- Friday, February 23, 2024
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM PACIFIC
Registration Open
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM PACIFIC
Registration OpenRoom:PromenadeGeneral Information
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PACIFIC
Opening Keynote Breakfast
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PACIFIC
Opening Keynote BreakfastRoom:Milan Ballroom – Las Vegas Valley Water District & Southern Nevada Water Authority
Special Event
Doa J. Ross – Las Vegas Valley Water District & Southern Nevada Water Authority ### 2256562###Speaker###Deputy General Manager of Engineering###Las Vegas Valley Water District & Southern Nevada Water Authority###Speaker: – Las Vegas Valley Water District & Southern Nevada Water Authority
### 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM PACIFIC
Collegiate Competition: Undergrads
10:30 AM – 1:00 PM PACIFIC
Collegiate Competition: UndergradsRoom:Messina 1 & 2Special Event
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM PACIFIC
Become a Mega Star: An Intro to Megawatt Charging
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM PACIFIC
Become a Mega Star: An Intro to Megawatt ChargingRoom:Molise 1 & 2Technical Innovations
Nicole Anklam – PACCAR Inc. ### 2201147###Speaker###Charge System Owner and Charging Project Engineer###PACCAR Inc.###Speaker: – PACCAR Inc.
### 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM PACIFIC
Leadership Coaching Committee Office Hour
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM PACIFIC
Leadership Coaching Committee Office HourRoom:Modena 3Special Event
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM PACIFIC
Shaping Resilience Through the Lens of Engineering and Music
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM PACIFIC
Shaping Resilience Through the Lens of Engineering and MusicRoom:Molise 4 & 5 – SWE San Diego
– RDQ, Inc.
– HEDGE Co
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Tracy Nguyen, Doctor of Optometry (OD) – SWE San Diego ### 2201138###Speaker###Optometrist/Vice President###SWE San Diego###Speaker: – SWE San Diego
### @@@ Mirella Cruz Trinidad – RDQ, Inc. ### 2201139###Speaker###Engineer I###RDQ, Inc.###Speaker: – RDQ, Inc.
### @@@ Mary Isaac, PhD – HEDGE Co ### 2201137###Speaker###Founder and Executive Director###HEDGE Co###Speaker: – HEDGE Co
### @@@ Carla Leon ### 2252886###Moderator#########Moderator:
### 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM PACIFIC
SWE Endowment Fund & the Board of Trustees
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM PACIFIC
SWE Endowment Fund & the Board of TrusteesRoom:Modena 1 & 2Special Event
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PACIFIC
Safe and Sound: Why Your Technical Input Matters
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM PACIFIC
Safe and Sound: Why Your Technical Input MattersRoom:Molise 1 & 2 – The Boeing Company
– The Boeing Company
– GE Aerospace
– GE Aerospace
Self-Management and Strategic Leadership
Bianca M. McCartt – GE Aerospace ### 2201075###Moderator###Technical Pipeline Development Leader###GE Aerospace###Moderator: – GE Aerospace
### @@@ Amie Patao – The Boeing Company ### 2201076###Speaker###Associate Technical Fellow###The Boeing Company###Speaker: – The Boeing Company
### @@@ Angie O'Gorman – The Boeing Company ### 2201149###Speaker###Engine Controls & Thrust Reverser Systems Manager###The Boeing Company###Speaker: – The Boeing Company
### @@@ Arlene Spezzaferro – GE Aerospace ### 2201150###Speaker###Edison Program Leader###GE Aerospace###Speaker: – GE Aerospace
### @@@ Deborah Whitis, Ph.D. – GE Aerospace ### 2201151###Speaker###Executive Chief Consulting Engineer###GE Aerospace###Speaker: – GE Aerospace
### 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PACIFIC
Procrastination Simulation: A workshop with the society's outreach committee
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PACIFIC
Procrastination Simulation: A workshop with the society's outreach committeeRoom:Modena 3Special Event
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PACIFIC
Survive and Thrive Through SWE Leadership
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PACIFIC
Survive and Thrive Through SWE LeadershipRoom:Molise 4 & 5 – LivaNova
– Intel
– Math Works
Career Development
Natalie White – Amazon ### 2201099###Moderator###AWS Principal Solutions Architect###Amazon###Moderator: – Amazon
