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Technologists Association of Manitoba
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The Manitoba Technologist invites contributions from
its readers (members or non-members). Articles,
suggestions or constructive criticism regarding
this publication, the Association, or other matters
of interest to Engineering and Applied Science
Technicians and Technologists may be forwarded to:
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Bob Chochinov C.E.T.,
IntET (Canada)
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2013 MODEL WIND TURBINE COMPE TITION /
CCTT DESIGNATION FOR ENGINEER TECHNOLOGISTS IN
CANADA / 2013 ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND AGM
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R APID PROTOT YPING AND
ADVANCE MANUFACTURING ASSENT WORKS
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2013 PIN RECIPIENTS /
IN MEMORIAM
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CONGR ATUL ATIONS TO OUR NE WLY CERTIFIED MEMBERS /
CT TAM TECHNOLOGY AWARDS
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BRIDGE TO CIVIL TECHNOLOGIES PROGR AM RRC
C T TA M M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T
“To Safeguard the Public Interest by the Certification and
Governance of our Professional Members in the Application of
National Standards of Applied Science Technology.”
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2014 DUES REMINDER
Invoices for 2014 Dues have been sent to all CTTAM
Members and Associates.
If you have not already done so, dues may be paid by:
• cash, cheque and debit
• credit card (Visa, MasterCard)
• fax your payment information to 204-784-1084
• telephone – please contact the CTTAM office
at 204-784-1083 or 204-784-1082
T E C H N O L O G I S T
Phone: 866-985-9780 Fax: 866-985-9799
E-mail: [email protected]
www.kelman.ca
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M A N I T O B A
CTTAM OFFICE
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CONGR ATUL ATIONS TO ROBERT OK ABE /
RE TIREMENT AND ESTATE PL ANNING SEMINARS /
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
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CTTAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President Grant Nicol, C.E.T
President Elect Neil Klassen, C.E.T. CCTT Delegate David Little, C.E.T.
Tracey Kucheravy, C.E.T. , Larry Nasberg, LLB,
Kellie Orr, C.E.T., Andrew Procca, C.E.T.,
Paran Singam, C.E.T., Robert Sobiak, C.E.T.,
Nicole Stykalo, C.E.T. CHAIRPERSONS
Certification Board Jeff Leinweber, C.E.T.
Panel of Examiners Robert Okabe, C.E.T.,
IntET (Canada)
Professional Development /
Public Relations Committee
Larry Drebniski, C.E.T.
Strategic Planning
Committee Paran Singam, C.E.T.
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with CTTAM and are ‘in good standing.’
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Congratulations to Robert Okabe
ongratulations to Robert (Bob) Okabe C.E.T., IntET
(Canada) who received the Volunteer of the Year
Award from the Canadian Council of Technicians
and Technologists (CCTT) at this years annual CCTT
Conference. This honour is bestowed by the CCTT
Board of Directors to “a Technician or Technologist who demonstrates
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outstanding effort and commitment to the profession”.
Bob has served on the CCTT Board of Directors for the past
nine years as President from 2011 to 2013.
He is also a past president of CTTAM (2003 – 2004) and
currently serves as Chair of the CTTAM Panel of Examiners.
RETIREMENT AND ESTATE PLANNING SEMINARS
ver the last few years CTTAM has offered two hour
seminars titled Creating Your Retirement Paycheque
and Wills and Estate Planning which were presented
by Andrew McGrath of Investors Group. Due to
the positive feedback from our Membership on
the sessions provided and in discussion with Andrew, CTTAM is
extending the opportunity to have Andrew come directly to your
place of employment. There is no charge for the seminar and
absolutely no obligation. To make it as easy and as convenient as
possible for all to get the answers that they are looking for, these
sessions may be offered during the lunch hour or end of day. The
presentations have helped many companies increase the financial
literacy of the staff, which reduces unnecessary stress.
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Creating Your Retirement Paycheque – Recent market volatility
has created concern with respect to your retirement goals. Can you
maintain your current retirement plan? How much money will it take
to retire comfortably and remain comfortably retired? Pension Plan
Options, changes to CPP, income splitting, RRSPs to RRIFs, LIRAs to
LIFs, OAS claw back, should you contribute to your TFSA or your RRSP?
Attend to create the cash flow needed for a worry free retirement.
