Ryan Whitney

Ryan Whitney

Flight Instructor

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Co-Founder at Chick Pick

  • Education

    • University of New Brunswick

      2018 - 2023
      Bachelor of Science - BS Electrical Engineering (Computer Engineering Specialization)
    • University of New Brunswick

      2019 - 2021
      Diploma Technology Management & Entrepreneurship
  • Experience

    • Department of National Defence

      May 2019 - now
      Flight Instructor

      • Conducted flight training for numerous students

    • J.D. Irving, Limited

      Sept 2021 - Dec 2021
      Electrical Engineering Co-op Student

      • Established standard operating procedures for preventative maintenance initiatives• Implemented reliability improvement projects

    • Mission Control

      Jan 2022 - Apr 2022
      Robotics/Software Engineering Co-op Student

      • Developed software for the lunar rover during the Emirates Lunar Mission• Set up a TorchServe server in Python to query results from machine learning models during the flight mission• Continued development of proprietary image processing API in C++

    • GlobalVision

      May 2022 - Sept 2022
      Quality Assurance Intern

      • Programmed automated scripts to test software UI using Selenium and Cucumber in Java• Identified and fixed numerous software bugs

    • Chick Pick

      Sept 2022 - now
      Co-Founder

      • Co-Founded Chick Pick, an agtech startup• Developed machine learning algorithms to classify male/female chickens

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Private Pilot License

      Transport Canada - Transports Canada
      Jul 2018
    • Glider Pilot License

      Transport Canada - Transports Canada
      Jul 2017
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Ryan Whitney
      1st Place - Atlantic Engineering Competition - Programming Category Atlantic Commission of Engineering Students Jan 2023 Developed a frontend in Java and a backend in Python for a given prompt in a day of competition
    • Awarded to Ryan Whitney
      2nd Place - APEX Business Plan Competition UNB International Business & Entrepreneurship Centre Jan 2023 Pitched "Chick Pick" which is an automated solution to sort baby chickens in hatcheries using machine learning
    • Awarded to Ryan Whitney
      1st Place & Peoples Choice Award - Millennial Inc. Pitch Competition RBC Jun 2018 Pitched a software that reduced the classification error rate for myoelectric controlled devices