Ron is the Chief Operating Officer at the University of Toronto. His primary expertise is in large-scale capital redevelopment, campus operations, and sustainability. He is a Professional Engineer with both an undergraduate and masters degree in Civil Engineering, as well as a Master’s in Business Administration.
Costas Catsaros is the Director of Project Development, a department - within the University Planning, Design and Construction group - that specializes in costing, scheduling and logistical analysis of capital projects. A licensed architect, Costas spent 14 years in the private sector before joining the university.
Sherri Biondi is the Senior Director, Device Development at Astra Zeneca. She is a Chemical Engineer with 20+ years of leadership experience developing products for the medical device and life sciences industries.
Jennie Kwo is and has been a Product Development Consultant for over 30 years. Her focus is mainly developing medical, consumer and commercial products through all phases of the development cycle.
Clay Burns has enjoyed over twenty years in product design and development. His specialties include devising product solutions and strategies through research, brainstorming, noodling, and prototyping.
Cliff is a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer at Perkin Elmer. Throughout his career he's worked on projects relating to consumer products, space exploration, and military technology.
This is a video series hosted by Prof. McCahan. The videos are a series of interviews conducted online with a variety of industry professionals. They focus on the topic of design. Please note that while sharing within the UofT Community is encouraged (the videos are not available publicly), this project is not an open educational resource and is not intended for re-editing or re-purposing.