Wills and Estate Planning – How to prevent the family sanctuary
from becoming the family battleground! Topics will include: the tax
planned will, different types of Power of Attorney, Executors & their
role(s), Survivorship options – non-registered assets vs registered
assets, the use of different types of Trusts, insurance planning for
estate equalization and/or estate preservation purposes… Attend to
minimize disputes upon death!
If you would like these presentations to be included for the 2014
calendar year, please contact Andrew directly to arrange a date
and time that works for both parties. Andrew can be reached at
204-990-6999 or via email at [email protected].
Volunteers Needed
CTTAM is looking for volunteers for 4 of its Committees:
PUBLIC RELATIONS/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
This Committee meets once a month in the evening to develop Public Relations Initiatives and to select and arrange for seminars that aid the
professional development of CTTAM members.
STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE
Meets on a periodic basis and following CTTAM’s Strategic Objectives develops action plans and then makes recommendations to various
Committees.
YOUNG LEADERS COMMITTEE
This is a new Committee just starting up. Its purpose will be to provide Young Leaders/Professionals with a greater understanding of the
engineering technology profession and CTTAM’s role in it. Networking opportunities, advocate on behalf of Young Leaders/Professionals to
promote their interests within the engineering technology industry. Facilitate the progression from post-secondary education to involvement
in the engineering technology industry and CTTAM.
50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE
CTTAM celebrates its “Golden Anniversary” in 2015 and to properly recognize this achievement a 50th Anniversary Committee has been
established to properly recognize this milestone. The committee will meet on a need be basis and culminate is work in 2015.
If you wish to give back to the Technology profession and volunteer your time please contact Terry Gifford, Executive Director at:
(204) 784-1080 or [email protected]
2013 ANNUAL
CONFERENCE AND AGM
2013 Model Wind
Turbine Competition
his years Annual Conference, held at the Ramada
Viscount Gort Hotel, was a great success. It was
followed by the Annual General Meeting .
Presentations given by Robert Elms, Dr. David
Prystupa and Matt Olson on “Rapid Prototyping
and Advance Manufacturing” and by Fred Doern, MBA speaking on
“Learning With Baxter”.
These presentations were very well received by attendees and were
informative and educational.
The luncheon speaker was Constable Trevor Zwarich from the
Community Relations Section of the Winnipeg Police Service who had
a very interesting and interactive presentation on frauds and scams.
The Annual General Meeting followed the luncheon.
CTTAM, Skills Canada of
Manitoba and Red River
College, hosted the 7th
Annual Model Wind
Turbine Competition
at Red River College on
Tuesday, November 5,
2013 as part of National
Technology Week.
Given a specific set
of materials to work
with, approximately 50
students from around
the province used their skills and ingenuity to design and
construct a working model wind turbine.
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Winners of the competition were:
Best Construction Award – Sponsored by the Certified
Technicians and Technologists Association of Manitoba
“The Blue Man Group” from Carmen Collegiate
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Highest Voltage Award – Sponsored by Red River College
“Miami Wind Talkers” from Miami Collegiate
Best Design Award – Sponsored by Skills Manitoba
“The Sizlers” from Sisler High School
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Pictured below is CTTAM President Grant Nicol, C.E.T. presenting the
Carmen Collegiate team with their trophies for “Best Construction”
M A N I T O B A
CCTT Designation for
Engineering Technologists
in Canada
T E C H N O L O G I S T
The Canadian Council
of Technicians and
Technologists (CCTT)
offers the designation
“IntET(Canada).” The
International Engineering
Technologist designation
is recognized by the
International Engineering
Alliance (IEA) taking into account the diversity of educational training
and work experience around the world.
This international designation will play a key role in assisting
the growing numbers of Canadian employers seeking to have their
employees recognized as part of the engineering team.
Information on the new credential, including costs and the
application process are available on the CCTT website at www.cctt.ca
CCTT is a national not-for-profit organization representing the
interests of over 512,000 individual Technicians and Technologists and
the broader technology profession in Canada of which CTTAM is a
Constituent Member.
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Rapid Prototyping and
Advance Manufacturing AssentWorks
The following is the presentation given at this years CTTAM Annual conference by Robert Elms of AssentWorks, Dr. David Prystupa and Matt
Olson. AssentWorks is a non-profit workshop dedicated to providing hands on access to fabrication and prototyping equipment, knowledge and a
community of support for entrepreneurs, inventors, tinkerers, artist and innovators.
