A space where I talk to women working in IT across the spectrum of different roles.
We will discuss our career journey, visions, obstacles, roles, our views on the industry, what we love and why we are here to stay
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- Kasia Gora - Co-Founder & CTO SCiFi FoodsKasia Gora, PhD. is the Co-founder and CTO of SCiFi Foods, a food tech company combining cultivated meat with plant-based ingredients to make burgers shockingly close to the taste of conventional beef. Since completing her PhD. in Biology at MIT.Kasia has spent more than a decade working at companies that harness cutting-edge science to create more sustainable solutions for some of the world's most pressing needs. Most recently, Kasia served as head of portfolio at Zymergen, focused on resource allocation for numerous R&D projects that leveraged synthetic biology to create value for external customers and internal product development. Kasia is an experienced leader in the world of science with a multi-disciplinary background in industrial fermentation and business development. She is passionate about cross-functional team development and about achieving the rapid progress necessary for startup success. Kasia lives in Berkeley, and when she's not working to create the future of meat, she can be found putting her lab skills to work in her home kitchen to create gourmet food, drinks, and desserts for friends and family, or at the local food pantry getting food to people in need.0 comments0
- Premal Samale - Senior Software EngineerENGLISH Premal Samale was born and raised in India and is now living in Silicon Valley with her husband and kid. She is a new mom and has been in tech for 8+ years. She is currently working as a Senior Software Engineer and is involved in Software Application Development with expertise in designing and implementing software modules. She is San Jose City Chair for G100 Non-profit Organization. Outside of tech, you can find her spending time with her little one. GERMAN Premal Samale wurde in Indien geboren und aufgewachsen und lebt jetzt mit ihrem Ehemann und Kind im Silicon Valley. Sie ist eine junge Mutter und arbeitet seit über 8 Jahren in der Tech-Branche. Derzeit ist sie als Senior Software Engineer tätig und beschäftigt sich mit der Entwicklung von Software-Anwendungen und hat dabei Expertise in der Gestaltung und Implementierung von Software-Modulen. Sie ist auch die San Jose City Chair für die gemeinnützige Organisation G100. Außerhalb der Tech-Branche verbringt sie gerne Zeit mit ihrem Kind.0 comments0
- Women In Technology Spotlight Mar 14 · 50m ChatGPT Chancen und Risiken - Ethik in der Digitalen Welt - GermanIn diesem Expert Talk diskutieren wir die Auswirkungen von Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI), Algorithmen und Language Processing Engines auf unsere Welt. Wir werden die rasante Entwicklung bei Systemen betrachten, die im täglichen Leben mit uns kommunizieren, Informationen verarbeiten und auch neue Informationen generieren. Wir leben in einer spannenden Zeit, aber diese neuen Technologien bringen sowohl Chancen als auch Risiken. Für Unternehmen, die sich mit der Veränderung auseinandersetzen müssen, ist es wichtig zu verstehen, wie sie diese Systeme am besten einsetzen können und wo die ethischen Grenzen liegen. Wir werden uns mit Fragen wie diesen beschäftigen: ✅ Wie können uns diese Systeme unterstützen? ✅ Wo setze ich sie am besten ein? ✅ Wie sollte ich sie nicht verwenden? ✅ Wo sind die ethischen Grenzen? ✅ Welche Werte muss ich definieren und in meine Algorithmen einfließen lassen, wenn ich in der digitalen Welt mit immer mehr persönlichen Daten arbeite? Gibt es eine Grenze, die ich nicht überschreiten will, soll oder darf? Über diese spannenden Themen rede ich mit den VOESI-WOMENinICT Botschafterinnen Sabine Singer, MBA Expertin für Digitale Transformation und Digitale Ethik und mit Gabriele Bolek-Fügl Expertin für digitale Compliance und Vize Präsidentin von Women in AI Austria Ich freue mich auf eine rege Diskussion mit den Expertinnen und unserem Publikum! Wir laden alle ein, die sich für KI, Algorithmen und Language Processing Engines und vor allem für Ethik interessieren an der Diskussion teilzunehmen. Ihashtag#artificialintelligence hashtag#Algorithmen hashtag#chatgpt hashtag#AI hashtag#Ethik hashtag#Digitalisierung0 comments0
