Process Development & Quality Control Assistant Co-op; Gilbert Smith Forest Products Ltd. (GSFP)
My name is Miguel Paulhus and I have been working with Gilbert Smith Forest Products during this co-op. I am in the Process Improvement and Quality Control department which has given me the opportunity to be exposed to a myriad of different projects. I have mainly been working on Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) projects around different machine centers throughout the sawmill, some examples of these projects are reducing the energy usage of the kiln, finding the optimal saw characteristics for the canter line, creating new standard operating procedures and troubleshooting guides around the mill and much more. This work term has taught me great organizational and communication skills due to the freedom I have been given to work on my projects.