Portfolio 2026

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Maxwell McInnisBiomedical Engineer + Software Builder

I build at the intersection of biomedical engineering, software, and execution: from technical products, APIs, and automation systems to small-business operations tooling and practical coaching that helps people perform better in work and life.

LocationMississauga, Ontario, Canada
Design Automation + Agent Loop2026

LeBlanc Figma-to-Elementor Loop

Health + Nutrition Software2026

BetterBMRCalculator

Brand Design + Logo Iteration2026

Chromology Brand + Logo System

Computer Vision + Applied ML2026

Copper Vision Mood Classifier

Personal Engineering Portfolio2026

Portfolio Website

Embedded Systems + Arduino2026

Food Storage Device

Mechanical CAD + Reverse Engineering2025

Reverse Engineering Sewing Machine

Mechanical Design + Product Prototyping2025

Kinder Egg Toy Launcher

Ergonomic Product Design2024

GripSense RSI Prevention Mouse

Projects

Everything below is personal, course, or client work owned by me. Anything that overlaps with a prior role is a clean-room reproduction with no proprietary code or IP carried over.

Personal + Side Projects

Web + Mobile PWA
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PayItForward Redux

2026

Web + mobile pay-it-forward platform built as a Firebase-backed PWA with a separate mobile app, shared logic, and storage rules.

PWA deliveryCross-surface architectureFirebase functions + rules
Computer Vision + Applied ML
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Copper Vision Mood Classifier

2026

Python computer-vision project that detects Copper in-frame and predicts mood states from facial/body cues, then overlays live labels in the camera feed.

Dataset prep + labelingMood-state classificationInference overlay UI
Brand Design + Logo Iteration
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Chromology Brand + Logo System

2026

Brand and logo iteration project for Chromology with a tracked review of saturation, fuzz, and treatment variants leading to a final selected mark.

Logo iterationVariant comparisonAsset selection
Firebase Functions + Testing
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HappyFace

2026

Firebase-backed application with cloud functions, emulator-based local development, and Jest-driven Firestore rules testing.

Cloud functionsFirestore rule designEmulator-based dev
Internal CRM System
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CopperCRM

2026

Python-based CRM project exploring lightweight contact, pipeline, and follow-up tracking suited to small internal teams.

CRM data modelingPipeline state trackingFollow-up surfacing
Health + Harm Reduction Mobile App
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PeptPal

2026

A peptide harm-reduction mobile app with an evidence engine, weight-scaled dose recommendations, degradation modeling, and community-weighted consensus across 17 peptides.

Mobile app developmentEvidence engine + dose scalingPharmacokinetic modeling
AI Resume + Job Application Platform
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Resumai

2026

A Turborepo monorepo with a Next.js frontend, FastAPI backend, Clerk authentication, and a billing layer for AI-assisted resumes and application tracking.

Resume generationApplication trackingBilling + auth integration
Autonomous AI Agent
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Mogbot

2026

A Claude-powered autonomous agent that browses the web with Playwright, executes code, manages files, and chains multi-step plans, with real-time CAD spend tracking and PostgreSQL-backed history.

AI agent designBrowser automationCode execution sandbox
AI / LLM Course Project
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Boot.dev Agent Project

2026

Boot.dev coursework building a small Python agent against the Gemini API with a simple tool-calling loop and a calculator example.

Tool-calling loopLLM API integrationPython project setup
Two-Sided Marketplace
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Nova — Newborn Care Marketplace

2026

An overnight newborn care marketplace for the DC/MD/VA area, built for NOVA Birth Partners with live availability, verified credentials, and direct booking.

Marketplace product engineeringAuth + payments integrationGeospatial search
Content Publishing API
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Webposter

2025

A Python + FastAPI web app with Tortoise ORM and Postgres that publishes content, with Google OAuth login, image uploads via ImageKit, and OpenAI-assisted post tooling.

Backend API designAuth + OAuth integrationImage upload handling
Infrastructure + DevOps
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GCP Virtualmin Mail Server

2026

A documented and scripted setup for a Virtualmin / Webmin mail server on Google Cloud (Debian 12), capturing the real fixes for hosts resolution, GCP firewall rules, ClamAV, and BIND.

