William Tatham, a systems design engineering graduate (BASc 1983) from the University of Waterloo, is profiled in a Globe & Mail story on August 26 discussing start-up success by a more experienced generation, those over 40 years of age. Tatham is founder, director and CEO of NexJ Systems Inc., Toronto, his third start-up company. NexJ is an enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) software solutions company focussed on the finance, insurance and healthcare industries. It has more than 300 employees.
Architecture alumna receives bursary
Stephanie Neufeld, a graduate of the Waterloo architecture program, has been awarded a 2011 Saskatchewan Association of Architects bursary in the amount of $10,000. The bursary was established in 2008 to help graduates begin their careers in architecture in Saskatchewan. Recipients are required to live in the province and work for a Saskatchewan architectural firm for three years immediately following graduation. Neufeld is from Rosthern, SK.