Spencer Canavan

Experience

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  Bend All Automotive ULC

  Dec 2018 - Apr 2019

  Project Engineer

  Project engineer, with a specialization in improving the organizational dynamic of Bend All's prototyping department.

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  WATonomous

  May 2019 - Sept 2019

  Core Member

  Member of the telemetry team. Currently working with the CAN messages coming from the car to monitor the health of the battery, as well as send updates on performance, etc.

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  Liburdi Automation Inc

  Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  Mechanical Design Engineer

  Designing and testing mechanical components for automated welding machines, as well as creating various engineering drawings for complex mechanical systems.

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  Portlands Energy Centre

  May 2020 - Sept 2020

  Financial Analyst

  Designed budgeting tools for plant operations to help compare contractors and reduce annual costs. Additionally helped develop a JavaScript web-application to filter Ontario Power Generation's website for power grid requirements.

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  KIRCHHOFF Automotive

  Jan 2021 - May 2021

  Process Planning Intern

  Developed a cost estimation tool to provide initial pricing estimated for new project bids. Utilized prior costing data and applied it to potential projects to give initial pricing estimate for the client in reduced time, from 3 days to 1.

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  Plan Group Inc.

  Sept 2021 - Dec 2021

  Project Management Co-Op

  Managed multiple industrial-scale hospital projects within the GTA as well as in Eastern Canada. Acted as the liaison between in-house mechanical and electrical designers and site foremen. I additionally improved the process and drawing management through VBA scripts to automatically update when drawings had been submitted, reviewed, or sent to the site team.

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  Mattamy Homes

  May 2022 - Aug 2022

  Renewable Energy Analyst

  Implemented geothermal heating & cooling systems in new low-, mid-, and high-rise building projects. Developed a geothermal borehole monitoring pilot project in conjunction with Energy Canada.

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  Hatch

  May 2024 - now

  Mechanical Engineer