Mail server setupGCP infrastructureOperations runbook
FinTech + Healthcare Analytics
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Alan Fraud Detection Dashboard

2026

A full-stack fraud detection system for an insurance provider that scores optical care providers 0–100 using four independent detection rules and automatically routes claims to approval, manual review, or hold.

Fraud detection algorithmsFull-stack developmentData visualization
Game Development
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Asteroids

2025

A Python + Pygame recreation of the classic 1979 arcade game, built as part of the Boot.dev curriculum with full collision detection, asteroid splitting, and 60 FPS gameplay.

Game mechanicsObject-oriented designCollision detection
Web Development
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Lucky Twyn Rivers Variety

2024

A production Django website built for a local Pickering convenience store, containerized with Docker and served through an Nginx reverse proxy.

Web developmentContainerized deploymentSmall business site
Web Game
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Connect Four

2024

A browser-based Connect Four game built with vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript — two-player local multiplayer with win detection, draw detection, and full keyboard support.

Game logicDOM manipulationAccessibility
Personal Engineering Portfolio
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Portfolio Website

2026

A Next.js + React + Tailwind portfolio with static project pages and structured content controls.

Frontend architectureUI engineeringSEO routing
Embedded Systems + Arduino
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Food Storage Device

2026

Arduino joystick-driven LCD menu system for browsing food storage categories with filtered analog input and reliable menu controls.

Embedded UI designJoystick input handlingSignal smoothing

Academic + Coursework

Mechanical CAD + Reverse Engineering
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Reverse Engineering Sewing Machine

2025

Reverse engineering project where a broken sewing machine was disassembled, missing components were modeled, and a complete SolidWorks assembly was rebuilt to mechanically function.

Mechanical teardownMissing part reconstructionSolidWorks assembly
Ergonomic Product Design
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GripSense RSI Prevention Mouse

2024

Designed GripSense, a low-cost ergonomic mouse concept that prevents wrist and hand repetitive strain injuries using grip-force feedback and timed break reminders.

Ergonomic product designHuman-factor risk preventionDecision-matrix selection
Mechanical Design + Product Prototyping
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Kinder Egg Toy Launcher

2025

Designed a Kinder Egg toy concept that launches a toy soldier with parachute up to a 3-meter target while packing all parts inside the egg.

Toy mechanism conceptingCompact packaging designPrototype testing
Finite Element Analysis
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FEA Barbell Bench Analysis

2025

Finite element analysis project evaluating barbell loading on a bench rack, with boundary-condition-focused modeling and load-to-damage threshold prediction.

Boundary condition modelingStructural load analysisFEA interpretation
Wearable Biomechanics
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Foot Allign Capstone

2025

Capstone project focused on out-toeing correction using a wearable feedback device, combining hardware, signal processing, and real-time gait feedback.

Wearable device prototypingBiomechanics validationEmbedded sensing
Wearable Embedded Systems
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Out-Toe Gait Correction (ESP32 + IMU)

2025

Paired ESP32 boards with BNO055 IMUs that measure relative foot rotation, stream over ESP-NOW, and trigger LED or vibration feedback when out-toeing exceeds threshold.

ESP32 firmwareBNO055 IMU integrationESP-NOW pairing
Medical Imaging + Signal Processing
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Image Quality & MTF Analysis

2024

A Python analysis of spatial resolution and Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) in medical imaging systems, evaluating how voxel size, filtering, and projection count affect image quality.

MTF analysisSpatial resolution assessmentMedical imaging evaluation
Medical Imaging + Scientific Computing
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SPECT Image Reconstruction

2024

A Python implementation of SPECT (Single Photon Emission CT) image reconstruction, applying attenuation correction and filtered back projection to reconstruct emission slices from raw projection profiles.

Image reconstructionAttenuation correctionNuclear medicine imaging
Embedded Systems + Robotics
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Autonomous Maze Vehicle

2022

An Arduino-powered autonomous vehicle that navigates mazes using three ultrasonic sensors, proportional wall-following control, and real-time obstacle avoidance — all on a resource-constrained microcontroller.

Embedded programmingSensor fusionAutonomous navigation
Biomedical Research + Conference
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Research Conference Presentation

2025

Prepared and presented a biomedical engineering research project at a University of Guelph conference, covering methodology, results, and practical implications.

