IronRingGirls Podcast

IronRingGirls Podcast

IronRingGirls

Episodes 35
Avg. Duration 34m
Activity Moderate
Since Jul 2021
Latest Episode Dec 2025

Publishing Details

Schedule
Monthly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
52%
Hosting
anchor.fm

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About This Podcast

A series where Mina - the founder of IronRingGirls - interviews people in different engineering disciplines to see what they're up to and learn a thing or two :)

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Recent Episodes

Architecture Engineering Degree & Getting Hired

Dec 04, 2025 48m

Mashkura, an Architectural Engineering student at the University of Waterloo, shares exactly how she landed six co-ops, got hired in California, built confidence on site, and learned to negotiate,…

Mental Health, Miss Universe, and a Career in Cybersecurity

Oct 15, 2025 33m

In this episode, Samantha shares how she went from studying mechatronics engineering at TMU to becoming a senior cybersecurity consultant at PwC — and now, a finalist for Miss Universe Canada.We talk…

S1 Authentic Leadership, Maternity Leave & Career Growth in Engineering Consulting

Sep 26, 2025 36m

In this episode, Mina sits down with Shahrzad, a senior building envelope specialist and associate at one of Canada’s largest consulting firms, to talk about her path from civil engineering grad to…

S1E31 Getting hired in “Big Tech” with a Niche Engineering Degree

Jun 02, 2025 31m

Keeley studied Geomatics and Geodesy engineering at the University of Newbrunswick (UNB) and received a diploma in technology management and entrepreneurship as well. For work she took a different…

S1E30 How to Land a Job in Aerospace with an Electrical Engineering Degree

Apr 17, 2025 26m

Netra works in a satellite manufacturing company in Montreal as a Printer Circuit Board designer. Netra has a background in electrical engineering and developed an interest in the space industry. In…

S1E33 A Career in the Lubricants Industry Can Help Change the World – Insights from ILMA’s CEO

Mar 18, 2025 30m

Holly Alfano, the CEO of ILMA (Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association) talks about the lubricant manufacturing industry, the career opportunities in this field, and her own personal…

S1E28 How to be a Strong Leader as a Young Engineer

Feb 24, 2025 40m

Karlie is an industrial engineer working in the automotive industry. She works for a Fortune 300 company and travels internationally to manage teams and improve manufacturing systems. In this…

S1E27 Adapting to your work environment with confidence: advice from a hydrographic surveyor working offshore

Jan 09, 2025 26m

Olivia studied Geomatics & Geodesy Engineering at UNB and works as a Hydrographic Surveyor at TerraSond Limited. In this podcast episode, she talks about her lifestyle working offshore and the…

S1E26 From chemical engineering to cheese: perks of working in the food processing industry

Sep 21, 2024 21m

Jill studied a dual degree program called Biotechnology at uOttawa. The program has a BASc in Chemical Engineering and a BSc in Biochemistry.  After graduating she returned to work at the largest…

S1E25 Working in marketing with an engineering background at a biotechnology firm

Mar 28, 2024 28m

Katelyn is a marketing specialist at Canada's largest biotechnology company. She completed a BASc in biomedical mechanical engineering from the University of Ottawa. Followed by a 6-year…

S1E24 Manufacturing engineering and the importance of learning from experience (not just theory in school)

Jan 30, 2024 26m

Amanda got accepted to the University of Waterloo for Mechatronics engineering but struggled with the transition from high school to university. She then discovered that Conestoga College had a fully…

S1E23 Becoming an entrepreneur with a chemical engineering degree

Dec 10, 2023 39m

Sue-Rose finished her chemical engineering degree at the University of Calgary. She is the founder of Oneberrie, which provides patented bath linens for babies. In this podcast episode, she talks…

S1E22 How is chemical engineering related to mining?

Nov 17, 2023 35m

Abby has a BSc in chemical engineering with mineral processing from the University of Saskatchewan. She took a work term at Nutrien - Rocanville Potash division and eventually signed a full-time…

Career change after 20 years from civil engineering to software engineering

Oct 20, 2023 52m

After almost 20 years in civil engineering, Chelsea changed her career by getting an M.Eng in software engineering.  In this episode we talk about why and how she left her senior position in…

S1E20 A non-traditional path in transportation: from engineering to project management

Jun 16, 2023 46m

Allana graduated from the University of Alberta in 2017 with a degree in Civil Engineering and now works in Vancouver for Binnie (a small/mid-sized multi-disciplinary civil consulting company) as a…

S1E19 Mechanical engineering student talks about hustle culture

May 15, 2023 35m

Annemarie is a 3rd/ 4th year mechanical engineering student at the University of Calgary. She is running her own private education business that she began during the pandemic. She's also been…

S1E18 Environmental specialist in construction with a bachelor of science in biology

Apr 22, 2023 41m

Constanza has a bachelor of science degree with a specialization in biology. She has been in the environmental industry for about 5 years, the last 4.5 were in environmental consulting. She switched…

S1E17 10 years in tech : how to make the jump from engineer to management (without burnout & anxiety)

Mar 30, 2023 32m

Zara studied environmental science and computer science in college at UC Berkeley. She's currently a software engineer manager at Salesforce.  She jumped into a management role at the beginning of…

S1E18 Engineering students at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)

Mar 17, 2023 37m

Listen to TMU engineering students from 1st year, 3rd year, and co-op talk about their experience and give extremely useful tips on how to help you throughout your university years.

S1E16 Nanotechnology engineer in healthcare and the importance of mental health

Feb 15, 2023 45m

Lisa studied nanotechnology engineering at the University of Waterloo and is now a "Product Reliability Engineer" at Siemens Healthineers for a product called the Epoc, which is a point-of-care blood…

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IronRingGirls Podcast has published 35 episodes since July 2021, covering topics in Science.

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