Electrical Simulation (LTSpice, Matlab, Simulink, Allegro)
Mike Somers
St. Andrews West,Canada
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Summary
Scientist with significant experience in research methodologies, data analysis, and scientific communication. Strongly self motivated with a high degree of interest in using mathematical tools such as statistics, AI and simulation to gain a deep understanding of real-world systems. In the age of information, I don't believe that a cursory-level of understanding of data will allow companies to excel within their market. The insights that remain in order to gain a market advantage reside within mathematical spaces which humans are not able to intuit, and mathematical modeling such as AI and simulation provide a window into these otherwise hidden patterns. Peeling back complex systems and discovering new insights is what is most exciting about data science to me.
Work History
Research Scientist
Self Employed
10.2024 - Current
- Investigated the technical feasibility of using electromagnetic sensing to detect leaks in municipal water systems.
- Developed a computational electromagnetics model which simulates electromagnetic interactions with arbitrary materials.
- Developed a probabilistic algorithm to map low signal-to-noise-ratio sensor output to a 3D image of the surrounding environment in order to detect water-content anomalies.
Senior Researcher
Gastops
01.2023 - 10.2024
- Used simulation data to produce and compare several statistical and Principle-Component-Analysis-preprocessed machine learning predictive models of machine-lubrication-contaminant composition and topology.
- Regularly performed algorithms for feature-extraction using Fourier and Wavelet analysis as well as Principal Component Analysis.
- Acted as the SME for probabilistic analyses within a range of projects which use spectroscopic inputs to determine the composition and quantity of oil contaminants in heavy machinery.
Simulated and designed improvements to Gastops' induction-based sensors. - Created a custom electromagnetic Finite Element Analysis model of the Gastops sensor in C++ and Matlab in order to minimize numerical noise which was prevalent in off-the-shelf EM Finite Element Analysis products.
Junior Researcher / Product Developer
Gastops
05.2012 - 12.2022
- Designed a novel, physics-based probabilistic algorithm which was able to greatly improve the performance of the x-ray-fluorescence-based wear-debris analyzer.
- Supported engineering development tasks such as the design and testing of an induction-based wear-debris sensor as well as an x-ray-fluorescence-based wear-debris analyzer.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Honours Physics With Coop
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON04.2013
Skills
- Bayesian and Frequentist Statistics
- Data Analysis and Visualization
- Machine Learning
- Scientific Computing and Numerical Modeling (Matlab, C, Python & R)
- Computation Electrodynamics (Finite Element Analysis Method of Moments)
- Electrical analysis (SPICE, Matlab Simulink)
- Mixed-Signal Electrical and PCB design (Fusion 360 Electronics & Allegro)
- Finite Element Analysis (Meshing, Matrix Formulation / Conditioning and Visualization)
- General lab skills such as soldering, electronics testing as well as environmental and HALT testing
- Experience with lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, function generators, spectrum analyzers, impedance analyzers, DAQs, atomic force microscopes)
- Professional working proficiency in French
- Parallel and GPU computing (Matlab, C & CUDA)
- Scientific writing
- Image analysis
- Experiment design
- Signal processing (Filtering, Fourier and Wavelet Analysis)
Programming Languages
• Matlab • R • Python • C++
• C • Shell • Objective-C • Java
• Fortran 90 • Pearl
Software
Finite Element Analysis (Matlab, GMesh)
Structural Analysis (Fusion 360, Solidworks, Matlab)
Computational Fluid Dynamics (OpenFOAM)
Machine Learning (Matlab)
Database Systems (SQLite)
Data Visualization (R, Matlab)
Business (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio, LaTex)
Electrical Design (Fusion 360 Electronics)
Symbolic Mathematics (Matlab Symbolic Toolbox, Maple)
Instrumentation (LabView, Matlab)
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
French
Intermediate (B1)
Timeline
Research Scientist
Self Employed
10.2024 - Current
Senior Researcher
Gastops
01.2023 - 10.2024
Junior Researcher / Product Developer
Gastops
05.2012 - 12.2022
Bachelor of Science - Honours Physics With Coop
McMaster University
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Interests
Electronics, robotics and PCB design
Woodworking
Welding
Software design
Gardening
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