My degree at the University of Waterloo included a capstone project for the Royal Canadian Navy.  Our team provided a recommended sensor selection as part of a larger design initiative related to a fire and risk monitoring system.

Clients

• Royal Canadian Navy, University of Waterloo

Skills used

• Leadership

• Project management and Risk Management

• Research

• Analysis of fire and heat sensors including linear heat detectors and IR camera

• Combustion and Thermal Analysis

• Application of design and engineering method

Accomplishments

• Effectively led a team of 4 that produced a recommended  selection of sensors for an fire and risk monitoring system

• Contributed to an extensive market survey of state-of-the-art fire sensors

• Analysed and managed the risks, helping mitigate financial changes and unexpected technical issues

• Presented our solution to a capstone judge panel effectively defending our design