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Each month CHAIR recognizies the hard work of our members and shines a spotlight on their projects, accomplishments, and contributions to the community. 

This month we would like to take a moment to recognize Azadeh Zereshkian from Circuit Edge.

Circuit Edge designs and manufactures infection control devices. Its flagship product, Intelligent Sink Trap, employs patented copper ion technology to consistently disinfect the P-trap, an area prone to the proliferation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria due to stagnant water. The copper ion technology used actively reduces bioburden with the goal of breaking the biofilm formation cycle and reducing the risk of wash sink backsplash resulting in infection breakouts in the patient rooms.

Azadeh Zereshkian is the Vice President Operations of Circuit Edge. Azadeh specializes in providing solutions in quality issues while supervising quality and compliance teams. She has an engineering degree with an eye for process improvements.

We wanted to sit down and get to know Azadeh a little bit more and here is what we learned.

Describe yourself in three words: Creative, Cheerful, and Caring.

If you could choose one superpower, what would it be? I would like to travel in time to see how our ancestors lived and how the next generations will live.

Who are three people (alive or dead) you would like to have dinner with? 

Many talented and inspiring people come to mind; however, I would like to have dinner with Elon Musk, Isaak Asimov and Thomas Edison. I'd like to learn more about how their brilliant minds function and what they have done to get to the success they have achieved.  

If you won the lottery, what would you do first? If I win a lottery, I would clear up my debts and support organizations that help progress humanity, sustainability and equity.

What are you most excited about right now? Public health and safety is the most exciting topic for me. In particular, in recent years with the increase of different diseases and pollutants, I'd like to help solve those challenges.

What is the best advice you have ever received? The best advice I have received is to talk less and listen more and make solid connections.

What is the worst advice you have ever received? The worst advice I have ever received was that there are only special people that can get into a certain field.

What is one question you wish people would ask you more? One question I wished people would ask me more is about the newest concept/book I have learnt/read recently.

What is one question you wish people would ask you less? One question I wished people asked less, is about the latest TikTok videos.

If you could switch lives with any one person for one day, who would you choose? I would like to switch lives with an astronaut so I can experience life in outer space.

Azadeh Zereshkian is a creative, cheerful, and caring individual with a deep passion for learning, a commitment to sustainability, and a desire to explore the mysteries of time and space.

To learn more about Circuit Edge, please contact Ehsan Foroughi, Head of Product
at 416-996-1747 or [email protected]

Member spotlight is a benefit to being a Member. If you would like to be highlighted contact us.

We have finally obtained pictures of all our award winners with their awards, and we are excited to share them with you.

Department of Materials Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Dr. Edouard Asselin, Professor and Dr. Amanda Clifford, Assistant Professor.

Our Executive Director, Steve Reinecke with Joseph Fox, Chair of Indoor Air Quality Advisory Group. 

Our Executive Director, Steve Reinecke with John Tcherkezian, Occupational Health & Safety Manager and Lloyd DelRosario, Executive Director of Yee Hong.

Our Executive Director, Steve Reinecke with Dr. Titus Wong, Infection Prevention and Control Physician from the BC Centre for Disease Control. 

If you know someone passionate about engineered infection prevention technologies and who has made a difference, please contact us, as we are now accepting nominations for the 2023 awards.

CHAIR would like to take a moment each month to recognize the hard work of our members and shine a spotlight on their projects, accomplishments, and contributions to the community. 

This month we would like to take a moment to recognize Dean Waisman from Westech.

Westech is a firm that provides impartial, unannounced independent housekeeping audits and is acutely aware of our independent position. Westech’ s mission is to provide our clients with best-in-class cleaning auditing systems and services to reduce the spread of infection, create safer working and patient environments, and improve staff morale – all while improving the bottom line. The key elements of our cleanliness auditing services are audit standards, certification training, technology, and independent audits.

Dean Waisman is the President of Westech Cleaning Audit Systems and has over 25 years of experience implementing, improving, and inspiring change in facilities across Canada through the Westech Cleaning Audit Systems. Dean is extremely proud that Westech’ s Audit System is being utilized by hospitals, educational facilities and other companies to maintain the highest cleanliness standards in Canada. 

We wanted to sit down and get to know Dean a little bit more and here is what we learned.

Describe yourself in three words: Simple, Playful, Fair

If you could choose one superpower, what would it be? Being able to fly

Who are three people (alive or dead) you would like to have dinner with? 

Wayne Gretzky,  Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Animal from the Muppets.

If you won the lottery, what would you do first? Give away a good chunk to my favorite charity.

What are you most excited about right now? Happy Hour is only one hour away as I write this.

What is the best advice you have ever received? To remember to love and respect the ones you are closest too on a daily basis.
 

What is the worst advice you have ever received? My grandmother told me to not go in water over my knees.

What is one question you wish people would ask you more? What is your favorite food?

What is one question you wish people would ask you less? Why are you a Canucks fan?  

If you could switch lives with any one person for one day, who would you choose? Elias Pettersson from the Canucks on a game day.

Azadeh Zereshkian is a creative, cheerful, and caring individual with a deep passion for learning, a commitment to sustainability, and a desire to explore the mysteries of time and space.

To learn more about Circuit Edge, please contact Ehsan Foroughi, Head of Product
at 416-966-1747 or [email protected]

Member spotlight is a benefit to being a Member. If you would like to be highlighted contact us.