Biography of Megan Smith as a leader in all parts of life, written by Wharton MBA student for a course on leadership from the point of view of the whole person.
Why we all need women in tech. Despite of presence and contribution women has made in the industry, the numbers are staggering. This presentation by Vinita Rathi, Director Women Who Code London Chapter, Co-Founder Systango & CodePunt at Digibury Weekender talks about contribution gender diversity can make to the growth of the organisation, how and what women are good at, how motherhood can be boon for the firms they are working at and what can we be done to change.
By: Camilla Bjørn, Isabelle Ringnes and Louise Fuchs.
It's not a secret that the technology industry is highly male dominated. Women account for less than 20 percent of leading tech positions at the majority of tech companies.
In this presentation we are talking about why more women in tech is a business case for everyone. We are also discussing which technologies are fueling the media industry and how tech-savvy you really have to be.
Here you can see the webcast from the whole Lean In seminar in Schibsted Media Group:
http://webtv.hegnar.no/presentation.php?webcastId=21337776
More about TENK: http://tenk-norge.com/
Part of Kellogg GMS Allen Center program on Leading into the Future http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/execed/programs/century.aspx. Section on Demands on 21st Century organizations
Why we all need women in tech. Despite of presence and contribution women has made in the industry, the numbers are staggering. This presentation by Vinita Rathi, Director Women Who Code London Chapter, Co-Founder Systango & CodePunt at Digibury Weekender talks about contribution gender diversity can make to the growth of the organisation, how and what women are good at, how motherhood can be boon for the firms they are working at and what can we be done to change.
By: Camilla Bjørn, Isabelle Ringnes and Louise Fuchs.
It's not a secret that the technology industry is highly male dominated. Women account for less than 20 percent of leading tech positions at the majority of tech companies.
In this presentation we are talking about why more women in tech is a business case for everyone. We are also discussing which technologies are fueling the media industry and how tech-savvy you really have to be.
Here you can see the webcast from the whole Lean In seminar in Schibsted Media Group:
http://webtv.hegnar.no/presentation.php?webcastId=21337776
More about TENK: http://tenk-norge.com/
Part of Kellogg GMS Allen Center program on Leading into the Future http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/execed/programs/century.aspx. Section on Demands on 21st Century organizations
5 Things I Wish I Knew Then & The Fire Starter's Manifesto Sarah Bird
Sarah Bird covers 5 things she wished she knew early in her career. The presentation closes with the Fire Starter's Manifesto--a statement of core beliefs about increasing diversity in tech.
This presentation was designed for and delivered at ACT-W, a conference for women technologists held in Seattle on May 18th 2015.
Are 20th Century Constraints Holding Back Open Innovation? (Yes!)Terri Griffith
Managers who want to be strategic about open innovation need to let go of practices that might have worked in the 20th century but are outmoded in the faster-paced, more collaborative, technology-reliant 21st century.
Susan Mernit, Founder & Executive Director, Hack the Hood
Twitter Handle: @SusanMernit
As we all know, the tech sector is exploding in the Bay area–but not everyone feels–or is–included–in the growth. How are local grassroots organizations and tech companies addressing these issues, together and separately? What foundations and local non-profits are staking out career education and inclusion as critical components of their programs?
Susan Mernit and the Hack the Hood team, winners of the 2014 Google Bay Area impact Challenge, reviewed the Bay Area organizations addressing these issues and makes suggestions on how you can be involved.
On International Women's Day we gathered for a rousing evening of inspiring and entertaining speeches on creating greater inclusivity in our tech and engineering communities for women and minorities. While sometimes maddening and others hilarious, this was an energizing event. Check the recap on our blog: www.hivewr.ca/ctrwr-recap and the full video here or on YouTube.
Women In STEM/ Women In Engineering/ STEM Barriers and Solutions/ Need for Wo...Mehak Azeem
This fantastic artistic PowerPoint presentation was presented to IEEE MEA Engineering College Student Branch, India. In this presentation, I covered concepts of STEM, reasons to have women in STEM, Why STEM fro girls, barriers and solution, STEM pipeline, facts, and fiction for girls in STEM. I believe this presentation is full of encouragement for girls to choose STEM as their career and profession, figure out fictions for girls in STEM.
