Felipe Diaz Vargas

Engineer and builder at the intersection of hardware, climate, and intelligent systems.

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Felipe Diaz Vargas

Significant Experiences

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UBC Engineering
Plasma curing research at Miru Smart Technologies
Burnaby Terminal — Trans Mountain Expansion Project
Felipe with the CheckMATE autonomous chessboard at DAID
Ankle Box variable resistance desk footrest render
Guided jetski tour at sunset in Howe Sound
UBC - BASc in Integrated Engineering Mechanical · Electrical · Electromagnetic See Education →
Development Engineer - Miru Smart Technologies Manufacturing Engineering · Process R&D · Mechanical Design See Co-op Experience →
Project Engineer - Ledcor Capital Infrastructure · Controls Engineering · Change Management See Co-op Experience →
CheckMATE - Capstone Project Best Capstone Award · Robotics · Electromechanical Design See Capstone Project →
Ankle Box - Personal Project Mechanical Design · Additive Manufacturing · Entrepreneurship See Project →
Jetski Tour Guide - Vancouver Water Adventures Leadership · Guest Experience · Mechanical Maintenance & Troubleshooting See Experience →
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Ideas I Obsess Over

ITER tokamak fusion reactor
⚡ ENERGY · 🌱 CLEAN TECH

The Energy Source that will Power the Future

Fusion energy has the potential to fix climate change and propel humanity into a new energy era, but it must overcome enormous challenges first.

Felipe Diaz • Sep 16, 2025 • 12 min read Read Article →
Vintage patent-style illustration of quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and fusion energy
🔬 TECH · 🚀 FUTURE

The Second Enlightenment

A technological revolution is coming and it has the potential to take humanity into a new era of progress.

Writing in Progress
The Two Levers That Lift Civilizations

The Two Levers That Lift Civilizations

Queued

GLOBAL UPBRINGING

Shaped by every timezone I've called home.

8 countries 6 continents 24 years

Every 3 years, a new city, a new school, and new friendships. What I built instead of roots was something more portable — the ability to walk into any room, any culture, and find my footing.

Adaptable Curious Resilient Multi-cultural Growth-driven Globally aware
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