9 SWE Girls, 15 Years Later: Careers, Families and Advice
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Presented by: Sarah Anthoney, Tami Wilcox, Teresa Bohlmann, Cari Hague, Amy Huebner, Angie Owen and Kim Nelson
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9 SWE Girls, 15 Years Later: Careers, Families and Advice
- 1. 9 SWE Girls, 15 Years Later: Where We Started, Where We Are Now, and Where We Are Going WE14, The Annual Conference for Women Engineers
- 2. Where we started– ISU SWE!
- 3. 9 SWE Girls, 15 Years Later: Where We Started, Where We Are Now, and Where We Are Going WE14, The Annual Conference for Women Engineers
- 4. Elizabeth Bierman, SWE Society President • Senior Project Engineer at Honeywell Aerospace • BS Aerospace Engineering- 1999 • Iowa State University • MBA- Bentley University-2003 • Masters Systems Engineering- 2005 • Iowa State University
- 5. Over the years… My SWE Activities My Family
- 6. Through Birthday Milestones …and Happy New Year’s
- 8. Sarah 1995 2000 2003 2005 2009 2011 Today 2012
- 9. Sarah Persistence Determination Listening to Myself A New Dream Love of Learning Growth & Change Helping Others Discovering Balance Mindful Parenting Priorities Sharing my Intentions Nurturing myself & others Owning my voice & power Compassion
- 12. Amy Huebner Mom of Three Principal Development Quality Engineer Iowa State University , Mechanical Engineering 1995 - 2000 1997 Come Across SWE and join 1998 Internship with Boeing 1999 Internship with General Motors Graduation 2000 - 2006 2006 - present FCG- Product Development Chassis Development Engineer TCAP Marry Shawn Manufacturing Engineer Design Assurance Engineer 2007 Sophia 2009 Casey 2011 Theodore
- 13. Lessons Learned • If you want to move up, be visible, drive your career • Sometimes you have to suck it up and prove yourself • There are successful women all around, pay attention • Be open-minded to opportunities, look for the out-of-the-box • Find a strong mentor • Leave emotion at the door or the message is lost • There is balance, just define it yourself • Network: Home and Work
- 14. 8 Weddings…
- 16. Graduated ISU in May 1999 BS in Agricultural Engineering Ames, Iowa First job after college Engineering Services Specialist May 1999 – February 2004 Bloomington, Illinois Back to my hometown for my husband to farm with my parents. Sales Manager May 2004 – May 2014 Tipton, Iowa Opportunity in my area of interest K-12 Outreach Educator June 2014 – current Tipton, Iowa
- 17. 2002 Teresa & Jake 2003 Cody 2006 Clayton 2007 Caleb 2012 Callie 2012 2013 2014 2014
- 18. 8 First Baby Quilts
- 20. Kim’s Story 1985 1995 1997 1999 2000 2002 2004 1998 to
- 21. Kim’s Family
- 24. Tami Wilcox – Civil Engineer BS Civil Engineering ISU – May 2000 Ames, IA First Job – Construction Engineer – Weitz January 2000 – December 2000 Des Moines, IA Second Job – Civil Engineer – Shive-Hattery First Day January 4, 2001 Moline, IL First Project – Krispy Kreme Parking Lot First Baby – November 2004 Went back to work 4 days/week MS Business Administration May 2005 Professional Engineering License July 2005
- 25. Tami Wilcox – Civil Engineer Second Baby – Ethan – April 2007 Went back to work 3 days/week Third Baby – Owen – June 2010 Asked for 1-year Maternity Leave June 2010 Major Job Responsibilities -Lead Design Engineer on 5M Water Main Project -Lead Design Engineer on Wastewater Plant Refurb and 5 Mile Force Main - City Engineer for Hampton, IL Officially Quit Job to Move to Brazil April 2011 Horizontina, RS Brazil Currently Junior Lego League Coach Religious Education Teacher Class Mom Homeschool Preschool Teacher
- 26. The SWE Guys Our support…
- 32. Meet Tricia Walker Graduated with BS from ISU in ESci-BME 2000 Graduated with MS with thesis from UofI in BME in 2002 Joined CDT in Product Development (Engineer II, Proj Engr, Engr Sup) in Brooklyn Park, MN in 2003 Joined Accellent in Design Engineering (Catheter Design Engr, Proj Mgr) in Brooklyn Park, MN in 2006 Presented with opportunity to move for Accellent to the Trenton, GA manufacturing plant to take an Engineering Manager Position in 2008 Moved back to the Midwest to work with Cari Hague and Jacquelyn’s Photography in Ames, IA (Client Care Manager) in 2009 Joined Medtronic’s Cardiovascular Division in Brooklyn Park, MN (Sr Supplier Quality Engr, Prin Supplier Quality Engr) in 2011
- 33. What’s Important… Bio-Medicus Multi-Stage Femoral Venous Cannulae Curved Tip Arterial Cannulae RCSP (Retrograde Coronary Sinus Perfusion) with Manual Inflate Cuff Cannulae
- 34. Where We Are Now
- 36. Angie Owen Graduated with degree in Chemical Engineering with Minor in Food Science Worked as an Operations Engineer in Cedar Rapids, Iowa & Minneapolis, Minnesota Moved back to hometown Des Moines, Iowa Worked as a Production Engineer at artistic furniture company Currently working as Investment Advisor in family business Change of career path - obtained security licenses
- 37. Angie Owen
- 38. Panel Discussion
- 39. An Introspective Look Caring Challenge Compassion Connection Conformity Cooperation Courage Creativity Curiosity Fairness Fitness Flexibility Freedom Friendliness Forgiveness Fun Hard-working Honesty Humor Humility Independence Influence Integrity Intimacy Order Open-mindedness Patience Persistence Pleasure Power Self-control Sensuality Spirituality Skillfulness Status Supportiveness Trust
- 40. Last Few Pieces of Advice ~Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong. ~Find a mentor. Inside and outside of your company. ~The secret to having it all is knowing you already do. ~If they don’t appreciate you, they don’t deserve you. Simple as that. ~Great things never came from comfort zones. ~Listen to yourself. ~Trust your gut. ~Get involved and stay involved. ~Have a network at work and at home.
- 41. Meaningful Quotes "Let your dreams be bigger than your fears and your actions louder than your words." "Without purpose, life is motion without meaning, activity without direction and events without reason." – Rick Warren "Have faith in your journey. Everything had to happen exactly as it did to get you where you're going next." – Mandy Hale “If you know what you’re worth, then go out and get what you’re worth” – Rocky Balboa “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid.” – Albert Einstein “Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” – Maya Angelou “The things you are passionate about are not random, they are your calling.” – Fabienne Fredrickson “I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I’ve ended up where I need to be.” – Douglas Adams “Be the change you want to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi “Never give up on something that you can't go a day without thinking about.” – Winston Churchill
- 42. Suggested Resources Flourishing by Maureen Gaffney What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath Working at the Speed of Trust – FranklinCovey The E Myth by Michael E. Gerber Good to Great by Jim Collins She by Kobi Yamada Us! by Mary Anne Radmacher Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh Designed For Success: The 10 Commandments for Women in the Workplace by Dondi Scumaci
- 43. Here’s to You, Enjoy the Journey!