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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