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O F O N TA R I O ' S E N G I N E E R S PUBLISHER Sandro Perruzza 13 EDITOR Valeria Mueller CONTRIBUTORS Ray Givens Ruth Gorriz Tim Haggstrom Harp Khukh Terra Lariviere Mariana Morais 18 John Moudakis Baijul Shukla Aarthi Vig Lee Weissling Judith Wright 42 Contents ADVERTISING INQUIRIES Justin Senior 416 223 9961, ext. 241 1 866 763 1654, ext. 241 jsenior@ospe.on.ca OSPE IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY UP FRONT INNOVATION 2 24 The Hatch Centre Viewpoint Message from your CEO 3 at McMaster University Editorial Changing the face of engineering Engineering: oversupply and underemployment in Ontario 4 OSPE invited to Standing Committee on 2015 Provincial Budget 6 March is National Engineering Month! 8 Engineer of influence: Bell Media's Mary Ann Turcke 10 67th Annual OSPE Awards Gala: Engineers celebrate their own! 13 Help shape OSPE's future: Vote, attend and participate in our General Assembly and AGM COVER 14 A waste of talent? OSPE's new study looks at the employment challenges facing Ontario's engineers ADVOCACY IN ACTION 18 Engineers-in-waiting New Canadian engineers especially feel the sting of CAREERS 27 A portfolio approach to professional development 30 Employer spotlight: Applanix finds what it needs at OSPE's E3s 32 OSPE's calendar of events: professional development 34 Are high-performing and high-potential engineers slipping under your radar? MEMBERS 39 Spotlight: Four members make the most of OSPE's offerings 42 For OSPE corporate partner IMAX, it's a matter of projection PROFESSIONAL EDGE 44 The art of getting paid: collecting unpaid accounts 46 Protect what you love: new innovations in home protection 48 OSPE calendar of events outdated job specs and 4950 Yonge Street, Suite 502 Toronto, ON M2N 6K1 info@ospe.on.ca www.ospe.on.ca Postage paid: Publications mail 40606018 qualifications 22 Women, engineering & opportunity? Two OSPE members discuss what engineering careers can offer women Erratum: In the September 2014 issue of The Voice, Volume 5 | No 2, we erroneously attributed the picture of the Niagara Tunnel on p.16-17 to Hatch Mott Macdonald. The correct source is Ontario Power Generation. OSPE apologies to both organizations for the error. TheVoice Winter 2015 1 http://www.ospe.on.ca

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