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Gals Chat by Engineering Gals
by Engineering Gals
Hey listeners! Welcome to Gals Chat, a podcast brought to you by Engineering Gals. Your hosts Amy and Lara are here to showcase and support members of the STEM community, and talk about how they are thriving in their journey. You will hear interviews that provide you with insightful information on what a career in engineering or STEM may look like and additional tips to help you succeed. So get your snacks and earphones and let's get chatting!
Episodes
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Ep57: Entering Tech from a Non-traditional Background with Aida Pirahmadi
Aida is a full stack developer who got bachelors from UC Irvine in Civil Engineering. Ever since graduating she has been on a journey finding a fulfilling career that she is passionate about. Aida started her non traditional path to tech from a coding bootcamp and she loves that the tech industry...
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Ep56: The STEM Diaries Book Series & Cyber Security with Emily Bayuk
Emily is a cybersecurity consulting analyst at Accenture to help businesses defend against cyber threats. She graduated from Bucknell University in May of 2021 with a degree in electrical engineering and a minor in Russian language. While in college, she created The STEM Diaries: a platform that...
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Ep55: Discovering & Prioritizing Your Passions Outside of Engineering with Lara Huapaya
Lara Huapaya is a Research and Technology Engineer in the aerospace industry who became passionate about aircrafts through her love for traveling. Her focus is on developing new material capabilities to support sustainability efforts and prognostic health monitoring of components. Lara has been...
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Ep54: Breaking Stereotypes and Social Media for Engineers with Chloe Gharios
Chloe is a civil engineer in the power industry in Los Angeles, CA. Her mission is to show that women can "be both" and to break stereotypes of women in STEM. Chloe is the founder of the #stompingout stereotypes movement, which showcases that women in STEM are multifaceted, whatever that looks…
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Ep53: Social Responsibility & Demanding Change in the STEM workforce with Lorena Soriano
Lorena is a community leader, Keynote Speaker, Forbes Fellow and passionately supports those changing the world. Lorena believes social responsibility is not a box you check but something directly incorporated into a company’s DNA - especially when it comes to science & tech. She’s a Latina…
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Ep52: Burnout & Overcoming Failure as an Engineer with Nikki Zulueta
Nikki Zulueta is Filipino American who works in the field of civil engineering. She is a STEM advocate within her community and loves to share it off and online through advocacy and volunteering. *This episode is sponsored by Steel Chic Shoes who offer women’s fashionable Steel Toe Shoes. Use…
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Ep51: Creating Fashionable Steel Toe Boots as a Manufacturing Engineer with Ivonne Howard
Ivonne Howard holds a Bachelor’s degree of Science in Manufacturing Engineering and a Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma Certification from the University of Texas Pan-American. She is the Founder and CEO of Steel Chic, a fashionable women’s safety shoe company that focuses on safety, fashion, and...
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Ep50: STEM Communication, TV Show Hosting & Motherhood with Emily Calandrelli
Emily is the Host and Co-Executive Producer of Emily's Wonder Lab on Netflix, as well as Xploration Outer Space on FOX. Along with that Emily is also the author of the Ada Lace Adventures and Reach for the Stars/Stay Curious and Keep Exploring children's books. *This episode is sponsored by Steel...
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Ep49: Connecting the Dots Between Education & Career in Low-Income & Underserved Communities with Niamani Knight
Niamani is a 20-year-old education advocate, the Founder of S.T.R.E.A.M. Kids Expo™, and Co-Founder of S.T.R.E.A.M. Global Innovations alongside her mother, Nikia Richards whose goal is to connect the dots between education and career in low-income and underserved communities. Since the program's...
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Ep48: Exploring Careers Outside of Engineering, Entrepreneurship & Grad School with Amy Kaur
Amy Kaur is an entrepreneurial civil engineer and strong community leader with the goal of inspiring more women to become engineers. As a founder of Engineering Gals, she has cultivated a global community of engineers focused on positive and empowering ecosystems for women in STEM. As a first...
