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Women in Engineering. The University of Toledo Deb Dauer 8/31/07. Key Take-Aways for Today. A World of Possibilities Take Ownership of your Career Choices Stay On Top of Your Game Have Fun! Reach for the Stars. Personal Married to Bruce Wyre (former OC) 1 Stepson – grown
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Women in Engineering The University of Toledo Deb Dauer 8/31/07
Key Take-Aways for Today • A World of Possibilities • Take Ownership of your Career • Choices • Stay On Top of Your Game • Have Fun! • Reach for the Stars
Personal Married to Bruce Wyre (former OC) 1 Stepson – grown Live in Denver / Work in Toledo 2 Beagles – Suzy & Sadie Like to Snow Ski, Hike, Travel globally Education Eastwood High School Owens Tech U of Toledo U of Denver – XMBA Most Proud of First in Family to College - Engineer Plant Mgr Winner of Board of Directors Cup First Women elected to Mfg Excellence Council Gold Plant of the Year Exec MBA Helped Employees w/Education Building World Class Teams Board of Directors for CO Women’s C of C Opportunity to See the World Work History Finkbeiner, Pettis, & Strout (Arcadis) Owens Corning Student Help – Environmental Services Corp Engineering (only female – 250) Engineering Purchases Administrative Purchases & IS (networking) Packaging Purchases Mfg Support – Senior Engineer Secret Plant Start-up – High Performance Team Product Manager - Roofing Plant Manager - Roofing Director Global Sourcing – Composites Director Sourcing – Insulation Future …. Deb On a Page
A World of Possibilities • Wood County Ohio to Kimchon Korea! • US, Mexico, Canada, Netherlands, UK, Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, India, Brazil, Korea, Japan, China, Austria, & Turkey • Civil Engineering to Global Sourcing! • Concrete Canoes to Wind Energy and Global Warming Solutions! • Mentor once said, “Keep the Box (of Possibilities) Wide Open! • Your degree and Engineering knowledge are just the “foundation”. • It is not your degree…it is what you do with it!
Take Ownership of your Career • Role Models • Mr. Huber (Owens Tech) • Dr. Don Angelbeck – UT • Dr. Colony - UT • Sheree Bargabos – First Female Plt Mgr at OC, now Pres of Rfg • Dave Brown – CEO OC • “B” Shift Team Leader in Denver Roofing • Mentors / Network • Internal / External (I have a new mentor) • Formal / Informal • Touchbase / Network • Reach out, stay in touch • Have a Plan • Know where you are going and how to get there. And when! • Your career is not Human Resource’s responsibility It is yours!
Choices • You will always face choices. Tough choices. • Work thru college (Dr. Angelbeck) • Get out of my major • Relocate • Job Changes suggested by company • Marriage • Have a family • Career on hold • Dual career • More education • Elder Care • Just know that you HAVE choices. • No one can really make you do anything you don’t want to! • Deb’s philosophy…if it isn’t life threatening…it is do-able!
Stay On Top of Your Game • It is a Competitive World! • Know how to market yourself…even now! • Start with that resume….action words…results…examples • Stand for Results…they are hard to dispute • Stay Marketable • Interview internally and externally • What does it take to compete • Be a “Learner” • Continue your education along the way (any age) • Formal / Informal; Masters, PE, Six Sigma Greenbelt, CPM, Lean, etc • Don’t be afraid to “step out” of your comfort zone
Have Fun! • Have Passion for what you do… • Enjoy going to work. Make work fun. • Make it fun for those around you! • Create the atmosphere you want to be in! • Float Fridays • Mudhen’s • Birthday’s • Service Anniversaries • Celebrate the smallest of successes! • Recognize the efforts of others!
Reach for the Stars • Do not limit your thinking. • Do not let others limit your thinking! • Athena Award – Women’s Chamber of Commerce • First Female Pilot • Hispanic Software Services Provider • Plant Manager • Take your daughter to lunch day in Denver • Judge, Teacher, Forklift Driver, Policeman, Engineer, HR, Fireman, Lawyer, Pilot, Doctor, etc • I was so inspired! • If you can dream it…you can be it!
Summary of Take-Aways • A World of Possibilities • Take Ownership of your Career • Choices • Stay On Top of Your Game • Have Fun! • Reach for the Stars
Thank You! • Thank you for letting me share my experiences with you! • Thank you for helping me grow!