Two Kinds of Engineers

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Join us virtually on June 23rd as Peggy Kepuraitis Matson, Professor of Practice and Program Director at Washington University in St. Louis, speaks about two different kinds of engineers that every company needs. 

Abstract:

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We are each familiar with the classic image of the engineer:  smart, left-brain dominant, strong focus on technology somewhat to the detriment of social interaction.  (And oh yea, white male, but let’s set aside the white male part of the stereotype for now.)  I call this classic image the “deep and narrow engineer.”  But I propose there’s not one, but two basic types of engineers that every company needs.  They share many engineering qualities, including the fact that both are really smart.  But they are different.  Each is best suited for different roles and each is equally valuable to the company.  It is critical that we engineers understand which one we are, what the role looks like in a healthy environment, and what the skills are that will bring career fulfillment and success.

 


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  • Date: 23 Jun 2020
  • Time: 05:00 PM to 06:00 PM
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  • Virtual, Illinois
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  • Starts 11 June 2020 11:07 PM
  • Ends 23 June 2020 04:00 PM
  • All times are (GMT-06:00) US/Central
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Peggy Kepuraitis Matson, Professor of Practice and Program Director, Washington University in St. Louis Peggy Kepuraitis Matson, Professor of Practice and Program Director, Washington University in St. Louis

Biography:

Peggy Kepuraitis Matson is a Professor of Practice and Program Director at Washington University in St. Louis.  She is responsible for graduate studies in Engineering Management (the “engineer’s MBA”), as well as Project Management, within the McKelvey School of Engineering.  Peggy is the former Director of Technology Strategy at Motorola Solutions where she worked for 30 years developing large-scale software products, as well as driving next gen strategy and innovation, and was granted 4 U.S. patents.  Peggy was fortunate to make the transition from industry to academia by teaching and consulting at Northwestern University for four years.

Part educator, part engineer, part business exec, all wife and mother, Peggy’s greatest passion is to transform lives through education which combines engineering, innovation and business smarts in a way that creates opportunity and personal fulfillment.  Peggy’s areas of interest and expertise include innovation, business financials, technology strategy, intra-preneurship, wireless technologies (esp. 5G), engineering R&D.  When Peggy is not geeking out, she enjoys exercising, biking, food as medicine and international travel.

Peggy has earned a BS in electrical engineering and an MS in electrical engineering and computer science (University of Illinois), as well as an MBA (University of Chicago, with honors).