- Heidrun Walker - Director Of Systems Engineering - GermanDISCLAIMER: This episode is recorded in German. ENGLISH: I had a conversation with Heidrun, a highly experienced IT professional with over 20 years of experience in presales and business development positions. As the Director of Systems Engineering at Nutanix in Central Europe, she leads a talented team of system engineers. With a background in computer science, Heidrun has been responsible for the conception and architecture of modernization and consolidation projects in IT infrastructure. Her expertise in system engineering has been honed through years of experience, and she is known for her ability to design and implement innovative solutions that drive business success. Throughout her career, Heidrun has demonstrated a deep understanding of the IT industry and a passion for helping businesses leverage the latest technologies to improve their operations. Her leadership and technical expertise have helped her build successful teams and drive results for her clients. GERMAN: Diese Woche ist der Podcast auf Deutsch. Ich habe mit Heidrun Walker gesprochen, die eine hoch erfahrene IT-Expertin mit über 20 Jahren Erfahrung in Vertriebs- und Geschäftsentwicklungspositionen ist. Als Director of Systems Engineering bei Nutanix in Zentraleuropa leitet sie ein talentiertes Team von Systemingenieuren. Mit einem Hintergrund in Informatik war Heidrun für die Konzeption und Architektur von Modernisierungs- und Konsolidierungsprojekten in der IT-Infrastruktur verantwortlich. Ihre Expertise in Systemtechnik hat sie durch jahrelange Erfahrung verfeinert, und sie ist bekannt für ihre Fähigkeit, innovative Lösungen zu entwerfen und umzusetzen, die den Geschäftserfolg fördern. Im Laufe ihrer Karriere hat Heidrun ein tiefes Verständnis für die IT-Branche und eine Leidenschaft dafür gezeigt, Unternehmen dabei zu helfen, die neuesten Technologien zu nutzen, um ihre Abläufe zu verbessern. Ihre Führung und technische Expertise haben ihr geholfen, erfolgreiche Teams aufzubauen und Ergebnisse für ihre Kunden zu erzielen.0 comments0
- Lifting as We Climb: Launching the Black Women in Tech DACH communityIn this special episode, join us for the official launch of the Black Women in Tech DACH group! We are thrilled to launch this community to support and empower Black women in technology in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This event will provide an opportunity to meet and connect with other Black women in tech and us and hear about our motivation for creating this group. We believe visibility is crucial for Black women in the tech industry, and we want to create a space for conversation and support. We aim to break down barriers and promote diversity and inclusiveness in the tech industry. We look forward to seeing you there!0 comments0
- Wuraola Oyewusi - Researcher (Data Science and Data Curation)Wuraola is a pharmacist and data scientist, a passionate professional committed to advancing Artificial Intelligence practice. She is currently a Researcher(Data Science and Data Curation) at Imperial College London and previously Led Research and Innovation at Data Science Nigeria. Her research interest is in Natural Language Processing and she has also been at the forefront of unstructured data application and open-source access, especially in the area of health and language. She is the Author of the Hand-on Natural Language Processing course on LinkedIn Learning, Contributed to the AI in Medicine Textbook by Springer.0 comments0
- Sumita Palanisamy - Director of EngineeringSumita is an Engineering leader with over 15+ years of experience, currently leading teams at CarGurus as an Engineering Director. She is originally from India, moved to the USA for her Master's degree, and has built her career from the ground up. She has worked in various industries including health care, Finance, Insurance and currently working in the automobile industry! She has been involved in Women who code Boston and Girls who code organizations. Technology and giving back to the community are very important to her. She is also a mom, so paving a path for the younger generation has a personal meaning for her.0 comments0
- Roja Boina - Engineering Senior AdvisorAs an Engineering Senior Advisor, Roja provides data-driven and strategic solutions for clients using data engineering tools and technologies such as Apache Spark, Python, Databricks, SQL, and BI tools such as Tableau on cloud platforms, including AWS. She Identifies and develops KPIs that have high-impact value for the business. She's passionate about diving deep into the data ocean, gaining insights, and using analytics for social good. She shares the knowledge and experience she has gained in her learning process through her speaking engagements and writing for well-known tech blogs. She is a chapter co-lead for Women in Data chapter and is a founding member of the Women Tech Network. Roja won the 2022 Mentor of the Year award at Women in Data.0 comments0