Research communicationTechnical presentation designData interpretation
Biomechanics Signal Analysis
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Force Plate FFT Analysis

2024

MATLAB analysis of force-plate data comparing shod and barefoot trials using GRF, center-of-pressure trends, loading rate estimation, and FFT frequency analysis.

Force-plate data processingMATLAB signal analysisFFT + PSD interpretation
Biomechanics Motion Analysis
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VICON Jump Kinematics Analysis

2024

VICON-based motion analysis of submaximal and maximal broad-jump trials, quantifying joint ROM, angular velocity, and knee adduction behavior at landing.

VICON kinematic processingJoint angle analysisLanding mechanics assessment
EMG + Biomechanics Signal Processing
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EMG Biceps Curl Analysis

2024

MATLAB-based EMG analysis of isometric and dynamic elbow contractions, comparing biceps and brachioradialis activation across load, angle, and movement phase.

EMG filtering + normalizationJoint-angle phase analysisDynamic rep segmentation
Climbing Biomechanics + EMG
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A3 Pulley Crimp Grip Analysis

2024

Biomechanics analysis of A3 pulley loading in ring vs middle finger during crimp-grip tasks using VICON, force-plate data, and FDP EMG processing.

Biomechanical force modelingEMG envelope processingMarker + force-plate integration
Medical Imaging Lab
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CT Radon Reconstruction

2025

MATLAB exploration of Radon-based CT reconstruction with sinogram corruption, limited-angle Hamming filtering, and noise-test recovery using spatial filters.

Radon-based CT reconstructionSinogram analysisLimited-angle reconstruction
Medical Imaging Lab
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DICOM 2D Fourier Transform Analysis

2025

MATLAB analysis applying 2D FFT to DICOM medical images - resolution and SNR studies, rotation in the frequency domain, plus low- and high-pass filtering.

DICOM image handling2D FFT analysisSNR comparison
Biomechanics Comparative Study
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Spring vs Sleeve Knee Brace Lab

2024

MATLAB workflow comparing a spring-loaded knee brace, a sleeve brace, and no brace across balance and squat tasks for a single participant.

Force-plate analysisKinematic processingResultant vector computation
Industrial Robotics + Python
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FANUC Arm Python Control

2025

Python tools and Jupyter notebooks to drive a FANUC arm via the PCDK TCP bridge - jogging in multiple coordinate spaces, pose reading, and gripper actuation.

FANUC PCDK integrationMulti-frame joggingPose telemetry
Industrial Robotics + TP Programming
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FANUC Teach Pendant Programs

2025

Five FANUC TP examples - HOME_READY, PICK_PLACE, WAVE_GREETING, DRAW_SQUARE, PUSH_BUTTON - with shared frames and reusable lab structure.

FANUC TP programmingFrame and tool setupSafe-approach trajectories
Biosignal Processing
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EMG Signal Processing Lab

2024

Foundational MATLAB lab for EMG signal processing - rectification, integration, spectra, high-pass artifact removal, and grasp-force correlation.

EMG rectification + integrationSpectral analysisArtifact-removal filtering
Numerical Methods
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MATH*2130 Root-Finding Methods

2024

MATLAB implementations of bisection, false position, Newton, secant, and fixed-point root-finding methods with terminal-driven workflows.

Numerical root-findingTerminal-driven workflowsConvergence reporting
Sensor Calibration
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Goniometer Calibration Refresher

2024

MATLAB refresher that loads eight goniometer calibration CSVs, averages voltages per angle, and fits slope, intercept, and R-squared.

Calibration CSV loadingPer-angle averagingLinear regression fit
Biomechanics Dataset
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Running Motion Capture Dataset

2024

200 Hz running gait dataset for one participant - calibration plus running trials at four labeled speeds with c3d, GRF, and joint exports.

MOCAP dataset prepGRF export curationJoint angle exports

Services

Freelance services I currently offer.

I offer practical implementation support for individuals and small businesses, from product websites and APIs to operations tooling and coaching.

Freelance web developmentAPI developmentBusiness automationMarketing automationInventory system setup (small business)Life coachingGym coaching

Freelance Web + API Delivery

Design and build production-ready websites, dashboards, and APIs tailored to your workflow and business goals.

