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event guide

EVENT PARTNERS:

TRAIN IN TECHNOLOGYwww.trainintech.com

March 27, 2018Barrie Molson Centre555 Bayview DriveBarrie, Ontario

CAREER

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Message from the Organizing Partners

The cities of Barrie and Orillia, the County of Simcoe, Georgian College and the Simcoe County District School Board welcome you to the 2018 Train in Technology Career Expo. The Expo showcases tech-related career and education opportunities, and demonstrates in a hands-on fashion how local businesses are using technology in intriguing ways. The 2018 Expo has a special focus on mathematics to help people understand the importance and how it applies in a career setting such as data analytics, artificial intelligence, and in robotics.

The companies and educational institutions here today are committed to building a strong, technologically driven workforce for the future, and are excited to be front and centre to students making critical career path decisions, people investigating career changes, as well as job seekers. Many companies here today hope to identify new and potential hires, from full-time to co-op placements and internships.

Thank you to our sponsors and exhibitors for committing their time and resources to participate in the Expo and helping to build the future workforce needed to keep our local communities thriving. Please explore the Expo and see how amazing technologies are shaping the future.

Sincerely,

MESSAGE FROM THE PARTNERS

Jeff Lehman, Mayor City of Barrie

MaryLynn West-Moynes, Georgian College President & CEO

Steve Clarke, Mayor City of Orillia

Gerry Marshall, Warden County of Simcoe

David Fitt, Technological Education Sustainability & Renewal, Simcoe County District School Board

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Lunch Sponsor:Innovative Automation

Sandbox Lounge Sponsor: Busch Systems Sandbox Centre For Shared Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Print Sponsor: Gage Business Communications

Website Sponsor: Tourism Barrie

Contributing Sponsors:Larche Communications

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Rogers

Thank you to all participating organizations in the Robotics at Train in Technology; Javawockies, PIVX Panthers, Barrie Techno Tigers, Simcoe County District School Board, Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board and Simcoe STEM.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

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EXHIBITORS

Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd.

Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd. has been serving industry since 1986, as a major Canadian distributor of factory automation products. Headquartered in Barrie, Ontario with regional offices in Mississauga, Cambridge and Laval Quebec. We service our customers with a variety of quality automation product lines including mobile and collaborative robots and a selection of end-of-arm tools to help your company improve manufacturing efficiency.

www.advancedmotion.com

Barrie Construction Association

The Barrie Construction Association evolved from the Barrie Bid

Depository and Plans Room, which has been operating since the early 1950’s. In the spring of 1987, an idea was put into motion to open a construction association, which would address the needs of the ICI sector in the area. By August of 1991, we had become incorporated as The Barrie Construction Association and in a few short years we have grown and expanded to over 400 members. Our Membership base is made up from all facets of non-residential construction and related businesses. As we continue to grow our goal is to become the voice of ICI Construction in the Simcoe County Region.

www.barrieca.com

Barrie GIS Services

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is an innovative set of tools and applications which allows for the collection, management, analysis and mapping of all geographically referenced municipal data/information. GIS provides a visual



means to view data through a map, mobile device, dashboard or report which leads to easy interpretation and better decision making.

www.barrie.ca/Online%20Services/Pages/GIS

Barrie Traffic Services

The Traffic Services & Parking Branch of the Roads, Parks & Fleet Department is responsible for the installation and maintenance of the traffic and parking systems necessary to keep traffic moving effectively and safely within the City of Barrie. Functional portfolio areas include traffic systems, traffic signage, pavement markings, parking, traffic safety and transportation planning.

www.barrie.ca/Traffic

Barrie Public Library

The Barrie Public Library transforms lives by providing knowledge, information, and resources that enrich, empower, and educate. We enrich the economic, social and cultural vitality of our community by opening doors to lifelong learning.

www.barrielibrary.ca

BCI Precision Machining

We are a privately owned precision machine shop with 150 people, sales of 27 million, 6 buildings located in Schomberg and Orillia and we machine small to medium sized parts to our customers’ specifications. Started in 1971 in a one car garage we make parts and assemblies for global customers in Injection Molding, Medical Analytical, Power Generation, Aerospace and Instrument industries. www.bc-instruments.com

Brotech Precision CNC

Brotech is a machining partner for ultra-high precision metal products to aerospace, defence, medical, and nuclear industries. The company is certified to AS9100 and ISO9001, and is ITAR registered.

