GoTECHgirl
TechTalk
Introducing TechTalk!
What is it?
An e-mail service available to the youth of today staffed by CCTT women mentors
Goal
To increase awareness of the many opportunities available in Applied Science & Engineering Technology careers
How will it work?
Young girls (grades 7-12) will be able to ask a question about “Careers in Technology”
Email: askme@gotechgirl.ca (will be a hot button under each Mentor’s photo)
Emails will be sorted by CCTT Staff and directed to your own personal email. Mentors will then respond directly to the individual.
Questions and answers will be collected in our database to help guide future directions.
Candace Scott, C.E.T.
ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY AND BUILDING TECHNOLOGY: Facilitate the repairs required in 38 school buildings by assigning the work to 200 employees as custodians, carpenters, electricians, and plumbers. Design new layouts for minor renovations within the buildings. Inspect and schedule repairs on heating, ventilation, mechanical, electrical and fire systems.
Cathy Cardy, CCT, BSc, MCIC
CHEMICAL: I am responsible for the manufacturing laboratory, which ensures product quality for a petrochemical company. We have 31 wage technicians and 7 salary folks.
We certify products (e.g. gasoline – includes ethanol-blended, lube blend stocks, finished oils, solvents, and marine bunkers)
Our laboratory includes environmental testing as required by both federal and provincial regulations to ensure all effluent leaving our site meets standards.
Joyce van de Vegte, M.A.Sc.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING: I am an electrical engineer who started my career in automatic speech recognition. My Master’s work related to human control of submersibles. I qualified as a high school teacher but then moved to college teaching. My areas of interest include system control and digital signal processing, the theory behind your MP3 player and digital camera! I have a strong interest in international work and have taught in China, Thailand and Vietnam.
Lois Sterner, R.E.T.
CHEMICAL: I graduated from the Chemical Technology program at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) over 30 years ago. Since then I worked in the pipeline corrosion industry for a few years before moving into the natural gas utility business. Our department is responsible for analyzing natural gas samples from the company’s distribution system which covers the entire province of Alberta. We do two types of testing one that is used to insure the natural gas meets contract specifications and for billing our customers. The other is for odorant which is a sulphur mixture which is added to the natural gas to give it a consistent smell. The Gas Specifications Management Lab is accredited by the Standards Council of Canada which means we must adhere to a very strict quality assurance program. This means we must check and double check the process for accuracy. We also do training for the field personnel to insure that samples are taken correctly. With out proper sampling procedures the samples are not representative and our process is compromised.
Melissa Jennings, P.Tech
MECHANICAL AND RENEWABLE RESOURCES: I currently work on the Hibernia platform which is located 315kms offshore from St. John’s, NL as a control room operator on a three week on three week off rotation. We safely and efficiently control and maximize production as well as having control of start-up, operation, monitoring and shutdown of all process equipment. We basically produce the oil from the reservoir, separate the water, gas, and oil through various separators, store the oil till transfer and re-inject the gas as well as water to maintain reservoir stability. Currently we are producing about 145,000 barrels per day, with 31 producing wells, 6 gas injection and 20 water injection wells. We also look after generating the platforms power, maintaining the water systems, and as well as the Heating and Ventilation systems.
Nathalie Emond, C.E.T., B.SC. Tech Ed.
CIVIL TECHNOLOGY: I am a certified civil (municipal) engineering technologist with over 9 years of experience in the field. I have worked in northern Ontario and Manitoba on various construction projects including the Terry Fox Monument just east of Thunder Bay. I chose the civil (municipal) field based on the wide range of job opportunities, which are part of the civil discipline. I spent most of my career in the field working as an inspector and had the good fortune to work on a variety of projects which included areas such as contract administration, surveying, asphalt, concrete, soils, bridge construction and rehabilitation. After spending time in the field I moved back indoors and am now teaching college courses in my same program of study. Teaching is great but I do miss being in the field. It was exciting to go to new places, work with new people and see the construction process create new roads/structures or improve old ones.
Nina Yan Gu, Sheridan College Student
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ELECTRONICS:
- Manage members of the SSUI
- Communication between Sheridan college and the SSUI
- Laptop, Desktop and AV equipment support.
Tracey Kucheravy, C.E.T.
CIVIL (Transportation): I am a Certified Engineering Technologist with 19 years of experience in drafting, including supervisory and coordination roles, as well as design work. The majority of the works that I do are in the areas such as road and rail bridges, parking structures, heavy industrial buildings, and reinforced concrete box culverts. Allot of the structures are located in Manitoba and across Canada, including Calgary, Vancouver, Saskatoon, and Toronto.
