Career Path: e.g. post-secondary
Annual (Gross) Salary:
Canadian Schools:
Common Job Fields:

1. What year did you graduate secondary school?
– 2003

2. What is your current job title?
– Sr. Product Manager / Products & Services Team Manager

3. Where and for whom do you currently work for now?
– TELUS

4. What inspired you to pursue your career?
– First, I have to admit that this was not the career path I had imagined for myself when I was younger. However, during my university years, I realized that I wanted to pursue a career in technology. I also wanted a job where I would always keep learning & product development was a great opportunity for both.

5. What do you love about your career?
– I like knowing that there are lots of opportunities for growth in this area and that I get to develop skills that could be beneficial for others jobs if I decide to change my career path.

6. Any negatives about your job to share?
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7. What characteristics are ideal for someone pursuing your career?
– A product manager must have good communication skills and willingness to learn on the job.

8. What is the most rewarding part of your career?
– Being able to build products and see people use them!

9. What courses would you recommend to take during highschool to help in your career path?
– Info Tech, Finance, Marketing & English

10.Describe your academic and non-academic path to your profession (the more detail the better!)
– I graduated from UBC in 2007 with a B.Sc. Majoring in Computer Science & Mathematics. Right after graduating, I tried Test Software Development at Business Objects (now SAP). Then I moved on to join the TELUS Leadership development program. That program gave me a chance to try different jobs at TELUS and eventually I discovered Product Management.

11. What do you like to do for fun?
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12. Favourite hockey team or proudest Canadian thing?
– I married a Swiss and turned him Canadian!

13. If you could go back in time, what advice would you give your younger highschool self?
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14. If you are okay to be contacted by students, what contact would you be okay to leave to communicate with you? (ie. email, work number, etc.)
–

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