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or many innovative Manitobans, developing
product prototypes in a timely manner has
been impossible due to a lack of appropriate
equipment, or it has been impractical because
of the prohibitively high cost of accessing that
Equipment.
In 2011, Michael Legary, Kerry Stevenson and David Bernhardt
began organizing our group of successful technicians, tradespeople, engineers, architects, artists, artisans, product designers,
information technology Sspecialists, students, and other
community-minded Manitobans to build a solution. Sponsored
by a few locally-based companies, we the men and women of
AssentWorks, built an affordable, make-it-yourself, productprototyping facility, in Winnipeg’s Exchange District. For the
past two years, this not-for-profit facility has been operated and
maintained by volunteers, twenty-four hours per day, every day
of the year.
AssentWorks members utilize computer-aided-design
software to plan product prototypes. Those prototypes are
made using a wide variety of carpentry and machine shop
tools; laser-equipped, circuit board manufacturing equipment;
vacuum formers; two laser cutters; five 3-D printers; 3, 5 and 7axis computer-numerical-control routers; a CNC plasma cutter;
a CNC mill; and much more. Items can be created from plastic,
wood, fabric, metal, composites and various other materials,
then analyzed in a temperature and humidity controlled testing
chamber.
AssentWorks is a supportive community of adults, mutually
committed to enhancing members’ creative, technical and
entrepreneurial skills. In addition to running the facility,
members volunteer time to generate extensive learning
resources, including manuals, on-line video presentations,
equipment demonstrations and safety training. A year ago, we
were joined by new partners, Ramp Up Manitoba. Since then,
together, we have been establishing a network of people to
assist with product development, market analysis, business
planning, financing and promotion.
At AssentWorks, our emphasis is on sharpening and sharing
all of the skills necessary to create product prototypes, which
small and medium size Manitoba businesses can develop into
commercially-viable products. However, members also design
and make items for personal, artistic and charitable purposes.
Some fascinating art and exceptional gifts have been created
here. The specialized equipment, volunteer mentors and other
resources at AssentWorks empower technically-creative people
to work collaboratively or individually to bring their visions to
life. Ideas become prototypes quickly and inexpensively.
We have attracted over three hundred members from across
Manitoba, people with a wide range of skills from beginners to
some very accomplished inventors, artists and entrepreneurs. Let
me tell you about a few of them.
Two years ago, while helping to build AssentWorks, Matthew
Olson was a snowboard-loving, under-motivated university
student. With advice from other AssentWorks members, Matt
learned to create his own snowboard designs using computers,
then turn his designs into prototypes, using a 3-axis CNC router.
That was the beginning of home. snowboards, a company which
now sells its products to many avid fans.
In 2012, Innovate Manitoba awarded first place in the Venture
Challenge to Tom Tessier, the founder of Solara Remote Data
Delivery Inc., www.solaradata.com/index.html. Solara services
customers around the globe using a product, invented by Tom,
called the Solara Field Tracker. It’s the world’s most reliable, handheld, emergency communications device. While Solara devices are
repeatedly saving people’s lives on land, sea and in the air, Tom
is busy innovating more products as an enthusiastic member of
AssentWorks. David Prystupa is a Manitoba inventor, who owns
over a dozen patents. One of the devices which David is currently
developing will use high-speed spectroscopy to reduce the time
required by medical practitioners to correctly diagnose a patient’s
illness from several hours or days to less than five minutes, www.
winnipegfreepress.com/local/invention-has-nasty-germs-ontherun-200694121.html. Another of David’s inventions sorts grain
more precisely than conventional methods, thereby reducing the
amount of wasted grain. That device will increase the return to
farmers by approximately thirty to forty dollars per tonne, www.
tbs-sct.gc.ca/media/pg-gp/2012/0712-eng.asp?img=2. Imagine
the benefits to our country, which produces tens of millions of
tonnes of grain every year David’s lab is in Pinawa, Manitoba, but
he develops some of the parts for his prototypes at AssentWorks.