Special thanks to expert and my IEEE mentor Muhammad Mairaj Ul Haque for helping me.
For any information and assistance:
[haq.mairaj@hotmail.com] [mehakazeem@ieee.org]
Tell Me More's social storytelling series using #NPRBlacksinTech ends on December 20th. Since Decem- ber 2nd, black tech innovators from all over the country have spent a day tweeting about their lives. The social media series is creating new storytelling opportunities that run parallel to what Tell Me More does every day on the radio.
If you have been engaging with the #NPRBlacksinTech hashtag, please share your thoughts, comments and suggestions.
Google - A story of three entrepreneursVaibhav Doshi
This presentation talk about Google. It tells about how & what made google. Sergey Brin, Larry Page and Eric Schimdt are all the three entrepreneurs that have invested their life and work to grow this wonderful organisation.
5 Things I Wish I Knew Then & The Fire Starter's Manifesto Sarah Bird
Sarah Bird covers 5 things she wished she knew early in her career. The presentation closes with the Fire Starter's Manifesto--a statement of core beliefs about increasing diversity in tech.
This presentation was designed for and delivered at ACT-W, a conference for women technologists held in Seattle on May 18th 2015.
Are 20th Century Constraints Holding Back Open Innovation? (Yes!)Terri Griffith
Managers who want to be strategic about open innovation need to let go of practices that might have worked in the 20th century but are outmoded in the faster-paced, more collaborative, technology-reliant 21st century.
Susan Mernit, Founder & Executive Director, Hack the Hood
Twitter Handle: @SusanMernit
As we all know, the tech sector is exploding in the Bay area–but not everyone feels–or is–included–in the growth. How are local grassroots organizations and tech companies addressing these issues, together and separately? What foundations and local non-profits are staking out career education and inclusion as critical components of their programs?
Susan Mernit and the Hack the Hood team, winners of the 2014 Google Bay Area impact Challenge, reviewed the Bay Area organizations addressing these issues and makes suggestions on how you can be involved.
On International Women's Day we gathered for a rousing evening of inspiring and entertaining speeches on creating greater inclusivity in our tech and engineering communities for women and minorities. While sometimes maddening and others hilarious, this was an energizing event. Check the recap on our blog: www.hivewr.ca/ctrwr-recap and the full video here or on YouTube.
Women In STEM/ Women In Engineering/ STEM Barriers and Solutions/ Need for Wo...Mehak Azeem
This fantastic artistic PowerPoint presentation was presented to IEEE MEA Engineering College Student Branch, India. In this presentation, I covered concepts of STEM, reasons to have women in STEM, Why STEM fro girls, barriers and solution, STEM pipeline, facts, and fiction for girls in STEM. I believe this presentation is full of encouragement for girls to choose STEM as their career and profession, figure out fictions for girls in STEM.
Special thanks to expert and my IEEE mentor Muhammad Mairaj Ul Haque for helping me.
For any information and assistance:
[haq.mairaj@hotmail.com] [mehakazeem@ieee.org]
Tell Me More's social storytelling series using #NPRBlacksinTech ends on December 20th. Since Decem- ber 2nd, black tech innovators from all over the country have spent a day tweeting about their lives. The social media series is creating new storytelling opportunities that run parallel to what Tell Me More does every day on the radio.
If you have been engaging with the #NPRBlacksinTech hashtag, please share your thoughts, comments and suggestions.
Google - A story of three entrepreneursVaibhav Doshi
This presentation talk about Google. It tells about how & what made google. Sergey Brin, Larry Page and Eric Schimdt are all the three entrepreneurs that have invested their life and work to grow this wonderful organisation.
A look at the role women have played in technology, getting to know some of our most inspirational women in the field, and thoughts on where women will continue to participate in social, mobile and gaming.
