Find Your Strengths and Confidence: Women Leaders Who Mentor Rising Engineers

Find Your Strengths and Confidence: Women Leaders Who Mentor Rising Engineers

Join us as we speak to women engineers who have found their strengths and confidence and now give back as mentors. This event is co-sponsored by Merit (www.get-merit.com).

Engineering skills will only get you so far in your career. Own your strengths and capitalize on them. Build up your confidence and engage in the workplace. Take risks. Try new things. Be curious.

SCHEDULE

6:30 to 6:45 p.m. -- networking and refreshments
6:50 to 7:00 p.m. -- introductions
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. -- panel discussion
8:00 - 8:15 p.m. -- q & a
8:15 - 8:30 p.m. -- wind down

SPEAKERS

Jackie Jimenez,
Staff Software Engineer at Meetup

Jackie Jiménez is a Staff Software Engineer at Meetup, where she's worked on Product and Platform teams. Prior to Meetup, she led engineering teams at SportsRocket Media, where she was a Director of Engineering.

Jackie is passionate about diversity and inclusion in tech, writing clear and maintainable code, and building reliable architecture solutions.

Elaina Polson,
Senior Software Engineer at Occupier

Elaina is a senior software engineer at Occupier, a technology platform that helps companies make better real estate decisions. She previously held engineering roles at VTS and Betterment, and before that, briefly worked in digital marketing before finding a passion for programming. She lives in Williamsburg and enjoys traveling, yoga, and talking about getting a dog someday.

Patty Delgado,
Director of Engineering at Button

Patty Delgado is a Director of Engineering at Button, who is currently leading teams focused on building applications that extend Button’s core platform. Previously she's led teams at BuzzFeed and Refinery29. Away from the keyboard, Patty can be found drinking wine and listening to history podcasts or watching a rerun of Seinfeld.

CO-SPONSOR

Merit (www.get-merit.com) is a free service that connects learners and coaches to provide career advice and grow skills. Coaches participate to improve their coaching abilities and gain exposure to a wide variety of learners and career backgrounds. Learners and coaches are connected through video calls. Getting started is as simple as choosing a topic and booking a time.

HOST

Samsung NEXT champions the builders and founders inventing a more purposeful future. They provide venture capital, business development, M&A, and develop products all under one roof with an exclusive focus on startups, particularly in software and services that could complement Samsung’s historic expertise in consumer electronics and hardware.

WHEN YOU RSVP

Please provide your first and last name as they appear on your ID. You will be asked by building security to show your ID to gain entrance to the event.