CV
For a more detailed description of my journey so far read on past the resume.
Andrew_MunroWest_Resume_2023_sofware.pdf
EDUCATION
University of British Columbia Sept 2019 - May 2023
Bachelor of Applied Science - Electrical Engineering
Graduated with Distinction
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Certificate of Completion - Carpentry Framing and Forming July, 2014 – December, 2014
Foundations Program
Certification: CSTS-09 construction safety March, 2015
Work experience
Cadex Electronics inc, Richmond, BC
Research Software Engineer
January, 2022 – August, 2022
- Applied critical thinking skills to isolate and diagnose fatal errors in code deployed onto the company’s custom hardware without a debugger terminal.
- Developed user friendly data acquisition and processing tools deployed to custom hardware streamlining testing procedures and reducing testing time from months to weeks, cutting estimated test time by 85%.
- Wrote and integrated Python code to safely interact with AWS secure cloud PostgresSQL databases into existing projects, facilitating efficient and safe data sharing and collaboration among team members.
- Played an instrumental part in the hiring process of new employees, vetting, giving technical interviews and eventually on-boarding them, walking them through the complexities of our code base.
- Gathered, organized and processed 1000’s of battery tests condensing the findings and visualizing the results in Matplotlib and Seaborn before presenting the results and explaining the relevance of specific trends seen in the data to upper management
- Adopted and reorganized several codebases for in-house research tools applying OOP principles and writing comprehensive documentation improving organization, maintainability and ensuring smoother hand off.
- Researched and applied machine learning algorithms utilizing SKlearn and Tensorflow python libraries, analyzing trends, building pipelines improving efficiency 200% and laying the foundations for new customer facing products.
- Wrote and integrated Python code to safely query AWS secure cloud PostgresSQL databases into existing projects, facilitating efficient and safe data sharing and collaboration among team members.
Verdi Agriculture, Vancouver, BC
Electrical/Software Engineer (Casual On-Call)
May, 2021 – Present
- Provided technical support in helping a small startup meet production deadlines and grow their business, giving insights into optimizations of the assembly process and improvements on Hardware and Software design.
- Assisted in research into factors affecting system integrity such as water hammer effect and pressure on valves.
- Organized and trained a workforce to streamline assembly of 1000’s of devices in order to meet tight deadlines.
- Soldered and applied conformal coating to 1000’s of PCBs installed into water-tight block valve control devices.
- Software development as needed.
Whole Foods Canada, Vancouver, BC
Part-Time Meat Team Member
July, 2019 – August, 2020
- Prepared several hundreds of pounds of meat for sale daily.
- Provide insight to customers about our product in order to sell appropriate products to meet the customer’s needs.
- Maintaining Organic integrity and sanitation standards within the department to maintain the stores reputation and certification.
Whole Foods Canada, Vancouver, BC
Part-Time Grocery Team Member
June, 2018 – July, 2019
- Actively engage with customers to provide an excellent customer service experience
- Participate in the day-to-day upkeep to maintain a positive image of the store.
BC Pavco, Vancouver, BC
Event Housekeeper / Short call laborer
June, 2017 – April, 2018
- Coordinated as a team to transform BC Place’s stadium overnight to get it ready for the next day’s events.
- Maintained the concourse during events, cleaning up after guests and providing excellent customer service.