Swe Podcasts

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, SWE FY21 President, speaks with one of our WE20 Mega Session speakers, Anne Collier, CEO of Arudia. Together they discuss Anne's goals as CEO and leadership coach and provide a teaser of Anne's WE20 Mega Session, "Style Matters: How Cognitive Diversity Affects Your Work." If you haven't made plans to attend WE20, register today at WE20.swe.org to listen to Anne and other inspiring speakers from the comfort of your home!

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, SWE FY21 President, speaks with one of our WE20 Keynote speakers and recipient of the Suzanne Jenniches Upward Mobility Award, Jennifer Rumsey, president of the Components Segment for Cummins Inc. Together they discuss Jennifer's goals as President of Components at Cummins and a sneak peek at Jennifer's WE20 Keynote. If you haven't made plans to attend WE20, register today at WE20.swe.org to listen to Jennifer and other inspiring speakers from the comfort of your home!

Happy 100th episode! In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, SWE FY21 President, speaks with one of our WE20 Keynote speakers, Laura Maxwell, senior vice president of supply chain at PepsiCo Foods North America. Together they discuss Laura's goals as Senior VP at PepsiCo and a sneak peek at Laura's WE20 Keynote. If you haven't made plans to attend WE20, register today at WE20.swe.org to listen to Laura and other inspiring speakers from the comfort of your home!

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, SWE FY21 President, speaks with one of our WE20 Keynote speakers, Sundari Mitra, corporate vice president and general manager of the IP Engineering Group at Intel Corporation. Together they discuss Sundari's journey from India to the U.S., her experiences as CEO of a startup company, plus a sneak peek at Sundari's WE20 Keynote. If you haven't made plans to attend WE20, register today at WE20.swe.org to listen to Sundari and other inspiring speakers from the comfort of your home!

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, SWE FY21 President, speaks with recently appointed FY21 Special Directors, Dr. Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua and Dr. Maisha Gray-Diggs. Together, they discuss their accomplishments as black women in STEM and what they hope to bring to the Society's diversity, equity and inclusion goals.

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, SWE is highlighting Hispanic women engineers. For our first podcast during Hispanic Heritage Month, Marissa Doyen, Latinos Affinity Group Lead of the Society of Women Engineers interviews Eileen Vélez-Vega, vice president at Kimley-Horn and a director on SWE's board of directors. In this episode, Eileen discusses her career path in STEM, the significance of being a Latina leader within SWE and her company and obstacles she has faced as a minority in engineering.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, SWE FY21 President, speaks with Alessandra Costa, vice president of field engineering at Cadence Design Systems. Together, they discuss Alessandra's move from Italy to the United States to work with Cadence and how Cadence has successfully gone to remote work and kept their employees happy during these difficult times.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, SWE FY21 President, speaks with Amy Patton, Early Career Talent Acquisition Manager at bp, and Katy Hilburn, an intern at bp's Whiting, Indiana Refinery. Together, they discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on the workforce, the changes that have occurred as a result, and how women engineers and technologists can navigate and adapt to these changes.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, SWE FY21 President, speaks with Rasha Hasaneen, vice president of innovation and product management excellence at Trane Technologies. Rasha will be a keynote speaker at WE Local India, Bengaluru in April 2021. Together they discuss Rasha's career with Trane Technologies and obstacles she has faced in a male-dominated industry.

In this SWE Diverse episode, FY20 SWE President Cindy Hoover speaks with Dr. Qian Lin, a research scientist who works on computer vision and deep learning in the HP Labs. This is the last podcast in our three-part HP series about social responsibility. Dr. Lin discusses what it's like being a fellow at HP and how she has helped transform HP over three decades.

In this SWE Diverse episode, Heather Doty, SWE FY20 president-elect, speaks with Brandie Dessauer, an integrated supply chain manager at Dow. Together they discuss working from home as a leader at Dow and parent during a pandemic.

WE19 "Celebrate SWE!" keynote speaker, 3M's Jayshree Seth, joins SWE CEO and executive director, Karen Horting, to discuss two issues dominating our world and personal lives: the COVID-19 virus, and systemic racism—a virus in its own right.

In this SWE Diverse episode, FY20 SWE President Cindy Hoover speaks with Katie Hirschey, Contractual Quality Program Manager in Print Hardware Systems at HP. This is the second in a three-part podcast series with HP about social responsibility. Katie discusses the impact of her work in HP Print and Quality along with her engagement in the intern program and in her regional SWE community.

In this SWE Diverse episode, SWE senior manager of research, Roberta Rincon, speaks with Dr. Rachel Korn, director of research on organization bias at the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California Hastings College of Law. Together they discuss the impact that the coronavirus pandemic could potentially have on gender inequality in engineering.

In this SWE Diverse episode, SWE Senior Manager in Research, Roberta Rincon speaks with Sakshi Mishra, Energy and AI researcher at National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Sakshi focuses on applying artificial intelligence to solve climate change problems through increased adoption and deployment of renewable energy sources. Together they discuss how important it is to communicate to the younger generation of women that are seeking meaningful tech careers that have a positive impact on the sustainability of the planet.

In honor of SWE's 70th Anniversary, Archivist Troy Eller English talks to Anne Perusek, SWE Magazine's Director of Editorial and Publications, to bring you "Tales from the Archives," honoring the women who founded SWE and recounting SWE's early years, including anecdotes about some of SWE's first meetings.

In this SWE Diverse episode, FY20 SWE President Cindy Hoover speaks with Virginia Palacios, 3D Product Management Director at HP. This is the first in a three-part podcast series with HP about social responsibility. Virginia discusses how HP's equipment saved her dad's life, her knowledge of 3D Printing and the obstacles she has faced as a woman in engineering.

In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), SWE is highlighting Asian American and Pacific Islander women engineers. For our second podcast during APAHM, Jenny Morikawa, SWE's Asian Connections Affinity Group Advisor, interviews Angela Lo, solution quality engineer at IBM and Sowmya Nagesh, senior engineering technical lead at Caterpillar Inc. In this episode, they discuss how they balance work and mom life as Asian Pacific American women and lessons they have learned since working from home during this time.

In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), SWE is highlighting Asian American and Pacific Islander women engineers. For our first podcast during APAHM, Le Si Qu, SWE's Asian Connections Affinity Group Co-Lead, interviews Nora Lin, retired engineering project manager at Northrop Grumman and past president of the Society of Women Engineers, FY 2010. In this episode, Nora discusses her career in STEM, her experiences as a past SWE president and advice for aspiring engineers and technologists.

SWE Archivist Troy Eller English talks to Anne Perusek, SWE's Magazine Director of Editorial and Publications, bring you part three from a 1968 SWE national convention panel with seven Achievement Award Recipients from previous years.