
Backpack to Briefcase: Alumni & Student Networking Event
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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 24, 2018, 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.
Register today and you will have the opportunity to win one of two prizes- must be present at the event to claim prize!
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Agenda:
6:45 PM: Arrival
7:00 PM: Welcome & Introductions - Dr. Ishwar K. Puri
7:10 PM: Panel Discussion
7:40 PM: Question & Answer Period
8:00 PM: Alumni & Student Mentoring Period
8:15 PM: Light Refreshments
Panellists:
Ash Ayyaswamy | Gabriella (Gaby) Bohus | Kristie Syndikus |
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Electrical & Biomedical Eng. '09 Masters of Entrepreneurship & Innovation '12 |
Electrical Eng. & Mgmt. '09 | Mechanical Eng. & Mgmt. '98, MBA '01 |
Sales & Business Development, Grantek Systems Integration |
Senior Manager, Digital Strategy & Innovation, CIBC |
Vice President, Corporate Supply Chain Management, Celestica |
Mentors:
SURNAME | NAME | DEPARTMENT | EMPLOYER |
Abarca | Dr. Carla | Chemical Eng. Ph.D. '17 | McMaster University |
Abedeen | Zaki | Chemical Eng. '06 | Emerson Commercial & Residential Solutions |
Abedin | Mohammed | Chemical Eng. ‘10 and Masters of Eng. Design '11 | Array |
Al-Ali | Ahmad | Electrical Eng. '07 | Ontario Power Generation |
Ali | Akeel | Civil Eng. & Management '17 | GHD Limited. |
Arif | Rehan | Mechanical Eng. '11 | Hatch |
Audel | Remy | B.Tech. - Automotive '16 and Master of Eng. Design '17 | General Motors of Canada |
Badawy | Ghada | Electrical & Computer Eng. Ph.D.'10 | McMaster University |
Balaghi | Negin | Electrical Eng. '16 | Conavi Medical |
Bawa | Salman | Master of Eng. Entrepreneurship and Innovation '11 | McMaster University |
Beaulieu | Rachel | Materials Eng. & Management '11 | Procter & Gamble Inc. |
Beckberger | Jean | Chemical Eng. '98 | ArcelorMittal Dofasco |
Bedford | Leigh | Chemical & Bioengineering '13 | SCIEX |
Berger | Isabel | Eng Physics & Society '06 | Hydro One Networks |
Berry | Sheena | Civil Eng. & Society ‘17 | Edison Engineers |
Boukhers | Elias | Electrical Eng. '04 | ON Semiconductor |
Briere | Alyssa | Materials Eng. & Society ‘12 | Stelco |
Burrows | Catherine | B.Tech. - Civil '14 and Masters of Eng. Design '15 | Mantecon Partners Inc |
Cheyne | Erica | Computer Science '17 | Loblaw Companies Ltd. |
Ciardullo | Kristi | Chemical Eng. '15 | N/A (looking for employment) |
Collins | Madeline | Civil Eng. & Society '16 | Enviro-Stewards |
De Rango | Danielle | Materials Eng. & Society '15 | McMaster University |
DeRosa | Danielle | Civil Eng. '10 | Sobotec Ltd. |
Dissanayake | Danith | B.Tech. - Automotive '13 | Voith Turbo |
Do | Phillip | Electrical Eng.'14 | Thales |
Dorgo | Jessica | Civil Eng. & Scty '16 | CIMA Canada Inc. |
Dr. Barna | Szabados | Electrical M.Eng. '69, Ph.D '71 | Professor Emeritus, Dept ECE McMaster |
Dubeckyj | Rachel | Chemical & Bioengineering '15 | Imperial |
Ermarkaryan | Christine | Chemical Eng. & Management '90, MBA '95 | Braithwaite Technology Consultants Inc. |
Ezzeldin | Dr. Mohamed | Civil Eng. Ph.D.'16 | McMaster University |
Frasca | Robert | Mechanical Eng. '96 | s.m.a.r.t. industry solutions inc. |
Gerlach | Aaron | B.Tech. - Manufacturing '12 | Clearpath Robotics |
Gordon | Dr. Charles | Eng. Physics, M.Eng '76, Ph.D '79 | AMEC NSS Ltd. |
Hassan | Noor | Electrical & Computer M.Eng. '12 | Evertz |
Hinds | Janelle | Electrical & Biomedical Eng. '15 | Helping Hands |
Hopper | Joy | Business Informatics '15 | TD Bank Financial Group |
Huhtanen | Jayne | Chemical Eng. & Management '85 | FocalPoint Coaching of Toronto |
Huzevka | Brandon | Chemical Eng. ‘15 | Imperial Oil |
Iqbal | Javed | Master of Eng. Design '12 | ArcelorMittal Hamilton East |
Iturregui | Lynn | Civil Eng. & Management '97 | Hatch |
Jones | Don | Mechanical Eng. '64 | SES Consultants |
Juneja | Prabhat | Computer Eng. '88 | Moneris Solutions |
Kaas | Alina | Mechanical Eng. '15 | L3 Wescam |
Kazienko | Tanya | Civil Eng. & Society '13 | Pinpoint Engineering |
Khan | Shoaib | Electrical Eng. '04 | Quickplay Media |
