Amina Russell
A Math Grad Rises to the Challenge
Recently Amina (Mautbar) Russell BMath '92 Math/Business of Hammonds Plains, NS
shared with us her way of solving a problem the UW Math way.
I've worked for a long time in the Information Technology field
... on many different systems and projects for large private consulting
companies, the Federal and Provincial Government and Healthcare. However, my
most recent project is the one that has been the most fulfilling and
I hope will make young women consider Math and Computers when determining
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Kelly Cole
Degrees: BMath 1990 (Co-op Math/Bus Admin,
UW), MBA 1996 (WLU)
At work: President and CEO, West Park Healthcare Centre Foundation,
Toronto, Canada
At play: running, golfing, curling, and weekends at the cottage
Family: husband and two kids in Woodstock
Why Math at UW? Its reputation and co-op. She loved
math in high school and had an interest in business, and was thrilled
to find the Math/Business program at Waterloo that combines the two. [...read
more...]
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Bob Harding
"The world will always need accountants, so become an accountant and you will always have a job!"
Bob Harding received this advice from his father as a young person
and followed it to where he is today - Chair of Brascan Corp., Chair
of the Board of Governors of the University of Waterloo, and Campaign
Leader for the upcoming UW fundraising effort.
[...read more...]
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Megan Marlatt, BMath '95
(Operations Research, Co-op)
Vice President in Asset Securitization, TD Securities
Megan Marlatt graduated in 1995 with a Bachelor in Mathematics in Operations
Research, Co-op Program with a minor in Economics and a focus on statistics,
computers and finance.
What attracted you to UW and your program in the Faculty of Mathematics?
It was mainly the co-op program and Waterloo's reputation especially
in Mathematics that attracted me to UW. Originally, I expected to apply
for the teaching option in second year.
[...read more...]
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Anil Sabharwal
BMath 2000 (Co-op Computer Science, Information Systems Option,
University of Waterloo)
CTO/VP, Initiative/Co-Founder, Kickstarts, Waterloo, Canada
Plays sports (squash, basketball, hockey, baseball, golf) and
music (bass and drums)
Quote: "countless people in industry recommended UW; they told me that
UW graduates are head and shoulders above the rest; and I wanted
the work experience available through co-op."
[...read more...]
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Peter Savich
Peter Savich excelled academically and athletically during his
years at Waterloo. In 1985, he completed his bachelor of mathematics
degree in computer science, graduating on the Dean's Honours List,
followed by his master of mathematics in computer science.
Peter was as dedicated to varsity basketball as he was to his studies.
Peter remains the Waterloo Warrior all-time leading scorer.
Peter's life after Waterloo includes semi-pro basketball, law school
at Stanford, entrepreneurial pursuits, and a stint at Microsoft.
Today, Peter is a business consultant for Overture, and the latest
recipient of the J.W. Graham Medal in Computing and Innovation.
[...read more...]
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