Madeline Kalda Email & Phone Number

Canada

- Provided broad support the Professional Faculties portfolio and the Executive Committee as part of a large team, including event planning and various administrative tasks- Projects involved funding for health-related professional faculties completing work experience requirements, and gym access for second-entry professional faculty students.

Alliston, Ontario, Canada

- Created and maintained discrete-event simulations in order to estimate changes to production line function (eg. new equipment install, takt-time changes) on throughput- Created and maintained macros in Excel VBA to automate administrative tasks, including weekly reports on equipment downtime- Worked in the equipment services machine shop as part of the Genba-Based Engineering team, fabricating/installing small-scale equipment in order to solve safety, ergonomic, and quality concerns on the factory floor

- Collaborated as part of a team of 22 RAs in order to ensure the mental and physical wellbeing of students in the residence through on-duty emergency response shifts - Supported a floor of over 50 students in their academic, social, and personal lives through organizing socials and one-on-one check-ins throughout the year

- Spearheaded advocacy involving the University-Mandated Leave of Absence Policy Review through writing a policy translation to improve student understanding, as well as fielding and publishing a survey- Collaborated with the Faculty of Music Undergraduate Association and The PEARS Project on the Students For Survivors Campaign, which advocated for improvements in the Policy on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment through videos, art showcases, and a protest- Wrote a program using pandas and numpy in JupyterLab to automate student number verification for the UTSU's Student Aid and scholarship programs- Provided broad support the Professional Faculties portfolio and the Executive Committee as part of a large team, including event planning and various administrative tasks