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How do I put 22 years in the engineering field into a short bio? Let me try. My current position is Mechanical Design/Burner Fabrication Manager for the Global Engineering Division of Cabot Corporation, a diversified company of specialty chemicals. My group designs and fabricates the large equipment for the manufacture of 'Carbon Black'. You know --- that black stuff in your copy machine toner that you hate to touch. It is used widely. A few examples; inkjet printer cartridges, auto and truck tires, paints, make up, plastics. My team consists of mechanical designers, machinists, welders, as well as materials, inventory , scheduling and office administration folks. We support 26 plants around the world by producing and/or replacing their volume manufacturing burner equipment. How I got to where I am today is hardly impressive or traditional. A road of challenging hills to conquer. I started with an Associates Degree in Commercial/Industrial Art. I got my B.S. Mechanical Engineering Certification years later through my employer at the time, Digital Equipment Corp.'s, Advanced Learning Program. It took a total of nine years, working days with college at night. There have been so many exciting facets in my career it is hard to focus in on just one… I prefer to relish them all: * Travel * Meeting new people and cultures *Staying on the cutting edge of technology, while holding on to the old 'base' principles. * Leadership * Making a difference * Creative thinking * Actually seeing what we design and fabricate producing product. All of it exhilarating. If I am to expound on a personal difficulty on my road to 'here',
I will mention the point that was (and maybe still is) what people
perceive of me when first meeting. Proving myself as a serious contender
a challenge. I am petite, 5'1", 106 lbs. with what some call
a perpetual sweet (?) grin on my face. But that is me! I was determined
to be accepted for what I am and to be firm with myself not to fall
into the position of being someone I am not or acting tough just
to fit in. Sweet can be just as strong, make tough decisions and
produce as much if not more than any stone faced hard-liner - but
I had to prove it. Overall, I am proud of who I am, what I do and how I got here. I have lived through numerous mergers, consolidations and plant closings, and have found that this leads to new opportunities that can be even more exciting than the ones left behind. My new position here at Cabot Corporation has opened a new opportunity in an industry I knew little about 4 months ago and proves there are so many challenges for women engineers in this ever changing world.
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