Erika Lincoln, the Director and Head Artist at Lincolnlab
Studios, is a structurally-innovative, multi-media artist, who has
been widely celebrated for her kinetic sculpture and participative
installations. Erika has mounted successful exhibitions in Canada
at the Winnipeg Art Gallery http://wag.ca/about/press/mediareleases/read,release/121; the Plug In Gallery of Contemporary
Art, Winnipeg; the Send+Receive Audio Festival, Winnipeg; the
Harbourfront Centre, Toronto; le Musée national des beauxarts du Québec; and the Vancouver Underground Film Festival.
Her work has also been shown in various European media art
festivals and manifestations, including Artbots, Dublin; Filmwinter,
Germany; Pixxelpoint, Slovenia; and Love the Robots, Zurich. At
AssentWorks, Erika is expanding her technical capacity to create
great art.
than two hundred functions taking place around the world during
Global Entrepreneur Week.
At Startup Weekend in Winnipeg, twenty-nine product ideas
were pitched by participants who were required to develop
working prototypes of their products, in two days The Canadian
Youth Business Foundation hosted that Ramp Up Manitoba event,
where more than one hundred participants were assisted by
professionals from Pitblado Law, Deloitte, BDC and RBC.
Whether those who attend Ramp Up Manitoba events start
new companies, find a business partner or learn new skills,
everyone leaves better prepared to navigate the chaotic, but fun,
universe of startups.
To better serve the Manitoba business startup community,
Ramp Up Manitoba has built a small-business startup centre, at
AssentWorks. There each startup can access a desk, phone, WiFi
internet connection, photocopier, fax, scanner, meeting rooms
and more, 24/7, 365 days per year.
In the past year, Startup Weekends and other events organized
by Ramp Up Manitoba have launched several Manitobans into the
business startup universe. Many of them orbit the creative hub
evolving at the home of Ramp Up Manitoba, AssentWorks, located
in Winnipeg’s historic Exchange District. Join us at www.meetup.
com/RampUpManitoba.
With support from several sponsors and a grant from the
Government ofCanada AssentWorks has grown in the past
few months. We’ve doubled ourfloor space, which is allowing
members to install newer, more advanced toolsand systems.
These are providing Manitobans with greater hands-on
productprototypingcapacity and business startup support.
So, why would a group of busy Manitobans volunteer so much
time to build AssentWorks? Why? Because we’re confident that,
with affordable access to a well-equipped, make-it-yourself,
product-prototyping and business startup facility, our community
of innovative, entrepreneurial Manitobans can compete with the
rest of the world… and win
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Michael Legary, the instigator of AssentWorks, is one of its
most accomplished members. This recipient of the 2010 Ernst
& Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award www.youtube.com/
watch?v=GkFAGLfEvPs also excels as a product innovator.
Michael started inventing when he was a young teenager and
hasn’t stopped. Most recently, Mike developed software which
can prevent the unauthorized use of 3D printers to make
handguns.
These are glimpses of only a few of our members and
their inspiring creations. We have many more in the Works.
On 1 March, 2013, while announcing our $467,000 Western
Economic Diversification grant from the Government of
Canada, cabinet minister Vic Toews said AssentWorks is “an
idea that warrants taxpayers’ money.”
In less than two years, dedicated AssentWorks members
and sponsors earned these accolades and support by creating
a successful, not-for-profit, product-prototyping facility which
is without equal anywhere in Canada. Everyone is welcome to
join us at www.AssentWorks.ca .
Ramp Up Manitoba is an exciting, addition to
AssentWorks. It is a grassroots organization of local
entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs. They’re part of a
world-wide movement of passionate people who are eager to
start up new business ventures as launch pads for innovative
Chris Johnson, Brad Kendall, and Dustin Refvik co-founded
Ramp Up Manitoba last year, to overcome what Chris describes
as “the overwhelming compartmentalization of Manitoba’s
talent pool”.
Ramp Up Manitoba organizes challenging events designed
to initiate dynamic interactions among entrepreneurs, app
developers, product designers, inventors, and potential
investors. As Johnson understates it, “We put all these
parties in the same room and watch the sparks fly” Every
Ramp Up Manitoba event is a game-changing opportunity
to access key people and the vital resources necessary to
start up businesses. Participants propose new products, form
strategic alliances, develop business plans and campaign to
win support for their startups. “It’s a perfect place to figure
out if your idea rocks or not” says Kendall, an information
technology professional.