We are growing a great company

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of machinists with passion and who love the challenges of the profession, and enjoy being a part of something special. We are committed to learning, technology, and delivering long term value to our customers and partner.

www.brotechprecisioncnc.com

BUSCH SYSTEMS

Busch Systems is a prominent designer and retailer of innovative recycling, waste and composting containers as well as the creator of the Resource Center, a ground-breaking collection analytics software application. Celebrating 33 years in business this year, Busch Systems recently won Employer of the Year at the 2017 Barrie Chamber of Commerce Business Awards and employs over 120 people in Simcoe County.

www.buschsystems.com

Canada Learning Code

Canada Learning Code is a national not-for-profit organization providing programming and technical

experiences. We design, deliver, and partner on technology education for Canadians and run programs for Ladies, Kids, Girls, Teens and Teachers. Our Signature Initiatives are National Learn to Code Day, Girls Learning Code Day, Code Mobile and Canada Learning Code week.

www.canadalearningcode.ca

Canadian Forces

The Canadian Forces is the umbrella organization that covers three partners: the Navy, Army and the Air Force. As an equal opportunity employer, the Canadian Forces has a wide variety of interesting jobs for men and women. In fact, there are more than 100 different occupations from which to choose. There is opportunity to obtain subsidized education at the university level for officers and at the college level for non-commissioned members. We provide the trades training and military training to ensure you have the tools and skills required to succeed as part of our team. Canadian Forces employment offers challenge, travel and opportunity for advancement in addition to competitive salaries and


TRAIN IN TECHNOLOGYwww.trainintech.comfull medical and dental benefits.

For more information, contact the nearest recruiting centre at 1-800-856-8488 or visit the recruiting website at www.forces.ca. Resumes are not normally required.

Career Opportunities: Over 100 career paths.

www.forces.ca

County of Simcoe Paramedic Services

County of Simcoe Paramedic Services is committed to timely, clinically sophisticated emergency response and community strategies that preserve life, improve health and promote safety. Our Paramedics respond to more than 67,000 9-1-1 medical response calls per year and provide services to our 16 member municipalities and the cities of Barrie and Orillia.

www.simcoe.ca/dpt/ps

DriveWise

DriveWise has been an industry leader in safety and professional driver training for over a decade, setting the standard for customized course ware and interactive training solutions. Whether you are looking for refresher training, pre-hire assessments or simulator procurement, we work closely with you to develop a program that suits your needs, incorporates your procedures, and addresses your risks.

www.drivewisesafety.com

Escape Room Barrie

Escape Rooms are the newest and most popular team building activity! Escape rooms are interactive adventure games in which players discover hidden clues and unravel puzzles in order to accomplish a goal and exit the room within a certain amount of time.

Escape Room Barrie is a local, family owned small business created by two escape room enthusiasts. Great for date nights, corporate team building

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and fun nights out with friends or family. Come see if you and your team have what it takes to escape!

www.escaperoombarrie.com

Fresh 93.1

93.1 Fresh Radio is the home of the Most Music, 9 to 5 and Fresh Mornings with Matt & Tara! We play new music from artists like Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift plus your favourite throwbacks, making 93.1 Fresh Radio the perfect at-work station. Listen anytime, anywhere using the RadioPlayer Canada App!

www.931FreshRadio.ca

GAGE Business Communication

Gage specializes in effectively promoting all types of businesses with graphic design and print products. They help you identify unique marketing opportunities to increase brand awareness and boost sales. Their highly experienced team of consultants and designers are happy to share their knowledge and provide free advice to help you achieve your business goals, and keep you within your budget.

Since 1977, Gage has consistently proven their leadership in business printing, as well as rubber stamps, name badges and labels for promotion, packaging and work flow solutions.

After all... We GAGE our success by your success!

www.gagebiz.com

Georgian College

Georgian College is accelerating student learning, careers and futures. Taught by industry-experienced and expert faculty, we offer more than 125 full-time career-focused programs across seven locations in central Ontario. Georgian continues to be a lead partner in the community ensuring we have a skilled workforce and exceptional talent pool for employers. We produce graduates with the skills and the mindset to be innovative thinkers and changemakers – leaders who can turn ideas into businesses, innovations into careers, and challenges into opportunities. Our new Advanced Technology, Innovation and Research Centre will open in fall 2018. Visit GeorgianCollege.ca for more information.

www.georgiancollege.ca



Innovative Automation

Innovative Automation is a manufacturer of custom industrial automated (robotic) machines located at 625 Welham Road, Barrie. Recently relocating to this new address in our new purpose built 62,500 square foot facility. From starting in Barrie in 1989 it has grown to a staff of 121 with plans to add another 15 employees this year. Innovative is custom building machines for the Automotive, Consumer Products, Electrical, Electronics, Medical Device and Plastics sectors. Check us out at www.innovativeautomation.com

www.innovativeautomation.com

Kubota Materials Canada Corporation

Food, water and the environment are indispensable for human beings. The Kubota Group supports the future of the earth and humanity by contributing to the abundant and stable production of food, the supply and restoration of water, and the creation of a comfortable living environment through its superior

products, technologies and services.

