BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240803T205737Z UID:FB7AB8D7-8DC4-45B5-901B-5B2FFDAECEFE DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240625T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240625T130100 DESCRIPTION:Every Day Engineers discuss their engineering roles\, achieveme nts\, and how engineering has changed their perspective on life. Additiona l discussions will identify obstacles that must be overcome for more women and minorities to enter the field along with real-world ways to reduce ex ternal barriers.\n\nPanel members:\n\n[Michelle Mountain Thompson\,](https ://www.linkedin.com/in/abraxas3d/) CEO Open Research & San Diego IEEE Sect ion Chair\n\n[Kenz McManus](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenz-mcmanus-21345 164/)\, a Senior. Electrical Engineer at Tandem Diabetes Care\n\n[Neha Goe l](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nehagoel23/)\, a Senior. AI Innovation Engi neer at Microsoft\n[Sam Litvin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/slitvin/)\, is the CEO of LEHI Partners and Educator in the local San Diego area.\n\n[Mi chelle Thompson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/abraxas3d/)\, completed an MS EE from USC in Information Theory while working at Qualcomm Incorporated. Her interest in microwave circuit design was sparked by the wide variety o f practical circuit designs in amateur radio. Michelle has a long voluntee r career at IEEE ranging from Student Branch Officer to San Diego Section Chair. She founded the San Diego Chapter of the Information Theory Society in 2020 and the Open Source Digital Radio local group in 2023. Her IEEE w ork focuses on industry involvement and citizen science. She was a Disting uished Visitor for IEEE 2019-2021 and received the Don Hilliard award in 2 018. Michelle is founder and CEO of Open Research Institute\, a non-profit R&D firm that publishes Open Source work to the general public. She is re sponsible for major regulatory reform in the amateur satellite service. Sh e represents ORI on the FCC Technological Advisory Council\, is a Technica l Specialist and Technical Advisor for ARRL\, and she also serves as the V ice President of an independent telephone company in rural Mississippi.\n\ n[Kenz McManus](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenz-mcmanus-21345164/)is a Se nior Electrical Engineer.\n\nKenz earned honors while quadruple-majoring i n science and engineering at Gonzaga University where they earned Bachelor s of Science in Electrical Engineering\, Computer Engineering\, Physics an d Mathematics-Computer Science. Kenz's work\, is mainly in research and de velopment with some time spent in sustaining work. The projects range from researching\, testing\, and selecting components\, verifying and debuggin g PCBAS\, developing and executing protocols for a variety of test procedu res\, and complete PCBA design using Altium Designer. Kenz is a volunteer extraordinaire\, who serves many roles for different organizations\, like AnitaB.org as a Program and Event Manager.\n\n[Sam Litvin](https://www.lin kedin.com/in/slitvin/) is the CEO of LEHI Partners as well as a teacher an d professor at San Diego Unified School District\, Cuyamaca College and UC San Diego. He holds a bachelor's of science from UC San Diego in Physics and Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in Photonics as well as a Mast er of Environmental Science from Tel Aviv University and MBA from Northwes tern Kellogg School of Management. Sam's experience includes work at Gener al Atomics\, Luxtera\, Delta Design and consulting projects with General E lectric\, Biomed Simulation\, Energy 311 as well as several startups. He i s currently focused on growing LEHI Partners\, a consulting consortium and teaching engineering to students of all ages in San Diego.\n\n[Neha Goel] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nehagoel23/) is a Senior AI Engineer at Micro soft\, Responsible AI Entrepreneur in Residence\, & Chair of the Women in AI Leadership program at AI 2030\, and Founder of N23 Studio. She has exte nsive experience in integrating AI for a diverse range of clients\, includ ing Fortune 100 industries\, startups\, and academic institutions.\n\nIn a ddition to her roles\, Neha serves as an Expert AI Mentor for Microsoft's startup programs\, offering guidance to AI Venture studios and startups wi thin the Microsoft Founders Hub. She is a board member of women-led startu ps PrevLife Health and Vendorspace.\n\nNeha's academic background includes a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from India\, a Master's degree sp ecializing in Artificial Intelligence from Loyola University\, Chicago\, a nd an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University . In 2016\, she co-founded a Medtech company in just three days during a s tartup Hackathon.\n\nAgenda: \nAgenda\n\nWelcome & Opening Words\n\nIntrod uction of the Session Panelists\n\nHousekeeping Details for Audience to En gage & Interact\n\nInterview Questions of Panelists\n\nAdditional Question s from Audience\n\nModerators Wrap-Up\n\nGroup "Selfie" of Panelists and A udience Members\n\nConcluding Remarks\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ie ee.org/m/424838 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/424838 ORGANIZER:drafrisbie@gmail.com SEQUENCE:2 SUMMARY:Every Day Engineers Celebrate Women in Engineering (WIE) Lunch and Learn Virtual URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/424838 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Every Day Engineers discuss their engineer ing roles\, achievements\, <span style="font-size: 11.0pt\; line-height: 1 15%\; font-family: Muli\; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos\; mso-fareast-the me-font: minor-latin\; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\; mso-bidi- theme-font: minor-bidi\; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\; mso-fareast-language: EN-US\; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\;">and how engineering has changed their perspective on life.