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Ep47: Uplifting South Asians & Navigating Toxic Work Cultures in Industrial Engineering with Adya Roy
Adya Roy is an incoming microinfluencer on Instagram who always felt underrepresented in society as a South Asian Bonafide-Nerd! She has been growing her platform for over two years, and enjoys being an older sister/ mentor figure and coach to many South Asian (and other) women in STEM who want…
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Ep46: Becoming a Mother and Resources for Parental Leave with Maritza Bravo
Maritza Bravo received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from California State University Long Beach. She is working as a construction manager for one of the largest Port in the United States, Port of Long Beach and is the co-founder of Engineering Gals. *This episode is…
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Ep45: Opportunities for High School Students Interested in a Career in STEM with Carol Gonzalez
Carol Gonzalez is a bright, energetic, and compassionate Mexican-American high school student with dreams to pursue a college career in the STEM field. When she was in middle school, Carol participated in the Zero Robotics challenge to help solve complex problems taking part at the International...
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Ep44: Transitioning from to Full-time Entrepreneurship & Investing in Latina Entrepreneurs with Sandra LaPlante
Sandra LaPlante is a latina engineer and entrepreneur who has tackled Silicon Valley’s toughest challenges, an immigrant advocating to close the education gap, and an idealist working to level the playing field of STEM with her social driven startup, Papaya. *This episode is sponsored by Steel…
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Ep43: Future Proofing your Career in the 4th & 5th Industrial Revolution with Grace MacJones
Grace Macjones is a Nigerian -American technologist, mentor, podcaster and Azure Customer Engineer at Microsoft. She is a STEM + inclusion advocate for women of color and underrepresented groups. She is passionate democratizing technology through mentoring students, speaking at tech events, and...
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Ep42: Leveraging Social Media & Engineering Skills for Entrepreneurship with Natalie Barbu
Natalie Barbu received her bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University and is a YouTuber, influencer, podcast host of the Reel Real Podcast and Cofounder of Rella, a startup that helps social media influencers monetize their following by connecting them with...
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Ep 41: Engineering Smart Vibrators & Destigmatizing Women's Sexual Health, Wellness & Pleasure with Anna Lee
Anna is a technical co-founder of Lioness, a women-led sexual wellness company that built the world's first and only smart vibrator. Anna was previously a mechanical engineer at Amazon, has spoken at top universities and most recently named 2020's Forbes 30 Under 30 as well as Paper Magazine's...
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Ep40: Being a WOC in Finance Tech & Giving Back to the STEM Community with Maya Alexus
Maya is a recent graduate from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is a cloud engineer at a global investment bank where she migrates legacy applications into the cloud for the account opening division. Maya is also a YouTuber with a channel based on Amazon Web Services...
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Ep39: Wellness Engineering and Investing in Yourself with Lennis Perez
Lennis is a Wellness Engineer, public speaker, and YouTuber. Her channel, Lennis Perez TV, has over 1 million views and more than 17k subscribers. She is a Chopra certified meditation teacher and also certified in plant-based nutrition. She holds a Masters of Science in Chemical Engineering with...
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Ep38: Creating Space for LGTBQ+ and POC Creators with Vishakha Mallya
Vishakha is a CyberSecurity Technical Account Manager, Computer Scientist & former Tech Startup founder. Parallel to Tech, Vishakha is an Influencer & CEO of an influencer agency, Devi Cartel, which specializes in monetizing LGBTQ+ and POC Creators. *This episode is sponsored by Steel Chic Shoes...
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Ep37: Computer Science & Sexism in this Career with Christina Trexler
Christina Trexler, known as xtinacomputes on Tiktok and Instagram, is an undergraduate student at the University of Arkansas majoring in both Pure Mathematics and Computer Science, and currently is a visiting student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Brains, Minds, and...
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Ep36: Surviving to Thriving as an International Student with Rikhi Roy
Rikhi is a Masters Student at the Aerospace Systems Design Lab at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), majoring in Aerospace Systems Engineering and an international student from Singapore. She is passionate about systems safety, advocating for diversity and inclusion, and the...
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Ep35: Immigrating & Cultivating your Mindset as an Asset with Anna Linda
Anna is a Mechanical Engineer, Immigrant, Activist, Social Media Content Creator, and Rising Entrepreneur. She recently just started her journey in Product Management and has been facilitating a mental health program with CRRA. Anna is a strong advocate for women in STEM and is passionate about...
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Ep34: The Weight of Advocacy, Cultural Taxation & Mental Health with Naia Butler-Craig
Naia Butler-Craig, a native of Orlando, is working toward her Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering and is a NASA Space Technology Graduate Research fellow and GEM fellow at the Georgia Institute of Technology. In between her pressing academic schedule, Naia also works to advocate for diversity in STEAM...
