ENGtalks

In this ENGtalk, Chelsea Howard (FCIP, CRM) and Kelly Chapell (CAIB, CIP) of BMS Canada Risk Services share what engineers need to know about liability insurance. Learn what type of insurance you need, what protection your coverage offers, and how to protect your business.

In this ENGtalk, Mukul Asthana (P.Eng., MBA) shares how to maximize the benefits of the new data economy. Learn how professionals can harness the power of data to promote growth and prosperity. This ENGtalk is based on the OSPE whitepaper Building a Data Economy – Economic Growth & Prosperity, co-authored by Mukul Asthana (P.Eng., MBA) and Ryder LeBlanc (B.Sc.).

In this ENGtalk, Sujoy Chatterjee (JD, MA, CIPP/C, CIPM, FIP) and Safayat Moahamad (LLB, CIPP/C, CIPM) discuss Bill C-27, Canada’s proposed privacy regulation for the private sector. Learn about the future of Canadian privacy law and how your organization can prepare. Sujoy Chatterjee is a manager with Ernst & Young’s cybersecurity practice, specializing in privacy and data trust. He has advised global corporations as well as local and national government agencies. Safayat Moahamad is a senior consultant with Ernst & Young’s privacy and data team, working on global privacy and data management issues.

In this ENGtalk, Tom Markowitz, P.Eng., outlines immediate and long-term actions to reduce carbon emissions from Ontario’s trucking sector. Tom Markowitz is a retired Senior Policy Advisor with the Ontario Ministries of Environment and Energy and a member of OSPE’s Environment Task Force. He is the author of OSPE’s new report, Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ontario Diesel Highway Trucks (https://bit.ly/3Q2zN1k). Questions about this presentation? Contact Tom: enerhope@gmail.com.

Discussion by OSPE Member John Wang, P.Eng. CISSP, CISA, CRISC, on Data Governance and Information Security

Discussion by OSPE Member Jim Pond, P.Eng., on High Performance Compute (HPC) Clusters.

Covid-19 has accelerated the information technology based change that we often refer to as the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The skills and knowledge of engineers are now more important to their organizations, in their development of strategies for using information based technologies and in their implementation of Digital Transformation. This ENGtalk discusses the impact that information technology is having, the new skills and capabilities that will allow engineers to prosper in the new era, and a new online program from OSPE and the University of Waterloo which will support them. Speaker: Peter Carr, PhD., P.L. Eng. Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, University of Waterloo Peter Carr is a Continuing Lecturer in the Department of Management Sciences. His interests focus on the use of technology in business and society and include technology innovation and entrepreneurship, the strategic management of technology, project management, technology in developing countries, the social impact of information technology and online learning. He is also the author and instructor for the University of Waterloo Co-op professional development course, PD5, Project Management which is studied by over 2,000 students each year. He is a member of the Faculty of Engineering WatPDEng committee, which manages co-op professional development training for engineering students.

This is a primer on communications for engineers. Although primarily based on report writing, the material presented is transferable to many forms of communications. The approach presented is gleaned from 40 years in consulting and touches on Precision, Fact vs Opinion, Text & Language, Understanding, Scope, Review and Punctuality.

This video speaks to how strategy is a well-developed tool used widely in business and organizations. However, as things progress, there are a couple of enhancements to the process which are very worthwhile to add. Geoff Sheffrin is a Professional Engineer with expansive experience in management and consulting. A graduate in mechanical and manufacturing engineering with a post graduate diploma in human sciences, licensed to practice in various jurisdictions including Europe. During his career, he has held many senior positions including President of a nutraceutical company, Senior V. P. of Operations of a large food and beverage conglomerate and Executive Engineering Director and General Manager of a large pharmaceutical operations group. His consulting experience as a Principal and owner spans over 20 years in areas such as process, manufacturing, technical and strategic management mostly in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and the food industry. Find out more at obkltd.com.

In this video and in his book Geoff Sheffrin, P.Eng., C.Eng., demonstrates that an excellent corporate culture comes from the careful selection and fulfillment of four key attributes: Values, Attitudes, Expectations and Beliefs, and how to manage them, and perpetuate the power that an Excellence Culture can deliver. Geoff is a licensed and certified Professional Engineer practicing in North America and in Europe. Geoff is a graduate in Mechanical and Production Engineering with a post graduate diploma in Human Sciences. Throughout his extensive and diverse career Geoff has been in the unique position of being able to combine the rigid, structured, and disciplined requirements of the Engineering Professional with the softer and more intuitive requirements of the Human Resource Specialist. Geoff continues his career as a Management Consultant and one of the principals of a “boutique” engineering consulting practice. The consulting practice specializes in process, manufacturing, and strategic development for pharmaceutical, food, and personal care product industries. Find out more at geoffsheffrin.com.

This is a primer on communications for engineers. Although primarily based on report writing, the material presented is transferable to many forms of communications. The approach presented is gleaned from 40 years in consulting and touches on Precision, Fact vs Opinion, Text & Language, Understanding, Scope, Review and Punctuality.

Discussion by OSPE Member John Wang, P.Eng. CISSP, CISA, CRISC, on Data Governance and Information Security