### @@@ Shelley Stracener – LivaNova ### 2201100###Speaker###Principal Systems Engineer###LivaNova###Speaker: – LivaNova
### @@@ Megan Beck – Intel ### 2201101###Speaker###Integration Engineer###Intel###Speaker: – Intel
### @@@ Louvere Walker-Hannon – Math Works ### 2201102###Speaker###Application Engineering Senior Team Lead###Math Works###Speaker: – Math Works
### 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PACIFIC
Power Hour Networking Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PACIFIC
Power Hour Networking LunchRoom:Milan BallroomSpecial Event
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM PACIFIC
Collegiate Competition: Graduates
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM PACIFIC
Collegiate Competition: GraduatesRoom:Messina 1 & 2Special Event
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM PACIFIC
SWE and Your Career
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM PACIFIC
SWE and Your CareerRoom:Molise 4 & 5Career Development
Deborah Stromberg, F.SWE (she/her/hers) – Intel Corporation ### 2201034###Speaker###VP of Engineering, Datacenter and AI Group###Intel Corporation###Speaker: – Intel Corporation
### she/her/hers2:45 PM – 3:45 PM PACIFIC
LOCKHEED MARTIN INFO SESSION
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM PACIFIC
Let’s Get TechnicalRoom:Modena 1 & 2 – Lockheed Martin
– Lockheed Martin
– Lockheed Martin
– Lockheed Martin
Special Event
Asia Zabala – Lockheed Martin ### 2250087###Speaker###Campus Manger###Lockheed Martin###Speaker: – Lockheed Martin
### @@@ Dawn Beyer – Lockheed Martin ### 2250088###Speaker###Senior Fellow###Lockheed Martin###Speaker: – Lockheed Martin
### @@@ Felicia Walker-Breland – Lockheed Martin ### 2250089###Speaker###Aeronautical Engineering Manager###Lockheed Martin###Speaker: – Lockheed Martin
### @@@ Bria Rathway – Lockheed Martin ### 2250090###Speaker###Campus Manager###Lockheed Martin###Speaker: – Lockheed Martin
### 3:00 PM – 3:20 PM PACIFIC
Applying Senior Design to Your Everyday Life
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM PACIFIC
Applying Senior Design to Your Everyday LifeRoom:Molise 1 & 2 – Colorado School of Mines
Self-Management and Strategic Leadership
Lisa Woodward, PE, BCEE – Colorado School of Mines ### 2201133###Speaker###Adjunct Instructor###Colorado School of Mines###Speaker: – Colorado School of Mines
### 3:30 PM – 3:50 PM PACIFIC
Still a Superwoman Even Without the Cape
3:30 PM – 3:50 PM PACIFIC
Still a Superwoman Even Without the CapeRoom:Molise 1 & 2 – The Aerospace Corporation
Self-Management and Strategic Leadership
Sonia Henry, n/a (she/her/hers) – The Aerospace Corporation ### 2201053###Speaker###Director###The Aerospace Corporation###Speaker: – The Aerospace Corporation
### she/her/hers3:45 PM – 4:30 PM PACIFIC
Mining for Gold to Maximize Potential
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM PACIFIC
Mining for Gold to Maximize PotentialRoom:Molise 4 & 5Self-Management and Strategic Leadership
Dina Venezky, PhD – Sparkling Leaders ### 2201134###Speaker###Founder###Sparkling Leaders###Speaker: – Sparkling Leaders
### 4:00 PM – 4:20 PM PACIFIC
Unconscious Bias: Understanding, Identifying, and Minimizing
4:00 PM – 4:20 PM PACIFIC
Unconscious Bias: Understanding, Identifying and MinimizingRoom:Molise 1 & 2Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Lynda Grindstaff, F.SWE (she/her/hers) – Lynda Grindstaff ### 2201058###Speaker###Technology Engineering Executive | Cybersecurity Expert | Board Director | Strategic Advisor###Lynda Grindstaff###Speaker: – Lynda Grindstaff
### she/her/hers4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PACIFIC
SWE Town Hall
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM PACIFIC
SWE Town HallRoom:Modena 1 & 2Special Event
4:30 PM – 4:50 PM PACIFIC
Send the !@#$ Email: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome as Young Engineers
4:30 PM – 4:50 PM PACIFIC
Send the !@#$ Email: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome as Young EngineersRoom:Molise 1 & 2 – Texas Instruments
– NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Career Development
Claire Jordan – Texas Instruments ### 2201155###Speaker###Semiconductor Manufacturing Training Coordinator###Texas Instruments###Speaker: – Texas Instruments
### @@@ Kathryn Chamberlin – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory ### 2201158###Speaker###Electronics Engineer###NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory###Speaker: – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
### 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM PACIFIC
WE Local Celebration!