&nbsp\; Additional discussions will identify obstacles that must be overcome for more women and minorities to enter the field al ong with real-world ways to reduce external barriers.</span></p>\n<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\; line-height: 115%\; font-family: Muli\; mso-fa reast-font-family: Aptos\; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin\; mso-bidi- font-family: 'Times New Roman'\; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi\; mso-ans i-language: EN-US\; mso-fareast-language: EN-US\; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA \;">Panel members:</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><a title="Michelle's L inkedIN" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/abraxas3d/" target="_blank" rel ="noopener">Michelle Mountain Thompson\,</a> CEO Open Research &amp\; San Diego IEEE Section Chair</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.li nkedin.com/in/kenz-mcmanus-21345164/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data- saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/ kenz-mcmanus-21345164/&amp\;source=gmail&amp\;ust=1718901361389000&amp\;us g=AOvVaw1_mpWiSFPdASzge50QY73K">Kenz McManus</a>\, a Senior. Electrical En gineer at Tandem Diabetes Care</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https:// www.linkedin.com/in/nehagoel23/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-safer edirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/nehag oel23/&amp\;source=gmail&amp\;ust=1718901361389000&amp\;usg=AOvVaw15EPhJaW 8kWIN8iq4sKrAX">Neha Goel</a>\, a Senior. AI Innovation Engineer at Micros oft</p>\n<div class="gmail_default"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/s litvin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www. google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/slitvin/&amp\;source=gmail&am p\;ust=1718901361389000&amp\;usg=AOvVaw01m9sF3ELbvED1EQhibFau">Sam Litvin< /a>\, is the CEO of LEHI Partners and Educator in the local San Diego area .</div>\n<div class="gmail_default">&nbsp\;</div>\n<div class="gmail_defau lt">\n<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\; line-height: 115%\; font-family: Muli\; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos\; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-lat in\; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor- bidi\; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\; mso-fareast-language: EN-US\; mso-bidi-l anguage: AR-SA\;"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/abraxas3d/">Michell e Thompson</a>\, </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\; line-height: 115% \; font-family: 'Arial'\,sans-serif\; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos\; mso -fareast-theme-font: minor-latin\; color: #222222\; background: white\; ms o-ansi-language: EN-US\; mso-fareast-language: EN-US\; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\;">completed an MSEE from USC in Information Theory while working at Qualcomm Incorporated. Her interest in microwave circuit design was spark ed by the wide variety of practical circuit designs in amateur radio. Mich elle has a long volunteer career at IEEE ranging from Student Branch Offic er to San Diego Section Chair. She founded the San Diego Chapter of the In formation Theory Society in 2020 and the Open Source Digital Radio local g roup in 2023. Her IEEE work focuses on industry involvement and citizen sc ience.&nbsp\; She was a Distinguished Visitor for IEEE 2019-2021 and recei ved the Don Hilliard award in 2018. Michelle is founder and CEO of Open Re search Institute\, a non-profit R&amp\;D firm that publishes Open Source w ork to the general public. She is responsible for major regulatory reform in the amateur satellite service. She represents ORI on the FCC Technologi cal Advisory Council\, is a Technical Specialist and Technical Advisor for ARRL\, and she also serves as the Vice President of an independent teleph one company in rural Mississippi.</span></p>\n<p><a title="Kenz's LinkedIn " href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenz-mcmanus-21345164/" target="_blank " rel="noopener">Kenz McManus </a>is a Senior Electrical Engineer.</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">Kenz earned<span style="mso-spacerun: yes\;">&nbsp\;</s pan><span style="background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; font-family: 'Se goe UI'\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\;">honors</span> while q<span style ="font-size: 10.5pt\; line-height: 115%\; font-family: 'Segoe UI'\,sans-se rif\; color: black\; mso-color-alt: windowtext\; background: white\;">uadr uple-majoring in science and engineering&nbsp\;</span>at Gonzaga Universit y where they earned Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering\, Compu ter Engineering\, Physics and Mathematics-Computer Science. Kenz's work\, is mainly in research and development with some time spent in sustaining w ork. The projects range from researching\, testing\, and selecting compone nts\, verifying and debugging PCBAS\, developing and executing protocols f or a variety of test procedures\, and complete PCBA design using Altium De signer. Kenz is a volunteer extraordinaire\, who serves many roles for dif ferent organizations\, like AnitaB.org as a Program and Event Manager.