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
- Scanned intricate micro-geometry with a 3D optical CMM, ran GD&T conformity assessments, and performed surface-roughness analysis beyond standard CMM capability.
- Collaborated directly with aerospace and automotive clients to develop tailored tool-design solutions for their production challenges.
- Led internal projects to modernize existing systems, improving productivity and reducing downtime.
- Designed and produced standard tools (endmills, drills, reamers) alongside complex custom tools — step drills and variable-flute geometry.
Key achievements
Toolpath optimization
- Rebuilt curves and surfaces in Rhino for smoother toolpaths and better surface finish.
- Generated custom spline links between toolpaths to cut retracts — 45 → 20 min per job (45% faster).
Grinding wheel pivot calculations
- Used Rhino + Grasshopper to calculate pivot angles at each profile kink — a semi-automatic process far faster than manual guesswork.
3D-printed part machining
- Devised a method to align deformed 3D-printed parts to nominal, enabling precise machining despite print deviation.
ERP → Cell Manager integration
- Built a Python/Tkinter GUI that pulls live ERP orders and posts them to the robotic cell manager over XML — cut order creation time by 90%+.
Custom cutting tools
- Designed multi-form, variable-index/helix tools with polished flutes — 38–50% client cycle-time reduction without sacrificing finish.
Education
Concordia University
Sep 2018 — Oct 2021MASc, Mechanical Engineering · Montréal, QC
- Thesis: an accurate on-machine surface measurement method using FEA — predicting touch-probe measurement error (sensing distance) while accounting for sliding effects, instead of simplifying probe geometry.
Thesis breakdown
Method
- Modeled sensing distance across flat, inclined, and complex curved surfaces using FEA, without simplifying probe geometry.
- Compensated the predicted error to improve on-machine measurement efficiency.
Results
- 27.7% improvement in measurement accuracy accounting for probe sliding effects.
- Developed a novel algorithm to predict measurement uncertainty.
Skills
Selected work
Tools, automation, and research that moved real numbers on the floor — loaded one at a time, like the tool magazine they came from.
Standard and highly custom carbide tools for aerospace, medical, and automotive clients — step drills, form tools, and variable flute/index geometry.
Aerospace, medical, and automotive clients needed complex tools that hold tight tolerances and surface finish while cutting cycle time — often several features (bore, slotting, chamfer) in a single pass.
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.
Free, copy-ready samples
SolidWorks macros, FOCAS, G-code generators — real code, MIT licensed, no sign-up.
From the blog
Cutting tools, CNC toolpaths, shop-floor automation, and metrology — written up.
Get in Touch
Send me a message below, or connect on LinkedIn and I'll respond whenever I can. I will ignore all soliciting.