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Featured Session: Voices Live Chicago Conference
Location: Aon
200 East Randolph
Chicago, IL USA
12-2pm CST
Panel: Cracking the Glass Ceiling: Growing Female Technology Professionals
Will be streamed on Spreecast and WebEx from 12-2pm CST on Friday, March 13th
Moderators:
Margaret Resce Milkint, Managing Partner, The Jacobson Group; WING Co-Founder; ITF Board Member
David Mendelsohn, Managing Partner, DLA Piper; WING Co-Founder
Panelists:
Danelle Kent, Consultant¸ SWC Technology Partners
Danelle is a Certified Project Management Professional (NU) with 4+ years of combined experience in detail oriented technical writing and quality assurance analysis. She currently supports full software lifecycle by facilitating different functional roles including quality assurance analyst, business analyst, and technical writer.
Arti Arora, Aon
Deanne Hettich, Vice President Practice Leadership, Aon Hewitt
Cynthia Clarke, CIO, Mesirow Financial
Jeff Hughes, Vice President Information Technology, CNA
Marisa Cabrera, IT Rotational Program Participant, CNA
Abstract: Despite the strides made recently for women in business, female tech professionals continue to be outpaced by their male counterparts. According to Silicon Valley Bank’s Innovation Economy Outlook survey, less than 50 percent of technology companies have women in the C-suite or serving on the board of directors. Only 19 percent of CIO positions for Fortune 250 companies are held by women.
In fact, the gender disparity among technology professionals seems to be increasing in spite of recent gains throughout the workplace. Fewer women are joining the tech workforce and the numbers of female students studying technology is in decline—today only 18 percent of computer science majors are women, compared to 37 percent in the mid-1980s. Add in a continued wage imbalance and a high turnover rate for female tech professionals mid-career and it is clear that there is work to be done. How can we encourage more women to join the technology field and insurance technology in particular? What can be done to break down the barriers to success as a female technology professional?
Preparing for upcoming lifelong learners - CMED ConferenceVickie Maris
CMED Conference concurrent session, Don't Miss Your Upcoming Lifelong Learners While Clinging to the Ones You Know Today. Background images are originals by VJ Maris Photography. If you'd like to use one of the images for your presentation, please send me a note requesting permission.
This presentation will help employees understand the concept of social learning and the benefits of social media tools on behalf of professional development within an organization.
Biography of Wendy Kopp as a leader in all parts of life, written by Wharton MBA student for a course on leadership from the point of view of the whole person.
Biography of Ruth Simmons as a leader in all parts of life, written by Wharton MBA student for a course on leadership from the point of view of the whole person.
Biography of Ruth Porat as a leader in all parts of life, written by Wharton MBA student for a course on leadership from the point of view of the whole person.
Biography of Ruth Bader Ginsberg as a leader in all parts of life, written by Wharton MBA student for a course on leadership from the point of view of the whole person.
Biography of Muhammad Ali as a leader in all parts of life, written by Wharton MBA student for a course on leadership from the point of view of the whole person.
Biography Melinda Gates of as a leader in all parts of life, written by Wharton MBA student for a course on leadership from the point of view of the whole person.
Biography of Laura Hillenbrand as a leader in all parts of life, written by Wharton MBA student for a course on leadership from the point of view of the whole person.
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw by Shashwata NarainStew Friedman
Biography of Kiran Mazumdar Shaw as a leader in all parts of life, written by Wharton MBA student for a course on leadership from the point of view of the whole person.
Biography of Kat Cole as a leader in all parts of life, written by Wharton MBA student for a course on leadership from the point of view of the whole person.
Biography of John Lewis as a leader in all parts of life, written by Wharton MBA student for a course on leadership from the point of view of the whole person.
Biography of Joe Biden as a leader in all parts of life, written by Wharton MBA student for a course on leadership from the point of view of the whole person.
Jaime Cervantes Covarrubias by Paulina AlcantaraStew Friedman
Biography of Jaime Cervantes Covarrubias as a leader in all parts of life, written by Wharton MBA student for a course on leadership from the point of view of the whole person.
