{"id":2429,"date":"2025-07-28T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T16:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/?page_id=2429"},"modified":"2025-11-13T13:44:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:44:16","slug":"testimonials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/testimonials\/","title":{"rendered":"Testimonials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/06\/4N3A7219-1600x700.jpg); background-position: 60% 12%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Testimonials\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-7xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"cu-testimonial md:py-8\">\n        <div class=\"bg-cu-black-50 rounded-xl\">\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col-reverse md:pl-8 md:pr-12 md:flex-row items-center gap-5 mx-auto max-w-7xl md:gap-10 lg:gap-16 md:items-stretch\">\n                <div class=\"w-full md:-my-8 hidden md:block md:flex-[0_0_30%] bg-cu-black-25 rounded-lg bg-cover\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/07\/Convocation_Daryna-768x1152.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%; transform: scale(1);\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"w-full px-6 py-6 md:max-w-none md:flex-auto md:px-0 md:py-16 lg:py-20\">\n\n                                            \n<div class=\"not-prose cu-quote cu-component-spacing\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em class=\"myprefix-text-italic\">&#8220;My experience in the TIM program was truly transformative. The curriculum\u2019s perfect balance of technical and strategic content equipped me with the tools to confidently lead innovation and digital transformation initiatives. The supportive faculty and collaborative environment helped me grow both professionally and personally. I\u2019m grateful to be part of such a dynamic, forward-thinking community.&#8221;<\/em><br>&#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Daryna Potsipukh, MABA &#8217;25<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-7xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"cu-testimonial md:py-8\">\n        <div class=\"bg-cu-black-50 rounded-xl\">\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col md:pr-8 md:pl-12 md:flex-row-reverse items-center gap-5 mx-auto max-w-7xl md:gap-10 lg:gap-16 md:items-stretch\">\n                <div class=\"w-full md:-my-8 hidden md:block md:flex-[0_0_30%] bg-cu-black-25 rounded-lg bg-cover\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/07\/1751296147778-768x768.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%; transform: scale(1);\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"w-full px-6 py-6 md:max-w-none md:flex-auto md:px-0 md:py-16 lg:py-20\">\n\n                                            \n<div class=\"not-prose cu-quote cu-component-spacing\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>\u201cI truly appreciate the dedication, professionalism, and guidance provided by the program team during my studies. It has been an enriching experience that I will carry forward in my professional journey.\u201d<\/em><br>&#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Erfan Ahmadi Zadeh, MENG &#8217;25<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-7xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"cu-testimonial md:py-8\">\n        <div class=\"bg-cu-black-50 rounded-xl\">\n            <div class=\"flex flex-col-reverse md:pl-8 md:pr-12 md:flex-row items-center gap-5 mx-auto max-w-7xl md:gap-10 lg:gap-16 md:items-stretch\">\n                <div class=\"w-full md:-my-8 hidden md:block md:flex-[0_0_30%] bg-cu-black-25 rounded-lg bg-cover\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/08\/1694104000541-768x768.jpg); background-position: 48% 17%; transform: scale(1);\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"w-full px-6 py-6 md:max-w-none md:flex-auto md:px-0 md:py-16 lg:py-20\">\n\n                                            \n<div class=\"not-prose cu-quote cu-component-spacing\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em class=\"myprefix-text-italic\">&#8220;When I moved to Canada, I knew I\u2019d need to rebuild my career from the ground up. The TIM Program became the cornerstone of that journey. With the support of inspiring professors and mentors, I gained the tools to harness AI, embrace innovation, and apply my experience in networking and cybersecurity in new ways. <br><br>Today, as Section Manager of Technology Systems, Networking &amp; Cybersecurity at the City of Ottawa, I lead teams on complex infrastructure projects with confidence. TIM\u2019s community, practical curriculum, and industry connections helped transform small steps into a thriving career and a brighter future.&#8221;<\/em><br><br>&#8211; <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Payam Askarpour, MENG &#8217;24<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":155,"featured_media":2331,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cu_dining_location_slug":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_page_type":[],"class_list":["post-2429","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/155"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2429"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2589,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2429\/revisions\/2589"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_page_type?post=2429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}