This episode is taken from the Regional Industry Talks.

In this Industry Talk, professionals from Accenture describe their experiences in the Consulting industry.

This episode is taken from the Regional Industry Talks.

In this Industry Talk, professionals from Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Pratt & Whitney describe their experiences in the Aerospace/Defense industry. 

Mariana hosts this episode as she asks Erik and Andres what got them into grad school and what the experience has been like. They dive into the differences between Ph.D. and MBA and what resources can be used for both.

Dayna Martinez joins us as she talks about the importance her mentors had on her and here experiences pursuing a Phd, being a SHPEtina, and moving from one place to the other.

Dayna currently serves as a Director of Research & Innovation at SHPE. In this role, she oversees the Equipando Padres program, Noche de Ciencias, as well as different aspects of research and data analysis.

An industrial engineer by training, before joining SHPE, Dayna was a faculty member in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department at Northeastern University in Boston, MA after working at their Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute (HSyE) as a post-doctoral research fellow.

Native from San Juan, Puerto Rico, Dayna graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus (¡Colegio!) and then she completed a master’s and PhD degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of South Florida in Tampa.

Being Hispanic and an engineer herself, Dayna has a passion for increasing Hispanic representation in STEM. She currently lives with her husband Andrés, their two sons David and Sebastián, and their miniature schnauzer Lucca in Winter Garden, Florida.

We share the audio from our President Bootcamp where previous SHPE leaders share their experiences with the incoming chapter leaders.

Andres & Mariana talk about the transition from one phase in your career to the other. Student to Professional. Industry to Industry, and what it is like to make money

Andres updates us on what's going on and what's to come. :)

In this episode, Sara Gonzalez Henao joins the podcast to talk about her journey from medicine to engineering. She talks about what decision factors contributed to making a career change and what it now feels like to be in a place that feels right.

Sara Gonzalez Henao started her academics pursuing a career in medicine. She attended the University of Florida where she obtained her first bachelor's degree in Biology. Sara later went on to pursue her master's in Biomedical Sciences. After a year of working in the medical field, Sara realized the financial and time commitment necessary for the career. She decided to go back to school and pursue a career in Engineering. Sara is currently in her last year, studying Mechanical Engineering and interning at Lockheed Martin as a manufacturing engineering intern.