Education

Mechatronics Engineering (BAS), University of Waterloo                                                   2023- 2028

• Awards: National Loran Finalist Award for curiosity, integrity, and community involvement (top 1%); President’s Scholarship of Distinction; Professional Engineers of Ontario Oakville chapter Scholarship, Canadian Engineering Competition Finalist

• Communities: Socratica, HackerFab, Women in Engineering Volunteer, VEX Highschool Competition Judge, Class Representative

• Elected class representative for 100-student cohort; collaborated with faculty to improve courses, organized peer academic support, and fostered a high-performing, adaptive learning community.

Experience

Avionics Engineering Intern, Zipline                                                                    May 2025 - Current

• Designed electromechanical testers to root cause issues with RF systems on mission-critical hardware

Mechatronics Engineering Intern, Zipline                     Aug 2024 - Dec 2025

• Designed and built custom electromechanical testers to reproduce and diagnose motor issues in real time, integrating mechanical design (NX), Python programming, electrical circuits, and sensor systems to validate design decisions rapidly

• Owned DVP&R test legs for droid motors, leading high-priority validation sprints with cross-functional teams to deliver critical reliability data and enable key hardware and software updates

Mechanical Design Co-op, EPCM Group               Feb 2024 - May 2024

• Designed a SolidWorks assembly for an experimental manufacturing process, optimizing specifications to streamline production and improve operational efficiency

• Prevented a two-week delay by strategically reallocating resources upon discovering missing parts in a critical assembly, by using extensive knowledge of machine design to optimize testing

• Designed and implemented a customer support portal with an integrated chatbot, to reduce problem acknowledgment time from 60 hours to under 4 minutes, thereby enhancing customer satisfaction and reducing machine downtimes

Engineering Student, EPCM Group             July 2023 - August 2023

• Collaborated with R&D specialists to design end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) in SolidWorks and conduct shop tests by programming FANUC robots in Karel, developing proof of concepts for future automation project designs

• Created redline revisions on pneumatic and electrical engineering drawings in AutoCAD, based on direct analysis of shop-floor automation projects, enhancing design accuracy and effectiveness in project implementation

Projects

Blimp, Arduino                                                                                                            April 2025

• Launched a custom blimp into the engineering building during exam season with a custom blimp envelope and Arduino-based control system to spread joy with a group of friends

Bracket Bot Robot, RPi                                                                                                   Jan 2025

• Modified and programmed a robot to follow people and launch projectiles using an RPi

Maze Navigating Robot, ROS2, Turtle Bot                                    June 2024

• Programmed maze-navigating robots in Python using ROS2, integrating LiDAR, AprilTags, and image processing for effective navigation and obstacle avoidance

Automatic Cat Feeder, Raspberry Pi                                                                               Jan 2023

• Developed an automated cat feeder with a Raspberry Pi, integrating Python, a servo motor, LCD via I2C, ultrasonic sensors, LEDs, and a camera, complemented by time-stamped photos via email

Plant Watering System, Arduino                                                                                     Mar 2024

• Engineered and programmed a remote-controlled plant watering system using Arduino and IoT technologies, integrating soil moisture and ultrasonic sensors with a custom 3D-printed enclosure, enabling streamlined care via a mobile app

Robotics Team, Captain, Lead Designer, Lead Strategist                                        Sep 2020 - May 2023

• Ranked in the top 0.001% in international robotics tournaments and secured 5th place out of 20,000 teams in the VEX robotics autonomous skills challenge, demonstrating robotic design and problem-solving skills