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It’s that time of year again: renew your membership today!

by Dallas SWE on in Announcements

This year’s annual memberships expire June 30, and SWE National has just opened up the membership renewal period for FY14!

When you renew your SWE membership you stay connected with a professional network of 23,000 enthusiastic, like-minded women engineers, as well as professional development resources that your fellow members consistently rate as “excellent.”

You’ll continue to have access to colleagues around the world who are ready to provide support, guidance and mentorship-the kind of support that will help you succeed professionally and personally. And our accredited education resources are invaluable tools designed to enhance your leadership skills.

Strengthen your real-life social network and succeed on your own terms. Renew with SWE: the engineering society that focuses on the discipline of personal success – however you define it.

Login to the Member Services site now to renew for FY14 (July 1 – June 30, 2014) and confirm your contact information.

Dallas SWE Networking with Capital One

by Dallas SWE on in Meetings

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

by Dallas SWE on in Announcements
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

by Dallas SWE on in Meetings
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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

by Dallas SWE on in Meetings
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

by Dallas SWE on in Collegiate

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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