October Member of the Month: Haley Barnes

by Dallas SWE on in Membership Appreciation

Haley Barnes is a proud new member of the Dallas Society of Women Engineers professional section and serves as the Fundraising Chair. Barnes is a Mean Green alumna from the University of North Texas, earning her B.S. degree in Material Science and Engineering in 2018. During her time at the University of North Texas, Barnes was a Chemical Engineering & Metallic Materials Processing Co-op for Bell Helicopter Textron two years. She is now earning her M.S of Medical Sciences at the University of North Texas Health Science Center with the intention of applying to a PharmD/Ph.D. program upon graduation. Barnes intends to work on drug delivery research and design after her education.

Barnes joined SWE in 2013 where she was an active member of the University of North Texas collegiate section. During her time with UNTSWE, Barnes served as the section’s Webmaster and Vice president and a Society Region C Future Leader. Her efforts earned Barnes a Region C Governor’s Choice Award. One of her favorite UNTSWE moments was the FY16 Region C conference where Barnes was a selected workshop speaker and an awardee for Most Impactful Recruiting Event.

In addition to her commitments to the Dallas SWE, Barnes serves on the leadership team for the Graduate SWE community as Learning Content Coordinator. She is grateful for both the GradSWE and DSWE communities for giving her a home during her medical-heavy studies.

Barnes is the happy partner of a programmer and SWE supporter, Scott McKeefer. She enjoys assisting non-profits in their social media and marketing efforts. Her favorite activity is traveling and is doing her best to make plans to attend the FY20 WE Europe conference in London, UK.

“When I made the decision to emphasize clinical training over my technical engineering training, I really faltered on if I could still call myself an engineer. I questioned if I was of worth to the Society I had called home for the last 5 years. Dallas SWE provided me a welcoming section that supported my “break” from engineering. Meeting other biomedical engineers in the section gave me peace that there will be a place for me in the engineering industry when I’m done with my clinical training. Without Dallas SWE’s support and continuous efforts to let me know my unique path is validated, I don’t know if I would be compelled to be as active in the Society as I am now. I am grateful every day that this section truly upholds SWE’s mission to empower their membership as engineers and leaders.”

Haley Barnes

Join us for our next professional development event – hosted by Verizon WAVE!

by Dallas SWE on in Announcements, Meetings, Professional Development

Public key encryption is an essential part of everything we do on the Internet, but current security measures may be broken by the computational power of future quantum computers. Today, there is active research and commercial developments in the field of quantum cryptography focused on introducing new technologies that will offer more resistance to those security threats. In this talk, we will introduce those key technologies that make use of quantum physics to provide secure data transmission. In addition, we will discuss industry events in adopting quantum cryptography, as well as the milestones set by standard bodies for development of post-quantum cryptography algorithms. While the impacts of quantum computing may be years away, we will also discuss why it is important to start preparing now and the steps a business should take in planning for a world of quantum cryptography.

This meeting is open to SWE members and Verizon employees only. SWE Collegiates, SWENext, and Non-members may join remotely through call-in number. 

This meeting will be on Tuesday, October 15 from 6-8 PM at 600 Hidden Ridge, Irving, TX 75038.

Register here today!

Upcoming SHPE, SWE, & NSBE joint social!

by Dallas SWE on in Announcements, Special Events

As the three professional engineering organizations empowering minorities in STEM, we are pleased to announce a joint social for the membership of SHPE (Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers), NSBE (National Society of Black Engineers), and SWE (Society of Women Engineers).

This is a great opportunity to network and socialize with other like-minded professional engineers in the greater Dallas area. As we all support the mission of empowering diversity in STEM fields, we invite you to come out for a night of great food and drinks and networking as we strengthen the relationship between our organizations. Food and drinks will be available for purchase by the individual.

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) from September 15th to October 15th, the social will be held at Los Lupes Mexican Restaurant in Addison. Our organizations are proud to support our local Hispanic community.

For more information on our organizations, please visit the following websites:

SHPE DFW: https://www.shpedfw.org/

NSBE DFW: https://www.nsbedfw.org/

Dallas SWE: http://www.dallaswe.org

Sign up for the event here!

Event Recap: August PepsiCo Professional Development

by Dallas SWE on in Meetings, Professional Development

Dallas SWE kicked off professional development for FY20 with a Networking Night hosted by Frito-Lay at PepsiCo Headquarters on Tuesday, August 27. The first event in the recently remodeled conference room, 53 SWE members, PepsiCo employees, and guests began the evening by developing new connections and snacking on Frito-Lay chips and Pepsi beverages. 

