Claire Patterson

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    New Product Launch Quality Engineer at Celestica | Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering student at McMaster University | MacEng Musical Producer | Oligomaster Engagement Manager

  • Education

    • St. brother andré catholic high school

      2017 - 2021
      Ontario secondary school diploma french immersion program, ap program

      Activities and Societies: Student Council secretary, Jazz Band founder and head, French Immersion Student Ambassador, Grade 9 mentor, Women in STEM panel speaker, “Time To Talk” Mental Health Event M.C. and moderator, Concert Band member, French club founding member, co-president announcements team, ultimate frisbee team player, barbell club member.

    • Faculty of engineering - mcmaster university

      2021 - 2027
      Bachelor of engineering - b.eng.bme mechanical and biomedical engineering

      Activities and Societies: McMaster Marching Band, McMaster Engineering Musical, Seismic Design Team, Research Assistant with Xi Research Group Working towards a certificate in Professional French

  • Experience

    • Earthbound kids

      Jun 2019 - Sept 2019
      Camp counselor

      Counsellor for children ages 3-8 Assisted with “saddle club”; equestrian program: Taught horsemanship, ensured riders' safety, planned and executed inclusive, engaging activities Conflict resolution among campers Daily interaction with parents, often to discuss behavioural issues and/or child progress

    • Southside restaurant & bar

      Jun 2020 - Sept 2021
      Hostess server

      Greeted and sat patrons, ensuring good rapport with the clientele and accelerated service times Revised reservation process, thereby limiting errorsManaged front-of-house health and safety protocols; sanitized all surfaces and enforced local COVID-19 regulationsCollected and tracked payments and receipts, ensuring proper remuneration of all employeesManaged all take-out orders, including third party pickups to allow for other employees to tend to dine-in patrons

    • Xi research group (mcmaster university)

      May 2022 - Apr 2024
      Research assistant

      Gathered information from high-impact peer-reviewed sources to improve methodologies of studied subject matterAdapted ASTM standards to conform with technological limitations in sample preparationPerformed tests and analyzed results to study biodegradable plastic material properties to compare to other on-the-market productsPrepared technical reports summarizing processes, results, and submitting future recommendations

    • Oligomaster

      May 2023 - now
      Engagement manager
    • Thordon bearings inc.

      May 2023 - Aug 2023
      Mechanical engineering co-op student

      Primarily worked on cost-reduction of a mechanical seal product line via materials selection. Seal was intended for stern tube housing on large marine vessels. Cost reduction of 40% was achieved while maintaining a 10-year warranty. Also presented a plethora of suggestions for engineering drawing control to leverage the PDM system. Delivered an all-inclusive procedure that incorporated start-to-finish flow charts detailing how each department would interact with the system.

    • Dinomometer

      Apr 2024 - now
      Co-founder
    • Celestica

      May 2024 - now
      New product launch engineer

      Quality Engineering Intern, works on the quality team to support first article reports to customers, ensuring that products meet all customer specifications and drawings. - Ensure product compliance to customer requirements; - Compile First Article Inspection reports for various customers;- Participate in resolving customer, supplier, and internal quality issues promptly and efficiently;- Participate in product quality improvements, and monitoring and reporting quality performance;- Participating in Product Quality Planning: Identifying critical product quality requirements, potential risk areas, and ensuring appropriate measures are in place;- Participate in regular internal quality review meetings. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Biosafety update, biohazard awareness

      Faculty of engineering - mcmaster university
      Jul 2023
    • Ipc/whma-a-620 requirements & acceptance for cable & wire harness assemblies

      Ipc
      Jul 2024
    • Bronze cross

      Lifesaving society ontario
      Aug 2018
    • Ipc j-std-001 and space addendum certification

      Ipc
      Jul 2024
    • Ipc-a-610 acceptability of electronics assemblies certification

      Ipc
      Jun 2024
    • Standard first aid, cpr and aed

      Lifesaving society ontario
      Aug 2018
    • Whmis 2015

      Faculty of engineering - mcmaster university
      May 2022
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Claire Patterson
      Stanley Robertson Scholarship Private Donor 2023 $2500 scholarship
    • Awarded to Claire Patterson
      Dean's Excellence Award McMaster University 2021 $7500 scholarship
    • Awarded to Claire Patterson
      Faculty of Engineering Achievement Award McMaster University 2021 $3000 scholarship
    • Awarded to Claire Patterson
      Research Experience Award McMaster University 2021 $8000 scholarship
    • Awarded to Claire Patterson
      Senior Instrumentalist of the Year St. Brother Andre CHS Arts Department May 2020
    • Awarded to Claire Patterson
      Dean's Honour List McMaster University GPA greater than 9.5 on a 12-point scale (equivalent to 3.5/4.0 GPA)2021-2022;2022-2023;2023-2024.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Co-VP Academic

      Issued by McMaster Society of Mechanical Engineering on May 2025
      McMaster Society of Mechanical EngineeringAssociated with Claire Patterson
    • Administrative Director

      Issued by McMaster Marching Band on Apr 2022
      McMaster Marching BandAssociated with Claire Patterson
    • Producer

      Issued by McMaster Engineering Musical on May 2023
      McMaster Engineering MusicalAssociated with Claire Patterson
    • Program Assistant

      Issued by Markham Skating Club on Dec 2012
      Markham Skating ClubAssociated with Claire Patterson
    • Welcome Week Faculty Rep (Redsuit)

      Issued by Faculty of Engineering - McMaster University on May 2022
      Faculty of Engineering - McMaster UniversityAssociated with Claire Patterson