The Art of Engineering

Before she was 18, Jennie Tavares found herself in a new country, learning a new language and culture. By the time she was in college, she was excelling in engineering and had picked up a Brooklyn accent. In this episode, Denise talks with Jennie about her remarkable career path, her infectious optimism, and the importance of good networks and mentoring.

Guest:  Jennie Tavares, Director of Global Growth and Sales for Jacobs.

Denise McIntosh talks about supply chain challenges facing Nicole Baird, the senior buyer at Aptar.  Nicole shares how her ability to develop and maintain relationships has paid off when supplies are short, and encourages those getting into the industry to always be learning.  By learning different aspects of the business, Nicole has been able to quickly adapt to whatever the economy throws her way.

Denise visits with Lindsey Daniel and Jen Clark at the most recent ISPE conference in Boston.  In this episode, you’ll learn how each of these women came to be a part of the organization, and how ISPE and Women in Pharma have greatly improved the careers of women throughout the industry.

Guests:  

Lindsey Daniel, Product Operations Program Manager at Takeda

Jen Clark, VP of Sales and Account Relation Management at CAI

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Guest:  Jill Miller, Founder and CEO of Below the Line 

Jill Miller’s journey ranges from an unlikely start in sales working for a thermoplastics company, to following her passion of narrowing the wealth gap in the Food & Beverage Packaing/Processing Industry.  In this episode, Jill talks about how she to to the point where she realized changes could be made and NEEDED to be made.  Learn how she, and her organization, take “narrowing the wealth gap” from good idea to actionable steps every company can adopt.

Guest:  Jen Clark, Vice President, Sales and Account Management at CAI

Jen Clark came out of school with a degree in industrial engineering when she got an invite to her first ISPE annual meeting.  As an eager graduate, she began networking and telling people in the industry she was ready to work.  In this episode, Jen and Denise advocate for making personal connections with people and building lasting relationships.  This approach has led Jen to a great career where she is now a Vice President at CAI.  Today she helps customers design, deliver, operate, and maintain quality at mission-critical facilities.

Guest:  Amanda Wollnick, Development Engineer at American Breast Care

Amanda Wollnick once thought science “isn’t for girls.”  But something kept calling her back to it.  In this episode, you’ll hear how she took her chemical and engineering knowledge to American Breast Care in Marietta, Georgia.  There, Amanda is helping transform the prosthetic breast industry, and even holds a patent on a formulation that helps keep the breast prosthetic in place and looking natural.

Guest:  Bo Crouse-Feuerhelm VP of Client Solutions at JE Dunn

Bo Crouse-Feuerhelm has gone from being a college drop-out to a Vice President of Client Solutions in a major construction company.  Her career has been full of unexpected turns, working with exceptionally generous mentors, and exceptionally difficult bosses.  But her story really begins navigating a profoundly difficult childhood of abuse and abandonment.   Bo shares stories of survival and offers lessons to young women entering the workforce.  She has turned adversity into positive efforts with women who have been victims of abuse and sex trafficking.

Guest:  Sandra Bachamp, Director of Engineering at DPS Group

In this episode, Sandra talks about the fascinating path that took her from just a fleeting interest in architecture to discovering her calling in engineering.  She and Denise discuss the importance of mentors and mentorship, balancing work with family, plus advancements in modular isolation rooms that are changing many industries.

In this episode, Jean Ann Groves, a retired Business Continuity expert, talks about how the civil rights movements of the 60s and 70s sparked a major change for women in the workplace.  Jean Ann was one of only three women in her business class in college and went on to a successful career in leadership with companies like Exxon before becoming an entrepreneur and going out on her own.  You’ll hear how to counter people who undermine you, how we can close the gender and wage gaps, plus a candid discussion about abuse. 

Lisa and Denise talk about the history of CRB and their work with Custom Powder. You’ll hear Lisa’s fascinating journey from her beginnings in administration to her current role as the Corporate Trade Show Manager.  Lisa has had to take a completely different approach to trade shows in the last year, due to the global pandemic.  She and Denise also talk about the importance of building business relationships along the way and how young women entering the field can help close the wage and gender gap.

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