Wood Products Processing
Michelle Wu (Wood Products Processing)
March 24, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
Building Services Group Intern – FPInnovations
During my second and third Co-op work terms, I worked with the Building Systems group at a non-profit research organization. Some of the projects and tasks I worked on are conducting destructive and nondestructive tests on lumber, cutting wood samples and determining moisture content/specific gravity, and many more.
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Miguel Paulhus Bermudez (Wood Products Processing)
March 18, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
Process Development & Quality Control Assistant Co-op – Gilbert Smith Forest Products Ltd.
I have been working with Gilbert Smith Forest Products during this co-op term in the Process Improvement and Quality Control department which has given me the opportunity to be exposed to a myriad of different projects.
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Feiran Li (Wood Products Processing)
March 18, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
Quality Control Wood Products Summer Co-op – West Fraser
I have been working on quality control at West Fraser – Hinton Wood Products, where I am responsible for ensuring the quality of production. This job combines both mental and physical labor, making it interesting and engaging.
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Mya Tsai (Wood Products Processing)
March 6, 2025 | Author: emilyjun
Quality Control Wood Process Engineer – Resolute FP Canada Inc.
I had the pleasure of working with Resolute Forest Products and landed a job as QC Wood Process Engineer. The job required that I reside in Thunder Bay Ontario. The move from Vancouver to Thunder Bay is what anyone could expect…a big move. But with the help of the great HR team from Resolute, they got me settled in.
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Andy Chen (Wood Products Processing)
August 23, 2024 | Author: Matthew
Research Assistant – University of Victoria, Math and Statistics Faculty
I am currently a Research Assistant at the University of Victoria for my first co-op workterm. I am a research assistant for Dr. Xuekui Zhang in the math and statistics faculty where I am working on a project, Diagnostics of Viral Infections Using High-Throughput Genome Sequencing Data.
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Jingyu Wang (Wood Products)
January 19, 2024 | Author: Matthew
Lab Assistant; West Fraser – WestPine MDF I spent 8 months with the professional and friendly West Pine MDF tech team as a lab assistant in Quesnel, BC. Daily routines include Quality Assurance (QA) as well as Quality Control (QC) for the production. Standard tests such as Internal Bond (IB), Static Bending (for MOE/MOR), 24h […]
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Ruotong Liu (Wood Products)
December 4, 2023 | Author: Tripti
Production Coordinator Co-op with Builders Door and Window Supply At the start of my co-op term at Builders Door & Window, I was very lucky to work on a process improvement project that significantly impacted the company’s operations. In this project, I conducted time studies and wrote a process flowchart to analyze the whole manufacturing […]
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Miguel Paulhus Bermúdez (Wood Products Processing)
August 10, 2023 | Author: nidarang
Quality Control/Process Assistant at West Fraser in 100 Mile House, BC This summer I have been completing my first Co-op term in 100 Mile House working for West Fraser. Here at 100 Mille I am working as the Quality Control Assistant at the sawmill, but I have had a chance to also try out working […]
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Ghullam Sideqe (Wood Products Processing)
August 10, 2023 | Author: nidarang
Quality Control/Process Assistant at West Fraser in Mitsue, AB Quality Control/ Process Assitant at West Fraser Slave lake Veneer Mill. I have been working on various projects and QC duties. One of my main projects i am working on is getting optimal conditioning for our logs by doing multiple trials and analysis in regards to […]
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Kiana Rowlands (Wood Products Processing)
August 1, 2023 | Author: nidarang
Detailer at Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation in Penticton, BC Hi, my name is Kiana Rowlands and I currently on my second work term at Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation as a detailer. During this work term I have been developing my 3D modelling and 2D drawing skills through Cadwork. As a detailer, I read and interpret […]
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