Wayne Chang

Email: whchang@uwaterloo.ca

Phone: 519-888-4567 x49198

​Location: E7 2314

Teaching

• BET 300 Foundations of Venture Creation
• BET 608 Business Model Validation (in the part-time MBET program)

Education

• PhD, Western University, 1993
• M.E.Sc, Western University, 1990
• BSc University of Waterloo, 1987

Academic positions

• Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Conrad School. 2024 - present
• Continuing Lecturer, Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business, University of Waterloo. 2013 - 2024
• Adjunct lecturer, Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business, University of Waterloo. 2012 - 2013

Industry experience

• President, Pivotry Consulting Group Inc. 2008 - 2017
• Research scientist, Surface Science Western, Faculty of Science, Western University. 2005 - 2008
• Engineering/Technology Program Manager, Maydan Technology Center, Applied Materials. 2003 - 2004
• Member of Technical Staff, Process Module Group, Applied Materials. 2003
• Member of Technical Staff, Equipment Process Integration Center, Applied Materials. 2000 - 2003
• Member of Technical Staff, Lithography Manufacturing Engineer, Headway Technologies (A TDK Company). 1998 - 2000
• Senior Process Engineer, Die Manufacturing Engineering, Rockwell Semiconductor Systems. 1996 - 1998
• Engineering Manager, Die Manufacturing Engineering, Rockwell Semiconductor Systems. 1996
• Plasma Etch Process Engineering, Die Manufacturing Engineering, Rockwell Semiconductor Systems. 1995 - 1996
• Operations Manager, Advanced Prototype Facility, Northern Telecom Ltd. 1995
• Lithography Process Engineer, Silicon Technology Group, Northern Telecom Ltd. 1993 - 1995

Selected publications and presentations

• Redefining Entrepreneurship Tropes: How the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem is Broadening the Definition of Success, P. Heidebrecht, W. Chang, E. Hogan, M. Benevides.,Panel presenter, University of Waterloo Teaching and Learning Annual Conference (2023).
• An Online Learning Module on Intellectual Property Literacy, P. Gavirneni, J.A. Coggan, W. Chang, C. Rennick, E. Veintimilla, A. Hurst., University of Waterloo, Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA-ACEG) Annual Conference (2022).
• University Entrepreneurship Co-operative Education Programs Online Mode 1 Year Later, W. Chang, E. Veintimilla, J. Steffler, P. Bezaire., University of Waterloo, Canadian Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (CCSBE) Annual Conference (2021).
• Conrad Enterprise Co-op and Bridging Entrepreneurs to Students (BETS) Programs, University of Waterloo, W.H. Chang, M. Cichosz, D. Sparkes, Entrepreneurship Programs Based Abroad Breakout Session, Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers Annual Conference, Rochester, New York, USA (2016).

• Invited presentation for Conrad Enterprise Co-op Program, Canadian Association for Co-operative Education (CAFCE) Annual General Meeting (2016).

Selected awards and honours