Game Changer: David Uram, CEO, Factory Bucket Inc.
Meet David Uram, a young technology entrepreneur who started out manufacturing his product and selling it online across North America. David Uram “I partnered with a local industrial manufacturer who helped me develop and refine the final product,” said Uram. A little while later, he sold his business and the very manufacturer whom he was working with invited him...
Game Changer: Jana Lee Murray, Account Manager, CAE and President, WiDS
Jana Lee Murray started her career in the defence and security industry over 13 years ago by joining CAE Inc. However, her initial connection to the industry began way before at the assembly line at General Motors in Oshawa. “While working this job to support myself through university, I became familiar with the field of ergonomics and became determined...
Game Changer: Robert Brooks, CEO and Founder, SensOR Medical Laboratories Ltd.
His love of building things is what drove Robert Brooks into engineering. During his undergrad studies in Mechatronics Engineering, he quickly gravitated towards high-reliability sectors because of the challenge, technical complexity, and the impact of the work. “I worked in nuclear, steel, and robotics, and ultimately ended up doing a Ph.D. in surgical robotics,” said Brooks. It was during...
Game Changer: Jean-Claude Siew, Vice President Technology & Simulation, Bluedrop Training & Simulation Inc.
After graduating as a Mechanical Engineer at Polytechnique Montréal over 30 years ago, Jean-Claude Siew began his career in the defence and security industry by joining CAE Inc. as a simulation engineer. “My specialization was in aeronautics, and that made my start at CAE fairly easy,” he said. “I accumulated more than 25 years of experience in the aerospace...
Game Changer: Thomas D. Irvine, Dominion President, The Royal Canadian Legion
Over three decades ago, while he was still serving in the Canadian Armed Forces, Thomas Irvine became a member of the Royal Canadian Legion. “At that time, a family member was serving as the branch president and needed help sorting out some project issues,” said Irvine. “As a non-commissioned officer, I was fortunate to have solid problem-solving skills and...
Game Changer: Steve Hétu, General Manager, La Corporation du Fort St-Jean
Following the example of his father who was a soldier, Steve Hétu joined the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in 1986 as a reservist and a year later was transferred to the Regular Forces. During his service with the CAF, he held the position of commander of operations’ services for the support group of the 2nd Canadian Division (Province of...
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