Faculty of Mathematics alumni celebrates 40 years with co-op employer

Don Phillips (BMath 82) accepted a co-op placement during his undergraduate degree in the Faculty of Mathematics and has stayed with the same employer for his 40-year career.

This remarkable story has seen Phillips progress from an intern position to the chief product strategist at XAP Corporation.

“I’m a work-based learning success story,” said Phillips. “I often tell people about my experience at the University of Waterloo’s co-op education and how successful that was, setting me up for my career.”

XAP is an educational technology pioneer in the United States, providing school districts and individual schools with online tools for students to explore careers.

Read more about Phillips and his career trajectory from a math co-op to the corporate boardroom in the feature article on the Hire Waterloo webpage.