Hi, I'm Muerus 👋
ApplicationsEngineercraftingprecisioncuttingtools,CNCtoolpaths,andthePythontoolsthatautomatetheshopfloor.
Cycle-time cut
Custom toolpath links: 45 → 20 min
Measurement gain
FEA probe-error compensation (thesis)
Faster orders
ERP → Cell Manager automation
Years
Applications engineering
About
I'm an Applications Engineer specializing in custom cutting tools, CNC toolpath optimization, and precision metrology for aerospace, automotive, and medical clients.
I bridge the shop floor and the codebase — Mastercam, Rhino + Grasshopper, and ANCA iGrind on one side; Python automation, web apps, and ERP integrations on the other. Highlights include a 45% cycle-time cut from custom toolpath links, a 90%+ faster ERP-to-cell order pipeline, and a 27.7% measurement gain from my FEA thesis.
Work Experience
Miltera Machining Research Corp.
May 2022 — PresentApplications Engineer · Cambridge, ON
- Designed and manufactured standard and custom cutting tools (endmills, drills, reamers, step drills, variable-flute geometry) for aerospace, automotive, and medical clients.
- Optimized toolpaths in Rhino — custom spline links cut a job from 45 → 20 min (45%); custom tools reduced client cycle times 38–50%.
- Built Python apps and automations: ERP ↔ Cell Manager integration, ToolLink web tracker, and metrology-driven machining of 3D-printed parts.
Education
Concordia University
Sep 2018 — Oct 2021MASc, Mechanical Engineering · Montréal, QC
- Thesis: accurate on-machine surface measurement using FEA — modeled touch-probe sensing distance with sliding effects, for a 27.7% measurement improvement and a novel uncertainty algorithm.
- Research across flat, inclined, and complex curved surfaces with touch-trigger probes.
Skills
Selected work
Tools, automation, and research that moved real numbers on the floor.
Custom Cutting Tools — Design & Manufacture
Standard and highly custom carbide tools for aerospace, medical, and automotive clients — step drills, form tools, and variable flute/index geometry.
ToolLink — Web Tool Management
A Flask + SQLite web app to manage cutting tools, machines, and projects in one place — real-time access from laptop or mobile.
ERP ↔ Cell Manager Integration
A Python/Tkinter desktop app that turns live ERP production orders into robotic-cell orders automatically.
Grinding Wheel Pivot Calculator
A Rhino + Grasshopper tool that computes the optimal grinding-wheel pivot angle for complex tool profiles.
Machining 3D-Printed Aerospace Parts
A process to accurately machine deformed 3D-printed parts by solving their true location in 3D space.
Windows Drive Mapper
A PyQt desktop app to map and unmap local and network drives with a modern dark-mode UI.
Thesis — On-Machine FEA Surface Measurement
Predicted touch-probe measurement error using FEA, including sliding effects, then compensated it.
Other work
Certifications
18 certificatesCAD / Design
SolidWorks · Udemy · LinkedIn
- CSWA
- CSWP
- Advanced Drawing
- Sheet Metal
- Surface Modeling
- Design Study & Optimization
- AutoCAD 2018–20
CAM / Machining
Mastercam · Sandvik · Fictiv
- Mastercam 2D Mill
- Mastercam 3D Mill
- Mastercam Lathe
- Principles of Machining
- Sandvik Metal Cutting
- DFM (CNC) — Fictiv
Manufacturing
Udemy · LinkedIn · DriveWorks
- GD&T
- Engineering Drawings
- Kanban Boards
- DriveWorksXpress
- MS Office
Interactive tools
Shop-floor tools that run right in your browser — try them, no sign-up.
From the blog
Cutting tools, CNC toolpaths, shop-floor automation, and metrology — written up.
