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Jesse is a 2014 BKI grad who is working as a pilot at Porter Airlines. Jesse also has a side company, SharpeAero, that’s redefining Canadian flight training resources.

Jesse shares his gratitude about his KI design-thinking skill: "Canada’s training resources really needed some design thinking incorporated into them - thank you KI!​"

Kaleigh is a 2012 BKI grad who is working as a veterinarian at the Center for Bird and Exotic Animal Medicine, in Bothell, Washington. Kaleigh brings together the science of medicine, human psychology, animal behaviour, technology to construct prosthetic, perform surgery, and problem solve to do the best for their patients. Kaleigh shares, "KI set me up to be a great doctor and team member in the clinic."

Matthew is a 2021 BKI grad working as an Operations Coordinator, Terminal and Passenger at the YYC Calgary Airport Authority.

He shares, "My time in KI provided me with so many skills that I continue to use every day in my work. With an environment as logistically complex as an airport, collaboration, effective communication, and comfort with ambiguity have been key to my success in this role!"

Melanie is a 2016 BKI grad working as an Events & Partnerships Officer at the Southlake Foundation. In this non-profit even space, Melanie works to raise funds for a local hospital.

She shares, "With the diverse background KI fostered, I have been able to form great working relationships with staff at the hospital, our donors, and others in the community looking to give back. I have been able to navigate the world of virtual events and transition back to in person while still supporting the healthcare needs of the community."

Caroline is a 2013 BKI grad working as a Senior Policy Analyst in the Foreign Policy Planning branch of Global Affairs Canada. In this role, Caroline provides non-partisan expertise, advice, and policy development at Canada's foreign ministry. She works with a team creating policy pieces for audiences as diverse as the Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, academic and civil society partners, and senior management of Canada's foreign service.

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Kyla is a 2018 BKI grad who is working as an English Second Language (ESL) Teacher at the Collège de Montréal. Kyla shares, "I am challenging my students to solve problems and make connections while I learn to navigate working in my second language and finding efficient and effective ways to teach. My students love being challenged to think broadly and creatively.​"

Raya is a 2016 BKI grad working as a Senior Design Researcher at RBC, and also as a nutritionist. Raya thanks Knowledge Integration for helping her get into the design research field, by teaching her how to communicate across disciplines and think critically.

Raya shares, "I can't tell you how many doors it has opened with employers looking for the skills you will learn. It also taught me that finding purpose in your passions is important, which ultimately pushed me to also becoming a nutritionist and starting my own business."

Trystan is a 2012 BKI grad working at Harvard University as a Postdoctoral Fellow of Embedded EthiCS.

He says, "The combination of cross-disciplinary theory and organizational practice, as well as the general open-mindedness about other disciplines and specializations that KI instills, are skills I use every day. A significant part of my own KI degree was focused on social and ethical issues around science & technology, which of course also comes in handy."

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Alexandra is a 2014 BKI grad working as a Senior UX Researcher at Adobe, in New York. In this role, Alexandra works on post-production collaborative editing software for video and photography files. This means Alexandra evaluates features that support collaborative sharing and editing.

Jamie is a 2016 BKI grad working as a OBGYN Resident Physician at the University of Saskatchewan/Saskatchewan Health Authority.

Jamie shares, "I'm a very happy T-shaped physician-learner. The skills of learning how to learn, explaining complex topics in simple ways, and communicating in inter and multi-disciplinary spaces are things I took from KI and continue to apply in my working life as a clinician and surgeon."