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Ben Hepditch

Ben Hepditch

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    CS @ McGill University

  • Education

    • Whistler Secondary School

      2015 - 2020
      Dual Dogwood Diploma N/A

    • McGill University

      2020 - 2024
      Bachelor of Science Computer Science

  • Experience

    • McGill Robotics

      Oct 2020 - now

      As Project Manager for the McGill Robotics AUV team, I led a multi-disciplinary engineering project to design, build, and compete with a custom autonomous underwater vehicle. In this role, I oversee project life cycles, manage cross-functional teams, and ensure our project aligns with competition standards and sponsor expectations.Key Functions:- Strategize and steer the development of AUV systems integrating mechanical, electrical, and software components.- Coordinate team efforts, managing resources and timelines to meet critical project milestones.- Engage with stakeholders, sponsors, and industry partners to secure funding and resources.- Employ risk management and quality assurance to uphold design integrity and functionalityAchievements:- Top 15 at RoboSub 2023- Raised +100k worth of sponsorship- Successfully completed the team's transition to building robots to be used tools for researchers, not just for attending competitions Show less

      • Senior Advisor

        Aug 2024 - now

      • Project Manager

        Jan 2022 - Aug 2024

      • Software Engineer, AUV

        Oct 2020 - Dec 2021

    • Lennox McNeely

      May 2021 - Aug 2021
      Equity Research Analyst Intern

      Researched and reported on mid-large cap companies in the Canadian IT Sector. Achieved an average portfolio return of 18.3 and outperformed the S&P 500 by 11%.

    • Valsoft Corporation

      May 2022 - Aug 2022
      Mergers and Acquisitions Intern

      Developed financial models and assisted with due diligence on strategic acquisition targets

    • McGill University

      Jan 2023 - Apr 2023
      Undergraduate Research Assistant

      Assisted researchers at the Mobile Robotics Lab with the development and deployment of intelligent robots off the west coast of Barbados. Developed roboust object detection and tacking systems.

    • Independent Robotics

      May 2023 - Aug 2023
      Software Engineer Intern

      Developed a wide variety of tools and functionalities, such as low-level drivers, system-level networking solutions, analytics tools for time series data, and core machine learning technologies such as text-to-speech and computer vision.

    • Openfood ai

      Sept 2023 - Feb 2024
      Machine Learning Engineering Intern

      Developing reccomendation models and backend data engineering infrastructure

    • Amazon Web Services (AWS)

      May 2024 - Aug 2024
      Software Development Engineer

      AWS Fintech

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Canadian Securities Course (CSC®)

      Canadian Securities Institute
      Aug 2021
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    • Standard First Aid, CPR and AED

      Canadian Red Cross
      Aug 2019

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Ben Hepditch
      Oustanding Student Award Whistler Secondary School Jun 2020 Awarded to a Grade 12 student who has excelled in a variety of areas throughout their high school years. Student is among the top scholars, artists, athletes and civic-minded students in the school and community.
    • Awarded to Ben Hepditch
      Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award Duke of Edinburgh International Award 2018

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Head Coach of Grade 9 Boys Basketball Team

      Issued by Whistler Secondary School on Jan 2018
      Whistler Secondary SchoolAssociated with Ben Hepditch

    • Head Basketball Coach

      Issued by Whistler Secondary School on Nov 2019
      Whistler Secondary SchoolAssociated with Ben Hepditch

    • Member of Neighbourhood Small Grants Committee

      Issued by Community Foundation of Whistler on Feb 2019
      Community Foundation of WhistlerAssociated with Ben Hepditch

    • Youth Coach

      Issued by Whistler Youth Soccer Club on Jan 2015
      Whistler Youth Soccer ClubAssociated with Ben Hepditch