Ian Carlson

Ian Carlson
Technical Skills
Software
Electronics
Other Skills
·  Embedded C Programming

·  Software Architecture Design

·  Control Algorithm Development

·  Vector CANoe and CANalyzer

·  MATLab

·  Motor Control

·  LabVIEW Programming

·  Altium Designer

·  Microsoft Office
·    Circuit Design and Layout

·    Reading Circuit and Wiring Diagrams

·    Soldering Electrical Components (Through hole and SMD)

·    Hardware verification

·    Utilization of Digital Multimeters

·    Utilization of Oscilloscopes
·    Private Pilot’s License

·    Glider Pilot’s License

·    Project Management

·    Resource Management

·    Standard First Aid

·    Cabinetry and Furniture Design

·    Framing

·    Use of Power Tools
Technical Work Experience
SeaStar Solutions – Canada

Software Development Engineer
May 2015 – Present
·  Developed embedded software for safety critical CAN based actuators used for vessel control

·  Created and conducted functional test plans to ensure software performance and reliability

·  Introduced automated test development to ensure repeatability and reduce time required to conduct regression tests

·   Conducted field testing to ensure product performance and system usability

 

SeaStar Solutions – Canada

Coop Product Designer – Mechatronics
January 2014 – August 2014
·  Developed, tested and implemented PCB design verification equipment to efficiently verify operation of assembled circuit boards

·  Tested and verified operation of new software releases by following a test plan and making modifications where necessary

·  Updated functionality and maintained test benches using Labview

 

Argus Control Systems Ltd.

Electrical Engineering Coop Student
May 2013 – August 2013
·  Worked with Senior Engineering staff to develop efficient control strategies while minimizing resource usage

·  Interfacing and testing capabilities of new remote displays while learning about different communication protocols

·  Evaluating CO2 sensor performance and categorizing quality of sensors based on sensor accuracy and precision

·  Testing and validating new versions of a Windows based application for “environmental monitoring”

 

Argus Control Systems Ltd.

Electrical Engineering Coop Student
June 2012 – December 2012
·  Engineering efficient control strategies for greenhouses and environmentally controlled chambers to minimize energy usage and maintaining positive control of the environment under different failure conditions

·  Engineering custom control strategies requested by the customers to fulfill different requirements of the plants that are being grown

 

University of British Columbia

Research Assistant
October 2011 – April 2012
·   Conducted independent research and experiments in a lab environment to determine the minimum quantity of platinum required within the membrane

·   Fabrication of membranes for proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells

·   Experimenting with different methods of fabrication to find the optimum method which yields the greatest power output

·   Research electrochemistry, fabrication, fuel cells, and fundamental analytical skills

 

 

Education
University of British Columbia

Bachelor of Applied Science/Electrical Engineering
September 2010 – April 2015
 

Technical Projects
Capstone Design Project

September 2014 – April 2015
·        Designed, developed, and tested hardware for a fuel cell power system for use in a fixed wing UAV

 

LED PCB Controller
July 2012 – November 2012
·        Designed electronic circuit and PCB layout using the MSP430 Microprocessor and IO expanders that is able to control 17 RGB LEDs using pulse width modulation to generate different patterns.

·        Hand soldered surface mount components onto manufactured PCB

Hovercraft Design Competition
February 2012 – April 2012
·        Designed a hovercraft that was able to carry three kilograms and maneuver around an obstacle course within 2 minutes

 

Published Blackberry Application
January 2012 – February 2012
·        Published an application for the Blackberry Playbook written in Action Script 3.0

 

Engineering One Design Competition
January 2011 – April 2011
·        Designed and manufactured a prototype can crusher in a team of five that was able to automatically crush, sort, and count three different sizes of cans

·        Programmed by bit banging a USB-Serial device to gain access to several IO pins that were monitored to activate the crusher and to sort and count the number of cans in each size

 

Other Work Experience
Royal Canadian Air Cadets

Second Lieutenant
November 2011 – Present
·  Spending weekends assisting in the safe operation of the Royal Canadian Air Cadet gliding program by helping with the launching and the retrieval of the gliders as well as taking the Cadets for familiarization flights.

·  Mentoring and supervising developing youth leaders

 

Volunteer Work Experience
Vancouver Olympic Committee

Closing Ceremonies Performer
November 2009 – February 2010
·  Attended and participated in eight, five hour practices, one all day dress rehearsal, and the Closing Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics with 1200 youth volunteers

 

Professional Affiliations
APEGBC-Member Advantage Program for Students

Canadian Forces – Cadet Instruction Cadre

 

Activities and Interests
·  Electronics and Technology

·  Sailing

·  Gliding

·  Flying Single Engine Aircraft

·  Ultimate Frisbee