ALUMNI
SPEAKER
SERIES
Navigating
a
Career:
When
to
make
a
change
and
how
to
do
it
You’re
young
(or
not
so
young).
You’re
in
your
early
(or
mid)
engineering
career.
Perhaps
ambitious
and
a
little
more
than
curious.
“The
Great
Resignation”
is
underway
due
to
the
economic
effects
of
the
global
pandemic,
and
as
industry
grapples
so
publicly
with
talent
shortages,
you
might
be
wondering:
“Is
now
the
time
for
me
to
move
to
the
next
opportunity,
role,
company
or
industry?
And
how
do
I
do
it
the
right
way?”
Join
us
for
a
lively
discussion
with
a
panel
of
Waterloo
Engineering
alumni
at
different
stages
of
their
careers
who
will
share
how
they
have
leveraged
their
degrees,
co-op
and
work
experiences,
and
passions
to
shape
fulfilling
careers
in
everything
from
finance
to
AI
to
robotics
to
education.
You
will
learn
how
to
highlight
your
own
particular
skills
to
move
across
industries,
roles,
companies
or
into
entrepreneurship,
while
figuring
out
what
is
“right
for
you.”
Moderator:
Lisa
Tong
BASc
2001,
Chemical
Engineering
Executive
Director,
Strategy
and
Transformation,
Global
Finance,
Estee
Lauder
Companies
Director
of
Training,
Coach
Masters
Academy
Canada
Biography:
Lisa
is
a
professional
certified
coach
and
project
manager
with
experience
in
multi-national
organizations
in
retail
and
consumer
goods.
She
holds
an
MBA
from
the
University
of
Henley
in
the
UK
and
is
a
Chemical
Engineering
graduate
from
the
University
of
Waterloo
in
Canada.
She
is
currently
an
executive
director
for
Estee
Lauder
Companies
in
New
York
and
also
director
of
training
for
Coach
Masters
Academy
Canada
on
top
of
being
an
entrepreneur,
blogger,
and
YouTuber.
Connect
with
Lisa
Tong
on
LinkedIn.
Speakers:
Chidinma
Ikebujo
MBET
2019
Senior
Consultant
Deloitte
Canada
Biography:
Chidinma
(Chidi)
Ikebujo
has
a
bachelor's
degree
in
civil
engineering
from
the
Federal
University
of
Technology
Owerri
and
a
master's
in
business,
entrepreneurship
and
technology
from
the
University
of
Waterloo.
She
has
experience
building
a
startup
and
is
currently
a
senior
consultant
at
Deloitte
carrying
out
new
technology
implementations
that
solve
business
problems
for
Canadian
companies.
She loves to learn, she's passionate about technology and building products that solve problems for people and businesses.
Connect
with
Chidi
Ikebujo
on
LinkedIn.
BASc 1985, Civil Engineering
Executive Vice President
Bird Construction
Biography:
Rob Otway is a professional engineer who has devoted 36 years to the construction industry. In his role as Executive Vice President for Bird Construction, Rob is responsible for all buildings and special project operations within British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. Previously, he spent 25 years with PCL Construction in various executive and project management positions, including executive oversight of PCLs corporate sustainability strategy.
Rob
graduated
from
the
University
of
Waterloo
(BASc
1985)
and
is
a
recent
graduate
of
the
Institute
of
Corporate
Directors
(ICD.D)
Directors
Education
Program.
Connect
with Rob
Otway
on
LinkedIn.
BASc 2006, Electrical Engineering
Co-Founder and CEO
Knowledgehook
Biography:
Travis Ratnam is the CEO and co-founder of Knowledgehook, an instructional guidance system that helps students learn more effectively by recommending expert-designed teaching activities based on data collected on each student’s learning needs. A winner of BNN’s Top Disruptors, Travis says it is his “responsibility and obligation” to support students for success during uncertainty triggered by COVID-19.
At the height of the pandemic, Knowledgehook Open Access was released to Ontario students grades 3 to 10 so that they could continue their mathematics learning from home through stimulating lessons and exercises. The online platform supported students and families to minimize the impact of school closures. The platform was endorsed by the Ontario Ministry of Education and was applied to all 72 Ontario school districts.
Travis is an electrical engineering graduate from the University of Waterloo and a former program manager from Microsoft.
Connect with Travis Ratnam on LinkedIn.
Please note: This session will be recorded with permission of the speakers and moderator and will be posted to view on the Alumni Speaker Playlist on the Waterloo Engineering YouTube Channel after the live session. Viewers do not have permission to record the session.