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2017 presentation idol finalists standing on a stage in front of a blue background with the BCIT logo on it. The diverse group of students are, from left to right: Julie Cantes, Kevin Hong, Stacey Neves, Dean Tamboline, Matt Leemet, Navtej Heir, Steve Cohos, and Alex Baumann
2017 Presentation Idol finalists and hosts.

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Winners

Judges’ Choice Awards

  • First Place – $1000
    Navtej Heir, Electrical
    Driverless Cars: When Robots Rule the Road
  • Second Place – $700
    Dean Tamboline, Mechanical
    Superconductors and How They Could Save Your Life
  • Third Place – $400
    Julie Cantes, Civil
    Making our Infrastructure more Resilient to Climate Change

Audience Choice Awards

  • First Place – $500
    Stacey Neves, Civil
    Municipal Capital Construction: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
  • Second Place – $400
    Dean Tamboline, Mechanical
    Superconductors and How They Could Save Your Life
  • Third Place – $300
    Julie Cantes, Civil
    Making our Infrastructure more Resilient to Climate Change

Judging panel

Thanks to our judging panel:

  • Rick Fernandes, Manager, Special Projects, PCL Constructors Westcoast
  • Sunny Ghataurah, President & CEO, AES Engineering
  • Linda Landreville, Director of Finance and Operations, BC Tech Association
  • James Rout, Associate VP, Education Support and Innovation, BCIT
  • Marie Venneri, Project Manager, AME Group

2017 finalist presentations

Julie Cantes, Civil: Making our Infrastructure more Resilient to Climate Change

Navtej Heir, Electrical: Driverless Cars: When Robots Rule the Road

Alex Baumann, Mechanical: Design and Development of a Modular Stair Climbing Robot

Steve Cohos, Civil: Amoeba Building System

Kevin Hong, Electrical: Vertical Farming

Dean Tamboline, Mechanical: Superconductors and How They Could Save Your Life

Stacey Neves, Civil: Municipal Capital Construction: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

Matt Leemet, Electrical: Building Automation Analytics

Participants receive gifts valued at over $30. Finalists receive additional gifts valued at $100.

Thank you for your support

Presenting schools & sponsors

This event wouldn’t be possible without our presenting schools and sponsors.

Presentation Idol is presented by the BCIT School of Computing & Academic Studies, School of Energy, and School of Construction & the Environment.

AME Group

PCL Construction

Copperleaf

ASTTBC

BCIT Technical Writing Certificate Program

KD Engineering

Association of Consulting Engineering Companies, British Columbia

Armtec

APEG