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Jeremy Vandenberg
4B Nanotechnology
Engineering
j4vanden@uwaterloo.ca
1 (226) 220-5699
Current Address:
12 Bridgeport Avenue West
Unit 22 Waterloo, ON.
Permanent Address:
11818 County Rd. #43
Winchester, ON K0C 2K0
1-613-774-0207
SKILLS SUMMARY
 Experienced in nanomaterial development, modelling and testing.
 Practiced coding principles in environments such as Labview, Bash, Python, and
MATLAB
 Honed communication skills employed to sell new ideas to Xerox’s corporate
management as well as to contribute to two different PhD thesis defenses.
 Familiar with common laboratory software such as Minitab and Origin.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Graphene Oxide Research Assistant, Petroleum Institute (ADNOC), Abu Dhabi, UAE,
Supervised by PhD Candidate Issam Ismail and Dr. Saeed M. Alhassan
January – August 2015
 Employed Origin software to create publishable graphs and to interpret spectra.
 Modelled the rheological behavior of spheroids employing Matlab to relate particle size
to intrinsic viscosity.
 Prepared and edited portions of supervisor’s PhD thesis.
 Manufactured Graphene Oxide Nanoparticles, altering the recipe to achieve higher
quality particles.
 Characterized materials for morphological information using microscopy and XRD.
Quality Control Manager, Structur3d Printing, Waterloo ON, February 2015
 Set up initial quality control documentation and procedures to ensure timely and reliable
production of initial product shipments.
Industrial Research Assistant, Xerox Research Center of Canada, Mississauga ON,
September – December 2013
 Employed National Instruments’ hardware and software to manage experimental
fixtures.
 Optimized experimental fixtures to facilitate new procedural methods

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 Gained a working knowledge with Labview Software.
 Created novel COF thin films through process optimization techniques.
January – April 2014
 Delivered live demonstration to Xerox CTO and President of Corporate Operations
 Managed machine server interfaces in a Bash environment to test and optimize
prototypes.
 Performed DOEs to investigate new material processes
 Rebuilt and improved data acquisition hardware and software
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Composite Nanofibre Research Assistant, University of Waterloo, Department of
Chemistry, Waterloo, ON, Supervised by PhD candidate Andrew Finkle and Dr. Leonardo
Simon May 2012-August 2012
 Performed and interpreted multiple DOEs involving factorial experiments, probing the
lab scale electrospinning of a cellulose polycarbonate nano-composite nano-fibrous mat
 Analyzed factorial experiments using Minitab software and prepared a report
recommending optimal processing controls.
 Prepared and characterized samples. Characterization included turbidity, viscosity,
TGA/DSC, melt flow, SEM, DMTA, and micro-hardness
Camp Sport's Coordinator/Counselor, Camp Adonai, Renfrew, ON, August 2009-2014
 Led a team of three people to organize the week long camp's games for 100 children
 Managed logistical problems as they arose with decisive actions that resulted a smooth
and fun week
EDUCATION
Candidate for Bachelor of Applied Science, Honours Nanotechnology Engineering with
Co-op, University of Waterloo , Waterloo, ON, September 2011 - April 2016
 Highlighted Courses: Supramolecular Polymers, Statistics, Polymers, , Circuits and
Transistors, and Statistical/Continuum Mechanics related courses
ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS
Young Adults Leader, Part of the on campus ministry team at the University of Waterloo.
Sept. 2012 - Current
Academic Representative, for the 2016 Nanotechnology Engineering class at the University
of Waterloo Sept. 2012 – Current
Interests: Include reading, listening to music and playing saxophone.