Systems Design

Waterloo Engineering students and alumni are invited to participate in an exclusive virtual Office Hour with Waterloo Engineering alumnus Steve Waters (BASc 1988), Director of Engineering and Special Projects at North Shore Water Reclamation District, who will discuss “Utilities of the Future”.

Waterloo Engineering students and alumni are invited to participate in an exclusive virtual Office Hour with Waterloo Engineering alumnus Travis Ratnam (BASc ’06, Electrical Engineering), Co-Founder and CEO of Knowledgehook.

During this Office Hour, Travis Ratnam will talk about his journey creating and expanding Knowledgehook, including how he went from recent grad to co-founder and CEO. Join fellow alumni and students for this virtual office hour to hear Travis’ story, his lessons learned and his tips for entrepreneurs.

Thursday, January 21, 2021 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Fireside Chat: “Will Mentorship Get me a Job?”

Waterloo Engineering students and alumni are invited to participate in an exclusive virtual Office Hour sponsored by Ten Thousand Coffees and RBC Future Launch: "Will Mentorship Get me a Job?".

Waterloo Engineering students and alumni are invited to participate in an exclusive virtual Office Hour with Waterloo Engineering alumnus Paul Craven (BASc 1984, Systems Design Engineering), President of Responsive Brands, who will discuss “The Science Behind Selling: How One Engineer Went from Hating Sales to Loving Sales”.

Tuesday, January 12, 2021 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Office Hour with Bruce Matthews (BASc '87): "Inside the World of Consulting Engineering"

Waterloo Engineering students and alumni are invited to participate in an exclusive virtual Office Hour with Waterloo Engineering alumnus Bruce Matthews (BASc 1987, Systems Design Engineering), Executive Director at the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies who will discuss what's “Inside the World of Consulting Engineering”.

Thursday, November 12, 2020 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Office Hour with Ivan Yuen (BASc '00), Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer of Wattpad

Students and alumni are invited to participate in an exclusive Office Hour with Waterloo Engineering alumnus Ivan Yuen (BASc '00, Computer Engineering), Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Wattpad.

Linda Wang quickly pivoted her work last spring to develop technology to detect COVID-19.

Wang, who will receive her master’s degree in systems design engineering this week, helped create COVID-Net, now an open-source tool designed to Linda Wang and parents at 2018 convocationscreen coronavirus cases from chest X-ray images. 

Linda Wang, middle, celebrated receiving her BASc with her parents in 2018.  

Monday, October 5, 2020 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Office Hour with Karim Lallani (BASc '06), Senior Manager, Product Management, Amazon

Students and alumni are invited to participate in an exclusive Office Hour with Waterloo Engineering alumnus Karim Lallani (BASc '06, Systems Design Engineering), Senior Manager, Product Management at Amazon.