Kevin Westermann

- Mechanical design lead for industry-leading oceanographic measurement sensors and products - Design for ultra-high pressure, rugged environments; high-accuracy environmental and opto-mechanical sensors - CAD modelling and simulation, FEA, high-tolerance mating component design - System integration of mechanicals, electronics & firmware with cross-functional team; NPI and release to market - High-tolerance machining, metal and plastic material properties, CNC toolpath generation - Professional rendering for sales and marketing, datasheets, promotional materials - SolidWorks, Keyshot, Fusion 360, CNC machining, technical drawings

◦ Project Manager for injection molding tool qualification; verification of new product specifications ◦ Well-versed in injection molded part design, and injection molding tool design ◦ Development and qualification of manufacturing and measurement equipment and processes (IQ/OQ/PQ) ◦ Product design, product specification verification/validation, FMEA, drawing review, GD&T, DOE, statistical analysis ◦ Developed novel measurement and testing methods for complex microfluidic components ◦ Development and testing of surface scanning metrology equipment; integration into production manufacturing

o Three consecutive TA positions in the courses: “Robot Dynamics and Control” (60 students, 4th year) , “Analog and Digital Communications” (95 students, 3rd year), and “Classical Mechanics” (500 students, 1st year) o Sessional lab instructor position for the “Robot Dynamics and Control” course o Prepared and delivered several lectures, tutorials, labs and equipment demonstration sessions o Received the Sanford Fleming Foundation Teaching Assistant Award, given to one TA in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department per year

o Designed and tested prototype sensor charging station to be sold commercially with Cardon's proprietary IMU sensors o Designed sensor PCB programming jig to be used by Cardon's manufacturers and developers

o Fluent in the operation and integration of wafer dicing and wire bonding processes o Conducted time studies to analyse existing manufacturing processes and recommend improvements that were integrated into standard manufacturing processes; on-the-spot learning and familiarizing with new manufacturing processes so as to recommend improvements o Tested and implemented process changes to improve throughput and cost savings for specific products o Improved/corrected many issues submitted by operators for manufacturing processes & documentation o Class 100 (ISO 5) clean room manufacturing standards

o Developed new production monitoring HMI system, from inception and design through to testing and integration, and into manufacturing floor; gained intimate knowledge of laser projector assembly process o Extensive NI LabVIEW experience; developed, improved and maintained control software of automated assembly stations, interfaced with multiple hardware and software o Manufacturing process time studies and risk assessments to determine faster and more efficient assembly processes; implemented changes and tested new control software in a production setting o Trained 10-15 supervising engineers and operators in new software development and operation

o Immersed in GPR (ground penetrating radar) theory, electronics and programming o Built, tested and debugged hardware and software of GPR embedded system products o Developed customized and extensive evaluation methods for product and process testing o High quality GPS receiver performance testing o Extensive field testing for clients and product testing in real world conditions

o Created training materials (documents, videos, apps) for a wide range of educational products (elementary to university), and for professional software (NI LabVIEW, SolidWorks) o Extensive modelling experience with Creo Elements creating exploded-view building instructions for FIRST Robotics TETRIX robots, modelled unique parts from scratch o Experience in production level DSLR photography and filming

● Research Focus: human motor control and motion variability in athletic movements ● CloudSLAM Conference participant ● Supervisor: Dr. Dana Kulic, P.Eng, Adaptive Systems Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo

● Graduated With Distinction and Dean’s Honors List, Graduated 2nd out of 114 ● Awarded Sanford Fleming Foundation Medal for Co-operative Work Term Proficiency