Engineering Co-op & Career Services (ECCS) presents the Co-op Student of the Year Award to students who have made an exceptional contribution to co-operative education. The winners receive a plaque and a $500 prize in recognition of of their workplace and academic achievements, as well as contributions to McMaster and the greater community.
Undergraduate Co-op Student of the Year
Abishan Sathieshkumar, final year, Mechanical
Co-op: Technical Project Management, Tesla
In his role, he created CAD Models, engineering drawings, took on design challenges, managed multi-million-dollar projects, coordinated on-site machine installations, and was involved in troubleshooting production lines at multiple Tesla plants. He also took on a mentorship role and was involved in training incoming Project Management and Mechanical Design interns.
His supervisor described him as “an ambitious and bright student who has demonstrated immense talent, grit, and resilience throughout his co op term. He is a strong independent learner who also knows when to ask for guidance and support – as such he has been a critical component to our team’s success.”
Graduate Co-op Student of the Year
Devam Trivedi, Masters student, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Co-op: Development Student, Department of Instrumentation & Control and Electrical Engineering, Bruce Power
Devam is an all-star co-op student, who has helped many students land full-time roles as a mentor and member of the North American Young Generation in Nuclear (NAYGN) McMaster Chapter.
“Co-op is a great opportunity to learn more about yourself and what you offer. I encourage every student to join the co-op and try to maximize the value of their time at McMaster.”
His supervisor shares, “Devam makes a great contribution to the team and the business day in, day out, largely due to his enthusiasm to learn and support a variety of business objectives and teams.”
Future Leaders
Undergraduate:
Catherine Botros
Alexi Buenaventura
Magalie Durepos-Létourneau
Vraj Kadakia
Christina Mathews
Abdul Mannan Mohammed
Kalp Shah
Clara Yaromich
Graduate:
Moha Abbaszadeh
Akshay Kumar Arumugasamy
Sean Crawford
Hosna Geraei
Divyam Puniani
Ahsan Saeedzadeh
Shadi Shahriari
Recognition of Co-op Supervisors
Muhammad Anser, AMD
Jaya Krishnan, ArcelorMittal Dofasco
Mike Arsenault, Bentley System
Jagadeesh Kumar, Ericsson
Rohit Chauhan, Kenvue Part of Johnson & Johnson,
Sina Moslehshirazi, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada
Wilmer Dempers, ATS Automation
Jeremy Ng, Smith+ Andersen
Danley D’Mello, Bentley System
Jaimin Patel, Mold-Masters Limited
Corentin Dugué, Cisco Meraki
Mihai Faroga, Stackpole International
Ryan Siew, TucoWS
Dr. Liping Wang, Stackpole International
Ajay Garg, Hydro One
Erik Geissler, AMD
Venkata Zagabathuni, Martinrea International
Terry George, AMD
Neil lsenegger, MENARD Canada Inc.
Yale Zhang, Hatch
Dr. Hatem Zurob, McMaster University
Alexander Jurgenliemk, Bruce Power
