simon mack

● This will be a trial run in Ottawa for the documentary. It will involve making small profile videos of Global Engineers.

* M.A.Sc., Department of Electronics, under the supervision of Dr. Jim Wight in Microwave and EM * NSERC Canadian Graduate Research Scholarship and Ontario Graduate Research Scholarship * 4th Year TA * Collaboration with D-TA Systems * Published Internationally and Nationally * Topic: Double Quadrature Mixer for Adaptive Spur Cancellation in Ultra Wideband Mixers * Courses: Antennas, Radio Systems, DSP, Radar, PLLs

* Spent 8 months developing an optimal spur reduction scheme for DDS-based synthesizers. * Debugged an entire Radar transceiver for purchase by Lockheed Martin. * Designed and verified several RF PCB and Wiring Schematics using Cadence. * Lead Engineer on an UWB Radio for Military Application (0.5-18 GHz) incorporating * hardware, software, and mechanical design revues.

* ● Purchased, setup, and tested 60,000$ worth of equipment for an Optical Alignment Station used for testing optical integrated circuits. This involved designing and machining custom brackets. * ● Designed a manual alignment controller using LabView * ● Presented finding to the Carleton Photonics Group * ● Practiced writing a literature review on Plasmonic Solar Cells

● Helped to create a now permanent course at Carleton University, TSES 4011 - Technology and Society: Development ● Created a video for Engineers Without Borders Canada for the Engineers Serve the World Campaign ● Held over 20 workshops of International Development theory and practice, as well as innovative techniques

● Working on the development of a documentary project entitled "A Rough Guide to Change - The Global Engineer". We aim to travel to three continents in search for engineering practice that is focuses on solving the world's greater issues such as sustainability and poverty www.aroughguidetochange.ca

● Tested new phone designs by measuring at the scope level and filling out reports for standard certification ● Helped in complex troubleshooting of high-speed camera and digital sound circuits ● Learned how to complete tasks and write reports for management and engineers in a large engineering company ● Learned microscopic soldering techniques for re-work and testing of mobile phones

● Successfully wired an Augmented Visioning System in a Bell 412 helicopter in a team of two in a short period of time ● Assembled, troubleshooted, and tested a wireless wind sensory device for use in overseas Simulation Model Development projects ● Designed a testing procedure for wireless modules for future use in Fly By Wireless initiatives at the NRC. The testing took approximately 3 months and was documented in a 20 page report. Multiple insights were discovered and will be used in future research, and as way of saving money. ● Designed a pressure sensor by designing a circuit and programming a PIC microcontroller in C for use in the development of aircraft nose-cone sensors ● Learned many techniques on proper wiring of electronic systems in aircraft, and PCB layout techniques ● Learned about debugging analog circuits such as an A to TTL card for engine RPM acquisition using scopes and function generators ● Learned about PC104 data read-write protocols using logic analyzers

● Obtained knowledge of antenna theory and practical electronics. ● Briefly experimented with PCB etching software ● Attended Agilent seminar on advanced techniques on the use of their network analyzer. Created a dictionary to help understand all the concepts that were discussed. ● Updated the departmental hardware inventory website

● Performed and recorded three concerts a year ● Performed twice with the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra as a percussionist in the Ottawa Youth Orchestra at the National Arts Centre

Deans List '07-'12

Activities and Societies: Engineers Without Borders