Cell Phones, the Internet, and Art: Patti Kindred

Engineering Conversations

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Does anyone remember what life was like before cell phones and the internet? The telecommunications industry has changed so much over the past thirty years. Engineers are working hard to keep up with this rapidly changing industry.
In this episode, we sit down with Patti Kindred to talk about her experience as an Industrial Systems Engineer. Patti spent over two decades in the telecommunications industry, helping bring cellular and internet services to Saskatchewan. She then moved into the regulatory side of engineering and worked for the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan. At the end of her career, she started an engineering consulting firm with her husband. In this conversation, Patti shares some highlights from her career and encourages people who like to figure things out to consider a career in engineering.