- Women In Technology Spotlight Dec 14 · 19m Karima Moudoub - Business Development ManagerKarima Moudoub is a Business Development Manager at Fortinet. Diversity and inclusion are part of her DNA, being born French to Algerian parents. She had the opportunity during her childhood in Lyon to grow up with 30 different types of foreign origins with a lot of friends who had parents born elsewhere from Cambodia to Poland or Turkey. As Senior EMEA Cloud Security BDM at Fortinet, she also has embraced cultural differences as she grew mostly interacting with North American and EMEA Business partners, employers, and colleagues to develop new businesses mostly in different parts of the world. Once she realized that it is not always obvious for people even in the workplace to overcome differences to innovate, learn and connect in order to develop the best workplace to perform and enjoy time spent together, she enrolled in associations and created her own network to contribute to share and promote a diverse and inclusive approach willing to promote careers in technology through role modeling towards students and in particular young girls or older women who are seeking career paths. She is the IAMCP EMEA D&I Lead and Women In Technology Network France Founder – part of WIT Network International.0 comments0
- Precious Kolawale - Dev Degree Intern & Generation Google ScholarPrecious Kolawole is a Dev Degree Intern at Shopify, and a Generation Google Scholar. She is an adept Data Scientist, proficient in Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Software Engineering for Data Science. She is particularly interested in the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare while aiming to solve some of the world's hidden healthcare problems with technology. This inspired her brief attempt to pursue an undergraduate degree in Medical Rehabilitation at Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, before her relocation to Canada to pursue a Bachelor of Computer Science (Honors) at Carleton University. You'll find Precious making funny and educating Tiktok videos in her free time, a new YouTuber and Technical Writer who can't dance to save her life.0 comments0
- Supreet Kaur - Data Scientist & Data StrategistSupreet is a Data Strategist and Data Scientist at Morgan Stanley, where she is the product owner of various AI products and is responsible for building data products. Before this role, she was a Technology and Data Science Consultant. She is also the founder of DataBuzz, a community to engage tech enthusiasts. She is an ardent writer and speaker on data science and AI topics. She is also on the advisory board for Rutgers University MBS analytics program and other organizations. She is an advocate for women in technology and a Google WomenTech Makers Ambassador.0 comments0
- Malika Mateva - Cyber Security EngineerDiese Woche wieder einmal eine Folge auf Deutsch mit einer ganz besonderen Frau: Malika Mataeva arbeitet als Cyber Security Engineer im Cyber Security Operation Center der WKO. Sie ist eines der besten Beispiele dafür dass es möglich ist jeden Berufsweg einzuschlagen wenn man ein Begeisterung für das Thema mitbringt auch wenn man sich nicht von Kindheit an für das Thema interessiert hat oder aus einem ganz anderen Hintergrund in die Technik und/oder Cybersecurity wechselt. Malika flüchtete vor 18 Jahren mit ihrem Mann aus Tschetschenien nach Österreich. Sie hat einen schwierigen Weg hinter sich: vom Flüchtling ohne Deutschkenntnisse zur Cyber-Sicherheitsexpertin bei der WKO Inhouse. In der Karenzzeit lernte sie Deutsch und begann ein Informatikstudium an der Universität Wien, als ihr drittes Kind in den Kindergarten kam. Während ihres Studiums entdeckte sie ihr Interesse für Datensicherheit und strebte eine Tätigkeit in diesem Bereich an. I hre Geschichte ist ein besonders gutes Beispiel dafür warum wir unbedingt neue Talente aus nicht traditionellen Bildungswegen fördern und rekrutieren müssen. Und sie zeigt auch auf wie wichtig Rolemodels und Repräsentation nach wie vor sind!0 comments0
- Margarette Joven - Staff Antivirus AnalystMargarette (Marga) Joven was born and raised in the Philippines and is now living in Canada with her husband and two kids. She has been in cybersecurity for more than 20 years and is currently working as a Staff Antivirus Analyst and is involved in training new analysts on how to analyze malware and how to detect them.0 comments0
- Bosky Mukherjee - CEO & FounderMeet Bosky Mukherjee CEO and founder of PMDojo. After making a highly successful career in Product at startups and Fortune 500 companies both in Vancouver and Silicon Valley Bosky founded her own company. PMDojo is a remote-first global learning community connecting product enthusiasts from diverse backgrounds, walks of life, and learning abilities to real-world career opportunities. Bosky's mission is to break down barriers and make careers in products more equitable, diverse, inclusive, and accessible for all irrespective of experience, background, or learning abilities. As a Product Leader and Founder of PMDojo, she helps career transitioners pivot into product roles with confidence so that they not only find their first product role but thrive in their careers. Outside of PMDojo, you can find her spending time with her little one, coaching teams on Product and Growth, and advocating for mental health. She's a mentor, and coach, and speaks at leading communities for the product including: - Women in Product - Power To Fly - Her Product Lab - Women in Tech Regatta0 comments0
