1. My Career in Engineering
Presented by: Taryn Riley October 2013
Contact Information: Taryn.Riley@siemens.com
2. • About Me
• Where I’ve studied
• Where I’ve worked
• My History at Siemens
• Reasons I became an Engineer
Agenda
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3. A Little about Me…
• Love the outdoors, sports
• Grew up in a Maryland
• Happily married for 6+ years
• Two daughters
4. Where I’ve studied & worked…
University of Maryland
Baltimore County
Bachelor of Science
Mechanical Engineering
Full Athletic Scholarship
Fast-Pitch Softball team
Student Internships
• Summers of 1998 & 1999
• Worked on satellite “MAP” (Microwave Anisotropy Probe)
5. Where I’ve studied & worked…
Crummer Graduate School
of Business
Masters of Business
Administration
Professional Experience
• Strategic Sales Manager – PR Sales Americas
• Engineering Manager – GT Technology Development
• Engineering Manager – GT Design Engineering, Casings
• Sr. Project Engineer – GT Engineering, 60 Hz Frame
• Service Engineer – GT Service Engineering
• Engineering Development Program
6. My History at Siemens
2000
EDP
Graduated
BSME from
UMBC
2001-06
Service Engineer
2006-07
Project Engineer
2007-09
Engineering
Manager
MBA from
Rollins College- Crummer
School of Business
Engineering
Manager
GT Service Eng
GT Supply Mgmt
GT Service
Engineering
GT Engineering-
Casings Group
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GT Engineering-
Frame Group
GT Engineering-
Technology
PR Sales
Americas
Present
Strategic Sales
Manager
2009-13
7. Why I Became an Engineer…
Engineers…Turn imagination into reality.
Shape the future. Make a difference.
• Math & Science were my favorite subjects
• Enjoy Solving Problems…Goal oriented
• Creative work…No right or wrong way to get an answer
• Love a good challenge
• Collaborative teamwork
• Curious about how things work