After covering an event for the Free Press www.
winnipegfreepress.com/wfpfeatured/a-lesson-inentrepreneurship-169590706.html, business columnist Martin
Cash was so enthused that he agreed to be a judge in another
Ramp Up Manitoba event called Startup Weekend www.
winnipegfreepress.com/business/ ladies-and-gentlemenstart-your-companies-179061481.html. It was one of more
Editors note:
CTTAM’s Professional Development Committee will be arranging
for an evening tour of AssentWorks and following the tour CTTAM
Members will be invited to provide comments and suggestions.
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Congratulations to our 2013 Pin Recipients
CTTAM recognizes its long-term members. They are part of the foundation, which this Association
was built upon. It is an honour to acknowledge their commitment to CTTAM.
40 YEARS
Donald Bilsky, C.E.T.
Ronald Miller, C.E.T.
Brian Larson, C.E.T.
Bryan Foster, C.E.T.
Gary Kent, C.E.T.
Stanley Friesen, C.E.T.
Raymond Plett, C.E.T.
Paul Crane, C.E.T.
Roger Leuzinger, C.E.T.
George Speelman, C.E.T.
Garry Pekrul, C.E.T.
25 YEARS
Thomas Radford, C.E.T.
Robert Kowalchuk, C.E.T.
Rennie Lapp, C.E.T.
Alan Johnstone, C.E.T.
Andrew Labay, C.E.T.
Reginald Quiring, C.E.T.
Bryan Thompson, C.E.T.
Rick Kendall, C.E.T.
Andre Sharpe, C.E.T.
Donald Boynowski, C.E.T.
35 YEARS
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George Sotiriadis, C.E.T.
Jeffrey Devaney, C.E.T.
Michel Hutlet, C.E.T.
Guy Hewlko, C.E.T.
Roger Twerdun, C.E.T.
Laurie Hall, C.E.T.
Richard Craig, C.E.T.
Brad Lamothe, C.E.T.
Douglas Shaw, C.E.T.
Arvid Ewashko, C.E.T.
Wolfe Smythe, C.E.T.
Hong Yea, C.E.T.
Terence Hunter, C.E.T.
Tino Brambilla, C.E.T.
Ken Patzel, C.E.T.
William Martens, C.E.T.
Bruce Emberly, C.E.T.
Terrance Jacobson, C.E.T.
Jacques Nault, C.E.T.
Gordon Zachozy, C.E.T.
Stanley Wolf, C.E.T.
Len Chambers, C.E.T.
Terry Siemens, C.E.T.
Frederick Todoruk, C.E.T.
Roy Titanich, C.E.T.
Keith Babiak, C.E.T.
Ralph Boch (Associate)
James Clancy, C.E.T.
Bernard Delaquis, C.E.T.
Hans Doering, C.E.T.
Danilo Eserio, C.E.T.
Otto Hammer, C.E.T.
Clifford Hondz, C.E.T.
Quang Le, C.E.T.
Harald Lorenz, C.E.T.
David Martens, C.E.T.
Peter Pohorily, C.E.T.
Allan Proskin, C.E.T.
David Shaefer, C.E.T.
Tom Skraba, C.E.T. Rosaria Smith, C.E.T. Allan Thomson, C.E.T.
Thomas Yamashita, C.E.T. Gary Batkis, C.E.T.
Patrick Boenders, C.E.T.
Edward Dejong, C.E.T.
Kenneth Depauw, C.E.T.
Darrel Drohomerski, C.E.T.
Douglas Fosty, C.E.T.
Douglas Herkert, C.E.T.
Kevin Kaluzny, C.E.T.
Mark Lloyd, C.E.T.
Mark MacDonald, C.E.T.
Richard Monkman, C.E.T.
Andrew Procca, C.E.T.
Jed Sanderson, C.E.T.
Paul Schmidt, C.E.T.
James Smith, C.E.T.
Glen Stefanyshen, C.E.T.
Marcel Vincent, C.E.T.
In Memoriam
It is with regret we advise of Terry Whiteman’s recent passing. Terry worked 24
years for MANSCETT (CTTAM) starting in 1968 on a part-time basis and gradually
took over the duties of Registrar and Executive Director. In 1976 Terry was
made an Honorary Member of MANSCETT, receiving an Honorary C.E.T.
designation, Terry retired in 1992.
Our condolences to her family and friends.
