Congratulations to our CTO Chris Leskiw for being featured as an Engineering Career Centre Supervisor of Merit for his exceptional support and guidance during a recent student #internship at ZeroKey! Check out the post below to read what Agam Aulakh had to say about her experience. #leadership #mentorship #internship #companyculture #ucalgary #universityofcalgary #yyctech #geomatics #hiring #rtls #iiot Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary
#MeritMonday with our Supervisor of Merit feature!! Congratulations to Chris Leskiw, a Chief Technology Officer at ZeroKey Inc. who was recognized for their exceptional support and guidance as a supervisor for Agam during their internship. Here is an excerpt from their letter of recognition: "My supervisor helped me work towards all of my internship goals and encouraged me to grow beyond what I could have imagined! I consider myself very fortunate to have met Chris, an incredibly insightful and generous role model, this early in my career. Every employee at ZeroKey has a strong sense of productivity and accomplishment. I believe the example Chris sets in his work ethic, passion, and warmth toward others is a crucial driving force behind the company culture. I admire Chris for his ability to communicate breakthrough engineering ideas with people from diverse backgrounds and experiences. During one of the very first weeks of my internship, Chris scheduled an algorithm review meeting with other R&D engineers to provide me with a foundation in the math techniques used by the team. This helped me to not only meet the engineers I would work with but also develop an intuitive understanding of the math concepts that I always wanted to learn but never got to explore. Chris continued to put great effort into positioning me for success during my internship. Having the freedom to manage my work, I realized how sheltered I was from having to set realistic deliverables for assignments and project work as a student. Chris helped me confront my weakness in setting reasonable weekly goals and managing expectations when dealing with setbacks. What helped the most was Chris' commitment to helping me see the big picture of our ongoing projects. Our weekly planning discussions helped me understand how my responsibilities affected other engineering teams and how I could collaborate with others to navigate roadblocks. I eagerly implemented these strategies in a university engineering team I was involved with, and by mimicking Chris in his gentle approach to guiding others, I matured as a leader." Thank you Chris for the guidance throughout Agam's internship journey! Keep your eyes peeled for the next Intern of Merit feature, it’s coming right up!! . . . . . . . . Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary ZeroKey Inc. Chris Leskiw #universityofcalgary #ucalgary #yyc #myucalgary #schulichschoolofengineering #schulich #myschulich #schulichengineer #ecc #esc #internofmerit #hardwork #success #engineeringstudent #team #leadership #design #digital #engineering #research