Services

Administrative Services

Chair's office

Eleanor Morris, Executive Assistant to the Chair, Chair's Office
Email:
Phone: (416) 978 3042
Fax: (416) 978 7753
Office location: MC136
Job duties

  • Administrative support to the Chair.
  • Maintains personnel files, prepares documentation and on-lines payroll for faculty & administrative/technical staff.
  • Administers Sessional Lecturers - posting positions, letters of offer, HRIS processing.
  • Administers Adjunct/Status-Only appointments.
  • Organizes meetings and special events.
  • Coordinates searches/interviews/hiring of new faculty members.
  • Coordinates applications for tenure/promotion.

Operations

Joe Baptista, Director of Operations, Business Office
Email:
Phone: (416) 946 5516
Fax: (416) 978 7753
Office location: MC135
Job duties

  • Project Management: Manages all renovation projects.
  • Facility Management: Building security, Access management systems, Audio/video systems, Telecommunication operations.
  • IT Planning and Operations: Manages Computing Services team. Member of the department IT committee.
  • Space Planning: Strategic and tactical space planning, Member of the department and the faculty space committees.
  • Operations: Coordinates the administrative and technical support services of the department. Manages the Receptionist/Operations position.
  • Safety Management: Member of the department and faculty safety committees.

Finance

Elisabete Augusto, Director of Finance, Business Office
Email:
Phone: (416) 978 6005
Fax: (416) 978 7753
Office location: MC134

Teresa Lai Ho, HR Administrator & Finance Coordinator, Business Office
Email:
Phone: (416) 978 2920
Fax: (416) 978 7753
Office location: MC134

Donna Liu, Financial Officer, Business Office
Email:
Phone: (416) 978 8593
Fax: (416) 978 7753
Office location: MC 134

Jian Shen, Administrative & Financial Assistant (acting), Business Office
Email:
Phone: (416) 978-3592
Fax: (416) 978 7753
Office location: MC 134

Reception

Sue Eccles, Reception & Office Operations Assistant, Services Centre
Email:
Phone: (416) 978 3040
Fax: (416) 978 7753
Office location: MC105
Job duties

  • Main contact for the department including answering department's main phone and e-mail.
  • Greets visitors to the department.
  • Distributes mail to all department staff and faculty.
  • Schedules and maintains room bookings and departmental parking.
  • Responsible for coordinating all outgoing courier shipments.
  • Orders and maintains inventory of supplies for the department.
  • Assists with organizing and coordinating departmental seminars, meetings and retreats.

Purchasing

Cesar Sanches, Purchasing Officer, Services Centre
Email:
Phone: (416) 978 3044
Fax: (416) 978 7753
Office location: MC106
Job duties

  • Responsible for the purchasing activities of department including issuing all purchase orders. Negotiates and sources from various vendors.
  • Acts as liaison between vendors and Faculty.
  • Processes goods receipts, goods return, and invoice receipts.
  • Maintains inventory records.
  • Processes invoice payments.

External relations

Shannon Osborne (IndE 0T6), External Relations Liaison, Services Centre
Email:
Phone: (416) 978 5450
Fax: (416) 978 7753
Office location: MC110
Job duties

  • Alumni relations and Development
  • Student Recruitment, Admissions and Leadership support
  • Student Experience

Deborah Peart, External Relations & Student Life Liaison (acting), Services Centre
Email:
Phone: (416) 978 5450
Fax: (416) 978 7753
Office location: MC110
Job duties

  • Alumni relations and Development

  • Student Recruitment, Admissions and Leadership support

  • Student Experience


Communications

Nina Haikara, Communications & Special Projects Coordinator, Services Centre
Email:
Phone: (416) 978 4036
Fax: (416) 978 7753
Office location: MC107
Job duties

  • Liaises with the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering Strategic Communications Office and implements the Department's overall communications strategy, marketing and branding initiatives.
  • Writes, designs and produces print and electronic communications media.
  • Collects submissions, edits and publishes the weekly MIE e-newsletter.
  • Develops content and maintains updated information on the Department website.
  • Develops and executes special Department events.
  • Staff assistant to the MIE Industry Board of Advisors.
  • Department photographer for events.
  • Provides building and room access for all staff, faculty and students.

Laboratory support

Tomas Bernreiter, Laboratory Engineer and Manager, Laboratory Support
Email:
Phone: (416) 946 8189
Fax: (416) 978 7753
Office location: MC402A
Job duties

  • Manages the MIE laboratory technical support staff.
  • Develops new and innovative undergraduate labs and equipment.
  • Maintains current lab space and equipment.
  • Provides support for faculty in applying for and implementing LEVY fund.
  • Trains Teaching Assistants in the proper use and safety of undergraduate lab equipment.
  • Provides equipment design support for researchers, including electronics, instrumentation, data acquisition, and mechanical design.
  • Assists students with laboratory projects.

Osmond Sargeant, Laboratory Technologist, Laboratory Support
Email:
Phone: (416) 978 8563
Fax: (416) 978 7753
Office location: MC402A
Job duties

  • Designs, repairs, and modifies equipment for undergraduate labs.
  • Investigates, troubleshoots and resolves electronic/electrical issues within the student labs.
  • Maintains current lab space and equipment.
  • Provides electronics, instrumentation, and data acquisition support for researchers.
  • Provides Health and Safety training for all students and researchers.

Terry Zak, Undergraduate Lab Technologist, Laboratory Support
Email:
Phone: (416) 978 0760
Fax: (416) 978 7753
Office location: MC402A
Job duties

  • Designs, repairs, and modifies equipment for undergraduate labs.
  • Investigates, troubleshoots and resolves electronic/electrical issues within the student labs.

