Women in Engineering
SOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series: Marnee Palladino
Marnee started off her career as a project manager, but after getting involved in her husband’s business, she recognized that representatives in the manufacturing industry can, and need to help smaller businesses grow within New England. “I feel engineering, manufacturing, and
... Continued8 of the Biggest Challenges Facing UK Engineering in 2016
Engineers are a prescient bunch, equipped with a knack for taking the long view. It comes with the territory, yet making headway on the upcoming challenges facing the engineering industry means narrowing the focus and taking action in 2016. Here
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series: Gaby Rochino
Gaby Rochino is the CEO and co-founder of Think Like a Girl engineering kits; a monthly kit for girls ages 6-12+ that teaches them the fundamentals of engineering. The kit is targeted towards girls, not by making them pink and
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series: Kat Ely
Kat Ely is one of the founders of CLEAR design lab, a design prototyping lab located in Boston, Massachusetts. Kat earned her degree from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Her background in fine art, prototyping and short-run manufacturing gave her
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series: Lauren Lee
I was absolutely fascinated by Lauren’s nomination, and I’m excited to introduce you to this amazing woman. Lauren Lee is a Product Manager at Shield Casework where she oversees the products Shield is producing from beginning to end. When I set out
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series: Tricia Berry
Tricia Berry holds the prestigious position of the director of Women In Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin; she is in charge of recruitment retention and graduation of women from the Cockrell School of Engineering. “I have a staff of
... ContinuedFemales in tuition: tackling gender imbalance in UK engineering
The UK has Europe’s lowest percentage of female engineers. It’s putting the future of the industry and the UK economy under threat. But why is UK engineering so male-dominated? And what’s being done to redress the balance? Where oh where
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series: Nico Rappoli
How it started: Nico began to explore the engineering world when she was in high school. Her physics teacher also taught the engineering class and they pushed her to take the course. She also had very encouraging parents, “My mother is
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series: Catherine Wagner
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering: When Catherine was a junior in high school, her dad challenged her to consider her strengths and hobbies and asked the age-old question: “What kind of work do you see yourself doing?” She knew
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series: Jenny Roberts
This month Jenny Roberts – Project Engineer at Lancaster University has been chosen as the July 2015 recipient for the SOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Recognition Program. She was chosen based on her leadership and expertise in Additive Manufacturing and Mechanical
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series: Jennifer Saucier-Sawyer
One of the things we usually ask the Women in Engineering that we feature each month is “Have you had any mentors or role models in your education or career”? This month, I’m actually going to talk about one of
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series: Kristen Railey
When I first met Kristen Railey, Assistant Staff at Lincoln Labs and founder of Girls Who Build Wearable Workshop, I was impressed by how much she had accomplished in just two years out of college. While focusing on her main
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series – Sukrutha Raman Bhadouria
When Sukrutha was nominated for the SOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering program, I read through all of her accomplishments and involvement in different organizations, and thought that there was no possible way that she had only the same twenty-four hours in
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series: Michelle Sherman
All in the family: It’s no surprise that Michelle is doing exceptionally well as a Mechanical Engineering student, as both her Father and Grand Dad have worked as Engineers. With regards to people Michelle looks up to, she responded “It’s always
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Women in Engineering Series – Carmen Graves
Carmen Graves was introduced to the world of engineering through her high school FIRST Robotics program. FIRST Robotics is an international robotics competition focused on inspiring young people to be science and technology leaders by engaging them in exciting mentor-based
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