Innovative Projects Realized

HR Coordinator

Ergonomyx Technologies Canada Inc. is a digital health solutions company headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia. They are a private corporation devoted to the research, development, and improvement of products for a healthy workplace environment. They manufacture patent-pending workspace fitness devices and smart sit and stand desks that connect to cloud services and their suite of mobile and web applications. This disruptive ecosystem pushes and motivates desk users to “Sit. Stand. Move.” aiding employees to achieve higher performance, better health, greater optimism, and stronger motivation while working behind the desk.

Accounting Intern

I will be working as an Accounting Intern at the John Howard Society of the Lower Mainland. The John Howard Society of the Lower Mainland supports some of the most vulnerable people who are impacted by COVID-19, including the homeless population and individuals with disabilities. This internship can help the organization ensure that they are balancing their financial needs in this unprecedented time. As an Accounting Intern, I will be working with the Financial Controller to strengthen accounting processes, such as variance analysis, accounts payable and accounts receivable tasks.

Research and Onboarding Assistant

Recruit N Refer is a Vancouver based technology firm innovating in the recruitment industry. RNR is a Business 2 Business Platform where companies only receive pre-screened candidates from vetted recruiters for every job posted on the RNR platform. RNR eliminates the need for employers to receive hundreds of resumes in traditional recruitment when they post a job advert on Indeed, LinkedIn, or other websites. The intern is expected to provide customer care for recruiters, assist with daily administrative tasks, research Venture Capital firms in the USA, and communicate with investors through email.

Improving the Accuracy of Satellite-to-Irradiance Models

With improvements in photovoltaic performance and price drops, solar energy will soon
become cheaper than many traditional sources. Irradiance-the amount of solar energy
reaching the Earth-is key In feasibility studies of solar energy systems. Over 20 years of
archival satellite imagery enable us to generate long-term data series to better understand
climatic averages of irradiance. Turquoise’s satellite-to-irradiance model must be optimized to
increase its accuracy and performance. Two categories of parameters must be optimized.
Physical model parameters-atmospheric turbidity and albedo, direct and diffuse components
of radiation-must be estimated for the model to match observations. Parameters of the
software-the optimal range of images for cloud index calculations and parallel proceSSing
parameters-must be tuned to improve efficiency.
Increased accuracy will enable Canadian investors and governments to make better
decisions, increase stakeholder trust in the satellite-based method as complementary to
ground measurements, increase the export potential of Turquoise and help accelerate the
adoption of solar energy in Canada.

Project Coordinator

The Digital Lab is an integrated unit of both BC Children’s Hospital and the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics. In alignment with the vision of both organizations, we produce and manage a portfolio of digital innovation projects that aim to improve pediatric health and healthcare services; including research, education, health advocacy, and the delivery of clinical services.

To accommodate disruptions to our business environment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have identified key areas to which an internship would be of key strategic value. The primary area the intern will be focusing on will be project management for digital innovation initiatives as well as strategy and operations management support within our internal operations and planning portfolio. Key activities to be taken to help restore and modify business operations will include but not limited to:

* Supporting core activities across the project life-cycle, from conceptualization to implementation and monitoring
* Implementing and monitoring operational processes related to project and portfolio management
* Identifying potential issues to project scope, timeline, and budget; analyzing, synthesizing and communicating data
* Conducting quality assurance on digital products as required to ensure value and accountability

Business Analysis, Channel Strategy

Willow Biosciences (TSX:WLLW)(OTCQB:CANSF) is a biotechnology company using engineered yeast to produce cannabinoids for consumer packaged goods (“CPG”), health & wellness, and pharmaceutical applications. Willow is also conducting plant related research and analytical testing services through its wholly owned subsidiary Willow Analytics. While our core businesses at Willow have not been impacted significantly by the COVID-19 pandemic, almost all businesses will need to adjust their activities over the short and medium term. The intern will be tasked with first helping build out various market segment models for specific sub-sectors, including financial modelling and case-study analysis that will used to inform management in decision-making and the deployment of resources.

Évaluation des processus dominant le comportement géochimique de résidus miniers en conditions restaurée et non-restaurée par la modélisation de transport réactif (partie 2)

Les résidus de la Mine Raglan contiennent des minéraux pouvant réagir avec l’eau et l’air et potentiellement produire un drainage acide et riche en métaux s’ils ne sont pas gérés d’une manière optimale. Des essais au laboratoire ont permis de déterminer la qualité d’eau qu’ils produisent et leur comportement géochimique. La présente étude vise à évaluer des modélisations numériques simulant les réactions chimiques et l’écoulement de l’eau pour évaluer les processus contrôlant la production de contaminants. Des simulations seront effectuées pour cibler les principales réactions qui influencent la production de contaminants et pour évaluer le comportement des résidus pour davantage de scénarios et à plus long terme que ceux effectués au laboratoire. Ce projet apportera de l’information pour améliorer la gestion environnementale des résidus et sera utilisée dans le plan de restauration du parc à résidus.

Single-view 3D tracking and trajectory classification of road users at intersections

The goal of the project is to research and develop computer vision algorithms, software, and specialized hardware for the analysis of mixed traffic at intersections. Road users will be detected and classified as motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles. Road users will be geo-located within a 3D model of the intersection, tracked and classified according to trajectory. Our partner TransPlan will benefit in that they will be the Canadian receptor for the algorithms and software that Shahab generates. They will use this to automatic their current manual traffic analysis process, which will make them more efficient and improve their competitiveness in the market. With TransPlan, we will also explore wider licensing or sales of the technology as a product globally. As a leading technology-oriented transportation engineering company in the GTA with a long list of clients, TransPlan is well-placed to take advantage of this technology.

Marketing Intern

I will be working as a Marketing Intern for IOTO International Inc. IOTO would like to position its Goverlytics API product with media properties and channel partners that are embracing these changing ways of presenting news. An intern is important to the successful business strategy by helping to lay out and execute a strategy to sales revenue from a disruptive new information technology. 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 strategy loop. The intern is a self-starter who can identify decision-makers within large media companies. They would interview media executives as to their needs regarding political content (customer discovery). They would interpret these needs, document their findings, and work with the Goverlytics team to influence product development, pricing and other aspects of marketing.

Turkstra Lumber Internship

The Turkstra Lumber internship in collaboration with MITACS presents me with the opportunity to assist Turkstra with developing a new website architecture, online content, and standard operating procedures. The expected benefit for Turkstra Lumber would be my assistance in these projects and ensuring I work to enhance retail growth companywide. My execution of a few different initiatives and projects will play a role to help the company succeed in the future going forward. My aim is to work with Turkstra Lumber to create a sustainable business model for the post-pandemic environment.

York9 FC

York9 FC are looking at the viability to forming a Women’s Team to compete in League 1 Ontario. The objective of this project is to develop a sponsorship sales pipeline and execute/generate revenue that will assist in funding the women’s League 1 Ontario project. The anticipated activities include creation of sales materials and packages, customer relationship management, outbound marketing, pipeline development; sponsorship acquisition, and sales.

Lynx Population and Landscape Genetics in NW Boreal Landscapes

Our project will use genomics to help understand how climate change and land use are impacting the coupled population dynamics of Canada lynx and snowshoe hares in boreal forests. The lynx-hare cycle is a key process regulating biodiversity the boreal forest food webs, which are increasingly under threat from climate-driven increases in wildfire, insect pests, and disease. We are developing genomic tools to help resource managers understand differences in regional lynx population dynamics and identify movement corridors of habitat that can help connect these regional populations. Our tools will provide new genomic tools to inform resource managers responsible for harvest management, habitat management and endangered species management of lynx and other vertebrates.