Sixth annual conference

PEY Co-op Edge Conference 2022 | Speakers

There's no substitute for experience

We're very grateful to all our speakers--students, employers and alumni--for sharing their insights with students pursuing co-op.

Students

EDGE 2022 participant

Vanathi Anpalagan

Industrial Engineering
General Motors

Vanathi is an Indy 2T3 +PEY. She recently completed her PEY term at General Motors as an Industrial Engineer within their manufacturing plant located in Oshawa.

Her invitation to everyone: "Come out to the student panel to learn more about my experiences and ask any questions you may have!"

"I play with data and create insights. I dedicate my time to learning, creating things to inspire others and to be inspired at the same time.

Try to stay curious and see the world from a new perspective every day."

-- Yixin Tian

Edge 2022 speaker

Maeesha Biswas

Industrial Engineering
PocketHealth

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Wing Yan Chan

Industrial Engineering
Varicent

Wing is a fourth year Industrial Engineering student (Indy 2T2+PEY). She is also doing the Engineering Music Performance Minor and Engineering Leadership Certificate.

Wing did her PEY as an Associate Technical Analyst at Varicent.

PEY Co-op Edge Conference 2022 participant

Alice Chew

Chemical Engineering
TC Energy

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Robert Ciborowski

Computer Science
RBC Capital Markets

Edge 2022 speaker

Emily Dawe

Chemical Engineering
Ontario Power Generation

Edge 2022 speaker

Mehak Kalra

Computer Engineering
Synopsys Inc.

Edge 2022 speaker

Lucy Ma

Engineering Science
Bombardier Aerospace

Edge 2022 speaker

Cecilia Rozario

Industrial Engineering
RBC Capital Markets

"I'm looking forward to sharing my experience being a woman in engineering, key learning outcomes, and anecdotes with tips on how to make the most out of your time on PEY."

-- Lucy Ma

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Yixin Tian

Electrical and Computer Engineering
Kijiji

Yixin ("Isshin") Tian (田毅鑫) plays with data and creates insights.

He dedicates his time to learning, creating things to inspire others and to be inspired at the same time. His advice: "Try to stay curious and see the world from a new perspective every day."

He has been studying Electrical and Computer Engineering at the U of T since 2018 and plans to complete his bachelor's degree in 2023 with minors in artificial intelligence. He did his PEY Co-op as a Data Analyst at Kijiji combined with a summer internship at RBC Amplify as a data scientist.

Some of Yixin's long-term hobbies include photography, films, and travelling. Currently he's interested in graph machine learning, web dev, running, backpacking, and rock climbing.

Employers

Edge 2022 participant

Fyyaz Khan

Senior Engineer
Marvell Semiconductor

PEY Co-op Edge Conference 2022 participant

Peter Murphy

Management Consultant
The Poirier Group

"My PEY experience as a technical analyst at IBM was pivotal. It provided a number of the skills I employ today in both day-to-day and project-based endeavours. I mentor students frequently and I'm always happy to answer questions about my experiences."

-- Peter Murphy

 

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Tara Nash

Manager of Recruitment and Organizational Development
Safran Landing Systems

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Navila Uddin

QA Engineer
Nulogy Corporation

"I...took over the PEY recruitment program and have participated in hundreds of student interviews. As my career greatly benefited from my co-op opportunity, I value this program and support it in any way I can."

-- Tara Nash

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Jessica Yu

Human Resources
Tenstorrent

"When working collaboratively, it is important to take the reins when you know least so you can push the whole team forward. That's how high performing teams are created across the workforce - by becoming E-shaped individuals."

-- Navila Uddin

PEY Co-op alumni

Edge 2022 participant

Fyyaz Khan

Senior Engineer
Marvell Semiconductor

PEY Co-op Edge Conference 2022 participant

Peter Murphy

Management consultant
The Poirier Group