Background

A materials engineer with hands-on experience in wear analysis, coatings and mechanical testing. Background includes contributing to peer-reviewed research and leading strategic initiatives in multidisciplinary teams. Eager to combine education and experience to fulfill opportunities in the aerospace industry.

Job experience

• March 2023 - March 2025
  Board of Directors
  The People's Potato
  

  Montreal, QC, Canada

  - Led initiatives, ensuring alignment with the organization’s mandate.
  - Oversaw financial viability and legal compliance, managing discretionary funds of $15K.
  - Implemented policy reviews, improving governance effectiveness by20%.

• March 2024 - December 2024
  Research Assistant
  McGill University
  

  Montreal, QC, Canada

  - Conducted tribological testing at varied temperatures, improvingmaterial performance insights.
  - Analyzed wear tracks using optical profilometry & electronmicroscopy, enhancing wear rate predictions.
  - Led mechanical characterization of coatings via Vickers,nanoindentation & scratch testing.
  - Co-authored “Microstructural, micromechanical, and corrosionproperties of ID-HVOF and cold spray Inconel 625 coatings.” forJournal of Thermal Spray Technology..

• August 2021 - November 2021
  Research Intern
  Indian Institute of Science
  

  Bangalore, Karnataka, India

  - Synthesized phosphor polymer composite using solid-state methods, reducing synthesis time by 35%.
  - Investigated crystallinity, phase purity, and optical properties, contributing to novel material insights

Education

• McGill University
  Materials Engineering
  

  2022 - 2024

  GPA - 3.7/4
  Recipient of MITACS Accelerate Fellowship, competitively awarded for research excellence.
• Bangalore Institute of Technology
  Mechanical Engineering
  

  2018 - 2022

  GPA - 9.3/10
  Recipient of academic excellence award for top 5% of graduating class in Mechanical Engineering.