- Women In Technology Spotlight Oct 19 · 22m Khadijah Amusat - Software & Blockchain DeveloperIn 2020, Khadijah Amusat made the switch from public health to technology, and she has since developed her skills by taking online courses and attending boot camps. She participates actively in more than 15 web2 and web3 communities, including Web3 Ladies, Shecode Africa, Baddies in Tech, Learn web3 Dao, Hashnode, and others. She has volunteered as a developer advocate for Coil, an online monetization startup, in addition to serving as an ambassador for Chimoney. She is presently one of the top contributors to the Lazerpay Documentation since she enjoys working on open-source projects. She likes to travel and write articles in her spare time. Frontend development, technical writing, developer relations, and blockchain development are some of her professional interests. She has experience with ReactJS, Typescript, Solidity, Polygon, Solana, Ethereum, and Webflow, among other technologies.0 comments0
- Chisom Elekwa - SOC Analyst (in view)Chisom Elekwa is an Aspiring Security Analyst from Nigeria. Student of the University of Nigeria, Nsuka where she is studying medical radiography. Her hobbies include baking, meeting people of like interests, gaining new insights and of course, she loves cyber security. She wants to become a security operations center (SOC) analyst, which for her is a very exciting adventure. Since beginning her journey, she has interned for Mastercard, the young cisco network, and is currently at Tech4Dev.0 comments0
- Megan Lieu - Data ScientistThis week's role model is data scientist Megan Lieu. Megan developed a deep affinity for numbers at a young age, seeing them as a means to not only solve problems but to tell stories as well. After working in the financial sector, where she focused on business valuations and financial transaction data, she pursued a career in data science. As a Data Scientist, Megan uses her experience with Python, SQL, and R to perform product experimentation and develop reporting pipelines at Narrator.0 comments0
- Temitope Oladokun - Product ManagerTemitope Oladokun, Temi for short, is Nigerian and lives in Lagos, Nigeria. Temi studied computer engineering in the northern part of Nigeria. Today, she's a Senior Technical Product Owner and has experience in managing technical products that innovate with cutting-edge technology (Computer Vision, NLP and Blockchain). As a technical product manager, she interacts with researchers, engineers, developers and scientists on a daily basis. She's also the founder of Techie Geeks, where she trains teens in hardware and programming, and also builds robotics products on a small scale. Besides technology, Temi loves to read, meet people, and discuss topics like mental health. Her favorite motto is "Undying Resilience."0 comments0
- Friederike Heyne - Project ManagerFriederike Heyne studied at Heidelberg University, SoAS London and Oxford University, with her focus shifting from European Art History to Transcultural Studies with a focus on Contemporary Tibetan Art. During her studies, she was able to gather several insights into marketing as an intern and working student, which led her to join SAP after she graduated in 2018. Moving on from Product Management to SAP Women in Tech during the summer of 2020, she is now a Project Manager for the initiative. Her focus is to make sure female experts are visible at SAP but also encourage young women to join the tech industry no matter what background or training they have.0 comments0
- Pamela Utomakili - Information Technology StrategistPamela is a Nigerian that grew up in the city of Lagos. In her early high school days, she had an interest in arts and science (specifically introductory technology). She eventually chose science and went ahead to enroll in a computer college against the norm of many of her high school colleagues who chose different careers like medicine and other popular careers at the time. Pamela continued in the computer college and attained an advanced diploma in software engineering and had to travel to Ukraine where she achieved a university degree.0 comments0
- Women In Technology Spotlight Sep 7 · 26m Juliane (Julie) Neumann - Security Solution EngineerJuliane (Julie) Neumann is originally from Germany, is now living, loving and working in Spain, Barcelona. She's been in the IT industry and in technical roles for about 8 years now. If She's not about to solve a technical problem, she's probably doing yoga, enjoying nature or simply reading a good book. Being a certified Hatha Yoga instructor, she enjoys sharing her energy with other people to help them on their very own personal life journey. If she'd have to describe how she sees life, she'd use this quote: “Wherever you are, be totally there and realize that the very present moment is all you ever have.” – Eckhart Tolle0 comments0