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Ep33: Obtaining a Dual Degree & Diversifying STEM Education with Ambria Berksteiner
Ambria is an Industrial Engineer who in 2017 was crowned Miss Black Savannah USA. Ambria’s passion for STEM has been reflected in her education and activities. She created Operation: Changing the World One STEM at a Time while at Spelman College to mentor young African American girls who are...
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Ep32: Self Discovery as a 1st Generation Latina & Engineer with Gina Moreno
Gina is a current Program Manager at Microsoft, Tiktok Creator, Blogger, and side career coach. Gina has been on a journey to share her voice, starting with her TEDx in 2019, and now using other vehicles to share her personal experiences as a first Generation Latina, first generation graduate…
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Ep31: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for LGBTQ+, Women & POC in STEM with Nicholas Etrick
Nicholas is a PhD Pre-candidate in Materials Science & Engineering at the University of Michigan Ann-Arbor. He is a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) Representative at the University of Michigan where he advocates for LGBTQIA+, Women and POC. in the materials profession. Nicholas additionally...
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Ep30: Creating a Community of IronRingGirls with Mina Dezyanian
Mina works in construction development. After she graduated from civil engineering in 2014, she created an online community of women in engineering on Instagram called "IronRingGirls" where she shares engineering career secrets that they don't teach in a classroom. She is also the author of…
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Ep29: Possibilities in Tech and Breaking Stereotypes with Tiffany Jansen
Tiffany is a Software Developer and Technical Consultant at IBM in Toronto. Prior to breaking into the tech industry, she was in the fashion industry. From modeling in Hong Kong to studying fashion in Vancouver, she never even thought of the possibilities that tech had to offer. When she first...
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Ep28: Humanizing STEM & Imposter Syndrome with Joan Marie
Joan is a Mission Integration Systems Engineer at NASA for the Launch Services Program. Joan received a dual bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry from the University of Maryland, and a master’s degree in Systems Engineering from Naval Postgraduate School. As a first-generation...
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Ep27: Moving Cross-country and Building a New Network with Monica Morales
Monica is a water engineer at Jacobs and is currently the President of the American Society of Civil Engineer (ASCE) Los Angeles Younger Member Forum (LA YMF). She is also the Global STEAM Programs Lead at Jacobs’ Enlace Employee Network which focuses on providing STEAM Outreach events for...
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Ep26: Self Advocacy & Work Life Balance with Stephanie Orpilla
Steph is a Software Developer at Amazon and has been working as an engineer (with no CS degree) for the past 5 years. Outside of work she freelances as a blockchain developer, runs StemBabe -- an Etsy shop for wildly capable people in stem, and teaches yoga. Connect with us on social media…
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Ep25: Pageantry & Advocating for Women in STEM with Fionnghuala (Fig) O'Reilly
Fionnghuala O'Reilly is an Irish-American model and engineer who recently made history as the first woman of color to represent Ireland at the international Miss Universe pageant. Since obtaining her degree in Systems Engineering from George Washington University, O’Reilly, who goes by Fig, has...
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Ep24: Pushing the Boundaries of your Comfort Zone with Kate Gunderson
Kate is a mechanical & aerospace engineer working at NASA’s Johnson Space Center where she works and flies on their Gulfstream GIII and GV aircraft. Her ultimate dream is to become an astronaut one day; a goal she has been working towards since the second grade. Kate is also on a mission to…
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Ep23: Fashion in STEM & Space Communication with Susie Martinez
Susan Martinez is an Additive Manufacturing engineer from NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. Her current project is in the In-Space Manufacturing group and is working on putting more manufacturing capabilities on the International Space Station! She started her account @AdAstraSu to showcase that...
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Ep22: Software Engineering & Moving to London with Holly Boothroyd
Holly is a multi-award-winning Microsoft Software Engineer who has worked on the globally released products Paint 3D and Xbox, and is currently working on Microsoft Search, Assistance, and Intelligence! Outside of her programming, she is incredibly passionate about Diversity and Inclusion in…
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Ep21: Entrepreneurship and the Grind with Victoria
Victoria has a bachelor of science in chemical engineering from Prairie View A&M University. After graduating, she started her dream job with Nike in Portland, OR as a Process Engineer where she helped create the Vapor Max 2020. After working with Nike for a year she created a sustainable…
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Ep20: Investing in Cryptocurrency & Yourself with Nikki Beesetti
Nikki is an Electrical Engineer turned Product Manager. She leads authentication services at a data services startup where she works on engineering teams, leadership, and marketing. In her spare time, she is an advocate of bitcoin and creates educational content that helps women understand the...
