GURSHAN SARAN
Victoria,BC
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Junior Project Manager
Patriot Electric
2024.01 - 2024.04
- Designed a BC Hydro-compliant single-line diagram in AutoCAD for a solar PV system
- Managed 20-30 emails and calls per day, collaborating with suppliers, contractors, and professionals in the electrical and general construction industry
- Performed material takeoffs for multiple multimillion-dollar residential housing bids
- Coordinated dozens of electrical projects per week and facilitated team meetings and schedules
Assistant Developer
Almost Free Media/Almost Free Shopping
2022.09 - 2023.08
- Assistant Developer in Almost Free Shopping App with backend technical focus
- Conducted research for development components, marketing plans, and product optimization
- Designed over 20 pages of app in Figma and built them with Wordpress and HTML/CSS
- Created online systems for business clients and efficient team workflows
Junior Project Manager
Medical Arts Health Research
2021.05 - 2021.08
- Created apps for company workflow utilization, along with research on VR Technology implementation in healthcare
- Built and installed over 70 garden boxes to promote healthy living, growing/shopping local and community bonding
- Communicated and marketed the CoVic Garden Box project to various news outlets, radio, and social media
- Presented a formal delegation to the City of Penticton, with a successful proposal for future funding and expansion of a project
Engineering Design Team Member
Sustaingineering UBC
2020.01 - 2020.04
- Role on helping create sustainable technology solutions for projects
- Tracked financial records and connected with team sponsors
- Worked on product design and composed ideas for projects such as water filtration systems and a wind turbine system in developing countries
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
University of Victoria
Victoria, BC12.2026
Skills
- Circuit and PCB design
- AutoCAD
- MATLAB
- Bluebeam
- Revit
- Microsoft Office
- LTSpice
- KiCAD
Competencies
Software/Hardware Design: Designed and built a fully functioning alarm clock radio with a 3D printed enclosure. Other tasks included PCB design, programming in C to implement the features, and circuit testing and wiring.
Reliable Team Member: Have demonstrated excellent teamwork skills in upper year engineering labs, engineering design team, university clubs, and while working on media projects with collaborators.
Time Management: Organized and managed a schedule with 5/6 engineering classes a semester, while being involved in extracurricular clubs and managing my media company.
Leadership: Maintained the position of Vice President of the UVic Punjabi Student Association for 2 years. Responsibilities included hosting team meetings, external communication with sponsors, organizing fundraisers, and handling finances and marketing.
Timeline
Junior Project Manager
Patriot Electric
2024.01 - 2024.04
Assistant Developer
Almost Free Media/Almost Free Shopping
2022.09 - 2023.08
Junior Project Manager
Medical Arts Health Research
2021.05 - 2021.08
Engineering Design Team Member
Sustaingineering UBC
2020.01 - 2020.04
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
University of Victoria