A Gladiatrix in The Multidisciplinary Engineering Business - JEENU RIAT

Influential
For ages, women’s leadership has been a topic of discussion, where the potential of women is often glorified or questioned. Despite the challenges, history has witnessed the rise of several women leaders who have been exceptional in their respective fields. One of the influential leaders was Elsie MacGill—the first woman to earn a master’s degree in aeronautical engineering (1929) and the first practicing Canadian woman engineer. An influential leader is someone who inspires the greatness in others and ignites the zeal to follow their dream. Following her footsteps is Jeenu Riat, Founder CEO, and President of Stamped Engineering Corporation.

From starting off as a process engineer to being an influence for the global community, Jeenu Riat’s entrepreneurial journey as well as her growth as a leader has been more than just inspiring.

Following Her Father’s Footsteps

Born in Calcutta, India, Jeenu came to Canada when she was 6 months old. She was highly inspired by her father and has followed in his footsteps. Jeenu’s father has also been an academic genius who came to Canada in 1967 on an academic scholarship and complete his two consecutive masters programmes in 1969 and 1971. She further asserts, “I had an interest in Physics and English both, so I pursued this in Edmonton at the University of Alberta in their Bachelors of Science program.” She is proudly a fourth-generation engineer and holds a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering with a specialization in Space and Satellite Control from Ryerson University in Toronto.

Prior to her entrepreneurial venture, Jeenu was working in the consulting engineering industry. Leveraging her experience of more than two decades, she founded Stamped Engineering in 2017.

Jeenu Riat is the Founder, CEO, and President of Stamped Engineering Corporation. A professionally licensed engineer in Alberta, BC, and Saskatchewan, Jeenu is a champion of engineering entrepreneurs and brings a valuable cache of skills, experience, and knowledge gained from an engineering career spanning over two decades to launch a company that helps people bring their ideas to life. Her experience in developing, planning, and implementing successful strategies has proved invaluable to both the success of the company and her clients.

“It is important to continue to strive to grow in all aspects of our lives so that we can be the best versions of ourselves.”

Uplifting New Ideas

Jeenu’s extensive experience in the industry along with a strong background in aerospace engineering has helped her in understanding the industry scrupulously. Besides, her zest for helping people has been one of the main reasons to establish Stamped Engineering Corporation. She felt that there was a need in the industry for technical work produced by qualified professional engineers to be affordable and accessible, and at the same time be lean, and customizable. Since its inception, the company encourages thinking outside of the box and pushing the envelope.

With the exceptional work processes and continuous improvement, Stamped Engineering Corporation has relentlessly exceeded expectations. The company not only helps clients realize their dreams but believes in protecting them with a core differentiator that sets apart from other counterparts. It supports patent applications in all aspects of technical design and provides subject matter expert declarations to the U.S., EU, and Canadian patent offices. “I am passionate about helping entrepreneurs follow their dreams. We do not take any ownership away from our clients,” Jeenu explains. “The vision is to encourage new ideas, support them, and take a back seat and watch them succeed. It is the most fulfilling part of our day, to get a call from an excited client saying they got their patent.”

As a multidiscipline engineering firm, it caters to the residential, commercial, industrial, and Oil and Gas markets. The wide-ranging engineering consulting services offered are Mechanical, Electrical, Civil/Structural, Process & Extraction, Multidisciplinary 2D AutoCAD design, 3D solid works and 3D Revit Modeling, Instrumentation & Controls, Procurement, and Project Management.

Investing in people

Jeenu’s background in aerospace engineering helps support clients with exciting research and development projects based on innovation and collaboration in a variety of industries. However, what makes the services of Stamped Engineering exceptional is Jeenu’s vision backed by her skilled team.

Jeenu and her team are passionate about being able to make positive changes. The team believes innovation, and collaboration are key to progress. The organization takes this forward by keeping the focus on the core values of Excellence and Integrity. Besides, the company fosters an environment of trust, honesty, open communication, and mutual respect. She adds, “In order to have a strong organization, you need a strong team and that comes from investing in your people.”

The Ferocious Entrepreneur

Being an entrepreneur and founder of a multidisciplinary engineering business is filled with new and exciting challenges. One such challenge which Jeenu experienced was when she was diagnosed with Stage 3 Breast Cancer. This unforeseen incident happened just after the location for Stamped Engineering was purchased. Sharing her experience, she says, “With my two children Amber (age 4) and Aveer (age 2), I took on the executive decision to continue full steam ahead.” It is quite natural that during such circumstances people tend to lose hope. However, this was not the case with Jeenu, she completed her treatments for chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation. She promised her family that she would do everything she could to get Stamped Engineering Corporation launched.

Jeenu’s determination towards her vision was unmatchable. In order to complete her promise, she committed herself to work—7 days of the week! Not only did she managed to keep up with good health, but also was able to have Stamped Engineering represent the trust, technical expertise to the clients. “Our dedication to our clients has caused our business to grow far beyond my wildest dreams,” she exclaimed.

The Asian Star of 2019

As they say, hard work pays off— and since the launch of Stamped Engineering, Jeenu has garnered the attention of the global community. She was published in OGM Magazine in 2017, recognized by The Worldwide Association of Female Professionals in 2018 and 2019, and was featured as the Asian Star in the Asian Tribune in July 2019, featured in the EPC lens in December of 2019, The TOP 100 Canadian Professionals Magazine in 2020, 50 Best Companies of the Year in 2020, featured by Edmonton Global in 2020.

Even after such a huge list of awards and recognition, she keeps her feet on the ground and heads high with her mission of providing the technical expertise to execute the client’s project without compromising safety, ethical or regulatory standards.

Exceeding the Clients’ Expectations

Stamped Engineering Corporation has never compromised on safety despite it being one of the challenging parts faced on its initial days. Due to thorough reviews and numerous regulatory requirements, clients tend to get overwhelmed or frustrated. However, the team of Stamped Engineering overcomes the challenge by patiently explaining why the regulations are vital. This approach ensures that the client understands the requirements and entrusts the team to deliver the desired results.

Furthermore, Stamped Engineering Corporation caters to several industries of different sizes. It encountered the challenge to design a piece of critical equipment to be installed in a refinery and in an extremely tight timeline without overlooking the details. The team accepted the challenge and to speed up the process it integrated local support. Empirically, it exceeded client expectations.

Expanding the Capabilities

Over the years, Stamped Engineering Corporation has been successful because it can adapt to a changing market, a changing environment, and the changing needs of the clients. The qualified professionals of the organization have used their experience and software skills to provide cost-effective solutions. It creates innovative solutions for clients to give them a competitive edge in the current market. By providing value, introducing automation, and coming up with unique solutions, the company encourages the clients to flourish, which, in return, provides security for their business.

Following the same mission, Stamped Engineering has outlined the roadmap of 2020 for technological expansion. This approach will further assist the clients with innovation in renewable energy fields, such as hydrogen and clean technology. Jeenu concludes with, “The organization would like to like to expand its research and development capabilities to support large corporations in providing innovative solutions.”

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