Biography of Indra Nooyi as a leader in all parts of life, written by Wharton MBA student for a course on leadership from the point of view of the whole person.
Sarah Ross O'Hagan by Alice Henly MitchellStew Friedman
Biography of Sarah Ross O'Hagan as a leader in all parts of life, written by Wharton MBA student for a course on leadership from the point of view of the whole person.
Biography of Elon Musk as a leader in all parts of life, written by Wharton MBA student for a course on leadership from the point of view of the whole person.
Bertrand Piccard by Mark Arpels Amez-DrozStew Friedman
Biography of Bertrand Piccard as a leader in all parts of life, written by Wharton MBA student for a course on leadership from the point of view of the whole person.
The case study discusses the potential of drone delivery and the challenges that need to be addressed before it becomes widespread.
Key takeaways:
Drone delivery is in its early stages: Amazon's trial in the UK demonstrates the potential for faster deliveries, but it's still limited by regulations and technology.
Regulations are a major hurdle: Safety concerns around drone collisions with airplanes and people have led to restrictions on flight height and location.
Other challenges exist: Who will use drone delivery the most? Is it cost-effective compared to traditional delivery trucks?
Discussion questions:
Managerial challenges: Integrating drones requires planning for new infrastructure, training staff, and navigating regulations. There are also marketing and recruitment considerations specific to this technology.
External forces vary by country: Regulations, consumer acceptance, and infrastructure all differ between countries.
Demographics matter: Younger generations might be more receptive to drone delivery, while older populations might have concerns.
Stakeholders for Amazon: Customers, regulators, aviation authorities, and competitors are all stakeholders. Regulators likely hold the greatest influence as they determine the feasibility of drone delivery.
Artificial intelligence (AI) offers new opportunities to radically reinvent the way we do business. This study explores how CEOs and top decision makers around the world are responding to the transformative potential of AI.
Senior Project and Engineering Leader Jim Smith.pdfJim Smith
I am a Project and Engineering Leader with extensive experience as a Business Operations Leader, Technical Project Manager, Engineering Manager and Operations Experience for Domestic and International companies such as Electrolux, Carrier, and Deutz. I have developed new products using Stage Gate development/MS Project/JIRA, for the pro-duction of Medical Equipment, Large Commercial Refrigeration Systems, Appliances, HVAC, and Diesel engines.
My experience includes:
Managed customized engineered refrigeration system projects with high voltage power panels from quote to ship, coordinating actions between electrical engineering, mechanical design and application engineering, purchasing, production, test, quality assurance and field installation. Managed projects $25k to $1M per project; 4-8 per month. (Hussmann refrigeration)
Successfully developed the $15-20M yearly corporate capital strategy for manufacturing, with the Executive Team and key stakeholders. Created project scope and specifications, business case, ROI, managed project plans with key personnel for nine consumer product manufacturing and distribution sites; to support the company’s strategic sales plan.
Over 15 years of experience managing and developing cost improvement projects with key Stakeholders, site Manufacturing Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Maintenance, and facility support personnel to optimize pro-duction operations, safety, EHS, and new product development. (BioLab, Deutz, Caire)
Experience working as a Technical Manager developing new products with chemical engineers and packaging engineers to enhance and reduce the cost of retail products. I have led the activities of multiple engineering groups with diverse backgrounds.
Great experience managing the product development of products which utilize complex electrical controls, high voltage power panels, product testing, and commissioning.
Created project scope, business case, ROI for multiple capital projects to support electrotechnical assembly and CPG goods. Identified project cost, risk, success criteria, and performed equipment qualifications. (Carrier, Electrolux, Biolab, Price, Hussmann)
Created detailed projects plans using MS Project, Gant charts in excel, and updated new product development in Jira for stakeholders and project team members including critical path.
Great knowledge of ISO9001, NFPA, OSHA regulations.
User level knowledge of MRP/SAP, MS Project, Powerpoint, Visio, Mastercontrol, JIRA, Power BI and Tableau.
