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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
Where we started– ISU SWE!
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
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
Over the years… 
My SWE Activities 
My Family
Through Birthday Milestones …and Happy New Year’s
Sarah 
1995 
2000 
2003 
2005 
2009 
2011 
Today 
2012
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
8 pre-wedding celebrations…
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
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
8 Weddings…
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
2002 
Teresa 
& Jake 
2003 
Cody 
2006 
Clayton 
2007 
Caleb 
2012 
Callie 
2012 
2013 
2014 
2014
8 First Baby Quilts
Kim’s Story 
1985 
1995 
1997 
1999 
2000 
2002 
2004 
1998 
to
Kim’s Family
21 Children…we think…
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
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
The SWE Guys 
Our support…
Girl’s Weekend Away
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
What’s Important… 
Bio-Medicus Multi-Stage Femoral Venous 
Cannulae 
Curved Tip Arterial 
Cannulae 
RCSP (Retrograde Coronary Sinus Perfusion) with Manual Inflate Cuff Cannulae
Where We Are Now
Medtronic Confidential Information 
35
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
Angie Owen
Panel Discussion
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
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.
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
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
Here’s to You, Enjoy the Journey!

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9 SWE Girls, 15 Years Later: Where We Started, Where We Are Now, and Where We Are Going

  • 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
  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 20. Kim’s Story 1985 1995 1997 1999 2000 2002 2004 1998 to
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  • 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…
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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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!