Lee Szuba

1A Electrical Engineering

Waterloo ID: 20432438

 

Permanent Address

94 Brooklawn Ave.

Toronto, ON

M1M 2P6

(416) 269-9936 (home)

 

www.lee.tomszuba.com

spacejunk@magma.ca

laszuba@uwaterloo.ca

(416) 994-2734 (cell)

Current Address

P.O. Box 16460

Village 1, S3, 310

University of Waterloo

Waterloo, ON  N2J 4B6

 

 

SKILLS SUMMARY

 

-        PCB design experience, designed MOSFET motor driver, headphone amplifier, robot using Altium
Designer, National Instruments' Multisim and Ultiboard, and KiCAD

-        Circuit fabrication and analysis skills including surface mount soldering, test equipment operation
(oscilloscopes, logic analysers, DMMs, power supplies), and modeling in HSpice

-        Mechanical design expertise; 3D modeling in Solidworks, AutoCAD, and AutoDesk Inventor

-        CAM (MasterCAM) and CNC (EMC2) experience, running a small 3-axis milling machine

-        Programming experience in C (embedded AVR8), Java, C#, Python, Visual Basic, Assembly (x86) and ladder
logic

-        Knowledge of electrical, mechanical and mechatronics systems developed through robotics experience

-        Leadership ability demonstrated by robotics team, including financial and general management of a project

-        Strong general computer skills, as well as competency with the Linux/Unix terminal and operating system

-        Ability to see a project or job from start to finish, technical report writing skill

-        Leadership ability demonstrated by robotics team, including financial and general management of a project

 

EDUCATION

 

   Candidate for Bachelor of Applied Science, Honours Electrical Engineering, Co-op Program, University of Waterloo,

                Waterloo, ON, September 2011 – present

 

   Ontario Secondary School Diploma, R.H. King Academy, Toronto, ON, June 2011

                Graduated with honours; Technacy Award for a student who has shown leadership in technology; Communications

                Technology - Technical Theatre award; Computer Engineering Technology - Robotics Award

 

RELEVANT PROJECTS

 

   FIRST Robotics Team Leader, RH King Academy Team 3590, Toronto, ON, January 2011 – May 2011

 

-        Designed, manufactured and programmed a large competitive robot

-        Multidisciplinary project, required CAD, mechanical design, circuit design, machining and Java programming

-        Modeled a robot in Solidworks before building, including stress analysis of key parts

-        Insured the project could be completed in a very short time frame with limited resources

-        Awarded "Highest Ranked Rookie" at the Greater Toronto Regional, against over 40 teams

   Ontario Skills Robotics Team Leader, Toronto East Team, Toronto, ON, October 2009 – May 2010

 

-        Leader of four team members in the design, build, and programming of a robot to complete a complex
predefined task

-        Modeled the robot in Solidworks

-        Presented the completed robot to judges in a mock interview

-        Managed the intense time commitment alongside school, around 250 hours over 8 weeks through exams


CNC Machine Retrofit, RH King Academy, Toronto, ON, October 2009 – May 2010

-        Retrofitted an old CNC milling machine

-        Updated the control system by reverse engineering the old (70's) electrical system, designing and building
new motor drivers with custom circuit boards

-        Worked with a Linux based system to configure modern computer controls

-        Designed and built a pneumatic coolant delivery system, integrated with the computer

-        Learned CAM and CNC machining to operate the machine

-        Wrote a technical paper on the operation and features of the machine for operators unfamiliar with machining,
including documenting all changes and updates

 

INTERESTS

 

   Electrical Engineering Study, With Dr. Robert Sobot, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, August 2010

 

-        Studied electrical engineering, calculus and HSpice circuit analysis with Dr. Robert Sobot, a research
professor at the University of Western Ontario

-        Professor Sobot approached me based on my success at a robotics competition

-        Studied and observed research projects for 10 days in the summer

-        Shows commitment to engineering and intense interest in learning

 

   Robotics and Electronics

 

-        Worked with robotics since age 10, mainly for competition

-        Won several awards at the OCAD University Sumo Robot Challenge

-        Constructed 'Sumo' robots, design through programming, won gold medals several years in a row at the
Canadian National Robot Games

-        Won high school "Computer Engineering Technology: Robotics" award for highest average in the course
(100%)

 

   Hobbies and Other Interests

 

-        Enjoy rock climbing, hiking, wilderness camping, biking, and woodworking

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

   Rock Climbing Instructor, Toronto Climbing Academy, Toronto, Ontario, March 2008 ­– June 2011

 

-        Instructed rock climbing in a fast moving and dynamic gym environment

-        Managed groups of children; requiring strong leadership skills

 

   Landscaping, Toronto, Ontario, July 2011 ­– August 2011

 

-        Managed a fixed budget to excavate and re-lay a paving stone driveway

-        Hired and managed help and kept moral up during the hottest week in the summer