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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