</p> \n<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'\,sans-serif\; col or: #222222\; background: white\;"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sl itvin/">Sam Litvin</a> is the CEO of LEHI Partners as well as a teacher an d professor at San Diego Unified School District\, Cuyamaca College and UC San Diego. He holds a bachelor's of science from UC San Diego in Physics and Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in Photonics as well as a Mast er of Environmental Science from Tel Aviv University and MBA from Northwes tern Kellogg School of Management. Sam's experience includes work at Gener al Atomics\, Luxtera\, Delta Design and consulting projects with General E lectric\, Biomed Simulation\, Energy 311 as well as several startups. He i s currently focused on growing LEHI Partners\, a consulting consortium and teaching engineering to students of all ages in San Diego.</span></p>\n<p style="background: white\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><span s tyle="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\;"><a style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; " href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nehagoel23/">Neha Goel</a> is a Senior AI Engineer at Microsoft\, Responsible AI Entrepreneur in Residence\, &am p\; Chair of the </span><span class="il"><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\;">Women</span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial\, sans- serif\;">in AI Leadership program at AI 2030\, and Founder of N23 Studio. She has extensive experience in integrating AI for a diverse range of clie nts\, including Fortune 100 industries\, startups\, and academic instituti ons.</span></span></p>\n<p style="background: white\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\;">In addi tion to her roles\, Neha serves as an Expert AI Mentor for Microsoft's sta rtup programs\, offering guidance to AI Venture studios and startups withi n the Microsoft Founders Hub. She is a board member of </span><span class= "il"><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\;">women</span></span><s pan style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\;">-led startups PrevLife Healt h and Vendorspace.</span></span></p>\n<p style="background: white\;"><span style="font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">Neha's academic background includes a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from India\, a Master's degree specializing in Artificial Intelligence from Loy ola University\, Chicago\, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Managemen t at Northwestern University. In 2016\, she co-founded a Medtech company i n just three days during a startup Hackathon.</span></p>\n</div><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>Agenda</p>\n<p>Welcome &amp\; Opening Words&nbsp\;</p>\ n<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\; line-height: 115%\; font-family: Muli \; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos\; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin\; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi\ ; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\; mso-fareast-language: EN-US\; mso-bidi-langua ge: AR-SA\;">Introduction of the Session Panelists</span></p>\n<p class="M soNormal">Housekeeping Details for Audience to Engage &amp\; Interact</p>\ n<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\; line-height: 115%\; font-family: Muli\; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos\; mso-fareast-theme-fo nt: minor-latin\; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\; mso-bidi-theme -font: minor-bidi\; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\; mso-fareast-language: EN-US \; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\;">Interview Questions of Panelists</span></p> \n<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\; line-height: 115%\ ; font-family: Muli\; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos\; mso-fareast-theme-f ont: minor-latin\; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\; mso-bidi-them e-font: minor-bidi\; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\; mso-fareast-language: EN-U S\; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\;">Additional Questions from Audience&nbsp\;< /span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\; line-hei ght: 115%\; font-family: Muli\; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos\; mso-farea st-theme-font: minor-latin\; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\; mso -bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi\; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\; mso-fareast-lang uage: EN-US\; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\;">Moderators Wrap-Up</span></p>\n< p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt\; line-height: 115%\; f ont-family: Muli\; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos\; mso-fareast-theme-font : minor-latin\; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'\; mso-bidi-theme-f ont: minor-bidi\; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\; mso-fareast-language: EN-US\; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\;">Group "Selfie" of Panelists and Audience Memb ers&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt \; line-height: 115%\; font-family: Muli\; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos\ ; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin\; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New R oman'\; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi\; mso-ansi-language: EN-US\; mso-f areast-language: EN-US\; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\;">Concluding Remarks</s pan></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR