2011 Fall Awards
NSBE Canada Awards Chapter of September: McMaster Member of September: Winnie Owondo Chapter of October: Concordia University Member of October: Ryan Odle Chapter of the Semester: Concordia University Member of Semester: Oti Agbeyegbe Fall Regional Conference Award Winners Congratulations to the Blessed Mother Teresa girls for placing first in the PCI Engineering Design Competition and winning PCI chapter of September. Congratulations to Olesya... Read More
Join us at CFC 2011
Come and join us for the first ever Canada Fall Conference at Concordia University this October 29th. The focus of this year’s conference will making the transition from the academic to the corporate world less challenging for engineering students. Most of the presenters are working engineers and will give career advice and an opportunity to network for current students. For more information or to register, visit the CFC 2011 Main Page Hope... Read More
A Profile in Engineering – Michael Kwadwo Bosompra
Full Name Michael Kwadwo Bosompra Profession Systems Analyst Educational Degrees Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto Current city Toronto Why did you choose this profession ? There were three major factors that lead me to this profession. Firstly, when I was graduating I wanted a career that would mix my interest in business with the technical and problem solving skills that I had developed through the engineering curriculum.... Read More
Designing the Future: New National Engineering Month Website Launches
Students have an exciting online resource with a fresh new look for learning about the interesting and amazing things engineers do. Engineers Canada is proud to announce the launch of the newly redesigned National Engineering Month website: http://www.nem-mng.ca/ The National Engineering Month website establishes itself as the premiere hub for learning about the different types of engineering and how engineers use creativity and problem-solving... Read More
The 5 Year Plan| KAB P.Eng – Behind the Ring Feb 2011
I have a 5 year plan. That has been my mantra for as long as I can remember. Growing up in Montreal, I went to an al French elementary school which started the whole progression of planning for the next step. Before going to high school, I took English and Math summer school, to make sure I was not too behind those who went to all English school. In high school, I played sports, was on student council, competed with top graders to make sure... Read More
How did your phone become so small ?
If you have ever used a cellphone, you have noticed that they have very small microphones compared to a regular microphone. The question is then, how were they shrunk by so much while still retaining a reasonable. The answer is partly thanks to the work of James Edward West, an African-American inventor born in 1931 in Prince Edwards County, Virginia, USA. West attended Temple University, completing his B.S. degree... Read More
Engineering can be fun and games
Throughout his life, Lonnie G. Johnson has proves that you can have fun in engineering. He is a member of what seems to be a vanishing breed: the self-invented inventor the most famous being the SuperSoaker®, friend to all summer warriors. Lonnie G. Johnson was born the third of six children in Mobile, Alabama. According to his mother, Arline, who is 86 and still lives in Mobile, the family was poor but happy. All eight lived in a three-bedroom,... Read More
Learn how an engineer changed the way we do our dishes
In the past, the common problem with dish washing liquid was that the dyes used would stain dishes and dishwasher interiors. One man, Dennis Weatherby, solved that problem, bringing us that famous Proctor & Gamble product, Cascade. His development is now the basis of most dish washing detergents sold today. Weatherby was born in Brighton, Alabama, in December 1959. He was part of a large family that included nine older siblings. His family always... Read More
Build Your Brand : Asset List
What are you? What word(s), two words or short phrase summarizes you as a person or an employee? Adept / Articulate / Closer / Competent / Creative / Efficient / Expert / Intelligent / Keen / Multidiscipline / Outperform / Overachiever / Pragmatic / Skilled / Synergistic Innovative/Motivator Indefatigable Initiative Industrious Cost Conscious Deadline Sensitive Safety Conscious People Sensitive Service Sensitive Administratively Competent Detail... Read More
The Cover Letter
[Date] [Name of Recipient, Position] [Department] [Company Name] [Address] [Dear Name of Recipient, or Human Resources Department if no name is given], First Paragraph In 2-4 sentences, indicate the following: Position you are applying for How you learned about the company and the job opening Briefly refer to the company’s products or reputation If you know someone at the company, you can drop their name Second Paragraph... Read More
