Wood Products Processing
Tina Li (Wood Products Processing)
August 28, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
International Business Co-op – Sun.King New Energy Technology (Fuxing) Co., Ltd
I have been working on advancing global renewable energy solutions through my role in the International Business Department of a leading energy storage company. My responsibilities spanned managing export compliance for electronic components, engaging clients at international trade shows, and collaborating on digital campaigns.
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Enoch Kang (Wood Products Processing)
August 28, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Vision Grading Implementation & Quality Control Assistant – Gilbert Smith Forest Products Ltd.
My first co-op at Gilbert Smith Forest Products (GSFP) was an invaluable experience that deepened my understanding of the sawmill side of the forest industry. What surprised me most about this job was the wide variety of product sizes and grades that Western Red Cedar can produce.
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Yixuan Li (Wood Products Processing)
August 28, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Summer Student – Weyerhaeuser
I have been working as a Summer Student at Weyerhaeuser’s Laminated Strand Lumber (LSL) facility in Kenora, Ontario – one of North America’s leading engineered wood product plants. While my daily responsibilities included performing quality checks and maintaining production line components, the most impactful part of my experience was participating in a site-wide internal audit.
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Sam Tiggelaar (Wood Products Processing)
August 19, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Junior Modelling and Drafting Technician – StructureCraft
While working for Structure Craft in the drawing office, I have had the pleasure of working on several different projects. Structure Craft is primarily an engineering firm that also works with consultation and supply and install for the mass timber products.
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Nick Collier (Wood Products Processing)
August 19, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Wood Science Intern – Structure Monitoring Technology Research
I have been working at SMT Research, where I’ve contributed to a range of projects focused on monitoring systems for mass timber and building envelope performance.
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Jaehoon Her (Wood Products Processing)
August 12, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Fabrication Designer (Detailer) – Mercer International
I have been working as a Fabrication Designer at Mercer Mass Timber in Vancouver, a company that focuses on sustainable construction using mass timber materials such as Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) and Glulam.
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Andy Chen (Wood Products Processing)
August 1, 2025 | Author: Carolyn Wijaya
Quality Control Process Analyst – West Fraser
I have been working for West Fraser at the Slave Lake Veneer Division. I have been working on optimizing the log conditioning process, specifically preventing over-conditioning and under-conditioning logs.
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Renyuan Ma (Wood Products Processing)
March 27, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
Quality Control/Process Assistant – West Fraser Mills Ltd.
My name is Renyuan Ma and I am currently working in West Fraser High Prairie Forest Products for Quality Control/Process Assistant. Working with West Fraser gives me the chance to deep learning the manufacturing in sawmills.
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Yicheng Zhang (Wood Products Processing)
March 27, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
Research Assistant – The University of British Columbia
I am a forestry co-op student working as a research assistant at the Bioproduct Institute at the University of British Columbia. Until now, I have been working on the vegan wood leather project. This project involves delignification, drying, plasticizing, waxing and many other steps to make the wood pieces flexible and soft.
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Zewen Wang (Wood Products Processing)
March 27, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
Data Mining Co-op Student – The University of British Columbia
As a Data Mining Co-op Student, I have joined the Wood Sawmilling & Optimization Lab under the supervision of Professor Julie Cool. During my internship, I have assisted in wood machining project, process quality control project.
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