Pengzhou Lu, M.Eng. P.Eng.

Experience

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  China architecture design & research group

  Jun 2010 - Sept 2010

  Office Administrative Assistant

  - Summarized the project requirements and notified the schedule of meeting.- Created a professional PowerPoint presentation to explain a detailed architectural design.- Applied MS Excel to promote the General Database of Materials.

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  BMO Financial Group

  Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

  Personal Banking Service Intern

  Responsibilities- Consulted with various customers to understand their concerns and requests. - Resolved customers' problems by giving instructions to navigate in the banking system.- Summarized the concerns of the customers to track issues and identify areas of improvement.- Upgraded multitasking and task-prioritization skills through working in a dynamic environment.

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  Univeristy of Toronto BAJA SAE Team

  Sept 2013 - Aug 2015

  Packaging Designer, CVT Division Researcher

  BAJA racing car is a 4-wheel one-person vehicle. Responsibilities- Designed the cover of engine, the belly panel taps of the BAJA Vehicle with high quality- Analyzed the principles and functions of Continuous Variable Transmission (CVT)- Worked in a 9-person team to design, install, test and package the BAJA racing car- Achieved Rank of Top 50th in the International BAJA SAE Racing in Kansas

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  University of Toronto Aerospace Team

  Sept 2014 - Apr 2015

  Structure Designer - Powered Flight

  - Designed the frame of the powered flight

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  Vibration Designs & Mechatronics Laboratory

  Apr 2015 - Aug 2015

  Mechatronics Designer

  Responsibilities- Modeled and simulated a real-time control system for a developed Multi-DOF miniature actuator- Developed a motion-detecting logic of a compact camera and a microcontroller (Arduino DUE)- Created a customized saw-tooth power waveform using Arduino DUE - Designed the circuit board of a mixed-signal zero-drift erasing device - Researched on the mixed-signal processing and control methodologies- Assembled the prototype of the time-step control system

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  University of Toronto Formula SAE Racing

  Sept 2015 - Aug 2017

  Suspension and Packaging Designer

  For the Racing Car of 2017 (UT17)- Compiled a report of designing A-Arm suspension using carbon fiber compositeFor the Racing Car of 2016 (UT16)- Designed and machined the body panel, flank wall and sensor covers- Assisted the packaging and testing events- Supported the Formula North (competition) 2016 as a technical associate

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  University of Toronto

  Jan 2016 - Mar 2016

  Control System Researcher

  Responsibilities- Co-authored a journal paper of a real-time trajectory control system for a novel miniature actuator with precision of 500 nm, which is published at ScienceDirect.- Upgraded a compact camera based control algorithm for a novel miniature actuator.- Designed specific trajectories for the developed novel miniature actuator.

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  University of Toronto

  May 2016 - Apr 2017

  Embbeded System Designer

  Vibration Design & Mechatronics Laboratory (VDML)Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of TorontoEx-Vivo Heart Perfusion (EVHP) TeamDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Health NetworkResponsibilites- Developed an embedded-system-based automatic blood pressure/flow control system for EVHP- Integrated skills of embedded system programming and circuitry design- Conducted serial communications among the control system and other medical devices- Designed a PID control algorithm to map the performance to the requirements- Improve the robustness and reliability of the control system from optimizing the PID parameters Show less

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  Uforse Education

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Robotics Course Instructor

  Responsibilities- Delivering courses of Maths and Physics to high school and university-preparation students- Designed the course "Introduction to Robotics" for high school and college students - Performed a clear and detailed demonstration of building a Obstruction-Avoiding Robot- Tutoring students in either small and large classes

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  University Health Network

  May 2017 - Jun 2018

  Control System Designer

  Ex-Vivo Heart Perfusion (EVHP) TeamDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health WorkResponsibilities- Lead a 4-person Control System Engineering team in the Cardiovascular Surgery experiment group- Developed a PLC-Based (Mitsubishi FX5U) automatic control system for EVHP - Controlled and monitored 6 channels of blood pressure and 4 channels of blood flow- Integrated hardware and software programming skills to program PLC and HMI- Designed and deployed a high speed (100 Hz) data acquisition (DAQ) function, which supports collecting 20+ channels of signals- Optimized PID parameters based on the performance of 10 porcine hearts- Modeled a HMI enclosure box with 3D modeling skills - Managed the integration of multiple hardware and software of the control system- Negotiated with the PLC distributor and the vendor for purchasing order and replacement- Consulted with Mitsubishi Technical Service for unclear issues- Diagnosed 100+ technical problems based on design and operation experience - Wrote 4 technical manuals with over 30,000 words, which respectively focused on Programming, Operation, User's Training and Troubleshooting Show less

