Savo's Site

Work Projects

Projects I undertook during my employment. I have either received permission to share these or they are public enough that their existance is not a trade secret.

Breath Sync / Nuit Blanche

Page Last Updated: January 17, 2026

Status: Complete

Period: August 2024 - October 2024

Client: Kara Springer Design via EDL

Tags: art EDL networking

Designed the electronics that powered an art installation for Toronto’s Nuit Blanche 2024 and beyond, synchronizing lights with the artist’s breathing rhythms

Vehicle Control Unit (VCU)

Page Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Status: For Sale

Period: November 2023 - June 2025

Client: Engineering Design Lab

Tags: EDL EV product design vehicles

Designed a general purpose control unit for small electric vehicles to accelerate their time to market as well as the supporting documentation

Remotely Operated Amphibious Electric Vehicle

Page Last Updated: January 17, 2026

Status: Complete

Period: November 2023 - February 2024

Client: The Canadian Department of National Defence via EDL

Tags: EDL EV

Led the coding and integration of a prototype amphibious electric vehicle for Arctic operation for the Canadian Armed Forces

Contact Sensor

Page Last Updated: February 4, 2024

Status: Complete

Period: August 2023 - September 2023

Client: EDL (Engineering Design Lab)

Tags: 3d printing embedded

Designed and programmed a custom contact sensor for use in a prototype 3D printer. My first freelance contract!

Force Feedback Tester

Page Last Updated: January 5, 2025

Status: Complete

Period: May 2018 - July 2018

Client: IGB Automotive

Tags: IGB LabVIEW PLC robotics validation

Expanded on my basic, single-axis, force feedback system to now monitor and control up to six axes and eased user configuration

Kneeload Tester

Page Last Updated: January 5, 2025

Status: Completed, then revised

Period: June 2017 - July 2017

Client: IGB Automotive

Tags: LabVIEW PLC robotics validation

Implemented a system to allow a legacy (pre-2000) welding robot to receive force feedback from a modern computer.

Demo Show Seat

Page Last Updated: December 29, 2022

Status: Complete

Period: May 2017 - May 2017

Client: IGB Automotive

Tags: embedded hack IGB LabVIEW prototyping

Revised the existing show seat used at demos to have its set points easily reconfigured with software. My first embedded electronics project!