Congratulations to our Newly Certified Members
NEWLY CERTIFIED TECHNOLOGISTS
NEWLY CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS
Aaron Kelemen, C.E.T. Valard
Alla Tkalich, C.E.T.
Andrew Meyer, C.E.T.
Anna Maria Ionescu, C.E.T. Brooke Irving, C.E.T. KGS Group
Celia Fortaleza, C.E.T. Manitoba Hydro
Christopher Ball, C.E.T. Celco Controls Ltd.
Dennis Aviles, C.E.T. Winnipeg School Division
Dennis Fortin, C.E.T. Manitoba Hydro
Elizabeth Lewis, C.E.T. Environment Canada
Erle Einarsson, C.E.T. Agriculture & Agrifood Canada
Eusebio Baon, C.E.T. SMS Engineering Ltd.
Evan Carter, C.E.T. PCL Constructors Canada Inc.
Florian Schulz, C.E.T. Celco Controls Ltd.
Francis Pasco, C.E.T. Manitoba Hydro
Gregory Moneta, C.E.T. Moneta Enterprises Inc.
James Lund, C.E.T. University of Manitoba
Jason Doerksen, C.E.T. Dillon Consulting Ltd.
Jesus Giba, C.E.T. Nelson Environmental Inc.
Joseph Zihalirwa, C.E.T.
Josh Tharayil, C.E.T. Canadian Tool & Die
Justin Leclair, C.E.T. Graham Construction Ltd.
Karl Messinbird, C.E.T. Manitoba Hydro
Kevin Breukelman, C.E.T. Dillon Consulting Ltd.
Mark Nichol, C.E.T. Manitoba Hydro
Michael Maciorowski, C.E.T. Transport Canada
Nicholas Ferreira, C.E.T. Airmaster Sales
Nichole Krishka, C.E.T. Abesco Ltd.
Nicole Wainwright, C.E.T. Province of Manitoba
Olivia Dolinsky, C.E.T. Price Industries
Peter McDougall, C.E.T. Lafarge Canada Inc.
Richard Morin, C.E.T. Ellis Don Corp
Robert Stillie, C.E.T. Vale Inco.
Romeo Navarro, C.E.T. Specialloy Industries Inc.
Stephen McCormick, C.E.T. AECOM Canada Ltd.
Ted Protosavage, C.E.T. Tetra Tech
Thilan Gunasekara, C.E.T. New Flyer Industries
Travis Stephenson, C.E.T. Tyler Morrow, C.E.T. Waldemar Wiens, C.E.T.
Yan Ping Du, C.E.T. Ariel Mendez, C.Tech. Arlyne Jutiz, C.Tech. Bradley Sokol, C.Tech. Dante Gonzales, C.Tech. Dina Griman, C.Tech. Dolores Matthews, C.Tech. Gennady Bondarenko, C.Tech. Jenniffer Zapanta, C.Tech. Joseph Calderon, C.Tech. Matthew Patterson, C.Tech. Robert Nicol, C.Tech. Rosemarie Montejo, C.Tech. Ruby Escoto, C.Tech. Sandeep Sagar, C.Tech.
Walter Nacua, C.Tech. Contempora Steel Builders
Buhler Versatile Inc.
Manitoba Hydro
Carte International Inc.
Central Testing Laboratory Ltd.
AMEC Earth and Environmental
Mother Earth Recycling Co.
Vita Health Products Inc.
Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries
Standard Aero Ltd.
Pinchin Environmental
Tetra Tech WEI Inc.
Melet Plastics
Priority Electronics
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CTTAM Technology Awards
T E C H N O L O G I S T
A Technology Awards Ceremony was held at Red River College
November 28, which saw CTTAM present its Annual Scholarships
to the Award recipients. Three students who are entering their
second year of Civil Technology, Electrical Engineering and
Structural Engineering Technology received the Awards based on
their academic standing.
CTTAM also presented an award on behalf of TD Insurance
Meloche Monnex to Brandon Campbell (Architectural Engineering
Technology). The award is presented to a second- or third-year
student of a Technology program who has a minimum GPA of 3.0,
and who exhibits teamwork and leadership in the classroom and/
or on in the workplace.
June of this year saw CTTAM present a Scholarship
at Assiniboine Community College to Zac Czarnecki
(Communications Engineering Technology) the award was based
on the individual’s academic standing.
l-r: Ryland Carriere (Structural Engineering Technology).