Manufacturing Kubota’s brands of high-performance alloys and friction materials from raw materials to finished products under one roof in Orillia, Ontario, Kubota Materials Canada Corporation leads the industry in quality, advanced technology and on-time delivery.

www.kubotamaterials.com

Lakehead University

Dynamic, modern, and highly learner-centred, at Lakehead we acknowledge all of our students as valued leaders of tomorrow, whose education and success are most paramount to our institution. Both campuses (Thunder Bay & Orillia) promise the total university experience: a blend of academic excellence and a rich variety of social and recreational activities. We also promise excellence in research; Lakehead is the proud host to nine Canada Research Chairs and revolutionary facilities.

www.lakeheadu.ca

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Larche Communications

Larche Digital is a multidisciplinary creative agency, specializing in web development, graphic design, cinematography, and digital marketing. An agile team with a keen understanding of online behaviour, Larche Digital implements integrated solutions that create rich user experiences. We partner with B2B and B2C companies in categories ranging from technology, manufacturing, and education.

Our philosophy is simple; we are dedicated to fostering sustainable and highly effective client-agency partnerships. We approach all projects with strategic and innovative solutions that get results.

www.larchecom.com

Linear Transfer Automation

As a leading supplier of transfer systems, de-stack feeders, tandem lines and tooling, Linear Transfer Automation Inc., has complete in-house capability for mechanical and

controls design, assembly, testing, installations, and training.

With applications within the automotive, appliance, lawn and garden and other industries, Linear has established a wide customer base extending throughout Canada, United States, and Mexico. Our manufacturing facility is located in Barrie, Ontario with sales offices and representation in Canada, United States, Mexico, Brazil and China. Our sales and service support systems provide continuous and reliable coverage ensuring customer satisfaction.

www.lineartransfer.com

MuniSERV & muniJOBS

Launched in 2013, muniSERV.ca is owned and operated by Susan N. Shannon, Founder & Principal.

muniSERV is an e-commerce, service-based website developed to Connect Municipalities and the Businesses that Serve Them. muniSERV offers its nearly 1500 professional and municipal members a full suite of tools, which include focused, searchable databases that help facilitate these connections.

muniJOBS is muniSERV’s newest tool.



And, we are unveiling it at the Train in Technology Expo!

muniJOBS is the only site in Canada focused on helping municipal employers find and recruit youth to be tomorrow’s municipal leaders - and for Students/Candidates to be found by municipal employers looking to fill their available municipal jobs.

So, if you’re looking to start a career in municipal government drop by and register so Municipal Employers Can Find You!

www.muniSERV.ca

Napoleon®

Napoleon® is an ISO9001 - 2008 registered company and operates with 1,200,000 + square feet of manufacturing space and over 1000 Associates. Corporate Headquarters are in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. We have a dealer and distributor base throughout North America, Europe and Asia. We are North America’s largest privately owned manufacturer of quality wood and gas fireplaces (inserts and stoves), gourmet gas and charcoal grills, outdoor living products and heating and cooling products. We are a fast-paced, growing company who is recognized

in the industry for quality, innovation, performance and design.

www.napoleonproducts.com

OACETT

The Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT) is a non-profit professional association that has been promoting the interests of engineering and applied science technicians and technologists in industry, educational institutions, the government and the public since 1957.

OACETT is Ontario’s independent certifying body for engineering and applied science technicians and technologists, representing more than 25,000 members across the province.

Certified members earn the right to use one of our protected titles: C. Tech, and C.E.T. These symbols of achievement in engineering/applied science technology are legally protected for use by certified members.

www.oacett.org

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Pavliks.com

pavliks.com delivers innovative and strategic IT solutions to businesses wishing to improve their operations through the application of current technology. We are always looking for talented people that can deliver leading-edge solutions to our customers here in Simcoe County, and across North America. Our Professional Services include IT Support and Network Maintenance, Custom Software Development, Web Portal Solutions, and Custom Websites. We are Microsoft Certified Gold Partners, and among the top 1% of Microsoft solution providers in Canada.

www.pavliks.com

Prodomax

Prodomax - supporting the community that supports us.

Specializes in the design, manufacture, and construction of automated manufacturing solutions. Offers dynamic technical career opportunities for Engineers, Technicians and

Technologists (Capital, Electrical, Fluid Power, and Mechanical), Robotics Technicians, Controls Specialists, Electricians, Machinists, Welders, Millwrights, Tool & Die Makers, Computer Programmers, Finance and Accounting, IT and Human Resource positions, Project Managers, Process Specialists, and Account Managers.

When our employees lead by example, we follow.

When our employees do something awesome for their community, we think it should be rewarded. That’s why we support the charities and organizations our employees support.

We have mountain bikers, road bikers, skiers, golfers, runners, video game heroes, euchre champions, musicians, community volunteers, race car drivers, fitness enthusiasts, hockey players, outdoor sportspeople, TV & potato chip experts, single people, family people, and every other variety of people.

