Notable Builds
Fully autonomous mobile robot for unstructured agricultural terrain. Built end-to-end as the sole founding engineer at Upside Robotics — mechanical design, drivetrain, perception stack (LiDAR, vision, sensor fusion), embedded systems, and field validation from concept to prototype.
Autonomous floor-scrubbing robots deployed commercially across five continents. Led systems architecture as Lead Mechatronics Architect — mechanical, electrical, firmware, sensors, and software — managing 30+ engineers through full product delivery at Avidbots.
250lb full-combat robots built for the BattleBots TV show (Discovery / Science Channel) as captain of Team All Black Robotics. Eight years of structural engineering under extreme repeated impact loads — aggressive mass budgeting, failure-mode-driven material selection, hardware reliability at worst-case conditions.
Ongoing design and fabrication of competition-grade combat robots — precision-machined aluminum chassis, custom motor controller integration, LiPo power management, and competition strategy. Every build is a mechanical engineering project under a 3-minute deadline.
Production AI agent infrastructure deployed at Avidbots — requirements management and procurement agents on Claude API, Docker Compose, JumpCloud OIDC, and Atlassian MCP. Paired with a full Onshape Enterprise MCP server for agentic CAD workflows with HMAC-SHA256 signing, 12 tools, and DFM evaluators.
Built Canada's premier combat robotics organization from a garage event into a national sports infrastructure — 25 events, hundreds of robots over a decade, thousands of battles. National ELO ranking system, event management platform, and a mentorship program that has shaped hundreds of builders. Started building at 13. Still going.
Built with hands, not just CAD
Every system I've designed, I've also built. Fourteen years of engineering backed by hands-on fabrication — I move between the design file and the shop floor without friction. When the design doesn't survive the machine, I already know why.
This foundation translates directly to industrial precision environments — designing for manufacturability, specifying tolerances that survive the shop floor, and understanding quality inspection from both sides of the Faro Arm.
I served as President of Kwartzlab, Kitchener-Waterloo's community makerspace, overseeing a major organizational restructuring and a full facility relocation — keeping a complex technical community operational through both.
Beyond the Day Job
A decade of building organizations alongside engineering work — proof of execution range, not divided attention. Each began as a problem worth solving and became something real.
Thermochemical energy storage for autonomous Arctic persistence. Decoupling heat from power so defense platforms at −50°C stop burning mission energy to stay warm — and stop broadcasting their position doing it. Zero combustion. Zero acoustic signature. Sovereign, solid-state, 100% Canadian. Born from a DND/IDEaS Polar Paradigms 2045 submission. NATO IC26 TFX Arctic RFI responded.
Founded and chair the board of Canada's premier combat robotics organization — setting strategy and driving business development across 25 events, hundreds of robots, and thousands of battles. National ELO rankings, a national league, and a decade mentoring hundreds of builders.
botbrawl.ca → Novel · Publishing Jul 19, 2026 · 6-Month Project The Conceptual PredatorDebut novel — cosmic horror as economic thriller. First contact from the auditors' perspective. Conceived, written, edited, produced, and launched in six months. Written by an engineer. Reads like one too.
conceptualpredator.com → Independent Publisher · Est. 2026 DreadEnginePressIndependent Canadian press publishing hard speculative fiction and operating Archive Custodian — a local-inference AI tool for authors who want sovereignty over their own creative work.
dreadenginepress.ca → Founder & CEO · Media & Commercial Operations BotBrawl MediaFounded and lead the commercial media arm behind BotBrawl Canada — media production, content strategy, and revenue development for the BBRL national event series.
botbrawlmedia.ca → Chief Product Officer · Pre-Revenue · On-Call Chariot CommandModular sensing platform for agricultural operations, research institutions, and natural environments. Based in Yorkton, Saskatchewan — built for the prairies. CPO role: translating field problems into structured, scalable sensing solutions that work in the real world.
chariotcommand.com →Served four years on the board of Waterloo Region's flagship maker event, helping grow it from launch into an established regional institution through strategic planning and community partnerships.
Governance · Strategic PlanningServed on the board of Kitchener-Waterloo's community makerspace, including a term as President — leading the organization through a major restructuring and a full facility relocation while keeping a complex technical community operational.
Governance · Organizational LeadershipLet's Talk
Open to engineering leadership and principal systems architecture roles —
autonomous systems, robotics, precision manufacturing, and space- and defence-adjacent hardware programs.