Alborz "Al" Amir-khalili

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Career Interests

• Computational neuroscience
• Biomedical imaging, digital image processing, and remote sensing
• Expert systems and artificial intelligence
• Automation infrastructure design

Technical Skills

• Digital image processing; remote sensing systems; data structures; applied artificial intelligence; algorithm analysis; user interface design; circuit design, instrumentation and measurement
• Solid Works, CATIA, Maple, MATLAB, MS Office, Adobe CS3 Suite, Java, C++, JavaScript, PHP, Chief Architect, Verilog, LabView, Nengo, and AutoCAD
• Windows, MSDOS, Linux, and OSX

Personal Skills

• Fluent in English and Farsi with a good grounding in the French language
• Passionate about scientific research
• Proven ability to efficiently manage projects

Education

University of British Columbia MASc Biomedical Engineering Biomedical Signal and Image Computing Lab (BiSICL) Engineers in Scrubs	Current
University of Waterloo BASc Systems Design Engineering, Honours, Co-op Graduated with Distinction University of Waterloo President's Scholarship	Graduating class of 2010
Seycove Secondary Community School Honours Graduate with Distinction	Graduating class of 2005

Work Experience

Design Intern	AIL (Ayr, ON)	May 09 — Sep 09
Conducted Finite Element Analysis on buried culvert structures Researched new modelling techniques using strain measurements obtained from previously built structures and theoretical FEA soil models Drafted reports on the research findings with the help of the Civil Engineering Department of Dalhousie University
Qualification Engineer	AMD Inc. (Markham, ON)	Sep 08 — Dec 08
Helped to launch flagship mobile product Improved automated qualification processes Helped to manage high-priority projects with tight deadlines
Marketing/Sales Associate	Midwest Equipment (Surrey, BC)	Jan 08 — Apr 08
Designed and developed Online Catalog: www.midwestequipment.ca Diagnosing faulty heavy equipment computers using Dr.ZX software Developed and debugged Garnet OS applications
Web Design Specialist	BMO InvestorLine (Toronto, ON)	Sep 06 — Aug 07
Designed website mockups using Flash, HTML, Javascript, and Photoshop Debugged faulty Access Database Edited movies using iMovie, Flash, and Image Ready
Teacher's Assistant	Arts et Métiers ParisTec (Metz, Fr)	Jan 06 — Apr 06
Participated in Challenge SIA project Drafted automotive parts using CATIA Designed a website for the AM Metz Racing team: www.metz.ensam.fr/sia

Hobbies

• Winter sports
• Science-fiction novels
• "Fixing" things that aren't broken