Computing services

Raymond Low, Computing Services Manager, Computing Services
Email:
Phone: (416) 978 3660
Fax: (416) 978 7753
Office location: MC402D
Job duties

  • Overall responsibility for MIE Computing Services.
  • Liaison for the department regarding computing issues.
  • Performs administrative functions, including supervising Computing staff.
  • Maintains the Administrative network and server.
  • Provides support to faculty, staff, and students.

Oscar del Rio, Senior Computer and Web Administrator, Computing Services
Email:
Phone: (416) 978 8830
Fax: (416) 978 7753
Office location: MC402B
Job duties

  • Maintains and monitors the departmental and research lab servers.
  • Monitors and troubleshoots network performance and security issues.
  • Provides support to faculty, staff, and graduate students.
  • Participates and gives advice on the design and implementation of departmental web pages.

Joey Wong, Computer System Administrator, Computing Services
Email:
Phone: (416) 978 0807
Fax: (416) 978 7753
Office location: MC402D
Job duties

  • Provides front-line support to faculty, staff, and students including troubleshooting, installation and maintenance of workstations and network hardware/software.
  • Maintains the MIE undergraduate lab computers. 
  • Participates and gives advice with the design and troubleshooting of the Machine shop time-entry database.

Graduate

Brenda Fung, Graduate Program Administrator, Graduate Office
Email:
Phone: (416) 978 3045
Fax: (416) 978 7753
Office location: MC108
Job duties

  • Supervises the day to day activities of the graduate studies office.
  • Provides advice and guidance to applicants and current students regarding admission and program requirements.
  • Coordinates and assists with Teaching Assistant hiring for graduate courses.
  • Coordinates funding to graduate students; scholarship applications.
  • Maintains degree recommendation process including verification of program requirements for graduation and SGS submission for approval.
  • Coordinates all updates to the SGS calendar, including new course proposals.

Jho Nazal, Graduate Program Assistant, Graduate Office
Email:
Phone: (416) 978 8823
Fax: (416) 978 7753
Office location: MC108
Job duties

  • Provides front line support to graduate students and applicants.
  • Maintains and processes applications for graduate programs.
  • Updates application status on SGS, MIE and ROSI systems and issues admission offers.
  • Administers ADMI MEng Program.
  • Processes cheques for U of T Fellowships.
  • Collects and processes graduate course grades on ROSI.
  • Coordinates MEng project submission on T-space.
  • Assists with Graduate course scheduling including room reservation/AV needs, prepares course schedule for web publication.

Machine Shop

Ryan Mendell, Machine Shop Manager, Machine Shop
Email:
Phone: (416) 978 6008
Fax: (416) 978 7753
Office location: MC78
Job duties

  • Manages and supervises the Machine Shop staff.
  • Oversees the day to day operations of the machine shop and student shop.
  • Provides technical guidance and training to the machine shop staff and students
  • Provides specialized expertise and advice to Faculty, staff, students and external customers related to machining, and manufacturing processes.
  • Designs mechanical systems for research and teaching purposes.
  • Organizes the machine shop in regards to tooling, materials and equipment.
  • Primary instructor for the student safety course.

Undergraduate

Carla Baptista, Undergraduate Program Coordinator and Counsellor, Undergraduate Office
Email:
Phone: (416) 978 4731
Fax: (416) 978 7753
Office location: MC109
Job duties

  • Supervises the day to day activities of the undergraduate student office.
  • Provides student counseling to undergraduate students on a variety of issues.
  • Liaises with outside contract instructors.
  • Coordinates and assists with Teaching Assistant hiring, allocation of positions, postings and contracts.
  • Assists with Sessional Instructor hiring, job postings and contracts.
  • Manages pre-registration and registration of all students for each academic term.
  • Audits students' program for conformity to academic regulations.
  • Assists with developing the undergraduate student timetables for all programs and options.
  • Prepares and submits curriculum changes for the Faculty academic calendar.
  • Manages the NSERC and Summer Fellowship applications process.

Machine Shop

Tai Tran Do, Machinist, Machine Shop
Email:
Phone: (416) 946 3358
Fax: (416) 978 7753
Office location: MC78
Job duties

  • Makes parts per customer requirements and assists students in the student machine shop.
  • Operates and programs the CNC and manual machine tools.
  • Performs machine set up and shop tool making.
  • Provides job specific consulting with customers.
  • Performs machine maintenance.

Fred Gebeshuber, Machinist, Machine Shop
Email:
Phone: (416) 946 3358
Fax: (416) 978 7753
Office location: MC78
Job duties

  • Makes parts per customer requirements and assists students in the student machine shop.
  • Operates and programs the CNC and manual machine tools.
  • Performs machine set up and shop tool making.
  • Provides job specific consulting with customers.
  • Acts as back up for Job Request Database.
  • Acts as back up for tool and material ordering.

Undergraduate

Matthesa Gregg, Engineering Design Programs Assistant, Undergraduate Office
Email:
Phone: (416) 978 6409
Fax: (416) 978 7753
Office location: MC109A

Machine Shop

Jeff Sansome, Machinist, Machine Shop
Email:
Phone: (416) 946 3358
Fax: (416) 978 7753
Office location: MC78
Job duties

  • Makes parts per customer requirements and assists students in the student machine shop.
  • Operates and programs the CNC and manual machine tools.
  • Performs machine set up and shop tool making.
  • Provides job specific consulting with customers.
  • Back up instructor for student safety course.
  • Primary Brazer for the area.

 

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