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Dallas SWE Networking with Capital One

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Our April event will feature an informal networking night with a speaker. The event sponsor, Capital One, is also providing heavy appetizers & a drink ticket.

Please click here to register! 

Schedule: 
6:30 – 7:00 Arrival & Informal Networking
7:00 – 7:30 Speaker – Nadia Aziz – VP of Enterprise Support, Capital One
7:30 – 7:45 SWE Announcements
7:45 – 8:30 Networking

 

Speaker Biography: Nadia Aziz, Vice President of Enterprise Support, Plano, TX  

 

As the Vice President of Enterprise Support for Capital One Home Loans, Nadia oversees the Home Loans Business Risk Office and the Project Management teams.

The Home Loans Project Management team provides overall project strategy, planning, scheduling and execution. The Business Risk Office includes compliance monitoring; event and issue identification, tracking and remediation; and overall risk management reporting to Senior Leadership.
Nadia’s prior positions at Capital One include Vice President and Head of Retail Sales for Capital One Home Loans and Senior Director in the Business Risk Office for Capital One’s Financial Services Division.
She has an MBA from Stanford University and graduated Magna cum Laude from Oregon State University with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering 

Why engineers are a great fit at Capital One….    

Previous Work Experience in ….
*      Consulting at a top firm managing key clients and projects
*      Teaching leadership in ROTC to prepare officer candidates for commissioning.
*      Analyzing maintenance trends to set personnel, repair, and facility needs.
Leads to
*      Manage Recruiting organization of 275 people
*      Accountable for the performance of a $6 Billion loan portfolio.
*      Train Analysts and Operations Managers to lead, engage, and align.
*      Analyze credit data to gain insights into the risk of Customers.
*      Analyze customer experience trends to determine investment priorities.

Call for Interest: Officer Positions and Board of Trustees

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This is a reminder to submit nominations for executive positions by April 12th to Barbara Vilbig at dallas.swe@gmail.com.  See brief descriptions of the portions at the prior post here.

In addition, call for interest for those who may be interested in helping with the formation of a Dallas SWE Board of Trustees to manage the Dallas SWE investment account. The duties of the Treasurer are two-fold and it would be more feasible for the Treasurer to focus more on the section operating budget rather than the investment strategy and scholarship management if there was a Board of Trustees.  The formation committee would compile best practices from other SWE sections with similar organizational structures. For example, the Houston BOT is responsible for managing the investment account of the SWE Houston Section and reporting annually to the SWE Houston Executive Board how much interest income is available for them to use. They typically meet two to three times per year, so the time commitment is minimal. With this setup, it gives members who may be too busy with other things a way to stay involved, and also ensures there is some continuity with the investment strategy as well as multiple people to discuss the investment strategy. Please e-mail dallas.swe@gmail.com if you are interested.

Speaker Event Review: Abbott Diagnostic Division

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Attendees of the Abbot Speaker Meeting

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For everyone who could not make it to our March meeting held at Abbott Labs ( Abbott Diagnostic Division) in Irving, we had almost 35 people from both Abbott Laboratories and  Dallas SWE attend the event.  Nicole Koritsaris, Director – ADD Packaging and Mark Krikau, Site Director – Dallas gave the audience a fun filled presentation on Abbott Laboratories, its position as a leading health care company in the global market, and the benefits of working at Abbott.

Nicole gave a review of her inspiring career path, from being an individual contributor in an engineering field to being a strategic leader who drives innovation in the company.  Mark Krikau then explained in great detail the instruments that are designed and built at the Dallas site.  He taught the audience what an assay does and how important blood screening and diagnostic instruments are for medical diagnosis. He used his personal experience to illustrate that Abbott Labs is not just a fantastic place to work, and that  almost every person working here has a responsibility towards creating quality products that enhance the quality of life and alleviate pain for millions around the world. In addition to this, we had a networking session where attendees interacted with each other. The presentation was followed by lab tours led by Abbott employees Ryan Johnson and Trevor Coffman.  They showed the audience the existing instruments and track systems in the market and gave a demonstration of their capability. It was a fun packed event and a great opportunity to learn about the medical device/healthcare industry.

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Neha Dobhal welcomes attendees before speakers Mark Krikau and Nicole Koritsaris take the floor!

Special thanks to the internal “Women Engineering” team at ADD Dallas who helped me organize and execute this event.  Thank you to all the Dallas SWE members who made it to the meeting.  We hope everyone had a great time!

-Neha Dobhal

Speaker Event at Abbott Diagnostic Division

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Our March event will feature a presentation and tour of Abbott Diagnostic Division (ADD).  Nicole Koritsaris will present on Abbott and its various offerings/products in the global healthcare market. She will delve further into detail about the Abbott Diagnostic Division, its position worldwide and how her group which deals in commodities/packaging drives innovation at ADD and positions it as a world leader in the diagnostic instruments industry.

The event is free and sponsored by Abbott Labs. To help us plan for food, please register here.
Schedule: 
Networking and Dinner: 5:30 to 6:30 pm
Presentation Time : 6:30 to 7:30 45 min, Q&A : 15 min

Lab Tour: 7:30 to 8 pm

Graduating Senior Celebration at the Perot Museum

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The Dallas SWE Professional Section will be welcoming graduating seniors to the professional organization.  Please join us for an evening of sharing your wisdom and experience with the next generation of women engineers!

Attendance is limited, so get more information and REGISTER HERE!

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Call for Interest: Dallas SWE Officer Nominations

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Strong leadership is the key to keeping our organization strong and supportive of our membership.   By volunteering to serve as a Section Officer for a term of one fiscal year July 1,2013 through June 30, 2014 you can become a vital key in the success of Dallas SWE.  The President, Vice President, Vice President of Membership, Secretary, Treasurer and Section Representative are elected positions within the Dallas Section of SWE.  If you’re interested in being a part of the Dallas SWE leadership team or want to nominate someone else, please send a message to dallas.swe@gmail.com with the relevant position and the name of the person you wish to nominate (or note that it’s yourself).

Elected positions and brief description of duties: 

President:  Represent the section before the public and preside at the meetings.
Vice President:  Serve as the Event Coordinator for the section including speakers for the monthly general meetings.
Vice President of Membership:  Encourages membership growth, retention and participation through personal contact, follow up and communication (i.e. emails and newsletter).
Secretary:  Maintain the records of the section including meeting minutes and the email distribution lists.
Treasurer:  Responsible for collection, distribution and safekeeping of section funds.
Section Representative:  Represent the section at regional and national events and telephone conference meetings.

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