Women in Technology

Join me and the incredible Marilyn Rousseau in this episode of Women In Technology. Here's a little bit about the amazing work Marilyn does:

Marilyn Moise Rousseau is an Information Technology Leader with over 30 years of industry experience, working mostly at large healthcare organizations on the implementation and management of complex business and clinical database systems.  She specializes in SQL Server Database Systems and oversees a team of Senior DBAs at Baptist Health South Florida.

In addition to her professional endeavors, Marilyn is also a Leadership Coach who works with high-achieving Women in Tech to create work-life harmony, so they can thrive in their careers while taking care of their families. Marilyn is a sought-after expert on matters of personal and professional development. She leads engaging and transformational retreats and workshops, and is a regular presenter at professional associations, industry conferences, seminars, and educational events across the US.

Marilyn holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA), a Bachelors in Computer Science (BSCS), and an Associate degree in Computer Engineering (ACE). She earned her Professional Coaching Advanced Certificate from the University of Miami. Marilyn is a native of Haiti, who speaks: English, French, Haitian Creole, and Spanish. In her spare time, she loves to travel, read, dance, and spend time with her family. She resides in Sunrise, FL. 

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In this interview, I'm chatting with Devanshi Joshi Sr. Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft, Keynote Speaker, and Coach!

✉️ Connect with Devanshi on LinkedIn

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Katia Dean is an accomplished Cybersecurity professional and published author operating in the Oversee & Govern discipline. She is the founder of KatiasCylife, a cybersecurity career platform that helps new and existing Cyber professionals navigate the field with confidence. To date, she has helped 1000s of talented individuals find their success. As a career changer herself from the Electronic Engineering field, she actively encourages and provides a roadmap for people to get into Cyber. Her business has been recognized by the world’s leading Cybersecurity professional organization ISC² and has partnered with tech companies like Lenovo. Currently, she continues to consult with educational boot camps and colleges and is focused on making the Cybersecurity field more accessible. 

✉️ Connect with Katia

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/katiascylife/

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiadean/

Twitter https://twitter.com/katiascylife

Ebook katiascylife.tech/book 

 Today I am chatting with the amazing Angel Grant! We're talking about Cybersecurity Awareness Month, what we wish we knew going into the tech field and navigating the ever-changing world of IT.

Angel Grant is a visionary leader with a passion for developing and evangelizing cybersecurity, fraud prevention, and risk management solutions to help make our digital world a safer place. She has over 20 years of experience in the cybersecurity, eCommerce, and financial services industries with a background in product development, marketing, and sales. In her current role, she is the Vice President of Product and Market Strategy for F5 Security.

✉️ Connect with Angel:

LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/angel-grant-cissp-66a0b54

Twitter @angelsgrant

In this episode of Women In Technology, I'm chatting with the incredible Roshaina Bell, MBA. 

Roshiana Bell, MBA is a Senior Finance Manager in the San Francisco Bay Area. Roshiana received her MBA  in Corporate Finance and Investment Strategy from Simon Business School, University of Rochester, and has a Bachelors degree in International Business and Trade from the University at Buffalo. Roshiana has been working in Technology (Hardware and Software) and Financial Services for over 6+ years; She has worked for JP Morgan Chase, VMware, and most notably, Intel Corporation, to which she will return in August 2021. Roshiana’s greatest aspiration is to become Chief Financial Officer at a Tech Fortune 500 company and is intentionally taking strides to turn that aspiration into reality

✉️ Connect with Roshiana https://www.linkedin.com/in/roshianabell/

Check out this fun and insightful interview with Hady Mendez!

Hady Mendez likes to see other people succeed and connects with other people through relationships. Over her impressive 25+ year career, she’s worked in multiple customer-facing roles at tech companies and financial services firms, as an international volunteer working with incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women and at an elementary school in the South Bronx, where she served as Community School Director. Hady is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion and currently serves as Hub Lead for Latinoforce NYC, a Salesforce employee equality group, and as a Board Member with Room To Grow’s NYC Advisory Board. In her free time, Hady is an amateur street art photographer and loves to travel.

✉️ Connect with Hady

Linkedin linkedin.com/in/hadymendez

Instagram @hadyontheweb

In this episode of Women In Technology, I'm chatting with Harsha Bennur, the senior director, leading industry partner, technology strategy in Microsoft's Global Partner Services organization. Read the description to learn more about Harsha and how to connect with her. Enjoy the video, you don't want to miss this one!

