Madeline Van Der Paelt

Madeline Van Der Paelt

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Experience

Education

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    3.2 GPA

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    Activities and Societies: -Queen's Yoga Club -Queen's Music Club -Robogals Queen's -Women in Science and Engineering -Queen's Canvas

  • 3.65 GPA

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    Activities and Societies: Choir, travelling.

    A specialized international summer program for students studying Engineering. Studies included project management processes, PMBOK and city/cultural impacts.

Volunteer Experience

  • Brownie Leader

    Brownie Leader

    Girl Guides of Canada

    - Present 6 years 9 months

    Children

    As a Brownie Leader with the Girl Guides of Canada, I work to teach and empower young girls aged 6-8 through crafts, games and other activities like camping. I act as a role model and encourage them to reach their potential. I also run a variety of STEM activities for other units across the city, to introduce girls aged 4-18 to science and engineering.

  • Webmaster

    24 Hour Yogapalooza

    - Present 4 years 8 months

    Health

    Webmaster and fundraiser for 24 Hour Yogapalooza, which raises funds for childhood cancer research and patient care at CHEO. Responsible for the re-design and maintenance of the 24 Hour Yogapalooza website (Wordpress).

  • Lead Volunteer

    Robogals - Queen's University Chapter

    - 3 years 5 months

    Children

    Preparing and Facilitating robotics and engineering workshops for children, with a focus on female engagement and participation. Robogals works to bridge the gender gap in the engineering field.

  • Workshop Leader

    Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Queen's University Chapter

    - 2 years 5 months

    Education

    Preparation and execution of bi-weekly lesson plans regarding science, robotics and engineering which engaged females (grade 4-5) at an elementary school.

  • Leader

    Queen's Canvas

    - 1 year 9 months

    Children

    Preparing and facilitating arts and crafts workshops for children in underprivileged schools.

Licenses & Certifications

Honors & Awards

  • Dean's List

    Queen's University

    Awarded to students who have achieved academic success with a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

  • 3rd Place Finalist - Project Management Paper Competition

    Project Management Paper Competition

    Finalist for team academic paper submitted regarding project management lessons learned from the Novopay Payroll System Failure. Both the Paper and Presentation have been published in a variety of mediums.

  • Mason Cup

    Queen's University

    Awarded to the first year project team who:
    -Functions effectively as a team
    -Demonstrates a high degree of technical competence,
    -Demonstrates awareness of the economic, social, and environmental factors relevant to whatever they do
    -Communicate their work both in writing and oral presentation in such a way that the principles guiding their choices are clear to both technical and non-technical audiences.

  • Principal's Scholarship

    Queen's University

    Awarded to students entering first year at Queen's University with an average of 95%.

  • Spectra Scholar

    Spectra Energy Corporation

    Awarded to graduating students pursuing post-secondary studies with exceptional academics, community leadership, work experience and more.

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