Engineering Co-op at Matcor Metal Fabrication
This past summer I have had the privilege of working in the engineering department at Matcor Metal Fabrication. During my time here I have had the opportunity to be a part of many interesting...
“What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems… there’s no law of physics preventing them.” – Michio Kaku
This past summer I have had the privilege of working in the engineering department at Matcor Metal Fabrication. During my time here I have had the opportunity to be a part of many interesting...
Music has always been a passion of mine and for many years guitar was my instrument of choice. When I came across the drawings for a classic Les Paul style guitar online, I was...
Award by The Professional Engineers of Ontario The Entrance Scholarship to Aspiring Engineers embarking on their first year of study in engineering. The Professional Engineers Ontario, Brampton Chapter is pleased to have awarded this entrance...
2018 – FIRST Robotics Canada Scholarship – York University I am thrilled to announce that I was awarded York University’s merit-based scholarship from FIRST Robotics Canada (FRC). To be considered for this award: You must...
As an extension of our Robotics/STEM outreach programs, a few robotics team members and I have partnered with a local elementary school James Bolton, to teach grade 5 students the basics of 3D printing...
Highlights of the Ontario Provincial Championships Ontario Provincial Championships leading the 5th alliance to the quarter-finals. Qualify for the FIRST Championship in Detroit, for the second year in a row. Innovation in Control award. Entrepreneurship...
This year I once again had the honour of participating in the annual Peel Skills Technical Challenge, a competition where representatives from each school are sent to compete in various technical events. I was...
At the York University Ontario District Robotics Event our team, the Alpha Dogs won the Innovation Control System award, which celebrates an application of control components – electrical, mechanical, or software – to provide...
• Placed 2nd overall of 38 teams • Captain of one of two Finalist Alliances • Awarded the Quality Award at the Durham District event • Awarded the Safety Award at the Durham District...
I believe a leader is someone who has the ability to take a group of individuals with different personalities, mindsets, and ideas and rally them together to achieve a common goal. A true leader...
The F4 CADathon are underway and with over 100 teams this year, held over the Christmas holidays, this 72-hour CADathon is going to be a blast. This year’s game is called Fuelled Up, the...
I just completed my steam engine project that I’ve been working on for the past few weeks. I machined 100% of parts myself from scratch. It operates by taking steam (or any sort of...
As the design captain of FRC team #4946 I have made sure that our design team has been hard at work meeting three times a week to practice our skills, discuss design strategies, and...
It is that time of year again where we all get together and march down our local streets in the Christmas spirit. Many different people and organizations spend their time making floats to participate...
Alpha Dogs members & alumni have started a new program in an effort to reach out to the community and introduce children to STEM. The program is called The Alpha Dogs Academy (ADA) or...
I have always been interested in music, especially music from different cultures around the world. It all started for me when I joined the instrumental band program in middle school and taught myself the...
[Canada’s National Laboratory for Particle & Nuclear Physics] TRIUMF is Canada’s National Laboratory of Nuclear and Particle Physics located on the University of British Columbia Campus. Having this experience working in the engineering department in...
This is a fully functioning Combination Lock that I designed in CAD and machined for a grade 11 manufacturing project. It works by taking advantage of 3 interlocking pins and rings. After one complete...
This years FIRST Robotics Competition turned out to be the best season yet for our team! With my guidance as design captain we won the “Excellence in Engineering” award 4 times (including at FRC...
After weeks of competition we have qualified for the Ontario District Championships at the Hershey Center, this is only one level before the World Championships. We have had the greatest season yet so far,...
I was selected to represent my high school in the annual Peel Skills Challenge for Mechanical CAD. (Peel Skills is the preliminary to the Skills Ontario competition) When I arrived at the competition we...
Our Nipissing University event in North Bay was quite a success. We made it through all the qualification rounds and ended up as the captain of the 4th alliance. We made it past the...
At our second FRC event of the year, my team “The Alpha Dogs” #4946 got past the qualifications and into the playoffs. We were eliminated by the eventual second place team in the quarterfinals...
Last weekend my robotics team “The Alpha Dogs” have won our first FRC regional event this year at Durham College, coming in first among 41 teams. In addition, a panel of judges have reviewed...
We’ve worked hard, designing, CADing, building and programming! Finally, here it is, in only 6 weeks we have our FRC robot ready for competition. Our drive team is here to give a demonstration in...
Rather than purchase a prebuilt gearbox this year, the design team and I decided to create a custom one. There are many benefits to having a custom gearbox, such as the ability to set...
“Chip Man” is the first in a series of group engineering games designed for our robotics class. The objective is to design and build a robot out of VEX parts, which can effectively drive,...
This is a Mechanical Lock and Key that I designed and machined for a grade 10 manufacturing project. It is fully functioning and incorporates a set of springs and pins for extra security.
This years Canadian National speed cubing event was a lot of fun, I met a lot of new people including Kevin Hays (6 time world champion having broken over 16 world records.) My best...
For more content on my sailing adventures in the Bahamas check out www.sailboatcruise.ca I have always enjoyed swimming and water sports. Over the years I have received many swimming achievements including the Bronze...
When I was in Grade 8 we were warned about the big end of the year project; many of my friends were worried about what they were going to do, but I had an...
I have been sailing since I was six years old. I completed my CYA White Sail 1 certification at the Port Credit Yacht Club when I was 8 years old. Since then I have...
I have enjoyed skiing since I was 4 years old, my parents enrolled me in ski school at that age, and introduced me to skiing. I am thankful for this privilege and experience. Since...