About Harsha:

Harsha Bennur is the senior director, leading industry partner, technology strategy in Microsoft's Global Partner Services organization. She started her career at Wipro Infotech, India and after that, she has been working at Microsoft for over the past two decades in various capacities. Most recently, she leads partner technology strategy for Healthcare and Life Sciences, Government and Education partners in Microsoft's One Commercial Partner organization, where she works with a team of strategists aligned to Microsoft's largest Systems Integrators, ISV's and Managed Services Providers. She works closely with a portfolio of managed partners to help grow their business by building solutions and practices on Microsoft Clouds. She has worked with many small and Fortune 100 customers and partners around creating different practices and solutions that drive digital transformation. She is a strong advocate of diversity and inclusion and is passionate about empowering everyone that she works with to achieve their highest potential. Over the years, Harsha has been very focused on career mentoring both internally and within the channel. She has been on WIT panels at Columbia University, United Nations, Grace Hopper, Global Gender Dialogues, and other panels where she talks about STEM, Gender Inequality, Disability, Comp Science, equal access to education, etc. She has a BS in Computer Science (valedictorian) from Karnatak University's GIT and a Master's Degree in Computer Science from UCF, Florida. Her passion is to encourage young women and girls to pursue their dreams and use technology as an enabler to do the same and she loves spending time with her family, especially her daughters. 

✉️ Connect with Harsha:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/hbennur/

In this episode of Women In Technology, I'm chatting with the incredible Barsha Karki!

Barsha has over a decade of experience in the IT Industry as a Pre-Sales Solutions Engineer with skills and expertise across Telecommunications Networks, Data Center, Cyber Security, and Data Management Solutions. As a trusted advisor to her customers, Barsha has had opportunities to present various solutions to customers at various technical and non-technical levels.

Barsha is an active member of Women in Engineering and IT (WiEIT) at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) where she graduated with a Master of Engineering Studies and a Master of Engineering Management. She is part of the UTS WiEIT Advisory group to help make the program more effective for students, sustainable for the WiEIT team, and impactful for industry participants. She has participated in school outreach programs to speak with and encourage high school female students to consider taking on STEM as part of their curriculum. Since 2015, she’s mentored a female university student each year as part of the Lucy Mentoring program.

Barsha's Channel: All About Data – Women in IT  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmsBDZQ3a0U

✉️ Connect with Barsha:

linkedin.com/in/barshakarki

Deirra Footman is a Senior Network Engineer specializing in Data Center Networking, Network Security, and Cloud technologies. She is a content creator dedicated to sharing her journey on her blog CCIE BY 30. In addition, Deirra is a passionate advocate for Women in Tech and Tech Education.

In this video, I chat with Deirra about what her career in IT has looked like, the hurdles she has overcome as a woman in the industry, and her career advice for those starting out in the technology field!

Get in touch with Deirra:

https://www.ccieby30.com

Books Mentioned:

The Defining Decade by Meg Jay

Career Rehab by Kanika Tolver

Never Split the Difference by Christopher Voss and Tahl Raz

Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson

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Michelle Suedel is currently the Chief Information Security Officer for Guaranty and Title Co.  In the role of Chief Information Security Officer, Michelle is the master of the slide puzzle, moving infrastructure and systems into place in order to streamline and standardize the infrastructure and security for the organization.  Guaranty and Title Co. is based in Bismarck, ND with offices spread across North Dakota and Minnesota, and a small presence in Montana and Wisconsin.

Michelle’s strongest skill, and biggest blind spot, is asking questions! She likes to have all of the facts to analyze the situation, draw a conclusion as to the best path forward, and execute.  Her goals include providing the most seamless technology and security process for the team members on a day-to-day basis and keeping the company in a recoverable position from any attack. 

Michelle’s 20 years of experience in Information Technology and Security include a 14-year career in the banking sector, where she grew a department from her alone to a team of 10, facilitated the first 3 bank merger in the state of ND, developed all of the information security and technology policy and function, and coached and developed a great team of people.  Michelle earned an Associate’s Degree in Microcomputer and Network Technology and a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Information Technology.  She also attained and maintains the following certifications:  Certified Information Security Manager, Project Management Professional, Certified ScrumMaster, Certified Scrum Product Owner. 

Michelle has served in many volunteer activities for a variety of nonprofits organizations and is currently on the Board for Arise! Communities, a recently formed nonprofit that believes in inclusive technology education and embracing diversity in our community.  Arise is currently fundraising in order to fulfill the role of an Executive Director.  The three founding females have found high value in finding a dedicated person to organizing and developing training topics and sessions.  Arise is also looking for people who like to share their knowledge that would contribute as a course instructor.  The website, https://www.arisecommunities.com/, provides more detail about the organization and goals. 

Find Michelle on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellesuedel/

Check out Michelle's Website: https://msuedel.weebly.com/

Books Mentioned:

- Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

- Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain

- Crucial Communication by Gary Peterson

- Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein

- Clifton StrengthsFinder® (StrengthsQuest)

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