Jeremy Braithwaite

Experience

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  Alex McCoy Plumbing and Heating

  Apr 2003 - Sept 2007

  Apprentice

  Plumbing, Heating, and Refrigeration Apprentice

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  Beclawat Manufacturing

  Apr 2008 - Sept 2012

  Engineering Technician

  Design windows and doors used in Military, Marine, Public Transportation, and Rail applications. Program cnc machinery and design/create jigs used in producing complicated products. Perform various engineering tests to meet customers required specs. Conform to ISO 9001;2008 specs.

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  Loyalist College

  Aug 2011 - Aug 2013

  Engineering Technician

  Repaired and maintained equipment in the Welding Shop, Machine Shop, Industrial Maintenance Shop, Pneumatics Laboratory, and Material Test Laboratory. Developed new projects for students to participate in. Mentored students as they continued their educational journey. Implemented Lean manufacturing strategies throughout the facilities.

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  Loyalist College

  Jan 2014 - now

  -Research and initiate effective outreach strategies for apprenticeship and post-secondary programs in skilled trades and technologies.-Research and recommend better pathways for apprenticeship and post-secondary recruitment and training, while helping identify improved models of program delivery which can be adopted by all colleges offering apprenticeship programs.-Liaise with industry, school boards and other stakeholders to support the recruitment of apprentices and post-secondary students into skilled trades.-Perform significant analysis and reporting, recommending and implementing administrative procedures for improvement based on reporting. Show less -Connect with industry to identify projects that will satisfy class learning objectives -Develop and administer multi-disciplinary projects to allow students to engage in meaning full real world experiences-Develop opportunities that simultaneously enrich the learning experience of the student and stimulate progress in industry-Manage, develop and acquire budgets of varying complexities-Manage and facilitate projects to ensure deadlines are met and stakeholder expectations are exceeded Show less

  • Coordinator & Professor, Mechatronics, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Programs

    Oct 2012 - now

  • Lead, The Weston Family Scholarship in the Skilled Trades at Loyalist College

    Jul 2015 - Dec 2019

  • Applied Project Coordinator of School of Skills and Technology

    Jan 2014 - Jul 2015