Terry Gifford, CTTAM Executive Director,
Phuong Lam (Mechanical Engineering Technology)
Bhupinder Gill (Electrical Engineering Technology)
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The Bridge to Civil Technologies Program
Red River College
Jan 6, 2014- June 2015
he Bridge to Civil Technologies Program is designed
to equip internationally trained civil engineers/
technologists with competencies that match the
Canadian occupational skills profile in construction
engineering, environmental, or geomatics
technologies. To facilitate labour market integration, the program
will have the following areas of concentration:
a. Canadian Communication – This 5-month course, offered by the
RRC Language Training Centre, will integrate occupation–specific
language with Canadian cultural workplace ethics, values,
interpersonal, written, and oral communication, as well as other
soft skills and academic communication skills and strategies. The
course is structured to allow for the introduction of increasingly
complex authentic material (written and audio), so that students
can gradually transition from acquisition of language and
communication skills to engineering content learning. The
coursework is supplemented by engineering-related, online
language learning software that includes content-specific
reading, writing, pronunciation and listening exercises for both
integrated and independent study throughout the whole time of
study (not just the five-month language learning course).
b. AutoCAD and Surveying Training – these skills are common
requirements in the civil engineering technology field, so training
will be offered during the Canadian Communication course in
order to maximize fluency in occupation-specific conversation,
discussions, and writing
c. Co-op Occupation-Specific Placement - The length of the
co-op placement is four months. Each participant of the
program will be matched with an employer in the field of either
architectural/engineering, structural, municipal, environmental,
or geomatics technology. During this work placement,
participants will be paid a negotiated salary, be mentored by a
professional, and be continually supported by a program advisor/
counselor.
d. Civil Engineering Technology Academic Education –
Following Co-op placement, participants will be enrolled in the
final year of the appropriate Civil Engineering Program. During
this six-month period, continual academic mentoring, counseling,
tutoring, and language support will be available for participants.
Additional Canadian code and practice will be implemented
as a bridging course, along with the Canadian context being
covered in many of the advanced courses directly. Additionally,
participants will be able to practice working cooperatively and
collaboratively in teams and writing project reports since many
courses in the final year use project work as a learning strategy.
Students will begin working on the report writing piece before
they go to first work place. This will be integrated into the
language training piece. Additionally, they do a report for their
work placement. They also do an applied research project in their
third year. They can complete this in partners. The candidates will
also be able to attend an RRC Technical Report Writing Course
as an additional resource for project work reports and the final
applied research project report.
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e. Workforce Integration – The last two months of
the program will address workplace performance
gaps not yet addressed or needs to be refreshed
including professional ethics, employer guest speaker
engagements, resume and cover letter refinement,
mock interviews, and a summative evaluation of
the bridging program from participants, staff, and
employers.
These components will accelerate workplace integration
by ensuring successful participants have acquired civil
engineering technology outcomes to CCTT’s established
standards, which will allow participants to acquire a civil
engineering technology diploma. In addition, graduates
would be advised by a CTTAM representative on the
additional requirements for participants who wish to
acquire a Certified Engineering Technician / Technologist
designation through CTTAM (any additional work
experience and the writing of the professional practice
exam) CTTAM will support them to complete this process.
We will assist as required. The technical report will have
been completed within our accredited program as a
requirement of the applied research project.
Program Outcomes include the following:
Graduates of the Bridge to Civil Technologies Program will
be able to demonstrate confidence and competence in
their field of civil engineering technology practice by:
• Demonstrating a high degree of occupational and
social language fluency skills including:
• Cross-Cultural knowledge and awareness
• Career Development for the Canadian Context
• Professional Communication
• Co-op/Employment readiness
• Working with Others
• Occupation-appropriate language skills
•Soft-skills
• Working within the context of the culture and practice
of the profession
• Adhering to health and safety practices
• Applying mathematical, physical, and engineering
concepts in the analysis of problems
• Coordinating and facilitating the collection, processing,
and interpreting technical .data
• Preparing technical reports
Participants who complete the program including
qualifying and completing the final year of the civil
technology program will be eligible to graduate with a
Red River College Diploma.
For further information please contact
R. Caldwell C.E.T., B.Sc.
(204) 339-8677
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