Hello! My name is Adrian Popielas and I am a driven and passionate mechanical engineer. I have many years of experience in mechanical and systems engineering, working on projects such as autonomous mobile robotics, e-mobility, powertrain design, and product design. I recently started a freelance/consulting business to help others turn their products into reality! Click the button below to learn more! Continue on to learn more about my work and me personally.
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This section will display some past personal projects. It will perpetually be under construction as I do and add more projects. For now, please enjoy this small selection of projects.
While looking for engagement rings I couldn't find anything that felt personal enough. I stumbled on a service provided by a jeweller in Toronto that could 3D print wax jewelry casting and then cast with personal metals. I figured with my CAD experience I could try to make my own design, which I knew my partner would greatly appreciate. So I decided on the gem sizes, researched jewelry design guides, and set out to create a design. The inspiration for the design was two A's coming together since both of our names start with A. It also elicits a fish shape which alludes to our year living in St. John's which was a particularly formative time in our relationship. I decided to use a central 2.5-carat marquise cut center moissanite gem flanked by two round cut black moissainite gems. I asked her grandmother for some sterling silver which came from a teaspoon that was part of a wedding gift she received. Before committing I had a resin 3D print made to make sure it looked good physically and to do a test fit with the gems.
Finally, I took all of this to the jeweller and had them cast and put together the ring.
Inspired by a post on reddit.com/r/IndustrialDesign, I purchased a small lego set (75295) of an iconic Star Wars ship and am modelling each piece in order to practice my Fusion 360 skills (and for fun). Once modelling is complete, appropriate materials will be applied to components for a photorealistic render.
Of course I do more than just work! Here are some ways that I like to spend my free time!
My partner and I have been dancing since 2017 when we were first swept up in the activity. What started as a fun activity just for the summer became a passion for the two of us. We love that we get to have a date-night activity all the time that exercises not just our bodies but also our minds. We currently have Rumba, Cha Cha, Mambo, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, Foxtrot, Waltz, Viennese Waltz, and Tango as part of our repertoire! We have dreams of doing amateur dance competitions internationally!
When I was a kid, I couldn't put my books down. As I grew older I started spending more time with friends, doing part time work, and doing other hobbies and reading started to fall to the wayside. As an adult I was greatly influenced to get back into reading by my partner who is an avid reader. Now I read every night, and if a book is incredible, I find myself reading throughout the day when I have some time. I will read anything that catches my interest, from fantasy epics like the Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson to historical non-fiction like Enemy of All Mankind by Steven Johnson.
My current read is Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan while my Audiobook at the moment is Chip War by Chris Miller
Here is a picture of me sitting in the Traditional Japanese Village (Saiko Iyashi-no-Sato Nenba) with Mount Fuji in the background.