Engineering The Future

 On this episode of Engineering the Future, host Jerome James, P.Eng., speaks with Beatrice Sze, a member of OSPE’s Research and Innovation Task Force and its Data Working Group. Today, Beatrice is going to discuss the series of white paper on Data Governance and Innovation and how this topic is important in the field of engineering.   

On this episode of Engineering the Future, host Jerome James, P.Eng., speaks with Matthew Davis, Manager, Capital Projects and Program at the City of Toronto. Matthew discusses his journey to P. Eng, and what he found best prepared him for his role today. 

Host Jerome James thanks listeners for helping make Engineering the Future, Season One such a success. 

 On this episode of Engineering the Future, host Jerome James, P.Eng., speaks with OSPE member and professional engineer Jasmine Shaw, P.Eng., about amplifying women in engineering, the value of engineers as entrepreneurs, and how to navigate common career challenges.  

Engineering the Future Jerome James, P.Eng., speaks with Mary Wells, P.Eng., OSPE member, professional engineer and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo, as well as Sanjeev Gill, Associate Vice President of Innovation at Watspeed, the University of Waterloo’s professional education program that is supporting the workforce of the future.

Engineering the Future host Jerome James, P.Eng., speaks with Kinia Romanowska, the founder of Pros&Babes and creator of the “Mom MBA”, Canada’s only 360-leadership and personal development program designed for the busy, ambitious mom, and Melanie Richmond, P.Eng., a civil-environmental engineer who has benefited from Pros & Babes program.

Karla Avis-Birch, B.Eng., Chief Planning Officer at Metrolinx, guides the planning and benefits of the regional transportation network and supports evidence-based decision making in the delivery of transit projects. She is deeply passionate about forging end-to-end transit solutions from vision to reality region-wide. On this episode of Engineering The Future, Karla discusses her role at Metrolinx and current projects underway, as well as how her engineering training prepared her for this role. She also describes why engineers must be at the table when major decisions are made for Ontario, and provides advice for young people starting out in their careers in engineering.

President of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) Mark Frayne, P.Eng., and OSPE Member and Past President of Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) David Brown, P.Eng., discuss details about their involvement in OSPE’s reinstated Professional Engineers Act Working Group and its first submission to Ontario’s Ministry of the Attorney General. They also provide insight on regulatory reform for the engineering profession overall, and why they believe OSPE must continue pushing for change.  

OSPE member Nick Mocan, P.Eng., President of Crozier Consulting Engineers, discusses why companies should build a non-traditional engineering team, how Crozier recruits and retains great talent, and the biggest mistake people can make when interviewing for jobs virtually. 

To mark International Women in Engineering Day, OSPE is proud to bring you a very special live podcast! Our host, Jerome James, P.Eng., will be sitting down with Marilyn Powers, Ph.D., P.Eng., OSPE’s Vice Chair, Beatrice Sze, P.Eng., OSPE Research & Innovation Task Force member, and Lauren Briens, Ph.D., P.Eng., OSPE Diversity & Inclusion Task Force member.

Our guests will be talking about matters like obstacles they have faced in their career path, a discussion surrounding the kind of change that needs to happen to make engineering a more welcoming profession for women and other equity-seeking groups, valuable advice for those wanting to wear the iron ring and so much more.