

2011 - January 2013
• Developed and maintained features in schematic capture/SPICE simulation and PCB layout software (Multisim and Ultiboard) • Group expert for product usability and user experience; conducted several usability studies • Drove adoption of unit testing and test-driven development • Met with lead users to identify/resolve issues and define feature requirements • Regular contributor to online product forum and blog • Owner of overall product quality of two releases (defect triage and monitoring of defect trends) • Recruiting team lead at the University of Toronto and other colleges (career fairs, interviewing)

Freelance Software Developer

Fick's Workshop

June

2010 - Present

Staff Software Developer

National Instruments

August

2008 - November 2011

Education

University of Toronto

MASc, Mechanical Engineering

2004 - 2006

Thesis: “A New Model Describing the Lubrication of Synovial Joints” • Developed and analyzed a new mathematical model that accounts for the friction and wear properties of synovial (physiological) joints • Funded through Ontario Government Scholarship (CAD$30 000 over 2 years)

University of Toronto

BASc, Mechanical Engineering

1999 - 2004

Thesis: “High Resolution Analog-to-Digital Converter” • Experimentally investigated practical limitations of a high resolution Σ-Δ A/D converter chip, especially the influence of noise • Developed custom software for measurement and control of the chip via a computer