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM PACIFIC
WE Local Celebration!Room:Milan BallroomSpecial Event
- Saturday, February 24, 2024
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PACIFIC
Registration Open
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PACIFIC
Registration OpenRoom:PromenadeGeneral Information
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PACIFIC
Live Without Limits Panel Breakfast
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PACIFIC
Live Without Limits Panel BreakfastRoom:Milan Ballroom – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
– Amazon
Special Event
Alexis McKittrick – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) ### 2254702###Speaker###Program Manager, Geothermal Technologies###U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)###Speaker: – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
### @@@ Dianne Beever ### 2254681###Speaker#########Speaker:
### @@@ Paula McDonald ### 2254662###Speaker#########Speaker:
### @@@ Natalie White – Amazon ### 2201099###Speaker###AWS Principal Solutions Architect###Amazon###Speaker: – Amazon
### 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM PACIFIC
Career Fair
10:30 AM – 2:30 PM PACIFIC
Career FairRoom:M PavillionSpecial Event
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM PACIFIC
Negotiating Your Worth in a Male-Dominated Field
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM PACIFIC
Negotiating Your Worth in a Male Dominated FieldRoom:Molise 1 & 2Career Development
Rana Karimi – ProcureAbility ### 2201140###Speaker###Solutions Manager###ProcureAbility###Speaker: – ProcureAbility
### 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM PACIFIC
AG Meet-Up
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM PACIFIC
AG Meet-UpRoom:Modena 3Special Event
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM PACIFIC
From Struggle to Soaring: Immigrant Women Engineers Redefining Excellence
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM PACIFIC
From Struggle to Soaring: Immigrant Women Engineers Redefining ExcellenceRoom:Molise 4 & 5 – Intel Corporation
– Intel
– MICROSOFT
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Swetha Manickavasagam – Intel Corporation ### 2201125###Speaker###SoC Design Engineer###Intel Corporation###Speaker: – Intel Corporation
### @@@ Anusha Kotha – Intel ### 2201127###Speaker###Senior SoC Design Engineer###Intel###Speaker: – Intel
### @@@ Aditi jain – MICROSOFT ### 2201168###Speaker###SWE###MICROSOFT###Speaker: – MICROSOFT
### 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM PACIFIC
Leadership Development: Using SWE Roles to Advance Corporate Careers
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM PACIFIC
Leadership Development: Using SWE roles to advance corporate careersRoom:Messina 1 & 2 – Rockwell Automation
– Aligos Therapeutics
– Lynda Grindstaff
Self-Management and Strategic Leadership
Jessica Rannow – KPI Solutions ### 2201098###Moderator###Senior Project Manager###KPI Solutions###Moderator: – KPI Solutions
### @@@ Linda Freeman, F. SWE (she/her/hers) – Rockwell Automation ### 2201159###Speaker###Industry Manager###Rockwell Automation###Speaker: – Rockwell Automation
### she/her/hers @@@ Jennifer Braganza – Pontoon Solutions ### 2201156###Submitter###VP Operational Excellence & Customer Experience###Pontoon Solutions###Submitter: – Pontoon Solutions
### @@@ Brittney Elko (she/her/hers) – Aligos Therapeutics ### 2255047###Speaker###Director, Technical Operations & Supply Chain###Aligos Therapeutics###Speaker: – Aligos Therapeutics
### she/her/hers @@@ Lynda Grindstaff, F.SWE (she/her/hers) – Lynda Grindstaff ### 2201058###Speaker###Technology Engineering Executive | Cybersecurity Expert | Board Director | Strategic Advisor###Lynda Grindstaff###Speaker: – Lynda Grindstaff
### she/her/hers12:00 PM – 12:45 PM PACIFIC
Attention Retention - Learn Keys to Increasing Retention in Your Team
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM PACIFIC
Attention Retention- Learn Keys to Increasing Retention in Your TeamRoom:Molise 4 & 5Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Amber Kemmerling – The Boeing Company ### 2201057###Speaker###Airplane Systems Integration Engineer and Architect###The Boeing Company###Speaker: – The Boeing Company
### 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PACIFIC
Power Hour Networking Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PACIFIC
Power Hour Networking LunchRoom:Milan BallroomSpecial Event
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM PACIFIC
Navigating the Potholed Path to Digital Equity
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM PACIFIC
Navigating the Potholed Path to Digital EquityRoom:Messina 1 & 2 – SWE Sierra Nevada Section/Oracle Center of Excellence
– Saatvik Advisors, Saatvik Research
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Dee Frewert, EdD – SWE Sierra Nevada Section/Oracle Center of Excellence ### 2201110###Speaker###President/Senior Director###SWE Sierra Nevada Section/Oracle Center of Excellence###Speaker: – SWE Sierra Nevada Section/Oracle Center of Excellence
### @@@ E. Marie Brierley, MBA – Saatvik Advisors, Saatvik Research ### 2201111###Speaker###President###Saatvik Advisors, Saatvik Research###Speaker: – Saatvik Advisors, Saatvik Research
### 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM PACIFIC
The One Where You “Pivot! Pivot! Pivot!”
