- 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
