Innovative Projects Realized

Business Analyst

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been working hard (and remotely) to build a digital investment bank. We see a true opportunity in leveraging blockchain technology to decrease capital raising costs to various private market participants. The intern will play a key role in helping us establish research frameworks, collecting and analyzing valuable market data, and developing our research product.

Digital Marketing Manager

For this project, a digital marketing position is required to assist Peak Capital Trading to achieve their online presence goals and social media interest in the company. Marketing research, content creation and strategies to create a plan for generating traction and later, evaluating the effectiveness of the work entails some of the tasks involved in this project.

Business Strategy Consultant

The mobile health industry is rapidly changing. SmartMom requires expertise to build on their BC success by developing partnerships with other Canadian provinces and territories in a sustainable business model. Through this internship, it will assist them to develop marketing strategies to extend our reach to other countries
where they would have to adapt content and language to local contexts.

Head-Up Display Applications of a Compound Micro-lens Array

The purpose of this project is to design a compact optical component that will be used in tandem with a display panel to use in Head-Up Display systems. The essence of the optical component design is the use of micro-lens arrays. Micro-lens arrays are thin, usually planar lenses composed of much smaller lens-lets with diameters usually in the order of 10 to 100 microns. Using micro-lens arrays, the optical system can be reduced to a couple of “sheets” of micro-lens arrays or less, allowing for compactness of the system. Designing with micro-lens arrays presents a set of challenges such as overcoming the minimum accommodation of the eye, and light interference between each lens-let on the micro-lens array. Over the course of the project, solutions to these challenges will be sought after. Also, the micro-lens will be computer modeled and simulated for validation of the design.

Sales and Marketing Intern

a) Background
IOTO International Inc. is a research and development firm innovating since 2003 in the area of digital media. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we are working remotely and effectively on an export initiative in the aftermath of the 2020 USA election and a potentially immanent Canadian Federal Election.

b) Anticipated project activities
• IOTO would like to position its Goverlytics API and webapp product with media properties, channel partners and consumers who are embracing changing ways of presenting factual storytelling. The activities to be undertaken will integrate strategic thinking, planning, and execution into a fully aligned conversion funnel. It will include tested and effective operational and tactical implementation plans to execute on strategic goals, ensuring that IOTO’s business activities support and connect to a functioning overall sales and business development loop.
• Goverlytics is a software application that makes it easy to find, explore, and evaluate legislative issues that matter. We are about to launch our service to the North American marketplace.
• We are looking for an intern with an interest in marketing, business development, and political news content.
• The key goal is to work with media companies in North America to adopt our political data feeds and small-screen (webapp) solutions.

Investor Relations & Marketing Coordinator

Under Solution Financial Inc. I will be interning as the Investor Relations & Marketing Coordinator. Some of my responsibilities include performing market research, creating digital marketing campaigns and improve investor relations and initiatives to help prepare Solution Financial to go from the public venture capital market (TSX.V) to the senior equity market (TSX).

Agricultural Export Logistics Intern

COVID-19 has impacted the core business activities of HOOH as with all companies. HOOH process and sell Canadian-grown hops to breweries around the world. With global trade activities shifting, HOOH require a solution to facilitating our export activities in the absence of physical trade shows.

My main project will be to study key export markets for hops, a key ingredient in making beer. I will also seek information about those markets from a wide range of sources, including trade ambassadors. Developing potential solutions for gaining access into those markets and working directly with management to build a plan to enter these markets.

Business Analyst

The Outdoor Recreation Council of BC co-chairs the Provincial Trails Advisory Body (PTAB) that provides advice on the implementation of the Trails Strategy for British Columbia. An outstanding action is to establish a reliable and diverse funding model to maintain the viability of BC trails. This sector relies on volunteers; however, due to COVID-19, there has been a loss of funding opportunities and trail organizations have found it harder to attract volunteers. The intern with the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC will work with the outdoor recreation and trail sector to develop sustainable funding options that will support BC trails and trail volunteers.

Co-op Product Management Intern(MBSI) (Jan 2021)

Cymax Group’s product strategies need to be evaluated with a new lens, and an intern will be very valuable to help accelerate this process and re-establish Cymax Group’s direction going forward. The position will work within the Product Management team, evaluating and analysing product and technology shifts in the market relevant to Cymax Group, helping to reinforce and refine product strategies. Activities will include researching and analysing competitors and partners and summarizing key highlights for internal stakeholders, researching and documenting industry information, identifying relevant themes and trends, analysing market opportunities for new product modules, and analysing and proposing pricing models for product modules

Product Design Intern

As a Product Design Intern for Meet Muse Inc., I get to further my experiences in the software industry in Canada. With marketing, product management and design as a foundation, I will receive mentorship while working on relevant problems with bringing a software app to market. As a student, I offer a unique perspective for the team – that is currently building an app catered towards Gen-Z.

Accounting and Finance Intern

Fusion Genomics can play a key role in combating COVID-19 and future pandemics. The intern can play a key role in ensuring that the company succeeds and is financially sustainable. The advantages that the company’s products can provide in combatting pandemics are:
• The company’s test can provide early detection of novel pathogens and thus enable authorities to prevent outbreaks turning into pandemics.
• New tests do not need to be developed as the company’s test can detect multiple diseases and work on novel pathogens.
• The company’s test seldom gives false positive or false negative results.
• Genetic analysis, provided by the test, can be used to identify the virus spread and source.
Fusion Genomics is in the process of raising a Series-A to bring its product to the market. It is in discussions with a number of VCs and anticipates closing the funding in the first half of 2021. The Accounting and Finance Analyst intern
will assist the CEO and CFO in raising the funding and in preparing the company to undergo due diligence. This work will be a key factor in closing the funding.

Digital Marketing Associate

Forge & Spark Media is focusing on active content production and paid marketing advice for clients during the pandemic. The internship will help the company become more systematic in advising and onboarding future clients. Projects include supporting new and existing clients, executing lead generation campaigns for the company, and optimizing key agency systems. Further responsibilities include the creation of ads, assistance in writing blogs, creating marketing content, and perform early audits for clients.