Carmen Che, M.A.Sc.

Structural Designer, P.Eng. Candidate

Greater Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo Metropolitan Area

About

I am a M.A.Sc. graduate from the University of Waterloo, now working as a Structural Designer and actively pursuing my Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation in Ontario. My passion lies in structural mass timber and its potential to shape a greener, more affordable future for us all. With experience gained through several internships and my current role, I’ve developed expertise in building diagnostics, structural dynamics, wind engineering, CAD drawings, 3D architectural modeling, and computer programming. I also bring a strong appreciation for architectural and urban design, which informs my work and vision for sustainable, well-integrated structures.

Experience

  • 3D Modeler at Freelance
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

    • Created 3D models using Revit software to aid clients in visualizing interior spaces, streamlining decisions surrounding prospective real estate and property renovations.

  • Registration Officer at Élections Canada | Elections Canada
    Apr 2025 - Apr 2025 · 1 mo

    • Upheld strict guidelines for privacy, integrity, and accuracy in handling personal and confidential documents, registering and verifying eligible electors, and tracking hundreds of ballots with imperative precision. • Collaborated with polling station team to ensure smooth operations during a record-breaking advance polling cycle.

  • Structural Designer at Quinn Dressel Associates
    May 2024 - Mar 2025 · 11 mos

    • Designed and analysed structural elements in wood, steel, and concrete for residential, industrial, and community buildings. • Modelled buildings with AutoCAD, Revit, and SAP2000 software to facilitate project coordination. • Developed structural analysis tools in Excel to ensure OBC and NBC compliance in new builds and renovations.

  • STEM Tutor at Freelance
    Oct 2023 - Apr 2024 · 7 mos

    • Established strong relationships, using personalized approaches in written, verbal, and visual communications, to support student learning needs and preferences • Demonstrated mastery, via one-on-one mentoring, of university-level topics in material science, structural resistance, computer programming, algorithms, etc.

  • Teaching/Course Assistant at University of Waterloo
    Jan 2021 - Dec 2021 · 1 yr

    • Courses TA'd: AE/CIVE 105: Mechanics 2; AE/CIVE 265: Structure and Properties of Materials • Instructed tutorials and labs and provided assignment feedback for classes of approx. 150 first- and second-year students in the Civil, Environmental, Geological, and Architectural Engineering joint undergraduate curriculum using exclusively digital media