Ryan Kwast Email & Phone Number

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

- Writing operation guides for Crone's 4.8 kW PEM Transmitter System, Atomic Clock, Surface Fluxgate, and the Supracon High Temperature SQUID.- Creating diagrams for different equipment setups using Inkscape.- Taking photos of the equipment for the guides, and editing them to look clean and consistent using Inkscape and GIMP.- Using technical document-writing techniques learned from Queen's Engineering to format the guides professionally.- Guides are thorough, but simple enough that the average person with no background experience could operate the equipment effectively by reading them.

Quebec, Canada

- Led a crew of 10 workers in conducting a Pulse-EM surface survey- Operated and trained others on high-temperature SQUID magnetometers and Crone's pulse-electromagnetic transmitter system- Worked in tundra with temperatures down to -40°C and winds up to 70+ kph- Planned the next day and coordinated the next day's flights with the helicopter crew every evening. This involved planning overall weeks in advance to see what had to be done when.- Represented Crone in daily meetings with the client (Glencore)

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Conducted surveys for mining clients around Canada using Crone's patented Pulse-EM survey technologies.

- Tutoring students in mathematics, from secondary school up through 3rd year mathematics courses- Tutoring done online through the Studiosity website, through the use of voice chat, text, and whiteboard- Great practice in conveying complex information in the simplest way possible for a given person's experience level

Toronto, Canada Area

• Responsible for recruiting on campus for student and new grad positions within Scotiabank’s technology teams (approximately 200 hires in 1 year)• Public speaking: led presentations on-campus in front of 60+ students, led workshops for students in groups of 30-40, spoke at Hack Western in front of 500+ students representing the final judging• Leading a team of 9 student interns in organizing social and professional development events/workshops for 400+ students in the GTA• Maintaining strong relationships with hiring managers and student candidates to ensure acquisition and retention of top talent• Designed a website for internal employees to learn about our student programs

• Teaching Assistant for first year engineering calculus (APSC 171)• Work directly with the course instructors to prepare and teach one tutorial per week• Teaching a class of 50 students, ensuring everyone is on pace and comfortable with the course material

Kingston

• Work under the engineering embedded counsellors to assist second year students• Develop personal relationships with assigned students• Provide students with personalized and proactive attention to their academics and wellbeing

Toronto, Canada Area

• Assisted with internal system administration of Salesforce• Streamlined the Salesforce platform to make it more useful for each of our 16+ different business lines• Used analytical problem-solving skills to resolve technucal issues from employees• Worked to ensure data cleanliness• Participated in the "Future Leaders Challenge" for student interns working at Scotiabank

Kingston, Ontario

• Lead a team of 4 in developing a web application from idea generation through to production• Designed a website to connect Queen's students looking for housing groups, by matching people with similar living styles• Languages used are html, javascript, and java, with frameworks such as Express and Handlebars• Used ZenHub, OneNote, Slack, and GitHub to manage project

Kingston, Ontario

• Assisted in all financial operations, such as cheque depositing and managing several bank accounts• Managed online ticketing system for events run by the Engineering Society• Used MS Excel to organize financial data such as budgets and deposit trackers

Kingston, Ontario

• Worked together with other orientation leaders to welcome incoming first year engineering class• Participated in extensive training on leadership, accessibility, and safety. • Assisted in the transitioning to university life, such as holding exam tutorials, organizing intramural sports teams, and running other events.

Kingston, Ontario

• Worked with first-year engineering students to deepen understanding of course material• Prepared for lessons by working through problems ahead of time• Provided students with knowledge necessary to succeed

Kingston, Ontario

EngLinks is a student run academic support service provided for Engineering Students. EngLinks offers one-on-one tutoring, course-specific group workshops, online resources and a textbook library.• Member of Management Team• Assisted with creation of workbooks for first-year course workshops• Organized first-year "test-drive" workshops—practice run-throughs of the actual workshops to make sure they are ready• Provided input for decisions being made by the management team

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Maintained property landscape with the use of motorized machinery.

• Referee house league soccer games for players ages 8-18 • Able to effectively deal with any pressure from parents and/or coaches during games• Often solely in charge of each game assigned

• Ensured the safety of participants within the aquatic facility• Guarded recreational swimming, rentals, and preschool classes• Performed maintenance duties as assigned

• Responsible for keeping produce displays filled with fresh fruits and vegetables• Often limited instructions given by supervisors• Demonstrated self-reliance in maintaining department when other workers unavailable

Bachelor Of Applied Science, Engineering Mathematics

I think of this degree in a couple different ways: 1. Like a dual degree in mathematics and computer engineering 2. Like a computer.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Captain of football team, hockey team, track and field, Certified Youth Facilitator for the Canadian Red Cross'.