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Dr. Ruthie D. Lyle, PhDITT Technical Institute3518 Westgate Drive, Suite 150Durham, NC 27707
April 18, 2013
Why Women Should Consider Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
Overview*Why and How • enabling women towards
careers in STEM
*“Real-Life” STEM Divas • Inspiration through snap-
shots
What could I tell you about a career in STEM?
* It’s EverywhereMost colleges offer majors related to STEM
* It’s ImportantAcquire skills to help solve pressing social problems
* It’s creativeCan se creativity in many different job, always new
challenges at work
* It’s team-orientedOpportunity to work with a creative sometimes global team
* Its valued, respected, and flexible and pays well
How can you prepare for a
career in STEM?*Investigate STEM Careers and associated Industries
*Explore Computer Programming*Scratch and Alice (available FREE)
*Take Classes to Explore STEM Topics*Computing, Math, Physics, Chemistry,
*Participate in Technology Clubs and Summer Camps
*Be Well-Rounded Explore*Cultures, Art, Language, Music
Advice: To Thine Own self be True
Dr. Ruthie D. Lyle, PhDSaaS Technical Project Manager, IBM
Career Path• Cloud Infrastructure Architect• Patent Architect • Performance Analyst• EMC Hardware Design Engineer• System Planning Engineer• Research Fellow, AFOSR
Own your life. Leverage networks and information sources to find out whataligns with your passion ( things that make working and learning fun). Utilize the web to “dig” for nuggets instead of waiting for someone to spoon feed you.
Advice: Think Outside of the Box
Lin SunAdvisory Software Engineer, IBM
Career Path• PureApplication System Virtual
Application Plugin Architect• WebSphere OSGi Feature developer• Apache Geronimo committer• WebSphere community Edition
developer• Websphere Everyplace Access tester
Don’t expect a different result when repeat the same thing. Try think and dothings differently to allow for innovation and inspiration. Leverage information on the Internet to avoid asking simple and obvious questions.
Advice: Slow and steady can also win a race
Dr. Fonda Ingram, PhDSenior Systems Engineer, SAS
Career Path• Senior Systems Engineer• Patent Engineer • Technical Architect• Competitive Intelligence Analysis• Emerging Technologies Engineer• Research Fellow - JPL
Be quick to listen and slow anger. This philosophy works in your personal life and inyour professional life.
Bernadette A. CarterAdvisory Software Engineer, IBM
Career Path•IBM Connections (Social Software) Software Engineer•IBM Quickr (Team Content) Software Engineer•IBM WebSphere Personalization Software Engineer•Master’s Grad Student – GEM Fellow•Intel Intern
Don’t limit yourself. Work hard. Use all of the talents you have. Once you believe you can do something, you’re one step closer to doing it.
Advice: “It is only impossible until somebody does it” - Unknown
www.ncwit.org
http://www.dotdiva.org/
Explore Computer Programming (Free!!)Alice : alice.orgScratch: scratch.mit.edu
The 100 Best Jobshttp://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings/the-100-best-jobs
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