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noel.bacani@gmail.com 778.872.9969
previous relevant experience
electrical design engineer
PBX Engineering Ltd.
- team lead for the electrical lighting design for the Regina Bypass project. lead to completion of design
- most profitable project to date for PBX
application engineer
Lucid Design Group (buildingOS.com)
- first experience working for a startup.
- gained experience in MySQL, Flash, Salesforce, Basecamp, Sandbox environments, Chrome developer tools to analyze REST and JSON protocols
- analyzed contractual commitments, customer specifications, design changes, and other data to plan and develop logistical program activities from conceptual stage through life-cycle of the product.
acoustical engineer
Charles M. Salter Associates Inc.
- developed the presentation studio - a simulated built environment.
- recognized as expert witness by USA judge for California Court Trial. that was intense.
- provided acoustical design services on over 200 multi-disciplinary projects including health care, residential, commercial, and science and technology projects
jr. electronics engineer
Reach Technologies Ltd.
- design of military-grade telemetry systems from PCB to GUI design
- designed an enclosure to withstand stringent environmental tests
current/ongoing projects and work
web dev and startups
- boat brain: monitoring, eventually automation (hardware design [altium], telecommunications, software [C], some business development
- kit: deals with problem complexity and information overload. curated information.
mental health worker
Portland Housing Society (phs)
- nightshift work looking after the disenfranchised
education
Bachelors in Electrical Engineering (B. Eng.) Processing (DSP)
Specialization in Digital Signal Processing
University of Victoria (2006-2011)
- won the Andreas Antoniou Gold Medal in DSP by having the highest GPA in my specialization.
- voted into the President position of the Engineering Student’s Society
- won Silver in the Western Engineering Competition (WEC) in Design
- placed in the top 5 of the Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC) in Design
- raised over $15,000 for charities including the United Way and the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada
rails web developer bootcamp
CodeCore Developer Bootcamp
- currently finishing final project (kit - see “current/ongoing projects and work”)
volunteer work
volunteer coordinator
Quadrapalooza 2016
- front of house coordination of amazingly friendly vagabonds. helped with harm reduction, first aid, general first response.
harm reduction volunteer
Atmosphere Gathering 2016
- all ages music festvial. offered and ear and shoulder when necessary. mostly just gave people a soft place to lay down.
general volunteer
Hackernest (Vancouver)
- mostly drank and played foosball… i mean, community building right?
community coordinator
Longfellow Community Association (LCA)
- coordinated community building events in a rough neighbourhood in Oakland, CA including “green-ing” sprees. attended community meetings
final notes
my real interests include data science, energy security, prototyping, and philosophy. please read my recommendations on my linkedIn. i feel they are accurate, but i’m biased. thank you for your consideration
.noel