Introductions

Alright, so to start off (and as an intro for future blog readers), I guess we could each start with a quick overview of our last few years in school, anything interesting we've been involved in and our plans for at least the immediate future (or a discussion about the alternatives we're considering). So, here goes (please feel free to write something else if you don't feel like intro-ing yourself):

I'm Andrew (some call me Drew, or Dr. U if you're really old school). The last 5 years have definitely been the highlight of my life. Got the chance to know some fantastic people, live and work in some cool places and develop some new interests.

A play a little saxophone (tenor), guitar and sing (blues). I've played basketball and soccer since I could walk, and recently got into scuba diving, rock climbing and dragon boating (while at UW).
I picked up the travel bug on my 3rd workterm when I went to Kaufbeuren (read: tiny Bavarian farm town), Germany. I went on weekend trips to Poland, Austria, Switzerland, France and Czech and then hit the further away spots after I finished work. In 3rd year, I went on exchange to Singapore, and managed to attend school between trips to Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, China and India.

This summer, I'm planning on spending a few weeks volunteering with Global Vision International in South Africa, helping researchers with a predator tracking project. After that, I'm hoping to work as a Program Assistant at Shad Valley in July, head to the UK for a couple of weeks and then start my job at consulting firm McKinsey & Company in Toronto in September.

Here are some stats for record keeping:

Co-op terms
General Motors - Truck Plant Project Engineering Student (Winter & Fall 2004)
Sensor-Technik Wiedemann - Electronics Designer (Summer 2005)
Xerox Research - Materials Research Instrumentation Designer (Winter 2006)
PricewaterhouseCoopers - Corporate Finance/M&A Analyst (Fall 2006)
McKinsey& Company - Summer Business Analyst (Summer 2007)

Recommended Electives
KIN 100 (Human Anatomy: Limbs and Trunk - cadaver labs are super cool and useful
KIN 255 (Intro to Psychomotor Behaviour) - very interesting, very easy
KIN 301 (Neuroanatomy) - very interesting labs, but one of the hardest courses I've taken
KIN 341 (Injuries in Work and Sport) - cool course if you've ever been hurt playing sports
PHIL 226 (Ethics and the Life Sciences) - awesome course taught by Brian Orend
ECON 101/102 (Intro to Micro and Macroeconomics) - gotta do them with Larry Smith
HE 303, exchange (The Chinese Economy) - great course if you're headed to NTU in Singapore
MSCI 421 (Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation) - probably the most worthwhile MSCI course I've come accross
BUS 432W (Consumer Behaviour) - fantastic course with Shirley Lichti at Laurier
SYDE 556 (Simulating Neurobiological Systems) - great prof, cutting edge material, very hard assignments