Backpack to Briefcase: Alumni & Student Networking Event
- Date & Time:
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- Location:
Donaldson Family Marketplace,
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 Casual
Agenda:
5:30 PM: Mentor Reception (REGISTERED ALUMNI ONLY)
6:15 PM: Student Arrival (make name tag)
6:30 PM: Welcome - Dr. John Preston. Associate Dean, Research & External Relations
6:40 PM: Alvin Pilobello - BEng '09 (Chemical Eng.)
Mindspace IMPACT - Founder/Coach/Facilitator (coaching/workshops company focused on emotional intelligence)
7:00 PM: Alumni & Student Mentoring Period - Light Refreshments Provided
Mentors
| NAME | SURNAME | EMPLOYER | DEPARTMENT GRADUATED FROM |
| Nausheen | Abid | Hatch | Civil Engineering |
| Hussain | Al-Bassam | Ontario Power Generation | Engineering Physics |
| Sabah | Al-Hussein | TMP | M.Eng.Design - Engineering Design |
| Akeel | Ali | GHD Advisory | Civil Engineering |
| Omar | Ali | Hatch Ltd | Civil Engineering |
| Bill | Allan | Ramboll | Chemical Engineering |
| Jodie | Atkins | City of Toronto | Civil Engineering |
| Emily | Au | Baylis Medical | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Remy | Audel | General Motors | M.Eng.Design - Engineering Design |
| Ismail | Barakat | Westhill innovation | M.Eng.Design - Engineering Design |
| Gary | Barretto | Indellient | Computing and Software |
| Tim | Biggs | Graybar Energy | Mechanical Engineering |
| Eva | Bracho | Hatch Ltd. | Mechanical Engineering |
| Lisa | Brown | Toromont CAT | Mechanical Engineering |
| Taya | Burzynski | WSP Canada Inc. | Civil Engineering |
| Adam | Caromicoli | Indellient Inc | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Adam | Charlton | Laveer Engineering | Mechanical Engineering |
| Feirouz | Chowdhury | Lakeside Process Controls Ltd. | Chemical Engineering |
| Grant | Clare | Washington Mills | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Mariano | Colicchio | Hatch | Civil Engineering |
| Genevieve | Conant | Covalon Technologies | Chemical Engineering |
| Sean | Congdon | Linamar Corporation | Mechanical Engineering |
| Carly | Connor | WSP | Civil Engineering |
| Sarah | Core | Jordan Engineering | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Hannah | Deathe | Adventec Mfg. | Materials Science and 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 |
| Leo | Eikelman | InvestorCOM Inc. | B. Tech. - Software Engineering Technology |
| Sophia | Emerson | University of Toronto - Faculty of Medicine | Chemical Engineering |
| Christine | Ermarkaryan | BRAITHWAITE | Chemical Engineering |
| Vince | Ferraiuolo | Petro-Canada Lubricants | Mechanical Engineering |
| Astrik | Golendukhin | L3Harris | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Charles | Gordon | Kinectrics | Engineering Physics |
| Anagh | Goswami | Evertz Microsystems | Computing and Software |
| Peter | Gowthorpe | Laveer Engineering Limited | Mechanical Engineering |
| Kezhuan | Gu | Stelco | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Mazen | Habash | Origin And Cause Inc | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Farhad | Habibi | Caskanette Udall | Civil 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 |
| Fady | Ibrahim | General Motors | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Ali | Iqbal | Seven Generations Energy | Chemical Engineering |
| Rohit | Jayaprakash | Hydro One | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Zichen | Jiang | Indellient | Computing and Software |
| Casey | Julich-Trojan | Steel Image | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Lina | Kabbani | Siemens Canada Limited | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Vish | Kailey | CNA Canada | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Ann | Khan | City of Toronto | Civil Engineering |
| Shoaib | Khan | AT&T | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Marium | Lanewala | Ms. | Mechanical Engineering |
| John | Levie | Clearford Water Systems/Clearford ASI | Chemical Engineering |
| Yifan | Li | WSP | Chemical Engineering |
| Emily | Lightstone | GHD | Civil Engineering |
| Mengmeng | Lou | Ontario Power Generation | Engineering Physics |
| Khatereh | Maleki | Mcmaster university, Joe McDermid | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Ali | Malik | Ontario Power Generation | Engineering Physics |
| Daniel | Mance | AudioWise Inc, | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| John | Metselaar | ecobee | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Jim | Morris | Kinectrics | Engineering Physics |
| Sara | Mostofian | Ms | Engineering Physics |
| Douglas | Nagy | Liburdi Turbine Services | Ceramic Engineering |
| Paul | Nebesny | Rogers Communications | Electrical & Computer 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 |
| Prasann | Pandya | Nexxt Intelligence | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| 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 |
| Sharon | Platkin | Vena Solutions | Computing and Software |
| Rachelle | Plourde | GHD | Civil Engineering |
| Sanjna | Pradhan | STELCO ( Steel Company of Canada) | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Yohann | Printer | KPMG | B. Tech. - Automotive and Vehicle Engineering Technology |
| Melina | Ralph | Stelco | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Pareek | Ravi | Indellient | Computing and Software |
| Julian | Riano | IBI Group | Civil Engineering |
| Hasan | Rizvi | Deloitte | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Adam | Rocque | Evertz Microsystems | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Stephany | Salcedo | Metrolinx | B. Tech. - Civil Engineering Infrastructure Technology |
| Muna | Salim | Enbridge Gas Inc. | Chemical Engineering |
| Princess | Samaka | Hoffmann-La Roche | B. Tech. - Biotechnology |
| Walter | Schaible | ASI FLUID MANAGEMENT INC. | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| Michael | Scriven | Alithya | Engineering Physics |
| Laura | Seely | McMaster University | B. Tech. - Software Engineering Technology |
| Bilal | Sherazi | Environmental Infrastructure Solutions | Civil Engineering |
| Mathee | Sivananthan | RBC | Computing and Software |
| Rimas | Slavickas | WELLAND HYDRO | Electrical & Computer 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 |
| Craig | Thornton | TELUS | M.E.E.I. - Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
| Jane | Travers | Ontario Power Generation | Mechanical Engineering |
| Stephanie | Veltri | L3Harris Wescam | Chemical Engineering |
| Christopher | Venantius | Indellient | Computing and Software |
| Becca | Weatherall | Ainley & Associates Ltd. | 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 |
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Over the years, McMaster Engineering has hosted an alumni/student mentorship evening, where distinguished alumni reconnect with McMaster and engineering students. 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 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.