Vice President of Projects
IEEE Concordia Student Branch
Led 6+ technical projects, mentored dozens of students, and secured ~$11,000 in funding — building the next generation of IEEE Concordia's engineering community.
Overview
A year-long leadership role overseeing IEEE Concordia's technical project portfolio. I created projects, recruited teams, secured funding, and mentored students — from first-years learning to solder to senior students leading their own teams.
By The Numbers
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Projects overseen | 6+ |
| Funding secured | ~$11,000 |
| Competition teams formed | 4+ |
| Duration | May 2024 – May 2025 |
Projects I Created & Oversaw
Not just robotics — I took pride in having a project for everyone spanning various topics.
Robotics
- The Autonomous Drone Project — Optical flow hovering, ArduPilot integration
- The 6-Axis Robotic Arm — ROS2, custom cycloidal actuators, Jetson compute
- The SumoBot Project — Autonomous sumo robots for Robowars
Digital Design & FPGA
- The FPGA Project — 32-bit multicore CPU design in VHDL
IoT & Electronics
- The Smart Lab IoT Project — Self-hosted smart lab with Home Assistant, Zigbee, MQTT, Coral TPU
- The Smart Bin Project — Camera-based trash sorting system
Competition Teams
- MakeUofT — Led IEEE team to Canada's largest make-a-thon
- Englympic / QEC / CEC — Helped form the team that won nationals
- Robowars — Organized IEEE's competition entries (separate from my personal robots)
- NARC UAV — Competition preparation (didn't attend due to logistics)
My Approach
I didn't lead every project myself. My job was to:
- Create engagement and opportunities — Identify projects that would teach valuable skills
- Recruit and develop — Find motivated students, pair them with mentors
- Step back — Let others lead while I oversaw and unblocked
Several of my directors went on to take leadership roles themselves. One of them is the current VP Projects.
Funding
I applied to multiple sources:
- Concordia University grants
- IEEE Concordia internal budget
- IEEE Montreal section funding
- Cross-club partnerships
Total secured: approximately ~$11,000 across all projects.
What I Mentored
- Programming (C++, Python, embedded)
- Electronics (circuit design, soldering, PCBs)
- CAD and 3D printing
- Git and collaboration workflows
- Project management and technical leadership
Legacy
The projects I started continue today. The people I mentored are now mentoring others. That's what this role was really about — not just building things, but building a community that keeps building after you leave.
What I'm most proud of: being a multi-disciplinary builder. Robotics, electronics, FPGA, IoT — whatever needed doing, I could help with. That range made me a better mentor and a better engineer.
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