Learn more about me...
Univeristy of Waterloo | UW
When I was young - as young as 5 years old - I distinctly remember checking out the space books from my school library. I would turn the pages with awe looking at the images of galaxies, stars and all the various diagrams. This progressed into books on dinosaurs, rocks, electronics and various other scientific topics. I barely knew how to read and english was my second language, yet more than comic books those books spoke to me.
Now after all those years I feel that I finally have the bare minimum knowledge to actually understand a sliver of those technical topics. Most importantly I feel that I have the patience, discipline and curiosity to learn, as the growing mountain of knowledge stands before me. This is why I love engineering. The ability to learn and apply knowledge, to create and understand complex systems with the elegance of a stroke of an artist's brush. To master laws of the universe and use them with incredible precision, there is something beautiful about that.
Python ~2 Years Libraries: Pytorch | Pandas | Jax | Numpy | OpenCV
C/C++ ~2 Years Libraries & Tools: Zephyr RTOS| Mbed OS| ROS | GDB
Javascript ~1 Year Frameworks: NodeJs | Express | Jest
Docker ~1 Year Related: Docker Compose | VMs | Serverless
Machine Learning ~1 Year Pytorch | Tensorflow | Jax | OpenCV | Mlflow | CUDA
Rust ~1 Year Applications: GPU Programming, Concurrency, Profiling
Postgresql ~1 Year TimescaleDB | SQL
Shell ~1 Year Types: Bash Scripting | Zsh
Applications ~1 Year QGIS, Postman
Git ~2 Years Software Tools: Gitlab | Github
Hardware Prototyping ~2 Years Tools: STM32 | Arduino | Raspberry Pi | NRF DK | Oscilloscope
PCB Design ~1 Year Software Tools: Altium | KiCAD
Databases ~1 Year Tools: Fauna | MySQL | Redis
Robotics Software ~1 Year ROS | CARLA | Foxglove
Schematic Design ~1 Year Software Tools: Altium | KiCAD | VeSys
Linux ~1 Year Ubuntu | Pref | Vim | OctoPi
Software Infrastructure ~1 Year Terraform | Datadog
Mechanical Prototyping 1 Year 3D Printing | Laser Cutting
Here are some of the things I have done...
IntelliCulture, Calgary, AB
Siemens, Kitchener, ON
Athos, Redwood City, CA
IntelliCulture, Kitchener, ON
Athos, Redwood City, CA
IntelliCulture, Kitchener, ON
Geotab, Kitchener, ON
Center for Advanced Materials Joining | University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
WAT.ai , Waterloo, ON
UWOrbital , Waterloo, ON
UW Robotoics Team , Waterloo, ON
UWAFT EcoCar Team , Waterloo, ON
BCHS Synchrottron Research Team, Calgary, AB
Here is a summary of my education...
Univeristy of Waterloo | 2018 - 2023
"Mechatronics engineering is the design of computer-controlled electromechanical systems. The essence of it is that the design of the mechanical system must be performed together with the design of the electrical/electronic and computer control aspects that together, comprise a complete system. Mechatronics engineers use a multidisciplinary and systems-based approach to develop the “intelligent” electromechanical devices and integrated systems."
Here are some of my projects...
Contact Me
Calgary | Waterloo
urban.pistek@gmail.com
+1 403 919 8724
Mountains I have summited
Summit push above the Columbia Icefield
Descent from the winter summit of the Vice President
New Years Eve skiing on the Wapta Icefield
Taking in the summit views
My friend starting the long and exposed summit ridge
Looking towards Mt. Balfour, plotting the next excursion
Feeling energized on the summit of Pika Peak
Three mountains that day, a adventurous ridge ahead