Meet our members - Kristen Facciol

Duration: 1 min
Publication date: 22 Dec 2016
Part of series Meet our members

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Hear from one of our members, Kristen Facciol, who has been an IET member for 4 years and has been heavily involved with our Young Professionals Community Committee.

Keywords:: IET member

YPCC

aerospace

communities

engineering

international

network

space robotics

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Kristen Facciol

Kristen is a Toronto, Ontario native who has since established new roots in Montreal, Quebec. She is a graduate of the University of Toronto (BASc 2009 – Aerospace Engineering) who has continued to pursue her love of space as an employee of MDA Robotics and Automation. She started with MDA nearly 5 years ago as part of the systems team on the Next Generation Canadarm project. She now works as an embedded contractor within the Canadian Space Agency performing flight support, post-mission analysis and training both astronauts and flight controllers on the robotic systems that are part of the International Space Station. As a member of the YPCC, Kristen will be focused on the improvement and continued success of the Present Around the World contest, including improved methods for execution and more focused objectives.In her spare time, she is a music and hockey enthusiast who you will rarely find sitting idly.

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