The Awesome Lady Engineer

Akanksha used to be a one-girl variety show as a child who had endless energy and curiosity. College allowed her to explore many different subjects and topics and that led her to her job as a software engineer at my last company. She still has her dream to becoming an astronaut though! Join us today to hear Akanksha's story!

Shobhana has been my climbing partner and my curator of Instagram memes (yeah, I don't have an account myself). She moved from India to the US for her master's in Machine Learning before ML became THE HOTTEST topic. Join us to hear her story and how she coped with emotions and unexpected situations and got better and better at prioritizing her self!

Meghana studied computer science in India and followed the footsteps of many other engineers in the family, however she realized in her junior year that maybe this proven path isn't for her. She turned down the offer she received for a cushiony engineering role upon graduation and started a self-discovery journey that led her on a very different path. Join us today to hear her brave diversion from the default proven path out of engineering school!

The first job took the newly wed Francine to move to a new city and a new country, away from her family but surrounded by a lot of supportive fellow friends from McGill. Then when she moved back to Canada after 5 years, she was the only remote employee in the group (way before Covid made remote work acceptable) and it was also when she was expecting her first baby. Join us to listen to how she handled the delicate situation and balance her work and family when both matter a lot to her!

Lauren and I started together at our first job together out of college and we both left our first company around the same time too. She had some very interesting adventures traveling the world and then started her own business selling awesome arts she has been making. Join us to learn more how did she swapped her smock for carving knives and textile! You can find her work here: https://www.laurennishizaki.com/shop/

Who is this person that came to tell us about engineering and career you ask? Here is my own story how I navigated my study, career, and life being a generalist in a world of specialists.

Linfeng is a patent lawyer at Haynes and Boone, LLP. She studied electrical engineering at UCLA but decided that corporate engineering wasn't for her. Join us to hear about how she pivoted into law and how her STEM background helped her as a patent lawyer.