Wood Products Processing
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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Kristi Tang (Wood Products Processing)
March 27, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
Cabinet Designer – Palandri Cabinets & Interior Finishing
This summer, I’ve been working with Palandri Cabinets & Interior Finishing in Regina, Saskatchewan, as a cabinet designer/maker. Palandri specializes in designing and manufacturing high-quality cabinetry using advanced technology for efficient production.
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Ruoran Zhao (Wood Products Processing)
March 27, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
Wood Products Manufacturing Analyst – Triforest Manufacturing Inc.
During my work, I held the position of quality inspector. My main work consisted of performing experiments and quality inspections. Every day I measured the length and width of the board, checked whether the color was correct, and whether there was a difference between the height of the board.
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Kiana Rowlands (Wood Products Processing)
March 27, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
Project Management Co-op Student – Mercer International Inc.
This summer I have been working at Mercer Mass Timber as a Project Coordinator in Okanagan Falls, BC. I have been able to work closely with two project managers on a variety of projects, from small to large. A few tasks that I have helped with been involved with are scheduling, procurement, and compiling submittal information.
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