Chair's Message - Silicon Valley Women in Engineering 2022

Chair’s Message

WIE 2022 Engineering Leaders for Tomorrow

When I was in college I had no idea that I would end up as a university professor and certainly not as an associate dean. I thought I was too quiet, too reserved for such roles. Like me, probably many of you have no idea what your future holds or what kind of leader you may become. One purpose of this conference is to give you an idea of the possibilities.

So many challenges face our society that we as engineers are called to address, ranging from drought in California to ethical issues surrounding social media. What role will each of you play? You could end up as a leader in the field of sustainability, such as our speaker Dr. Audrey Lee, who is Senior Director of Energy Strategy at Microsoft. Or you could work on medical advances, like speaker Neeta Mhatre, who is a VP at Intuitive Surgical. Or perhaps you will work on the development of new semiconductors that can be used in electronics used to help solve these problems, like speaker Zhan Yu, Senior Director at Marvell Semiconductors. What is clear is that we will need the involvement of all segments of our society to address the complex problems we face. According to the US Census Bureau, in 2021 only 17% of all engineers were women. Our hope is that this conference will inspire you about the possibilities for women in engineering – and to hearten you that although our numbers may be small, we are everywhere.

Join the conference. Listen to the speakers and ask questions. Talk with engineering students from other schools. Explore careers that perhaps you have not considered before. While our conference has had to go virtual once again due to concerns surrounding Covid, we are planning for many opportunities for you to interact with speakers and other attendees.

Our speakers are engineering leaders of today. We rely on you to be our engineering leaders for tomorrow.

Nicole Okamoto, Conference Chair
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studiess and Student Success
College of Engineering, San José State University

Sponsors

Title Sponsor

Mark and Carolyn Guidry Women in Engineering Program Fund

Carolyn Guidry (1937-2009) was born in Mississippi and spent her childhood in the Deep South. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering at Louisiana State University in 1959. One week after graduation, she married Mark Guidry (1937-2020), a fellow electrical engineering major she met at LSU. Carolyn began her career at Boeing, but soon put her career on hold and devoted 20 years to raising their three children. She returned to school and earned her Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from SJSU in 1979. She joined Hewlett-Packard and was directly responsible for the development of a new flexible interconnect cable and the microcode for a new computer.

In partnership with Mark, Carolyn founded two successful companies in semiconductor design software and semiconductor product development. Both companies were later acquired and became leaders in their respective fields. After the second company was acquired by Integrated Circuit Systems in 1993, she founded the Mark and Carolyn Guidry Foundation and managed all aspects of the organization. She received an Award of Distinction from SJSU Davidson College of Engineering in 2006. Both she and Mark were inducted into the LSU College of Engineering Hall of Distinction in 2001.

Mark was a Louisiana native. After receiving his BSEE from LSU, he took a position at Boeing. He subsequently earned an MSEE from University of Washington and a Ph.D. from Iowa State University. He taught at LSU, where he conducted research in semiconductor technology, laser technology and radio wave propagation. Prior to founding their companies, Mark worked at Fairchild Semiconductor in Palo Alto, a small San Diego company and Texas Instruments in Houston.

All three of Carolyn and Mark’s children graduated with degrees in engineering. The Guidry family strongly believes in the power of education and the importance of developing engineering education in the U.S. for what lies ahead. The Mark and Carolyn Guidry Foundation has been a long-time leader in supporting women in engineering at SJSU. Its commitment and on-going support have made the Silicon Valley Women in Engineering program a model of success for educating new woman innovators regionally and nationally.

Champion Sponsors

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Dexcom

What it’s like to drive innovation at Dexcom and how you can join us.

We look forward to meeting you! Our panel will share real-life examples of how they advanced their careers by driving innovation at Dexcom. Our recruiter will provide tips on how you can join us on your journey to revolutionize health care.

For more than 20 years, Dexcom has focused on one thing: empowering people to take control of their diabetes. As a global leader in Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) systems, we believe it’s up to us to vastly simplify diabetes management and improve the lives of millions of people around the world. We are committed to putting our patients and employees first and pushing the boundaries of innovation to do so. In recent years, as the benefits of CGM have become clear, demand for Dexcom’s systems has rapidly increased. To meet this need, Dexcom has grown almost 30% year over year and is now one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Dexcom is a member of the S&P 500. Check out our career opportunities at careers.dexcom.com.

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Google

Google Roundtable

Excited to meet with you all throughout the showcase! Fill out this form if you are interested in receiving additional information, resources, and opportunities (goo.gle/2022WiE). Questions? Reach out to hsistudentquestions@google.com.

A problem isn’t truly solved until it’s solved for all. Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. Bring your insight, imagination and a healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone. Check out our career opportunities at careers.google.com.

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NETGEAR

NETGEAR Walkthrough and Summer Internship Program

Since 1996, NETGEAR® (NASDAQ: NTGR) has been the innovative leader in connecting the world to the internet with advanced networking technologies for homes, businesses, and service providers around the world. As staying connected has become more important than ever, NETGEAR delivers award-winning network solutions for remote work, distance learning, UHD streaming, online game play and more. By enabling people to collaborate and connect to a world of information and entertainment, NETGEAR is dedicated to providing a range of connected solutions from easy-to-use high-performance Orbi Mesh WiFi systems, the Nighthawk portfolio of WiFi routers, cable modems and mobile wireless, cloud-based subscription services for enhanced control and security, to smart networking products and video over Ethernet for Pro AV applications.

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TSMC

TSMC Career Talk Sessions

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited engages in the computer aided design, manufacture, packaging, testing, sale, and marketing of integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices. The company is also involved in the research, development, design, manufacture, and sale of solid-state lighting devices and related applications products and systems, and renewable energy and efficiency related technologies and products, as well as manufactures masks. In addition, it provides customer and technical support services; and sells and markets solar related products. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited operates in Taiwan, the United States, Asia, and internationally. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan.

TSMC North America is the sales and service organization for the world’s largest semiconductor foundry with headquarters based in Taiwan. TSMC NA works with customers in the technology business that manufactures and sells products that run on our chips and cutting-edge technology.