Title: Senior Technical Program Manager
Company: Amazon
Age: 38
Education: Master of Science in information technology
Professional Credentials/Accreditations: Project Management Professional (PMP)
Organizational Affiliations: PMP
Achievements/Awards: The first female to hold the title of senior technical program manager at Amazon
When I first took apart a broken laptop and fixed it, I was hooked! I had to learn and do all things technology.
I am a natural leader — I love leading large technology efforts to deliver technology solutions to customers.
I work sustainability into both my personal and professional life to reduce my carbon footprint. It is important to me that we collectively work hard for future generations, so they can grow and thrive on Earth, mitigating the long-term, heavly impacts of global warming.
To date, the inner working of satellites has been by far the most fascinating space I have worked in and learned while working in technology.
I am part of the LGBTQ community.
I am a Jill of all trades — I have worked across systems, networking, software development, infrastructure, and now satellite industry experience.
I overcame 10 years of addiction and put myself through college then grew my career and family and recently celebrating 14 years of sobriety.
I am a lesbian woman in the technology workforce. It is important to me to see minorities, like women and those who are part of the LGBTQ community, lead the way in tech. Women in the tech industry are on the rise and will continue to rise.
Equality and diversity in the industry has both the most potential of growth and needs the most improvement. We are slowly seeing the numbers change and we are proving the workforce needs both diversity and equality. This needs improvement, and, with improvement ,we will see the most growth.
I imagine an equal workforce — we simply are not there yet. However, there are great leaders and companies closing the equality gaps in the workforce. I truly believe in diversity and equality.