Jake Mcivor
MMC Technology Team Manager at Jacob McIvor
Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada
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Top SchoolJake Mcivor is a biomedical engineer and hands-on technology leader with nine years of experience developing open-source assistive devices and leading multidisciplinary engineering teams. As MMC Technology Team Manager at the Neil Squire Society he sets technical direction, enforces engineering quality and ethics, and keeps volunteer-driven device development predictable and manufacturable. His background spans biomechanics, CAD (Fusion 360, OpenSCAD), rapid prototyping, and research from an MASc in biomedical engineering, and he pairs practical maker skills with curriculum development as an auxiliary instructor. Known for turning user needs into cost-effective, volunteer-manufacturable solutions, he bridges clinical insight and maker-community workflows to amplify impact. Off-hours he freelances on MATLAB/LabVIEW projects and patent drawings, reflecting a persistent curiosity for how things work and how to make them better.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, Mechanical Engineering Co-op With Distinction, BSc, Mechanical Engineering Co-op With Distinction at University of AlbertaMASc, Biomedical Engineering (Mechanical), MASc, Biomedical Engineering (Mechanical) at The University of British Columbia
English
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Github Skills (49)
accessibility10
smartphone10
mount10
mmc10
assistive-technology10
hardware10
uinput10
openat10
joystick10
keypad10
clamp10
sip9
switch9
firmware9
stl9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
makersmakingchange/wireless-assistive-switch-link
Sep 2022 - Apr 2025
Provides a way to wirelessly connect an assistive switch to a switch-adapted output device.
Contributions:4 PRs, 7 pushes, 5 branches in 2 years 7 months
adaptedrcbluetoothassistive-technologyrover
makersmakingchange/Flex-Battery-Interrupter
Apr 2021 - Apr 2025
Open-source battery interrupter based on a flexible PCB and a 3.5 mm switch jack for switch adapting simple battery-powered toys or electronic devices.
Contributions:1 release, 4 PRs, 8 pushes in 4 years
batteryinterruptertoyspcbelectronic
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