Candidate Profile – Changiz Sadr, P.Eng, FEC, CISSP

NAME

Changiz Sadr, P.Eng., FEC, CISSP

EMPLOYER AND POSITION

Retired

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Telecom Engineering from Iran  
• Over 30 technical and management certificates from Germany, US, and Canada 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

• Communications Infrastructure Engineering and Cybersecurity Consultant  
• University of Toronto – Correction and Completion of the Course Curriculum for PEO PPE  
• Seneca College – Course Development and teaching of the OACETT PPE  
• Manager Network Services/Sr. Network Architect – Symcor  
• Humber College – Software Skills Enhancement Program Advisory Group  
• Sr. IP Network Architect – Sprint Canada  
• Manager Network Planning – Optel Communications 
• Network Planner/Access Engineer – Netcom Canada  

ACTIVITIES IN ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS 

• EIR Advisory Board – Engineers of Tomorrow to promote the engineering for youths and students 
• Board of Directors – Engineers for the Profession (E4P) to facilitate discipline specific engineering licensing structure 
• Advisory Board/Leadership Team – Space Place Canada to facilitate and coordinate building of a Planetarium for Toronto (Membership and Volunteers Committee Co-Chair, Events Committee Co-Chair) 

YEARS OF REGISTRATION WITH PROFESSION

Ontario: 23 years 

OTHER PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • OSPE 
    Toronto Exchange Hub 
    Mentor 
  • Engineers Canada  
    Board of Directors 
    Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board 
  • Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) 
    Council – East Central Region Councillor 
    Executive Committee 
    Regional Councillors Committee Chair 
    Experience Requirements Committee Chair 
    Licensing Committee vice Chair 
    Finance Committee 
    Audit Committee 
    Discipline Committee 
    Government Liaison Committee 
    Emerging Disciplines Task Force  
    Communications Infrastructure Engineering Working Group vice Chair 
    Willowdale/Thornhill Chapter (Chair, Vice-Chair, Government Liaison Program Committee Chair, Programs and Events Committee Chair)
    General Visitor for CEAB Accreditation Visits 
  • Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT) Council 

COMMUNITY SERVICE

  • Toronto South Local Immigration Partnership – Newcomer Council  
  • Skills for Change and ACCES Employment – Mentor  
  • Canadian Society of Iranian Engineers and Architects (Mohandes)  
    Board of Trustees  
    Board of Directors  
    Vice- Chair 
    Publication Committee Chair 
    Science and Technology Committee Chair 
  • North York General Hospital – Foundation Board – Development Committee  
  • Iranian-Canadian Network – JVS Toronto – Mentor  
  • ICTC – ICT Mentor  

CONFERENCE OR TECHNICAL PAPERS GIVEN OR PUBLISHED

Presentations: 
Identity Theft Protection 
OSPE   
PEO Chapters 
APEGA 
Global Virtual Summit – Emerging ICT Technologies 
Mohandes   

Cybersecurity and Human Factor 
Global Virtual Summit – Emerging ICT Technologies   
BrightTalk – ISC2 

Telecom Environment Management Dashboard 
TEM2009 Conference   
Internet 
CIRA Annual Conference  

Panelist: 
Cybersecurity Q&A – Protecting Digital Infrastructure – Ontario Center for Engineering and Public Policy  
Harmonized Sales Tax with Ontario Minister of Revenue – OSPE & PEO     

CANDIDATE STATEMENT

I have been a member of OSPE on and off from day one and continuously from 2016. I will bring over 40 years of experience in the Technical Services/IT sector and specifically cybersecurity, and over 20 years of leadership and advocacy experience in several different types of organizations to the OSPE Board. We need a stronger voice by more involvement of OSPE in our engineering community.