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How one co-op student saved Shell Canada $1 million a year

March 27, 2014 |
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Dominic Toselli, a mechanical engineering student at the University of Waterloo, saved energy giant Shell Canada $1 million a year during his co-op placement in Calgary. Toselli compiled an analysis of a heat exchanger problem and pointed out the human factor in the issue, which accounted for 80 per cent of the failings the company was encountering. Since the replacement of heat exchangers is costly and time-consuming, Toselli's work resulted in significant savings.

Read more stories like Dominic’s in COU’s Experiential Learning report!

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