Working the Audience: Learners, Vacationers & Hostages During Presentations
Many of us have worked hard to land the leadership positions that we currently hold. But how do you keep advancing your career? One of the most accessible and, many would argue, enjoyable ways to advance your career is by developing your presentation skills. Why is it so important to deliver high-impact presentations? — You […]
OSPE Supports Sound Policy-Making
Marwan Alaydi, P.Eng., is a professional engineer and a passionate advocate for renewable energy. He is currently a project manager for an energy storage start-up delivering innovative solutions using machine learning algorithms and AI to predict electricity market trends and dispatch battery storage systems to enhance system reliability and reduce costs for customers. Prior to […]
Eight Steps to an Active Lifestyle
You’ve decided to make regular physical activity part of your routine? Great! Getting active doesn’t have to mean working out for hours or buying a costly gym membership. These tips will help you get started with exercising. Eight steps to an active lifestyle Start with 10 minutes of activity at a time, then try to build […]
OSPE Supports Student Voices
Hey, my name is Connor Dear and I am an engineering student. I recently completed my third year of Software Engineering at Lassonde, and have started research in computer vision. In my spare time, I like long walks in the woods, taking photos and banging out some cheesy folk songs on the guitar. Why did […]
Vale: A Core Component of Greater Sudbury for Over a Century
The origins of Vale’s base metals business can be traced back more than a century to Greater Sudbury. It was here, in 1883, that a blacksmith named Tom Flanagan first noticed copper-bearing rock while helping construct the Canadian Pacific railway. And while it was copper that first caught everyone’s attention, it wasn’t long before the […]
Delivering a Vital Human Resource to 60 Million
Shifting the Paradigm for 60 Million: One engineering graduate student is turning convention on its head to deliver a vital human resource: clean drinking water Dylan Verberg is a civil engineering graduate student from the University of Windsor who spent nearly five months in the Indian capital, Delhi, contributing to an international research project funded […]
OSPE Supports Work-Life Balance
After working at an engineering firm without a formal technical background, Shiva Motamedi, EIT, decided to go back to school to get an engineering degree and begin working towards her P.Eng. designation. Shiva raised her two children while finishing her degree, and was awarded the PEO Foundation for Education’s Gold Medal in 2017 for graduating with […]
ASK Paul: How do I improve my engineering resume?
At OSPE’s recent Young Professionals Night, job search pioneer Paul Hill and the Transition to Hired team found that the number one question they received from members was: “Can you look at my resume and tell me what’s wrong with it?” As a result, today’s ASK Paul video tackles common mistakes when formatting your engineering […]
Five Reasons to Celebrate Women’s History Month with OSPE
Throughout history, Canadian women have not always received the attention and recognition that they deserve for their contributions to this nation. To address this, the federal government designated October as Women’s History Month in Canada. This year, OSPE’s Women in Engineering Advocacy Champions Task Force (WE ACT) is lending its voice to this important conversation […]
OSPE Supports the Engineer-Entrepreneur
Nick Shelton, P.Eng., is an aspiring engineer-entrepreneur and a systems engineer for the JMP division of SAS Institute, Inc., a leader in business analytics software and services. Why did you choose to pursue engineering? — A love for science and technology lead me to pursue studies in electrical engineering in university. I’ve always been intrigued […]