Daniel Dreise
CV
Career History
PRODUCT ENGINEERING CO-OP (R&D)
August - December 2020
Sera4 Ltd. - Waterloo, ON
Redesigned hardware of proprietary lock controller for public release.
Design validated; 500 units ordered from manufacturer by end-of-term.
Included: comprehensive analysis of existing schematic and PCB design, implementation of new driver upgrades, firmware support to embedded software code-base (including build environment), a complete redesign of the PCB layout, and manual board population & testing.
Embedded development improving existing projects & adding additional features.
Created a new company-wide version-controlled PCB component library.
CONTROLS DESIGNER CO-OP (R&D)
January - April 2020
Clearpath Robotics Inc. - Kitchener, ON
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Main areas of focus: prototyping assembly of new electro-mechanical systems; drafting and updating electrical schematics; updating and testing new features in PLCs; developing and commissioning robot software (ROS & Linux); test plan development and implementation; and sourcing, testing, and validation of new electrical components.
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Improved network communication speed & reliability between robot’s real-time system (PLC) and Core (PC running ROS).
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Successfully assembled and tested a new robot used for long-term prototype testing.
JUNIOR WIRELESS TECHNICIAN CO-OP
November 2013 - July 2015
Bell Mobility - Mississauga, ON
Installed, commissioned, optimized, repaired, and maintained network infrastructure (Government radio, Dispatch Centre, solar, paging, HSPA, LTE, 5G, WTTP, microwave, kiosks, and in-building).
Excelled at analyzing and interpreting radio frequency propagation / interference, performing signal analysis via FFT, RTWP, RSRP, RSRQ, and PRB levels.
Successfully implemented a new navigation system for field technicians to optimize fleet movement.
COMPOSITES TECHNICIAN
December 2016 - April 2019
RAMPF Composite Solutions - Burlington, ON
Fast-paced environment involving aerospace tolerances, industry-level vacuum technologies, chemical handling and complex mixing strategies, large-scale oven operations, quality testing, and R&D.
Highly regarded employee based on being skillful, dependable, a quick learner, determined, innovative, an initiator, and friendly.