I’m an Electrical Engineering student at UBC Okanagan (graduating in 2026) with a strong passion for both technology and entrepreneurship. I thrive at the intersection of engineering and business, developing practical, high-impact solutions that blend technical insight with creative strategy.

Focus power systems, embedded hardware Portfolio aidanmendoza.com · Email aidan.mdz.ca@gmail.com · Location Calgary, Alberta
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• Finishing a BASc in Electrical Engineering.
• Carrying forward lessons from $2.3M+ pipeline replacement programs.
• Prototyping BLDC motors, sensor systems, and a solar-powered IoT photo booth.

• ATCO – Distribution Engineering Co-op (May 2023 – Aug 2024, Calgary): Delivered pipeline design packages, ran Synergi hydraulic sims, authored tie-in procedures.
• City of Calgary Rail – Electrical Systems Intern (May 2022 – Aug 2022, Calgary): Produced relay-box schematics, diagnosed C-Train crossings, supported interlocking troubleshooting.
• Makmend Media – Founder (May 2019 – Present, Calgary): Delivered 100+ photo/video/tech projects, built a solar Li-ion photo booth, handled full-stack studio ops.

• Brushless DC Motor (2025) – Hand-wound a custom 3-phase BLDC, balanced rotor dynamics, integrated RC control electronics.
• Tractive System Active Light (2024) – FSAE-compliant indicator using comparator/FET logic, validated in LTSpice and on the bench.
• Self-Driving Pi Car (2023) – CNN-based lane follower combining OpenCV vision, PWM motor control, and on-device inference.

Altium · LTSpice · Quartus · Python · MATLAB/Simulink · SystemVerilog · ARM Assembly · SolidWorks · Fusion 360 · AutoCAD · ArcGIS · Adobe CC

aidanmendoza.com · aidan.mdz.ca@gmail.com · Calgary, Alberta