HAMID SHAKERI

About

Hamid Shakeri is running to serve as your next Toronto City Councillor for Willowdale (Ward 18). Built on the core values of Fairness, Common Sense, and Empathy, his campaign focuses on smart fiscal management and practical community infrastructure solutions. Having deep roots right here in Willowdale, Hamid understands the local traffic, transit, and community security challenges facing Ward 18 families, seniors, and businesses.Proven Leadership in Science, Engineering, and Education. Very conscious of difficult social issues and those impacted the most by different types of trauma. Social Safety & Phasing Out Violence. A balanced strategy combining social investment and data-driven civic updates to break the triangle of systemic risks impacting the city.

My Reason:I am your neighbor in Willowdale and father of two children both born in Ontario. Both of my children enjoyed school in Willowdale, namely at Cummer Valley Middle School and Earl Haig Secondary School; both are now busy with their career of choice in Toronto.Since 1993 I have been a resident in Toronto. I am concerned about the future of this city that is run mainly by career politicians. I am concerned about the issue of affordability of the city particularly for the younger generation, including my own children. The city budget is mainly dependent on / addicted to the revenue from construction companies making the city more compact and less efficient, particularly in terms of transportation. City officials sell the existing infrastructure that belongs to the citizens to developers without mandating them to invest in infrastructure. The winners are the big construction companies and developers at the expense of city residents. The city moves towards turning into a place just to work hard and barely afford a place only to sleep!A city must be a place for living! This is my opinion that projects run by the city are not managed properly, costs are significantly higher than they should be, pavements expected to last for decades become unusable in a couple of years. Are we sure the best bidder wins the contract in our city?My background, my concerns for the future of my children and children of others, my enthusiasm for making this city a better place for living, and preventing the erosion of the necessary services in the city and last but not the least affordability of the city is my drive to run for a seat in the city council.Thank you for your support!

Background Information

Work history includes:● Professional Language Interpreter serving at medical and legal settings,
● Technical Director in an Industrial Material Testing Laboratory
● Freelance engineering materials consultant,
● Research scientist at Department of Materials Engineering, University of Toronto,
● Overseas teaching experience at universities both in graduate and undergraduate level as well as industrial short courses,
● Senior advisor and laboratory manager at a gas turbine refurbishing company,
● Lead Physical Metallurgist, Aluminum Technology Centre, National Research Council Canada
● Laboratory operator, Linamar Corporation
● Post-doctoral fellowship with University of Waterloo
● Automotive materials quality control engineerEducation:● Ph. D. in Materials Engineering, University of Toronto
● M.A. Sc. In Materials Characterization, Sharif University of Technology / TMU
● B. A. Sc. In Materials Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology
❖ Certified Language Interpreter, Ontario Ministry of Immigration and Citizenship

My pledge:If elected I will personally answer your phone calls 24/7 and I will always use public transportation to participate in the Council’s meetings.

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