Summary
Alex Tsao is a Systems Engineer II with seven years’ experience designing and validating instrumentation, data acquisition, and electromechanical systems across electrical, mechanical, and biomedical domains. He has hands-on experience building embedded control prototypes, developing Python and MATLAB analysis tools, creating CAD fixtures, and running high-power inverter and motor-control experiments up to 300 kW. At McMaster he delivered FPGA-based control, advanced PWM schemes that cut current ripple ~30%, and led lab instruction for large student cohorts, showing both technical depth and communication skills. Now at Honeywell, he brings practical R&D and test engineering experience to hybrid roles in medical devices, systems engineering, and V&V. Comfortable with EMI mitigation, thermal management, and test protocol development, he pairs troubleshooting instincts with rigorous data-driven validation. Outside work he keeps a modest GitHub presence, jokingly self-effacing in Chinese, suggesting a pragmatic, low‑ego approach to sharing work.
7 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Applied Science (MASc.), Electrical and Computer Engineering, Master of Applied Science (MASc.), Electrical and Computer Engineering at McMaster University