- Jacqueline Berger - Drilling Engineer & Data scientist (In view - 2023)As a drilling engineer with so many years and interesting international experiences, Jacqueline is one who seeks a new adventure in data science. Her transition into informatics and data science came after her maternity leave while working at Schlumberger. Trying to fit the experience into her "new" the world did not come easy and in search for an alternative led her to informatics and data science. In her experience of working in the oil and gas sector, a field dominated by men, she mentioned that while it was a male-dominated field, she never felt suppressed in a negative way that made her feel she was not enough. She also said that the use of pieces of machinery meant that many of the muscle works were automated and easier. About how she got attracted to data science. Jacqueline believes her interest in data science has the common denominator with her previous job as a drilling engineer, which was the use of data for analysis and description.0 comments0
- Jyo Shukla - Customer Success Leader and AuthorJyo is also a speaker and she recently spoke at women in tech global conference where she highlighted the difference between customer-focused and customer-centric and why organizations should be customer-centric rather than customer-focused. Jyo is based in Sydney, Australia. She has worked in tech for the past ten years of her life and she has been obsessed with the life. She loves reading (besides the beach while she sips margaritas) and is an author of a book. As a customer success manager, Jyo ensures that both her company and customers are successful. In her role, she seeks to understand why people purchase technology and how technology helps meet their goals. Obsession (Being passionate) is a vital key to unlocking the possibilities in your career. While Jyo was in college, she recognized that coding was not her forte and she did fail at some "coding". On graduation, she was scared while on the first job, because no matter how hard she tried, coding did not come easy to her. As she was on the job she had some honest conversations and had the opportunity to gradually build her career as the customer leader that she is now.0 comments0
- Cindy Adem - Product ManagerCindy Adem is a Product Manager at Instil Education and she's from Nairobi, Kenya. She started as a lawyer, and even though it was not the top choice of interest for her, she however did claim that she enjoyed having a 360-degree view of any event and preparing for the twists and turns along the way. Cindy narrates her experience of how she had to "disappoint" her parents, who expected her to be a lawyer to pursue what was in line with her passion. Although Cindy doesn't attribute a moment to be her "aha" moment to transition into tech, she remarked that she has always been driven by the need and passion to be impactful. The way she does the impact has changed over the years, she still retains the same drive of doing things that matter in the world. She's currently on a team that is trying to build a virtual learning institution for teachers and students across Africa.0 comments0
- Diana Galarraga - Business Intelligence AnalystDianna Galarrager is a Business intelligence analyst at an internet brokerage company. Diana is from Spain and currently living in London. When Diana is not at work, her hobbies include traveling, learning about different cultures, and engaging in adventurous experiences, such as skydiving. She believes that her adventurous nature has a part to play in her daily job. As a business intelligence analyst, Diana is responsible for converting data to meaningful insights (find patterns) that can help drive the value within her company. Her daily routine can range from cleaning real-world trade data, to analyze them on requests. In linking her adventurous behavior to her job, she stated that one of the exciting things that she enjoyed in her job was that you never know what is coming for you the next day in terms of the kind of data that you would work on, which would often require you to think outside of the job. Retracting back on her journey, Diana recounted her experience during high school after having moved to the UK when she was 15 years old. While in high school she was not totally sure what she wanted to become. She did eventually choose to be in politics and public relations. She was pursuing this choice of career when an assignment in the field had her use a statistical software. She started getting interested in the field of data analysis and began attending the python class organized by her university. When she graduated, she went applied and got a job in a consulting firm, where she was trained on a hybrid training of project management and business intelligence. Having gone through such a period of uncertainty on her journey, Diana wishes to inspire young women who are going into tech and those who did not study STEM-related course or backgrounds.0 comments0
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