Backpack to Briefcase: Alumni & Student Networking Event
- Date & Time:
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- Location:
CIBC Hall, McMaster University Student Centre
- Event Contact:
Carm Vespi, vespi@mcmaster.ca
Are you a student looking for mentorship and support? Alumni share their experiences to prepare you for your future years at McMaster and beyond.
Overview
Over the years, McMaster Engineering has hosted an alumni/student mentorship evening, where distinguished alumni reconnect with McMaster and engineering students.
Backpack to Briefcase, which will be held on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 will offer engineering students the opportunity to network and connect with mentors.
The alumni mentors work in a variety of engineering fields, representing diverse backgrounds and bring valuable insights from their days at McMaster and beyond. Alumni will share their experiences about academics, study skills, day-to-day issues, career planning, networking and professional development. They were students once too, they understand student goals and concerns and will be happy to address any questions that you students may have.
Mentors please register here
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Dress code: Business Atire
Agenda:
5:30 PM: Mentor Reception (REGISTERED ALUMNI ONLY)
6:00 PM: Student Arrival (make name tag & get raffle ticket)
6:30 PM: Welcome & Introductions - Dr. Ishwar K. Puri
6:40 PM: Panel Discussion
7:00 PM: Alumni & Student Mentoring Period - Light Refreshments Provided
Mentors
| NAME | SURNAME | EMPLOYER | GRADUATED FROM |
| Nausheen | Abid | Hatch | Civil Engineering |
| Jim | Adams | Peel Regional Police | Manufacturing Engineering |
| Hamad | Akram | PepsiCo | Mechanical Engineering |
| Rateb | Al Drobi | IBM | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Ahmad | Al-Ali | Ontario Power Generation | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Akeel | Ali | GHD Advisory | Civil Engineering |
| Omar | Ali | Hatch Ltd | Civil Engineering |
| Jodie | Atkins | City of Toronto | Civil Engineering |
| Remy | Audel | General Motors | M.Eng.Design - Engineering Design |
| Ifrah | Azmi | Hatch | Chemical Engineering |
| Lisa | Brown | Toromont CAT | Mechanical Engineering |
| Feirouz | Chowdhury | Lakeside Process Controls Ltd. | Chemical Engineering |
| Leanne | Cleland | Petro-Canada Lubricants Inc | Chemical Engineering |
| Mariano | Colicchio | Hatch | Civil Engineering |
| Sean | Congdon | Linamar Corporation | Mechanical Engineering |
| Sarah | Core | Jordan Engineering | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Danielle | DeRosa | The StressCrete Group | Civil Engineering |
| Marc | Directo | Nix Sensor Ltd. | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Regan | Dixon | General Motors of Canada | Mechanical Engineering |
| Rachel | Dubeckyj | Imperial | Chemical Engineering |
| Christine | Ermarkaryan | BRAITHWAITE | Chemical Engineering |
| Vince | Ferraiuolo | Petro-Canada Lubricants | Mechanical Engineering |
| Astrik | Golendukhin | L3Harris | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Peter | Gowthorpe | Laveer Engineering Limited | Mechanical Engineering |
| Noor | Hassan | Amazon Web Services | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Sonia | Hassini | McMaster | Civil Engineering |
| David | Hendriks | Magna International | Mechanical Engineering |
| Jayne | Huhtanen | FocalPoint Coaching of Toronto | Chemical Engineering |
| Ali | Iqbal | Seven Generations Energy | Chemical Engineering |
| Rohit | Jayaprakash | Hydro One | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Vish | Kailey | CNA Canada | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Alyson | King | TBD | Civil Engineering |
| Yifan | Li | WSP | Chemical Engineering |
| Emily | Lightstone | GHD | Civil Engineering |
| Mengmeng | Lou | Ontario Power Generation | Engineering Physics |
| Ali | Malik | Ontario Power Generation | Engineering Physics |
| Jim | Morris | Kinectrics | Engineering Physics |
| Sara | Mostofian | Ms | Engineering Physics |
| Douglas | Nagy | Liburdi Turbine Services | Ceramic Engineering |
| Emily | Nichols | Emily Nichols | Chemical Engineering |
| Fred | Niemeyer | Candu Energy | B. Tech. - Manufacturing Engineering Technology |
| Ashley | Osika | Sensibill | B. Tech. - Software Engineering Technology |
| Isabela | Ozamiz | Groupdesk | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Romeo | Palombella | PAL-TECH ENGINEERING INC. | Civil Engineering |
| Meet | Pandya | Evertz Microsystems | Computing and Software |
| Randy | Park | Lightguide Systems Inc. | Engineering Physics |
| Nisha | Patel | Region of halton | Chemical Engineering |
| Sagarika | Paul | ArcelorMittal Dofasco | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Alex | Paynter | SC Johnson Professional Canada | B. Tech. - Automation Engineering Technology |
| Alvin | Pilobello | mindspaceIMPACT | Chemical Engineering |
| Michael | Piotrowski | Intuitive Water Systems | Mechanical Engineering |
| Sharon | Platkin | Vena Solutions | Computing and Software |
| Sanjna | Pradhan | STELCO ( Steel Company of Canada) | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Julian | Riano | IBI Group | Civil Engineering |
| Adam | Rocque | Evertz Microsystems | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Michael | Scriven | Alithya | Engineering Physics |
| Laura | Seely | McMaster University | B. Tech. - Software Engineering Technology |
| Bilal | Sherazi | Environmental Infrastructure Solutions | Civil Engineering |
| Sean | Smith | Entuitive | Civil Engineering |
| Jackie | Spackman | Stelco | Materials Science and Engineering |
| James | Spackman | Spine Advanced | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Shannon | Stark | CIMA + | B. Tech. - Civil Engineering Infrastructure Technology |
| David | Starr | ArcelorMittal Dofasco | Civil Engineering |
| Kristie | Syndikus (Schweinbenz) | Maple Leaf Foods | Mechanical Engineering |
| Dave | Thompson | WalterFedy | Civil Engineering |
| Jane | Travers | Ontario Power Generation | Mechanical Engineering |
| Lisa | Vespi | Niagara Region | Civil Engineering |
| Jaimy | Wickrema | L3Harris Wescam | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Mackenzie | Wiens | Deloitte | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Brent | Wilson | Phaeton Automotive Group | Manufacturing Engineering |
| Tegiola | Xhemalaj | JLL | M.Eng.Design - Engineering Design |
| Khaled | Zaky | RBC - Royal Bank of Canada | Computing and Software |