Kim | Ju Young | Civil Eng. & Society '16 | CIMA+ |
Kobylecky | Alex | Materials Eng. '16 | Steel Image Inc. |
Levie | John | Chemical Eng. '92, M.Eng. '96 | ASI Water |
Lewis | Michael | Electrical Eng. & Management '08 | Evertz Microsystems |
Liebersbach | Jayde | Enviro Sci. '12 and Masters of Eng. Design '16 | East 45th + Maple |
Lightstone | Emily | Civil Eng. & Society '17 | University of Toronto |
Lister | Rob | Electrical Eng. and Management '81, MBA '86 | Oakville Enterprises |
Liut | Michael | Computer Science '15, M.Eng. Software '16 | McMaster University |
Massaro | Alessandra (Maria) | Civil Eng. & Society '13 | CIMA+ |
McFadyen | Brian | Computer Eng. '81 | The Alternative Board - Vineland |
McFadyen | Brian | Computer Eng. '81 | The Alternative Board - Vineland |
McNeil | Lynn | Eng. Physics '78 | ChipCare Corp |
Mills | Jen | B.Tech. - Biotechnology '16 | Restaurant Brands International |
Nagy | Douglas | Ceramic Eng. '86 | Liburdi Turbine Services |
Nowoselski | Jackie | Mechanical Eng. '16 | TORXX Kinetic Pulverizer Ltd |
Ostan | Terry | Mechanical Eng. & Management '84 | General Motors of Canada Company |
Palombella | Romeo | Civil Eng. '73 | PAL-TECH ENGINEERING INC. |
Paramanathan | Barane | Computer Science '15 | Bell |
Parisi | Melissa | Mechanical Eng. ‘15 | Parker Hannifin |
Parris | Chanel | Mechatronics Eng. '11 | L3 WESCAM |
Patel | Nipa | Electrical & Computer M.Eng. '11 | Etratech Inc. |
Paynter | Alex | B. Tech. - Process Automation '14 | Deb World Wide Health Care Inc |
Picco | Michael | Civil Eng. '84 | Picco Engineering |
Pilobello | Alvin | Chemical Eng. & Bioengineering '09 | City of Brampton |
Plukov | George | Computer Science '17 | Mappedin |
Rashid | Sana | Software Eng. '11 | Aversan |
Rawson | Sam | Electrical Eng. '15, M.Eng. '16 | JNE Consulting Ltd. |
Rees | Alex | Civil Eng. & Society '17 | CH2M HILL |
Reilly | Dr. Jim | Electrical M.Eng. '77, Ph.D. '81 | Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Eng. |
Rocque | Adam | Computer Eng. '17 | Evertz Microsystems |
Salam | Hassan | Electrical Eng. '12 | iaqob technologies |
Salim | Muna | Chemical Eng. '10 | Enbridge Gas Distribution |
Samaka | Princess | BTech. - Biotechnology '17 | Graduate Student, Master of Biotechnology, U of T |
Sawh | Shakti | Eng. Phys. ‘05 | Kinectrics Inc. |
Schaible | Walter | Electrical Eng. '80, M.Eng. '83 | ASI FLUID MANAGEMENT |
Schroder | Deirdre | Chemical Eng. & Management '06, MBA '12 | Labatt Brewing |
Schultz | Kent | Civil Eng. & Management '13 | Pretium Anderson |
Scriven | Michael | Eng. Physics '11, MA '15 | Systemware Innovation |
Sedran | Paul | Mechanical Eng. '81, M.Eng. '93 | RESD Inc. |
Shearer | Howard | Electrical Eng. '77 | HITACHI |
Sherazi | Bilal | Civil Eng. '12 | Environmental Infrastructure Solutions |
Silva | Catherine | Materials Eng. & Society '12, M.A.Sc. '15 | Washington Mills Electro Minerals Corp. |
Smeenk | Margot | Civil Eng. '85 | exp Services Inc. |
Spackman | Jaclyn | Materials & Society '11 | Stelco |
Spackman | James | Computer Eng. & Management '08 | Spine Advanced |
Starr | Dave | Civil Eng. & Management '82, MBA '86 | ArcelorMittal Dofasco |
Tan | Stephanie | Civil Eng. '15 | Hydro One |
Taylor | Cathy | Civil Eng. & Management ' 82 | ECN Capital Corp. |
Thomas | Phil | Electrical Eng. '81, M.Eng. '84 | Sagelinx Consulting |
Thurgood | Anne | Mechanical Eng. & Management '92 | Unilever Canada |
Vespi | Lisa | Civil Eng. & Society '08 | Niagara Region |
Vij | Karun | Electrical and Biomedical Eng. '15 | Rockwell Automation |
Wei | Maria | Electrical Eng. '04 | Bereskin & Parr LLP |
White | Rob | Metallurgical Eng. '89, MBA '07 | ArcelorMittal Dofasco |
Williams | Jessica | Chemical Engineering & Biosciences '07 | SUEZ Water Technologies |
Xhemalaj | Tegiola | B.Tech. - Civil Eng. '15 and Masters of Eng. Design '17 | Nieuport Aviation Infrastructure Partners |
Youssef | Norhan | Mechanical Engineering '13 | Suez |
Zafari | Farhad | Chemical Eng. MA '16 | Vision group |
Zaky | Khaled | Software Eng. '14 | TD Bank Financial Group |
Zheng | Jiemin | Civil M.Eng.'14 | Envirosystems Incorporated |
Zuchowski | Shane | Electrical Eng. & Society '17 | Hydro One |