Business + Marketing Automation

Set up small-business workflow automation, marketing automation, and practical inventory tracking systems to reduce manual work and improve consistency.

Life + Gym Coaching

Provide structured support for training, consistency, and personal performance habits with practical weekly guidance.

About

Engineer, builder, and operator.

I build practical systems across biomedical engineering, software, and automation, with a focus on projects that ship, solve real problems, and stay maintainable.

Work includes full-stack products, APIs, internal business tooling, biomechanical analysis, and device-adjacent engineering.

Resume

Experience, skills, and full resume view.

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Resume Documents

Biomedical software engineer with experience across device-facing systems, internal engineering platforms, workflow automation, and applied research in biomechanics and biosensing.

  • Designed and commercialized accessory hardware, and built supporting software systems for engineering and operations.
  • Built internal tools spanning ERP, CRM, qPCR design automation, and lab workflow data handling.
  • Contributed to peer-reviewed biomedical research and conference-level publications.
Biomedical softwarePythonNode.jsReactNext.jsFastAPIREST APIsSQLPostgreSQLPower BIqPCR workflowsLab automationEmbedded systems
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Work experience

Biomedical Software Engineer & Operations ManagerKraken Sense
Oakville, CanadaNov 2025 - Current

Leading product lifecycle coordination across hardware, chemistry, and software, while designing and commercializing device hardware and core digital infrastructure.

  • Designed and commercialized accessory hardware including CAD, fluidics systems, metallic pumps, and sensor integration for manufacturing planning and device cost modeling.
  • Built internal engineering software including ERP, AI-automated CRM, and qPCR primer design automation with Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Redis, REST APIs, and cloud deployment.
  • Developed full-stack internal tooling with Node.js, React, Next.js, and SQL supporting engineering, lab, production, and data workflows.
Engineering AdministratorWalinga Inc
Guelph, CanadaJul 2025 - Nov 2025

Supported engineering operations, R&D coordination, workflow automation, and SR&ED technical documentation.

  • Streamlined reporting and collaboration workflows to reduce internal delays.
  • Built automated planning/reporting systems with MariaDB, SQL data models, and Power BI dashboards.
  • Converted manual planning processes into near real-time KPI-driven workflows.
Research EngineerUniversity of Guelph
Guelph, CanadaJan 2024 - Apr 2025

Conducted biomedical engineering research across biomechanics, wearable sensing systems, bioinstrumentation, and sustainable biomaterials.

  • Designed and validated wearable sensor systems and gait-correction monitoring with ESP32 microcontrollers, IMUs, and vibration feedback.
  • Developed sensor fusion and calibration algorithms for real-time biomechanical monitoring and feedback control.
  • Contributed to peer-reviewed publications and technical reporting, including publication output tied to pubmed record 40347002.
BookkeeperConcorde Accounting and Tax Inc.
Guelph, CanadaMay 2024 - Aug 2024

Supported tax-season processing, documentation verification, and administrative workflows in a high-volume accounting environment.

  • Processed tax documentation for 100+ clients with compliance and accuracy.
  • Maintained confidential financial records and supporting documentation systems.
  • Coordinated client communication and internal workflow timelines.
Municipal Student LandscaperCity of Pickering
Pickering, CanadaMay 2022 - Aug 2023

Maintained municipal parks and public infrastructure with field operations teams under safety and quality standards.

  • Supported scheduled maintenance across multiple public sites.
  • Maintained safety-first execution while meeting service timelines.
  • Worked across field crews to deliver reliable day-to-day operations.
Food Service WorkerMcDonald's
Scarborough, CanadaOct 2018 - Jul 2021

Supported high-volume customer service and multi-station restaurant operations.

  • Maintained food safety and quality control standards under peak demand.
  • Supported front counter, kitchen, and drive-thru operations.
  • Contributed to team coordination and service consistency.

Education

Academic background and credentials.

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Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) - Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of GuelphAug 2021 - Jul 2025

Biomedical engineering training covering biomechanics, bioinstrumentation, medical device design, robotics, signal processing, and embedded sensing systems.

Address

50 Stone Rd E, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada

Final grade

A

EQF level

EQF level 6

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