Everyone is welcome.

www.prodomax.com



Rogers tv

ROGERS tv is about coming home. It’s about what matters to Canadians, right in their neighbourhood.

ROGERS tv is a place to share. It’s about getting to know each other in the place we call home.

ROGERS tv informs, entertains and gathers. In hundreds of communities, our 41 community channels are where you turn to reconnect. Each ROGERS tv community station operating in Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland is an active and involved member of its city or town, providing timely and relevant programs about local matters. Our programming is authentic, sometime unpredictable and always local. And it’s what we love to do!

ROGERS tv Volunteers work side-by-side with our professional staff, developing programming for their respective communities and delivering outstanding stories and content to our local audiences across Canada

ROGERS tv, We grow communities by showcasing what matters most to our local customers.

www.rogerstv.com

SANDBOX CENTRE FOR SHARED ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION

Located in the heart of downtown Barrie and overlooking beautiful Kempenfelt Bay, the Sandbox Centre For Shared Entrepreneurship & Innovation will be the consolidated home of a wide variety of services available to entrepreneurs. Opening in fall of 2018, it will be a knowledge sharing space where collisions and collaboration will accelerate growth and where innovation is both taught and nurtured.

Tandempark

Tandempark is a volunteer network that helps people who care about their community discover, connect, and engage with meaningful volunteer opportunities so we can all work together to strengthen and enrich our communities. Our volunteer engagement platform helps non-profits recruit, manage, and communicate with their volunteers so they can lead their teams and tackle the challenges they see in their community.

www.tandempark.org

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Western Mechanical

Since Western’s early beginnings in 1979, the focus of the company has always been to deliver world-class industrial contracting services, which exceeds the expectations of our global customer base. This focus has been the primary reason for the company’s continued growth and success in the areas of millwrighting, mechanical contracting, electrical contracting, civil works, heavy lifting and heavy transportation. We understand and appreciate the heavy equipment, plant services or unique structures our customers entrust to our care are critical to their operations. As such, our staff employs the same care and respect in each and every project we undertake on their behalf.

www.westernmechanical.net

Trinity Mobile Application Technologies Inc

Trinity Phones App is an innovative mobile application for iOS iPhone, BB10 Blackberry and Android smartphones. It creates the functionality of multiple telephone numbers on a single smart phone without the use of any expensive Data Plan and without the use of a Wifi connection. It is not VoiP either and utilizes your voice network connection to make and receive telephone calls. It works on any North American cellular carrier and is a subscription monthly service for as low as $10 USD per month per Trinity telephone number. It addition one single Trinity telephone number can be utilized by up to 25 employee users for both inbound and outbound calling simultaneously.

Trinity operates a local Tourism Information radio station CKEY 98.5 FM in Barrie to give back to the community.

http://m.trinitytelco.com/



The following companies are accepting resumes:

Lower LevelPavilks

Napoleon

Barrie Construction Association

BC Instruments

Linear Transfer

Advanced Motion & Controls

Western Mechanical

Busch Systems

Kubota

Prodomax

Innovative Automation

Escape Room Barrie

Trinity Mobile Application Technologies Inc.

Concourse LevelCostco

Action Tire and Automotive Centres Inc.

AGTA Home Care

Albarrie

Amica

Barrie Manor

Bayshore Home Care

Bayshore Home Health

Bradford Greenhouses

Busch Systems

Cabelas

Canadian Armed Forces

Carriage Hills Resort

Cascades Containerboard Pachanking - Jellco

Casino Rama Resort

Centra Food Market

Discovery Childcare

Environmental Systems

EuroTouch Cleaning

Garda

GEEP

GMI

Home Depot

Home Instead Senior Care

Honda

Intek Communications Inc

Jack’s Urban Jungle

Joe Johnson Equipment

La Clé

Mill Creek Care Centre

Ministry of Correctional Services

Mondaro’s Services

MVT

OLG Slots ( Innisfil )

OnRoute (Innisfil/Barrie)

Osgoode Company

Phoenix Building Components

Phoenix Quality

Point to Point

RCMP

Reynolds Brothers

Roadwarrior Inc

Rona

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre

Saint Elizabeth Health Care

Simcoe Parts Service Inc

Sinton

Skydive Toronto

Southmedic

Subway

The City of Barrie (HR)

The Sarjeant Co.

The Source

Tim Horton’s

Ultimate Construction

Weber

Wellbake Equipment Inc.

Don’t forget to visit Barrie Transit on the Concourse Level to get help in planning your commute to/from work.

Visit the Job Fair at Train in Tech: March 27, 20183pm – 7pm

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CAREER - EDAC · 2018-08-11 · Fresh 93.1 Rogers Thank you to all participating organizations in the Robotics ... to be innovative thinkers and changemakers – leaders who can turn