Tech Thursday is a series of monthly panels where industry experts will talk about a day in the life of their career, the position and skills required to do their work, and tips for students entering their company. A variety of job types, career paths, and future outlooks will be presented each month.
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Upcoming Tech Thursday events.
Tech Thursday: Jobs in Tech (hear from Tech Recruiters) | Registration coming Fall 2020
September 24, 2020 | 4:30 pm–5:30 pm | Virtual Event
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Tech Thursday: Careers in Data Analytics | Registration coming Fall 2020
October 29, 2020 | 4:30 pm–5:30 pm | Virtual Event
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Tech Thursday: IoT and Cybersecurity | Registration coming Fall 2020
November 26, 2020 | 4:30 pm–5:30 pm | Virtual Event
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Past Tech Thursday events.
Tech Thursday: Careers in 3D Technologies, in collaboration with the Langara Makerspace
February 27, 2020 | 5:00 pm–6:30 pm | Makerspace, Room A268
- Eugene Suyu, CEO and Founder at Tinkerine Studios Ltd.
- Christian Johannsen, C-Ped, Owner at Foot Solutions
- Trista Townsend – A Study of Robot Brain Architecture Using Methods of Animation Principles
Tech Thursday: Careers in Web and Mobile App Design and Development
January 30, 2020 | 5:00 pm–6:30 pm | T Building Gallery
- Fabio Callegari, Front End Developer at CBRE
- Harmanpreet Kaur, Junior Web Developer at Fortinet
- Eduardo Landa, Software Developer at Skateman Inc.
- Anthony Wong, Project Manager/Software Product Management at Essential Designs
- Thomas Minshull, Software Development Engineer (Mobile) at Rivian
Tech Thursday: Careers in Information Technology & Cybersecurity
November 28, 2019 | 5:00 pm–6:30 pm | T Building Gallery
- Ashley Haglund, IT Support Lead, West at Aurora Cannabis Inc.
- Santosh Nair, Partner, Cyber Risk Services at Deloitte Canada
- Mah Soleimani, Enterprise Security Architect at City of Vancouver
- Jeevan Singh, Senior Security Engineer at Zenefits
Tech Thursday: Careers in Data Science
September 26, 2019 | 5:00 pm–6:30 pm | T Building Gallery
- Zaid Haddad, Data Scientist at Aurora Cannabis Inc.
- Brad Davis, PhD, Data Scientist II at Amazon
- Leroux Marais, Data Scientist at BCAA
- Hessam Teimouri, Data Scientist at Boeing Vancouver
- Nada Salem, Data Scientist II at Microsoft
- Thomas Levi, Director of Data Science at Unbounce
Tech Thursday: Careers in Data Science
May 30, 2019 | 5:00 pm–6:30 pm | T Building Gallery
- Brad Davis, PhD, Data Scientist II at Amazon
- Hessam Teimouri, Data Scientist at Boeing Vancouver
- Leroux Marais, Data Scientist at BCAA
- Nada Salem, Data Scientist II at Microsoft
- Zaid Haddad, Data Scientist at Aurora Cannabis Inc.
Tech Thursday: Careers in GIS
March 21, 2019 | 5:00 pm–6:30 pm | T Building Gallery
- Herman Louie, GIS Analyst at City of Burnaby
- Lindsay Kelly, Sr Business Analyst - Strategic Business Support & Informatics at City of Vancouver
- Gary Ponting, General Manager at Kickstart Technologies
- Craig Waugh, Account Manager at PerfectMind
Tech Thursday: Careers in Software Development
February 28, 2019 | 5:00 pm–6:30 pm | T Building Gallery
- Alon Sabi, Senior R&D Manager at ACL
- Rowan MacLeod, Software Developer at Hootsuite
- Ruxandra Fediuc, Software Architect at TELUS Digital
- Jordan Rieger, Software Development Manager at Webnames.ca
Tech Thursday: Careers in Computer Engineering
January 31, 2019 | 5:00 pm–6:30 pm | T Building Gallery
- Fabiano Prado Araujo, Systems Engineer at MDA
- Ozair Peracha, UX Engineer at Flex A.I.
- Gary Tong, Software Engineer at Cisco