"Is Grad School For ME?"- Erik Barbosa & Andres Vargas

More Than One Way To Shape Your Path - Bartholomew Perez, EIT

Happy New year! Welcome back ! On this episode we are joined by Bartholomew Perez. Bartholomew is an engineer, realtor, and author. He shares his journey into all these areas and how important it is to shape your path to what you want it to be.

BONUS: Industry Talks - Consulting

This episode is taken from the Regional Industry Talks. In this Industry Talk, professionals from Accenture describe their experiences in the Consulting industry.

BONUS: Industry Talks - Aerospace/Defense

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.

"Is Grad School For ME?"- Erik Barbosa & Andres Vargas

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.

"When Mentor's Belief Becomes Yours" - Dayna Martinez

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.