Mechanical Engineering & Management

Figuring out how things work. Making them work better.

Hi, I'm Adrian. I like taking a messy process and making it work better, without losing sight of quality or the people who have to live with the result.

That thread runs through my Mechanical Engineering & Management degree at McMaster, my work with the McMaster Aerospace Team, and 16 months in aerospace production at Pratt & Whitney Canada.

Adrian Hanna working with the McMaster Aerospace Team aircraft
McMaster Aerospace Team · design & testing

Recent projects

What I'm working on now.

Two current projects give the clearest picture of where my engineering work is headed.

Pratt & Whitney Canada · 16 months

Turning a recurring data bottleneck into a one-click process.

Built an Excel/VBA tool that transformed raw internal-system data into analysis-ready formats, reducing a recurring manual process from 20 minutes to about one minute.

VBAExcelAutomation
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MAST · Year 3

Improving an aircraft design through analysis and testing.

Continuing work on a 15-foot unmanned aircraft through design optimization, improved simulation and a new drop-testing stand for physical validation.

CADMATLABTesting
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How I approach engineering problems

Start with the problem. Follow it all the way through.

I enjoy the part of engineering between “something isn't working” and “now it works better.”

01UnderstandDefine the issue and its impact.
02InvestigateUse data, testing and engineering judgment.
03ImproveBuild and implement a practical solution.
04Follow throughCheck the result and look for what comes next.

Contact

Let's talk engineering.

Open to opportunities in aerospace, automotive and beyond — and always happy to talk about a project, co-op or interesting problem.