Welcome!

Hi, I'm Dexter, an Engineer-in-Training and a MASc student focusing on applying my biomechatronic engineering skills to help people directly by working closely with them. I received the NSERC Canadian Graduate Scholarship-Master’s (CGSM) to support my research in preclinical spinal cord injury and improving a newly developed injury test platform.

I've had the privilege of diving into a diverse scope of previous projects that required creative solutions. I, along with a team of fellow MSE and Sustainable Energy Engineering students, won second place in the Canadian Engineering Competition for Innovative Design. In addition, I was part of an undergraduate capstone team that retrofitted a manufacturing system for Industry 4.0, where I implemented computer vision-aided control capabilities and created a digital twin. This need for creativity and innovation is what drives me.

Furthermore, I'm always eager to discover what's happening in the ever-evolving world. Inspirations sometimes come from the most unexpected places. The arts play such a pivotal role in what we imagine is possible, and one of my biggest inspirations is from a film called Big Hero 6 that I watched when I was younger. It opened my eyes to the world of robots in medicine, specifically soft robotics. I aspire to work on making that vision of medical robots closer to reality.

Explore my website, and let's connect on LinkedIn! Together, we can bring fresh ideas to life and make a meaningful impact in healthcare robotics.