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  Thales

  Jun 2018 - May 2024

  I support both Systems Design and Signaling Design teams for this role.Products Design: New features of SelTrac CBTC ProductsProject Design: - Systems perspective: Finch LRT.- Signalling perspective: JFK (T2 & IO DT), MTR PHD-W (AzLM), MTR EWL, and Singapore Projects. Systems Design Technical Experience- Created system and subsystem-level requirements based on new features of the products. - Designed the system architecture of new features through a MBSE approach and consulting with other subsystem experts for setting down the scope.- Updated the system model based on the newly introduced requirements and functionalities.- Compiled the interface control documents (ICDs) from developing related requirements of the external mechanisms that input/output data to/from the system.- Maintained the traceabilities of the functional, behavioural and data requirements among levels of product, systems and subsystems.- the rest see "Systems Design Specialist - Intermediate - Projects".Leadership- Led a small (6 person) team on a task to align a functional specification to a designated baseline. - Led in creating the traceabilities in fitting the component requirements to the needs demanded by the upper-level requirements so that it demonstrates all the designs meet the required SIL levels. - Estimated hours required for a project to develop a new product feature. - Delivered presentations to introduce new product features to fellow engineers. Signaling DesignTechnical Experience- Prepared the database deliverable from addressing all the updates derived from design decisions.- Defined the locations to install trackside equipment based on signal plans, site survey data, design principles and decisions. - Prepared the Track Overviews with the equipment locations shown in chainages.- Reviewed deliverables from all other related teams.Leadership- Led in compiling the logical locations of installing the trackside equipment into chainages. Show less I support both Systems Design and Signaling Design teams for this role.Project: Singapore projects: East Coast Integrated Depot and Tanah Merah station A&A. Systems Design Technical Experience:- Developed system level and subsystem level functional requirements for CBTC system through converting customer’s needs and decomposing product requirements.- Designed the system design requirements of the external interface for computer-based interlocking system (PMI system).- Prepared interface control documents (ICD) of multiple subsystems by reviewing hardware bookwiring drawings and update IO circuits. - Reviewed the deliverables from other teams (e.g. Signalling Design, Software, and Testing, etc.) to ensure they match the design requirements. Leadership- Led in creating and updating the ICDs (e.g. CBI-CBI, ZC-VOBC, and external interfaces etc.);- Led reviewing Bookwiring drawings and defining the scope of work.Signaling Design:Technical Experience:- see the Technical Experience in "Systems Design Specialist - Junior".Leadership- Led in creating the signaling control tables based on signalling principles, track layout, I/O Configuration and safety requirements.- Led in designing the mainline-depot external interlocking interface in a brown-field project.- Led the software regression test of the computer-based interlocking (CBI) system, which includes cross-checking the test scenarios, analyzing the verification goal and determining the test objectivesProficiency:- Being an expert in reading relay logic and translating it into software configurations and technical requirements. Show less As a junior Systems Design Specialist, I worked in the team of Signalling Design. (In Thales Canada, this is called Systems Operations.) The customers we served are Land Transportation Authority (LTA) of Singapore and Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT). The projects I worked on are: 1. North-South East-West Lines Re-Signaling & Tuas West Extension; 2. Tuas West Depot Upgrade; 3. New Canberra Station; 4. Pasir Ris Extension, 5. Tanah Merah station A&A, and 6. East Coast Integrated Depot. Technical Experience:- Developed technical requirements for CBTC system through decomposing the system functional requirement specification and verifying the compatibilities with several software subsystems.- Designed system data specifications (SDS) for the guideway database to support other subsystems.- Defined the ATO speed profiles of guideways (mainline and reception tracks) based on customer needs and simulations.- Analyzed the assigned Change Request (CR) from investigating the issue, consulting with senior engineers and testing.- Created and maintained the system guideway database based on the design decisions and updates demanded by the customer.- Managed the traceabilities of technical requirements and the database version using IBM DOORS.- Performed simulations of headways, travel times, and turnback patterns for the deliverables such as System Performance Analysis;- Prepared the signalling control tables and operation scenario report to justify the line layouts, train fleet, system-wide operation scenarios, and high-level functional scenarios of trains to enter/exit depots;- Performed guideway block design through simulating safety braking distance and close-up speed of reception tracks and drafting track maps of railway lines of the project. 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  • Systems Design Specialist - Intermediate - Product and Projects

    Feb 2022 - May 2024

  • Systems Design Specialist - Intermediate - Projects

    Apr 2021 - Feb 2022

  • Systems Design Specialist - Junior

    Jun 2018 - Apr 2021
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  Hitachi Rail

  Jun 2024 - now

  Systems Design Specialist - Intermediate - Products

  Products Design: New features of SelTrac CBTC ProductsExperience in CBTC system designActed as the top contributor of:- Defining system-level and subsystem-level requirements for temporary speed restriction functions.- Designing the functional architecture and the message exchange among several subsystems.- Designing the system behaviors for specific scenarios.- Coordinating various teams to progress the design based on a life cycle model.Experience in Networking, IT Infrastructure, and CybersecurityActed as the top contributor of:- Defining system-level and subsystem-level requirements in Communication and IT infrastructure - Evaluating the SelTrac CBTC system for compliance with Cybersecurity standards (e.g. IEC-62443-3-3).- Composing the service flow analysis and define new service flows based on the customer's needs and the architecture of subsystems.- Producing the worst-case throughput analysis- Designing the solution for the CBTC system's communications with external systems.- Updating MBSE Models for the logical and physical layers of the updated subsystems. Show less