Candidate Profile – Jerome James, P.Eng.

NAME 

Jerome James, MASc., P.Eng., CEM 

EMPLOYER AND POSITION 

 Magna International, Energy Manager 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY  

  • Clearesult Canada, Energy Engineer, 2018-2020 
  • Alectra Utilities, CDM Program Analyst, 2017 
  • SNC Lavalin T&D, Materials Engineer, 2013-2015 
  • Integrated Sustainability Consultants Ltd., Project Engineer, 2012-2013 

ACTIVITIES IN ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS 

  • Board Development & Strategic Planning Committee, OSPE, 2018-2019, 2020-Present 
  • Member, Joint Relations Committee, OSPE and PEO, 2020-Present 
  • Member, COVID-19 Economic Recovery Working Group, OSPE, 2020-Present
  • Secretary, Executive Committee, OSPE, 2019-2020 
  • Chair, Environment Task Force, OSPE, 2018-2020 
  • Contributor, Diversity and Inclusion – The Engineering Change Lab, 2017 
  • Executive VP, Calgary Centre Political Riding Association, 2016 
  • Shaper Alumni, WEF Global Shapers Community, Present 

OTHER PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 

  • Board Director, OSPE, 2018 – Present 
  • Member, Association of Energy Engineers 
  • Founding Board Director, Black Engineers Canada 
  • Member, PEO 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

  • Covid-19 Front-Line Worker Initiative, 3D-Printed Mask Accessory, Toronto, 2020 
  • Organizer, Shape7 – Initiative to connect youth voices to G7 talks, Toronto, 2018 
  • Mentor, Women in Engineering Mentorship Workshop, Waterloo, 2017   
  • Volunteer, Syrian Refugee Support Group, Calgary, 2016   
  • Organizer, Partnership Walk, Aga Khan Development Network, 2013 – 2015 
  • Volunteer, Micro-Finance Development Project, Gujarat India, AIESEC, 2012 

CONFERENCE OR TECHNICAL PAPERS GIVEN OR PUBLISHED 

  • James, Jerome P., Choi, Hai-Won D., Pharoah, Jon G. “X-ray Computed Tomography Reconstruction and Analysis of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Porous Transport Layer.” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 37.23 (2012): 18216-18230. Print. 
  • James, Jerome P. “Determination of Transport Properties of PTL Layers of Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells Using Micro X-Ray Tomography.” Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition (2010). Poster. 

CANDIDATE STATEMENT 

I am honored to be nominated for a director position on the OSPE board for a second term. Over the past three years, I have been an active member of the OSPE community by being engaged in and contributing to several committees and task forces. As a key contributor to OSPE’s strategic vision through the BD & SP Committee, I helped build the current strategic plan and look forward to seeing it realized. I am particularly excited about OSPE’s renewed commitment to engage with our members and make sure their voices are amplified and their concerns are addressed. Thus, I recently commenced developing an OSPE produced podcast that features everyday engineering stories and perspectives.  

If elected, I will work to increase our community engagement, specifically to make OSPE more accountable to its members and increase visibility with the public at large. I will capitalize on the connections I have built within the PEO council to revitalize and strengthen our relationship, and make sure Ontario’s engineers have a strong advocacy voice now and into the future.