Engineering Conversations
Engineering Conversations has one simple goal... to promote engineering. By having conversations with engineers about their backgrounds and careers, we will showcase a wide variety of industries and explore the types of jobs that engineers perform when they finish university.
These conversations may help young people understand what it is that engineers do in their day to day work. As young people learn about these types of careers, they may be inspired to become and engineer and help make the world a better place.
Engineering Conversations is hosted by David deMontigny, an engineering professor at the University of Regina.
The University of Regina is situated on Treaty 4 lands with a presence in Treaty 6. These are the territories of the nêhiyawak (nay-hi-yuh-wuk, Cree), Anihšināpēk (uh-nish-i-naa-payk, Saulteaux), Dakota, Lakota, Nakoda, and the homeland of the Métis/Michif Nation. Today, these lands continue to be the shared territory of many people from near and far. They are an important part of our past, and an even more important part of our future.
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Engineering Conversations
The Potash Industry - Talking with a Maintenance and Design Engineer: Julien Brazeau
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Did you know that potash is essential for food production around the world? Saskatchewan happens to account for roughly one third of all global potash production. Engineers from a variety of disciplines are needed to support potash mining operations.
In this episode we sit down with Julien Brazeau to learn about his career. Julien has a background in Industrial Systems Engineering and has spent over 18 years working in the potash industry in a variety of engineering roles. Julien is currently the Senior Manager of Maintenance and Engineering for the Mosaic Company at their Esterhazy facilities. In this conversation, we hear about his early career in construction, his decision to go back to school to study engineering and how got his start in the potash industry. Julien also offers advice to young people thinking about a career in engineering.