Educational Background:
Bachelors Degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE)
Purdue University, West Lafayette 2000
•Purdue Women in Engineering Alumni Panel Speaker
•Purdue Nanotechnology Center Ground Breaking Ceremony Participant
•Honeywell Student Excellence Award
•ECE McDonnell Douglas Scholarship
•Hewlett Packard SWE Award
•Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Society, President
•ECE Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Student Member 1999
•Mortar Board Senior Honor Society Member
Work Experience:
I currently work for a large Fortune 500 firm as a Program Manager
in the Medical Division. Daily tasks include project budgeting,
scheduling, design review, resource management and lots of meetings!
I have a large advantage in my job because of my engineering background.
I can communicate with the engineers and understand their work.
Before working with Sanmina-SCI and UMM electronics in the medical
field, I worked with a start-up company out of Purdue University
started by one of my Professors. I was able to experience firsthand
the excitement and heartache of trying to start a new company.
The best part of my job is…
Being able to work on products used to help better the quality of
life. I can actually see products I've worked on in use by doctors,
in commercials, even at the store.
My advice to the next generation of engineers would be:
Don't be fooled by the stereotypes of the engineering profession.
It is not just for men, and is not boring work. Many women I have
spoken to that did not go into Electrical Engineering said they
didn't even consider it because it seemed like such a nerdy profession.
UNTRUE! Electrical Engineers get to work with all the latest technologies.
You make the job as fun and cool as you want. And the profession
is in dire need of women because many times they bring better communication
skills and personality to the table.
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