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Ep19: Changing Careers & Game Development with Elisabeth Pring
Elisabeth is a multidisciplinary technologist and engineer who started off as a chemical process engineer in the cannabis industry. After 8 years, she then shifted her career towards gaming and got the opportunity to work on Quality Assurance on the Xbox series X/S at Microsoft. As a self taught...
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Ep18: Stop Asian Hate with Kimberly Liang
Kimberly graduated with her Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering at UConn where she was heavily involved in STEM outreach as an Engineering Ambassadors with the Diversity and Outreach Center at UConn to make STEM careers more accessible to underrepresented minorities. Since graduating, Kimberly…
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Ep17: Getting real about Engineering School with Kat Echazarreta
Katya graduated from UCLA in 2019 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. During her time there she was a part-time intern at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She is now a full-time engineer at JPL and has worked on missions such as the Perseverance Rover and Europa Clipper. Connect with us on...
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Ep16: Software Engineering & Content Creation with Maya Bello
Maya Bello is a full-stack software engineer with a Bachelors in Computer Science from UC San Diego with industry experience in building software applications. She is also a tech content creator with 40,000 followers across her various social media platforms. In her free time, she is passionate...
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Ep15: Transitioning Career Paths with Camille Calibeo
Hi everyone, welcome to Season 2 of the Gals Chat podcast! In today's episode of the podcast we are interviewing Camille Calibeo who is going to talk to us about transitioning careers in the aerospace industry. Camille is an aerospace engineer turned business strategist at Lockheed Martin Space....
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Ep14: Networking and Internships with Lauren Savage
In today's episode of the podcast we are interviewing Lauren Savage and discussing the importance of networking and internships. Lauren is an aerospace engineer at Lockheed Martin and a M.S. Candidate at Johns Hopkins University studying Space Systems Engineering. Lauren earned her pilots license...
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Ep13: Engineering Licenses with Vanessa
Vanessa is a Transportation Engineer at a Private Firm in San Diego, California. Outside of work, she is heavily involved in her local professional organization American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Through her involvement, she continually participates in events that help young engineers…
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Ep12: Immigrating & Pursuing a PhD with Fernanda Sulantay
Fernanda is a chemical engineer currently working in her PhD at Yale university. She is originally from El Salvador. She is also a content creator, Etsy store owner of Engineering Baddies and also is a mother of one. Connect with us on social media: Fernanda Sulantay - Instagram: @fernsulantay -...
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Ep11: Resume and Interview Tips with Zara Chiara
Zara is a full stack developer at Salesforce and studied computer science and environmental science at UC Berkeley. After 5 years as an engineer, she is now an Engineering Manager who does a lot of hiring and is going to talk to us more about what managers look for in resumes and during the...
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Ep10: Diversity in AI with Camille Isioma
Camille is an aerospace engineer and strong community leader with the goal of diversifying STEM, especially areas pertaining to forms of automation and Artificial Intelligence. She believes that the future of technology should be encompassing all ethnic backgrounds and socio-economic standings....
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Ep9: Modeling & Mentorship with Marizza Delgado
Marizza is a fashion model represented in San Francisco, Los Angeles, & New York City, a senior at UC Santa Cruz studying Information Science, and advocates for women in STEM. Currently, she's a Data Science intern at Glamnetics and a co host for a self development podcast called Interesting…
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Ep8: Following Passion with Giovanna Tomiotto
Giovanna is a Fitness Model and a Tattooed Metal-head who works in Los Angeles as a Controls Engineer. In her profession, she marries art with logic to control the artistic spectacle of flowing water with shooting fire. Join us! Connect with us on social media: Giovanna: @lyric_rayne_ Engineering...
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Hey listeners! Welcome to Gals Chat, a podcast brought to you by Engineering Gals. Your hosts Amy and Lara are here to showcase and support members of the STEM community, and talk about how they are thriving in their journey. You will hear interviews that provide you with insightful information on what a career in engineering or STEM may look like and additional tips to help you succeed. So get your snacks and earphones and let's get chatting!
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