Robyn McNeil
Product Development Engineer
Vancouver,British Columbia
Summary
Seasoned Product Development Engineer with a background in low dimensional materials engineering and a broad range of practical experience including opto-mechanical systems design, design for manufacture, laboratory automation and software design. I have been dedicated to driving the advancement of high impact technologies throughout my career. I am looking for a challenging role with room for advancement where my broad range of technical expertise and unwavering determination can be put to work.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Product Development Engineer
Yourgene Health Canada
Port Coquitlam, BC
2022.05 - Current
- Design, prototype, and verify novel hardware and consumables for automated electrophoresis technologies
- Facilitate industrial scaling by applying design for manufacturing principles
- Lead research programs for the development of new products/applications
- Work closely with clients/operations/logistics to drive products from prototype stage to full commercial viability.
- Build tools, software, data pipelines and processes for automated manufacturing and inspection
Engineering Specialist
Versal Manufacturing
Vancouver, British Columbia
02.2021 - 06.2022
- Provided expert materials engineering consultation for manufacturing polymer products and designing proprietary thermoplastic carbon fiber products
- Designed and developed hardware, integrated electronics, and full-stack software for product testing/materials characterization equipment
- Implemented statistical experimental designs and post-processing data pipelines to facilitate lean product development.
Graduate Researcher
University of British Columbia | S.B Quantum Matter Institute
Vancouver, BC
2019.09 - 2021.08
- Systematic review of a novel three-dimensional spectrometer
- Conceived, designed, and built an associated full-stack software (Python Tkinter, C, SQL database) automating motor control and spectral components
- Developed optical/mechanical/thermal systems
- Designed and developed a finite element analytical model in Python for post-processing 3D hyperspectroscopy data.
Publication: R. McNeil, “Automation of a broadband infrared hyperspectroscopy apparatus,” T, University of British Columbia, 2021.
Graduate Researcher
University of Toronto | AP2D Labs
05.2019 - 08.2019
- Fabricated ultra-thin film metallic devices on compliant substrates
- Discovered and developed a novel sputtering plasma environment for tunable optical and photonic surface morphologies
- Successfully applied the plasma environment to achieve morphological/optical/photonic tuning.
Product Development Engineering Intern
QD Solar
Toronto, ON
2018.05 - 2018.08
- Contributed to the fabrication of quantum dot-based solar cells
- Executed experimental analysis techniques
- Analyzed experimental data to direct future design iterations
- Reviewed existing literature to produce testable theories.
Junior Designer
Smith & Andersen Engineering Consultants
Toronto, ON
05.2017 - 04.2018
- Assisted in the design of integrated intelligent building systems for multi-million dollar construction projects
- Mediated organization and communication between various professional parties
- Developed internal administrative and AutoCAD standards and training.
Education
Master of Applied Science - Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC08.2021
Bachelor of Applied Science - Materials Science and Engineering
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON04.2019
Skills
- Troubleshooting Skills
- Root Cause Analysis
- Statistical Design of Experiments
- Engineering Physics
- Python
- C
- SQL
- GUI development
- Scikit-learn
- Matplotlib
- Zemax Opticstudio
- Solidworks/
- Autodesk Fusion 360
- OnShape
- Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
- Scanning Electron Microscopy
- Plasma Sputtering
- E-Beam Deposition
- Optomechanical systems
- Ultra-high vaccuum systems design
- Circuit Prototyping
- Arduino Motor Control
Publications
J. Loh, A. Zeineddine, M. Shayegannia, R. McNeil, L. McRae, N. Kherani, A one-step, tunable method of selective reactive sputter deposition as a wrinkling approach for silver/polydimethylsiloxane for electrically conductive pliable surfaces., Nature Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 2022
Conferences
10th Biannual Conference on Quantum Dots | June 2018
Designed, procured, and coordinated visual marketing material.
Waterloo Nanotechnology Conference | November 2017
State of the Art Review - Increased Power Conversion Efficiency in Colloidal Quantum Dot Photovoltaics Via Inorganic Ligand Passivation.
Relevant Projects
On-Shore Production of Polyurethane Products | 2021
Versal Manufacturing
- Established materials design space for onshore polyurethane foam manufacturing.
- Expedited product development through rigorous design of experiments.
- Developed testing methodologies, equipment, and procedures.
- Designed machine learning data pipelines for experimental optimization.
- Compiled into an experimental framework for future product development.
Impact of Graphene Reinforcement in Alpine Skis | Winter 2018
Culminating Project: Design and Simulation of Materials
- Modeled alpine ski shape in Solidworks.
- Simulated materials testing techniques via ANSYS Workbench.
- Analyzed data, determined validity of performance claims.
Engineering Society Project Director | 2016-2017
UofT Engineering Stores
- Managed a student-operated store.
- Developed online platform and marketing campaigns.
- Directed hiring, training, supervision, and scheduling of staff.
University of Toronto Concrete Toboggan Team | 2016 - 2019
Design Executive
- Directed design, analysis, and fabrication of a carbon fiber superstructure.
- Assisted in machining and fabrication of steering and braking system.
Hobbies and Interests
- Skateboarding
- Big Mountain Skiing
- Freestyle Skiing
- Horror Films
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Product Development Engineer
Yourgene Health Canada
2022.05 - Current
Engineering Specialist
Versal Manufacturing
02.2021 - 06.2022
Graduate Researcher
University of British Columbia | S.B Quantum Matter Institute
2019.09 - 2021.08
Graduate Researcher
University of Toronto | AP2D Labs
05.2019 - 08.2019
Product Development Engineering Intern
QD Solar
2018.05 - 2018.08
Junior Designer
Smith & Andersen Engineering Consultants
05.2017 - 04.2018
Master of Applied Science - Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Applied Science - Materials Science and Engineering
University of Toronto
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