Clare Benson Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mcmaster University

• Displayed leadership and strong organizational skills while managing an executive team of 15+ members, and ensuring that roles were being completed accordingly
• Communicated with various stakeholders within the engineering faculty to plan faculty wide events, secure funding, and deliberate on ways to improve the program

Mcmaster University

• Created this organization in 2019 as a need to combat electronic waste on campus was identified, over 3500kg of electronic waste has been upcycled to date
• Displayed strong leadership qualities while organizing multiple electronic donation and upcycling events with 200+ attendees within the McMaster community
• Developed a variety of technical skills while refurbishing and disassembling various electronic devices, to later be donated to McMaster students and a Hamilton non-profit organization

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

• Utilized software such as PLS CAD, PLS POLE, and AutoCAD to model various transmission structures and run structural and electrical simulations accordingly
• Displayed strong detail-oriented and problem-solving skills while assessing the condition of multiple power lines of over 500 structures and making repair decisions based on today’s standards and budgets
• Displayed strong written communication skills while creating condition assessment, and technical assessment reports

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

• Demonstrated exceptional communication skills while educating female students of all ages about engineering, through presentations, information booths and personal conversations
• Developed strong organization and time management skills while successfully running the Ambassador Program, which involved training 70+ women to visit high schools across Canada to interest students in pursuing.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Utilized software such as AutoCAD, Enervista, and SEL to update the logic diagrams and settings for various IED protection relays
• Collaborated with various senior design engineers on transformer stations across Ontario to implement new settings for various high voltage breakers, busses, and lines
• Displayed strong communication while working with external customers to implement new analog points into their protection settings

London, ON, Canada

• Developed strong organizational and time management skills while taking on a personal project which included updating the packaging line equipment check lists and schedules for line workers to follow
• Optimized the shut down and start up periods of the bottle line in the packaging department of the brewery, collaborated with various departments to find the best solution
• Utilized strong communication skills while presenting my results to high stakeholders within the company

Hamilton, ON

• Displayed leadership and strong organizational skills while teaching girls in grades 4-6 about STEM through hands on projects
• Acted as a role model for young girls in hopes of breaking down stereotypes surrounding STEM and encouraged them to pursue STEM in future studies

Mcmaster University Hamilton

• Demonstrated strong communication skills while teaching 4000+ children in elementary school various aspects of STEM through hands on projects
• Collaborated with others while applying my creativity to assist in developing STEM projects for children

• Displayed organization and teamwork skills while successfully delegating tasks to cashiers ensuring proper execution of store tasks
• Excellent time management skills and initiative displayed when performing opening and closing duties leading to timely completion of each task, and efficient operation of the store

Vineland, Ontario, Canada

Fonthill, Ontario, Canada