The first half of the event included a tour of R&D and the Culinary Experience. The tour included viewing analytical labs, Gold Standard Quality room, the R&D lines for testing and improving new product creations, and finally, the packaging lab. Being able to see the equipment that puffs a Cheeto and learning about the process was especially exciting. During the Culinary Experience, we were able to taste a new product and hear first hand from the Chef about the creative process of developing new snack foods and working with the product team, especially engineers, on getting the best product to market. 

Next, Yolanda A. Malone, Vice President, Global Foods Packaging at PepsiCo, and Laura Bankson, Sr. Director of Manufacturing & Sustainability COE at Frito-Lay North America, engaged in a panel discussion led by Lex Clark, Supply Chain Engineer and lead organizer for the event. As accomplished leaders at PepsiCo, Yolanda and Laura gave attendees valuable advice on moving up, and sometimes laterally, in careers and how both can be advantageous at times. Sharing their first-hand experiences of both success and failure, they encouraged everyone to challenge themselves. A very special thank you to Yolanda Malone and Laura Bankson for taking the time to share their valuable insight into successful careers and for being dedicated examples of women engineers in leadership. 

Dallas SWE would also like to thank the coordinators inside Frito-Lay and PepsiCo for organizing this amazing event: Lex Clark, Alexa Garcia Dangeli, Maria Jose Mendizabal, and Rachel Madden. 

A local SWENext member was also able to attend and provided a reflection on her experiences with SWE, including this meeting: 

“As a sophomore in high school, I am starting to think about college. A few years ago, I attended a Dallas SWE Design Your World program and learned about engineering. I thought engineering involved working with computers and robots because of what I was learning in school, but the event showed me that there are many more possibilities. I became a member of SWENext after Design Your World and have been trying to narrow down what type of engineering degree I might pursue in college.

I was very happy to hear that it would be okay for me to attend the Dallas SWE Networking Night at Frito Lay/PepsiCo HQ on August 27. The tour of the Frito Lay R&D building was very interesting and I had an opportunity to ask some questions and speak with some engineers. I also enjoyed listening to Yolanda Malone and Laura Bankson share their experiences and career paths, and some of the challenges they have overcome. The program gave me a glimpse into a possible career path and the types of engineering degrees that might be useful if I want to do this type of work.  I hope to attend other SWE Dallas events in the future as I learned a lot at this program!”

-Mimi, SWENext Member

Event Recap: Dallas SWE Officer Meet & Greet Brunch 2019

by Dallas SWE on in Meetings

On Sunday, August 25th, Dallas SWE members gathered for the first social brunch of the FY20 at Mexican Sugar the Shops of Legacy in Plano. We had a great turnout for our first social of the year with over 15 members in attendance. During brunch, our President Zaineb introduced the incoming officers for FY20 and we enjoyed a delicious meal and excellent networking. Our team of officers is excited to bring new programming and additional opportunities for networking this fiscal year. 

September Member of the Month: Amber Scheurer

by Dallas SWE on in Announcements

Amber Scheurer graduated from the University of Central Florida with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. After interning with Texas Instruments in 2011, she joined their DLP® Technology Process Engineering team full time upon graduation in May 2012. During her time in this role, she drove several process defect root cause investigations and developed effective solution paths for MEMS manufacturing processes. In 2015 she was accepted into the DLP Technology Engineering Rotation Program, allowing her to expand her skillset by rotating through a series of four engineering positions within the DLP business. Amber is now a Product Marketing Engineer for DLP Pico™ Products where she is responsible for their web portfolio, identifying new customers, and new product development strategy.

Amber joined SWE as a student in 2008, volunteered in their biannual outreach events, and eventually served as President of her collegiate section. Shortly after moving to Dallas, Amber began mentoring the University of Texas Dallas (UTD) collegiate SWE section as their counselor and after 3 years in that function, she took on the role of Dallas SWE secretary for 2 years.

In addition to her responsibilities in the DLP Business, Amber was asked to serve as the Texas Instruments campus recruiting manager for UCF in 2014. She defines the recruiting strategy, develops key relationships, and serves as the liaison between TI and UCF. This allows her to give back to her collegiate SWE section and she is also able to attend the annual SWE conferences as a recruiter for TI.

Amber is active in the non-profit, High-Tech High Heels, whose mission is to increase the number of girls graduating from high school and entering a college-level degree program in STEM. She joined the board of directors in 2017 and she helps to assess and allocate grant money to groups that will advance the organizations mission as chair of the grant committee.

Outside of work, Amber enjoys traveling and exploring all the excellent restaurants across DFW!

“My favorite thing about SWE is how it completely changed my understanding of what an engineer could be. I will never forget my first annual conference, WE09. Even as an engineering student, seeing over 300 companies at the career fair really expanded my horizons about where my degree could take me. This theme continues through professional membership and shapes the way we inspire the next generation of girls through outreach!”

Amber Scheurer
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