I appreciate your consideration, and look forward to discussing this role with you, and how I can lead your company’s growth and profitability. I can be contacted via LinkedIn via phone or E Mail.
Jim Smith
678-993-7195
jimsmith30024@gmail.com
Specific ServPoints should be tailored for restaurants in all food service segments. Your ServPoints should be the centerpiece of brand delivery training (guest service) and align with your brand position and marketing initiatives, especially in high-labor-cost conditions.
408-784-7371
Foodservice Consulting + Design
Comparing Stability and Sustainability in Agile SystemsRob Healy
Copy of the presentation given at XP2024 based on a research paper.
In this paper we explain wat overwork is and the physical and mental health risks associated with it.
We then explore how overwork relates to system stability and inventory.
Finally there is a call to action for Team Leads / Scrum Masters / Managers to measure and monitor excess work for individual teams.
The Team Member and Guest Experience - Lead and Take Care of your restaurant team. They are the people closest to and delivering Hospitality to your paying Guests!
Make the call, and we can assist you.
408-784-7371
Foodservice Consulting + Design
Public Speaking Tips to Help You Be A Strong Leader.pdfPinta Partners
In the realm of effective leadership, a multitude of skills come into play, but one stands out as both crucial and challenging: public speaking.
Public speaking transcends mere eloquence; it serves as the medium through which leaders articulate their vision, inspire action, and foster engagement. For leaders, refining public speaking skills is essential, elevating their ability to influence, persuade, and lead with resolute conviction. Here are some key tips to consider: https://joellandau.com/the-public-speaking-tips-to-help-you-be-a-stronger-leader/
2. 2
Who is Megan Smith?
Early Life/Education
Grew up in Buffalo, NY
Spent many summers at
the Chautauqua Institution
Received BS and MS in
Mechanical Engineering
from MIT
Career
Began career in startups –
Apple and General Magic
CEO of Planet Out during
acquisition of Gay.com
Senior exec at Google,
Google[x], and google.org
Community
STEM education advocate
Serves on the board of MIT
Media Lab, Vital Voices & +
Works on engineering
projects on the side
Family/Self
Separated
from re/code technology
columnist Kara Swisher
Mother of two 11 and 14-
year-old boys
Enjoys biking & traveling
3. 3rd and 1st female Chief Technology Officer of the
United States
Co-founded The Malala Fund, an organization
dedicated to impacting girls education and
empowerment around the world
Pioneered Google's "Women Techmakers" diversity
initiative
CEO of Planet Out during the merger with Gay.com
Participated on the MIT student team that “designed,
built and raced a solar car 2000 miles across
the Australian outback in the first cross-continental
solar car race”
3
Megan’s Major Accomplishments
4. As US CTO, Megan led the team that advised President Obama
on many tech topics such as patent reform, privacy issues, and
net neutrality
Also worked on regulatory reform to enable entrepreneurs with
good ideas to advance those ideas more quickly
4
Service Through Innovation & Technology
“I actually think that working
in the federal government, or
state or local, is one of the
most significant things that a
technical person can do. It’s
real service, and you can
affect hundreds of millions of
people.”
5. Working to change math and science curriculum in order to
encourage all children to pursue careers in STEM
Leading an initiative called TechHire to increase the number of
women and people of color who have jobs in tech by working with
community colleges
Openly out and speaks up about the hatred of gays, specifically
religiously based hatred
Visible example of a successful woman in tech
5
Be Who You Are To Effect Change
“When you’re gay, you come
out of everyday because
everyone assumes you’re
straight but you have to be
your whole self. You just do
cuz it will kill you not to”
6. Look for companies and organizations that are
truly a meritocracy
Seek mentors and sponsors who are
passionate about helping other women in tech
“Start with impact and then get to the math”
Think about career in the long run – difficult to
know exactly what types of opportunities will
present themselves (e.g. US CTO) in the
future but can gain the skills and experiences
now to be ready for them when they surface
Be open about who you are and look for four-
way wins
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Takeaways and Future Applications