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM PACIFIC
The one where you “Pivot! Pivot! Pivot!”Room:Molise 4 & 5 – AME Quality and Compliance Solutions, LLC
Career Development
Amanda M. Tijerina, MSE (she/her/hers) – AME Quality and Compliance Solutions, LLC ### 2215814###Speaker###Senior Engineering Quality Consultant###AME Quality and Compliance Solutions, LLC###Speaker: – AME Quality and Compliance Solutions, LLC
### she/her/hers2:45 PM – 3:45 PM PACIFIC
Learn through play
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM PACIFIC
Learn Through PlayRoom:Modena 1 & 2Special Event
Jean Hoppert ### 2238664###Speaker#########Speaker:
### @@@ Gari Lindsey ### 2238666###Speaker#########Speaker:
### @@@ Seena Drapala ### 2238665###Speaker#########Speaker:
### 3:30 PM – 3:50 PM PACIFIC
AI in Healthcare: Unleashing the Future of Medical Innovation
3:30 PM – 3:50 PM PACIFIC
AI in healthcare: Unleashing the future of medical innovationRoom:Molise 1 & 2Technical Innovations
Xueying Zhao – BD ### 2201072###Speaker###R&D Engineer###BD###Speaker: – BD
### 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM PACIFIC
Inclusive Team Management Practices to Help Neurodivergent Women Thrive
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM PACIFIC
Inclusive Team Management Practices to Help Neurodivergent Women ThriveRoom:Messina 1 & 2 – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Marie-Odile P. Fortier, PhD – University of Nevada, Las Vegas ### 2201090###Speaker###Assistant Professor###University of Nevada, Las Vegas###Speaker: – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
### 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM PACIFIC
FY24 Awards Program Discussion
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM PACIFIC
FY24 Awards Program DiscussionRoom:Molise 4 & 5 – Trinity Consultants
– Druai Education Research
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Inaas Darrat, P.E. – Trinity Consultants ### 2215811###Speaker###Director - Chemical Sector Services###Trinity Consultants###Speaker: – Trinity Consultants
### @@@ Jessica Rannow – KPI Solutions ### 2201098###Moderator###Senior Project Manager###KPI Solutions###Moderator: – KPI Solutions
### @@@ Ceal Craig, F. SWE – Druai Education Research ### 2215809###Speaker###Retired Researcher, Technology Director###Druai Education Research###Speaker: – Druai Education Research
### 4:00 PM – 4:20 PM PACIFIC
I Don't Think I'm Qualified to Give This Talk #impostersyndrome
4:00 PM – 4:20 PM PACIFIC
I don't think I'm qualified to give this talk #impostersyndromeRoom:Molise 1 & 2 – The Aerospace Corporation
Self-Management and Strategic Leadership
Abby Meyer, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – The Aerospace Corporation ### 2201059###Speaker###Senior Member of Technical Staff###The Aerospace Corporation###Speaker: – The Aerospace Corporation
### she/her/hers4:30 PM – 4:50 PM PACIFIC
How to Plan and Communicate Your Parental Leave Transition
4:30 PM – 4:50 PM PACIFIC
How to Plan and Communicate Your Parental Leave TransitionRoom:Molise 1 & 2 – AME Quality and Compliance Solutions, LLC
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB)
Amanda M. Tijerina, MSE (she/her/hers) – AME Quality and Compliance Solutions, LLC ### 2201164###Submitter###Senior Engineering Quality Consultant###AME Quality and Compliance Solutions, LLC###Submitter: – AME Quality and Compliance Solutions, LLC
### she/her/hers @@@ Amanda M. Tijerina, MSE (she/her/hers) – AME Quality and Compliance Solutions, LLC ### 2215814###Speaker###Senior Engineering Quality Consultant###AME Quality and Compliance Solutions, LLC###Speaker: – AME Quality and Compliance Solutions, LLC
### she/her/hers5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PACIFIC
Closing Keynote Reception with Kristina Kennedy
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PACIFIC
Closing Keynote Reception with Kristina KennedyRoom:Milan Ballroom – The Ohio State University
Special Event
Kristina Kennedy (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University ### 2238663###Speaker###Engineering Associate Professor; Senior Faculty Director###The Ohio State University###Speaker: – The Ohio State University
### she/her/hers