- Location
- Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
- Bio
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Chemical & Biological Engineering student in third-year at The University of British Columbia seeking summer 2021 internship opportunities.
A results-oriented professional and excellent communicator with management experience ranging from campus career fairs to full exterior painting projects. Ability to oversee dozens of individuals while managing multiple project deadlines on budget.
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Recent projects
Grow Unit Redesign
Number of positions available: One or more teams with one or more students We have created a "Grow Unit" that is used in Indoor Vertical Farming. Our Grow Unit consists of several subsystems: - the mechanical part made from several stainless steel components, - Lighting subsystem - mounted LEDs - IoT - Arduino - manages all the other subsystems, and reads sensor data - Air management system - air flow, CO2 - Water subsystem - Nutrient subsystem - adds nutrients to the water system We currently want to do an overall on the design and prepare it for manufacturing. With the exception of the stainless steel, we prefer to purchase off the shelf components and do our own assembly. We are looking for a team of students to make it all happen. If you would like to apply for to our other projects, then please click on the link below LGS Projects
Sustainable Best Practices
Looking for up to 2 students Hello we are looking at sustainable methods to develop and finalize the last touches on our clothing brand. We would love research in the following areas: Sustainable dye (DIY dye methods that have 0 carbon footprint & don't spread in wash) Packaging (material, best practices) Reduce over all waste (over all supply chain analysis to see where we can improve)
LGS Gardner
Number of positions available: One or more teams with one or more students We have created a "Grow Unit" that will be managed by a hardware/software unit called the LGS Gardner. As we work in versions, there is always work to be done. With new and improved versions coming in the next few weeks/months. The LGS Gardner hardware is on an Arduino board with several features. An Arduino board is also used for other projects in which the boards communicate and linked with other tools. Due to this, our interns will be working together with various teams ranging from engineers to our science team. Giving them the whole perspective on how broad a company is. During this internship, students are treated as equals. We value their opinions and ask them to present their opinions to discuss the topics and potentially adapt our marketing plan accordingly. The main benefit of seeing all stages of development is giving interns the freedom to develop their skill set. Skills students will develop: Project management Communication in a virtual environment Familiarity with tools like Discord, Asana and GitLab Taking responsibility Presentation skills for a business environment. Some example deliverables that students can complete may include, but are not limited to: Creation/improving the Arduino hardware Creation/improving the Arduino software Instruction video of how to create the board If you would like to apply for to our other projects, then please click on the link below LGS Projects It is also possible to reach us via email instead of responding via Riipen at Jacek@localgrownsalads.com.
Work experience
Career Fair Director
UBC Engineering Undergraduate Society
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
April 2021 - Current
• Spearheaded the UBC Engineering Career Fair as a virtual event for the first time and received the Joey Uyesugi Award in recognition of exceptional dedication and service towards making the online transition seamless and serviceable
• Liaised with EUS Council and APSC Business Development to create a robust outreach strategy that resulted in 33 employer sponsorships, which was 10% higher than projected
Mix Team Member
UBC Concrete Canoe
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
September 2020 - Current
• Designing possible concrete mixes with the optimal ratios of water to cementitious materials, and cementitious materials to aggregates for a 20-foot-long concrete canoe
• Performed mix proportion and primary mixture calculations and organized results into the UBC design paper for the Canadian National Concrete Canoe Competition 2021
Grant Development/Research Assistant
Arthritis Research Canada
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
July 2019 - August 2019
• Managed a grant funding research project to research 500+ qualifying grant opportunities; compiled and organized into a resource that optimized the administrative team’s efficiency in developing grant proposals
• Collaborated on projects with the administrative and marketing departments as a cross-functional team to write grant proposals, write website research summaries, and design a knowledge translation book
President
World Vision UBC
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
April 2019 - April 2020
• Governed the management of 15 events across 6 committees to raise awareness and funds for sustaining impoverished lives
• Motivated and maximized the efforts of 61 club executives to acquire $1200 in sponsorship funds and raise $2500 for four sponsor children
• Quadrupled average audience reach for Facebook events to 4200 people by improving social media marketing strategies
Owner and Operator
Scholars Edge Painting
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
October 2017 - October 2018
• Ran a house-painting business that effectively executed 16 projects in one summer by optimizing employee productivity to reduce costs
• Single-handedly secured all leads through door-to-door marketing and cultivated relationships with clients to close 42% of estimates
• Maintained detailed logs and reports of budget information, profit, and services performed
Copy and Print Centre Associate
Staples
Langley City, British Columbia, Canada
August 2016 - August 2017
• Operated and maintained printers, laminators, cutting and folding machines, and binding machines to produce 20+ print projects a day
• Performed quality control and operated multiple communication channels to ensure top quality of all print projects produced
Education
Bachelor of Applied Science, Chemical and Biological Engineering
University of British Columbia
September 2019 - Current
Personal projects
Bioprocess of Cultured Meat Cultivation
January 2021 - April 2021
• Designing a process to produce in-vitro meat by culturing bovine muscle stem cells in a continuous stirred tank reactor that employs control methods for holding optimal operating conditions constant, in order to ensure maximum growth
Polylactic Acid Manufacturing
September 2020 - December 2020
• Co-authored a design report to present research findings on manufacturing 32,000 tonnes of polylactic acid per year, a biodegradable plastic, which led to the recommendation to use the azeotropic dehydration condensation method with tin catalyst to maximize molecular weight
The Structure-Function Consequences and Clinical Significance of Hemoglobin A Mutated into Hemoglobin Bassett
April 2019 - April 2019
• Prepared a synthesis report that discussed and visualized mutations of the variant Hemoglobin Bassett via PyMOL, finding that the greater destabilization in the mutant R-state than the T-state leads to a lower oxygen affinity than that of Hemoglobin A
Kumada Cross-Coupling Using a Nickel Catalyst
March 2019 - March 2019
• Synthesized the pre-catalyst dppeNiCl2 used to synthesize p-Xylene, and performed product analyses via EI mass spectrometry, GC chromatography, H-NMR and IR spectroscopy
• Scaled and adapted the Kumada Cross Coupling reaction procedure from literature to plan and execute a multi-step organometallic procedure
Empirical Determination of Lysozyme Active Site
March 2019 - March 2019
• Determined the Stokes Shift polarity of the lysozyme active site from an egg white solution, using ion-exchange chromatography
• Compared statistical analysis results against the theoretical polarity, predicted using quantum mechanical calculations in WebMO