Curriculum Vitae

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Gary Wei
www.gxwei.ca | gary.wei@mail.utoronto.ca | +1 (647) 625-7191
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About
I am a driven, analytically minded student engineer currently seeking an internship or research
opportunity for Summer 2020. I bring a critical and innovative mindset to team projects and
opportunities with proven communication and design skills and demonstrated ability to work in a
fast-paced project-based environment.
Qualifications & Skills
Programming: HTML5; Python, MATLAB, C (currently learning); Development using Visual Studio (2017, 2019) and Visual Studio Code;
version control with Git and GitHub; experience with powershell, bash and remote desktop
Research: Data analysis and manipulation with NumPy, SciPy, and MATLAB; numerical simulations and analysis; operation of wet
laboratory equipment (micropipettes, benchtop centrifuges, etc) and software (LabView)
CAD: Autodesk Fusion360; SolidWorks (currently learning); circuit and PCB prototyping and design with easyEDA
Design: Experience with iterative design process (Framing, Divergence, Convergences, Representation) and developing objectives and
requirements from relevant stakeholder values; experience with 3D model prototyping and light fabrication physical prototyping
(woodworking, plastic resins, foam-core prototyping)
Interpersonal Skills: Proven skills in design team and project leadership; experience in communication and team coordination including
engineering reporting with context-informed technical abstraction; demonstrated ability for advocacy; fluent in English and Mandarin
Chinese
Education
● Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering Science — University of Toronto
Currently studying Engineering Science in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering.
Relevant courses: Structures & Materials, Molecules & Materials, Computer Algorithms & Data
Structures (C, Python), Electric Circuits, Praxis I/II (Engineering Design)
Fall 2019 to Spring 2023
● University Studies in Physics and Economics — University of Toronto
Completed two full-time semesters of studies with focus on Physics and Economics.
Relevant courses: Calculus, Classical Mechanics, Electricity & Magnetism, Linear Algebra I,
Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics
Fall 2018 to Spring 2019
● Secondary School Studies (Advanced Placement) — Albert Campbell C.I.
Completed secondary school diploma with overall Grade 12 average of 95.78%, and achieved
5/5 on both the Advanced Placement Physics and Advanced Placement English Literature and
Composition exams
Fall 2014 to Spring 2018
Experience
● University of Toronto Aerospace Team, Avionics Engineer — University of Toronto
Circuit and PCB design and assembly, experimental avionics sensor system integration on rocket
flight. Focus on reducing cost and weight while maintaining data collection integrity and efficacy.
Fall 2019 to Present
● Toronto Public Library — Page
Worked as a page with the Toronto Public Library
Fall 2014 to Present
● Bata Shoe Museum
Worked in a design project team of other student engineers with the Bata Shoe Museum to design
and prototype a proposed system to improve artifact storage at the Toronto based Museum
Spring 2020
● Private Tutor
Tutored 4 students from grades 6 to first year university in Physics, Maths, and English
Fall 2016 to Fall 2019
● PhD Research Shadowing
Assisted and shadowed a PhD researcher focusing on high throughput detection of
hematopoietic stem cells in the Zandstra Lab of the Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical
Engineering (IBBME) at the University of Toronto
Spring 2018 to Spring 2019
Co-Curricular Activity
● Engineering Society — First Year Director
Represented and advocated for the values and interests of the student body on the University of
Toronto Engineering Society board of directors, directly representing 5000+ undergraduate
engineering students
Fall 2019 to Present
● Academic Advocacy Committee
Played an active role on the Academic Advocacy Committee, facilitating midterm feedback systems
for 1000+ students and providing that feedback to course instructors and teaching assistants
Fall 2019 to Present
● University of Toronto Aerospace Team, Avionics
Led a project team of the Avionics subdivision in the University of Toronto Aerospace Team in
developing a multi-sensor integrated PCB experimental system for the purposes of data collection
during test flights of solid- and hybrid-propellant rockets
Fall 2019 to Present