Ridham's Resume

Qualifications

University of Waterloo Mechatronics Engineering, BASc

September 2020 – April 2025

September 2023 - December 2023

Garden Grove, California, United States - Harbinger Motors

Used CATIA CAD software to design parts, assemblies and drawings with GD&T
Designed pneumatic inspection jig to improve incoming part inspection
Jig performed fit testing, HIPOT testing and leak testing at the same time
Performed tensile testing on adhesives for HIPOT foam adhesion
The final design increased the inspection process by a factor of 10
Assisted assembly process of the first wave of Beta Battery packs
Designed and 3D printed tools to increase safety for HV pack assembly
Designed mass-representative battery pack modules for vibration testing
Designed a pressure restriction device to limit the incoming pressure of Water-Ethylene-Glycol (WEG) from the pack for pressure testing
Designed consumer vehicle parts to mount pack connectors as a mock pack
Effectively did fastener torque calculations with variables such as different washer types, different materials and fasteners

January 2023 - April 2023

Waterloo On - Christie Digital Systems

Used GD&T to create/update part drawings in SolidWorks PDM
Reviewed drawings and parts to qualify new part manufacturers
Created designs for opto-mechanical test jigs that were 3D printed and used to test optical power density
Collaborated with in-house machinists to improve parts using DFM
Completed a redesign on an existing assembly to decrease the failure rate
- Redesigned product to prevent scrapping over $140K of failed assemblies, and brought some failed samples “back to life”
Performed optical, speed, and vibration testing to validate the effectiveness of the new design
Created test report to document and demonstrate test results
Assisted in optical assembly and testing in Class 10000 Cleanroom
Improved production process by participating in Engineering Pilot Run builds
Worked with various vendors and manufacturers to redesign production parts

January 2021 - April 2021

Mississauga On - Trexo Robotics

Worked in robot assembly to optimize the company’s production process
Assembled hundreds of subassemblies to build biomedical devices using various tools and practices such as torquing and machining
Completed Circuit board rework on SMD components using soldering iron, heat gun and reflow oven
Redesigned drawer organizers in SolidWorks and AutoCAD to be laser cut and sent to customers
Repaired and debugged mechanical and electrical faults on devices by replacing parts, machining parts, and resoldering components
Designed and manufactured a Mini-Sumo robot in SolidWorks and sourced the electrical components required for the device
Performed quality on received parts and filled out non-conformance reports (NCRs)

September 2020 - Present

Waterloo ON – University of Waterloo

Currently a senior team member and technical advisor to help give feedback to designs and DFM
Used GD&T to create part drawings and manufactured them with various machines such as the milling machine, drill press, water jet, CNC etc.
Designed enclosures in SolidWorks
Used 3D printing to fabricate parts and prototypes
Reviewed resumes and conducted interviews to recruit members for the team
Researched and planned potential thermal management system for the main propulsion system and battery of the pod
Supervised and managed overall team projects such as the pod guidance system and aerostructures team

May 2022 - August 2022

Waterloo On - EXO Insights

3D modelled assets for virtual reality environments in Blender
Textured and used lighting to make models more realistic for applications
Understood mechanical assembly of real-life components to create virtual twins
- ex: understood components and pipes of a furnace to model it accurately
Animated scenes and GIF designs for the company in Blender
Designed mixed reality demos for marketing display in Solidworks
Prototyped and 3D printed sensor mounts and mixed reality demos

July 2019 – August 2019

Brampton On – Advanced Servo Technologies

3D modelled industrial electronics casings in Autodesk Inventor to increase the company’s cost-effectiveness
Diagnosed motor faults and coil problems using motor testers and multimeter readings
Learned the basic components of an industrial robot arm
Safely used chemical cleaners and tools to clean and repair assemblies
Kept a catalogue of previous motors and issues for future references

September 2017 - March 2020

Brampton On - Chinguacousy Secondary School

Design Team leader and Team President for the 2020 year
Collaborated with peers to plan budgets and sponsorship proposals
Designed Intake for the 2018 year and ball shooter for the 2020 year
Used Autodesk environments to simulate forces on intake and shooter
Manufactured various parts and assemblies using various tools in the machine shop such as the lathe, laser cutter, CNC machines, etc.

September 2019 - March 2020

Brampton On - Chinguacousy Secondary School

Part of the Executive planning committee
Brought students all over the greater Toronto area together to create innovative solutions to various problems
Increase public knowledge and interest in STEM
3D printing and electronics table to catalogue where electronics were during the event

January 2016 - September 2020