Co-op Employer Recipients – 2020 Awards of Excellence

Andre Edmonson, Ross Video

Quote from nomination:

“My manager is an outstanding person who I also consider as my mentor. With time, I have learnt many things from him as well as from all of my team members. I never felt that I am a co-op student and I am a different entity from the other employees. I am always presented with tons of opportunities to learn as many things as I want and there is always more.”

– Co-op student, Manan Patel who nominated his manager, Andre. Manan is a Computer Engineering Technology – Computing Science student.

Cameron Hopgood, Ottawa Police Service

Quote from nomination:

“As a supervisor, Cameron used his good time management skills and professional knowledge, and set regular one-to-one meetings and assigned reasonable tasks for me. He can point out the potential risks of my working project and offers suggestions from various aspects, those suggestions always open my mind, for example, he can give useful feedback to help me develop a better user-friendly and effective GIS dashboard based on front-end-user and back-end-user experiences.”

-Co-op student, Chengjiaqi Sun. Chengjiaqi is in the Geographic Information Systems program and nominated her supervisor Cameron.

Julie Lovitt, Natural Resources Canada, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing

Quote from nomination:

“Julie Lovitt has gone above and beyond to make sure my co-op was as impactful as possible for my future success. Truly going into this co-op, I did not expect it to have such a profound impact on my future outcomes. Through Julie’s encouragement, communication style, management, and collaboration, I now have a career path which I am keen on exploring. I have always been excited to start work, and a large part of that was her calm and collected management. Julie always respected me and tried to accommodate me in every way so I could work my hardest in this position. ”

-Co-op Student, Galen Richardson. Galen is a student in the Geographic Information Systems program and nominated her supervisor Julie.

Laura Bacic, Invest Ottawa

Quote from nomination:

“I believe some skills don’t come from reading but come from experience and I am totally sure that I will increase the practice that I learnt in my co-op to sharpen my future. Over all it was an amazing experience to work for Invest Ottawa and I wish to join that company after I graduate. I really liked the atmosphere at Invest Ottawa. They provided all the guidelines and processes to follow throughout my co-op experience. ”

-Co-op student, Tirth Thakkar. Tirth is a student enrolled in Computer Programming and nominated his supervisor Laura.

Robert Crane, Correctional Service Canada

Quote from nomination:

“In my opinion, my supervisor is a very knowledgeable specialist who is passionate about his work and always open to sharing his professional experience. What I appreciated most about my employer is a very well-prepared study program. Every assignment had clear and detailed instructions, and my supervisor was always open to discuss the assignment and available to help.”

-Co-op student, Olga Durham. Olga is a Computer Programming student and nominated her supervisor Robert.

Vincent Edwards, House of Commons – Digital Services and Real Property

Quote from nomination:

“The House of Commons – Digital Services and Real Property (DSRP) management team was very supportive of the co-op program. The employer went above and beyond to make this co-op experience memorable and valuable. This project was a great opportunity to practice my knowledge with a real project and improve. My goal is to continue to contribute my knowledge to a sustainable environment.”

-Co-op student, Bifeng Lin. Bifeng is a Bachelor of Interior Design student and nominated his supervisor Vincent.

Isaac Potter and Brad Noll, Department of National Defence

Quote from nomination:

“The Dev team at DEIMS 3 was one of the greatest work experience anyone could ask for. It was everything I could have wished for in a coop position and then some. What I appreciated most was the opportunity to champion a project from start to finish taking it through the entire development life cycle while having full control of the project as well as assistance whenever I needed it. The team’s outstanding support, skills and leadership has gifted me the tools to succeed in a career with the government. I believe that with Isaac and Brad at the helm they have pretty much perfected the program and are doing an exemplary job at preparing “Young Talent” for future careers in the government. I hope that I can one day emulate them and also do the same for the next generation.”

-Co-op student, Dante Beltran. Dante is studying Computer Engineering Technology – Computing Science and nominated his supervisors Isaac and Brad.