Past Event! Note: this event has already taken place.
| When: | Tuesday, January 18th, 2022 |
| Time: | 6:00 pm — 7:00 pm |
| Location: | Online via Zoom |
| Audience: | Current Students |
| Contact: | Rachel Deneault, WiE@carleton.ca |
Description
In this Candid Conversation (an informal mentorship event), you will hear from Lockheed Martin’s Elizabeth Turner about her experience going from university into the workforce and how she’s set her career up for success. This is a small group setting, with a maximum of eight women students, where back and forth conversation is strongly encouraged.
Who is this for? Women students in a Carleton University Bachelor, Master’s or Doctoral program, of: engineering, IT, applied science, computer science, mathematics, or physics. Current Carleton University women students interested in engineering and IT.
*BONUS* Receive a $10 Starbucks giftcard when you attend a Candid Conversation.
This will be run as a Zoom meeting, where attendees will have the ability to turn their camera and microphone on and type in the chat.
About Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 114,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.
Speaker
Elizabeth Turner, Software Engineer
Elizabeth is a 2012 Graduate from Dalhousie University’s Electrical Engineering Program. For the last eight years she has been working for Lockheed Martin as a software engineer on their HCM ISS program. Elizabeth has largely worked in a collaborative environment tackling interoperability issues between Canada and other allied Navies which has encompassed technical, communication and leadership skills while allowing for a lot of international travel. She enjoys mentoring new hires as they enter into the work force and is also making use of Lockheed’s tuition assistance program to work towards a Masters of Business Administration from Saint Mary’s University. In her studies Elizabeth has focused on HR issues including employee retention, hiring practices, gender discrimination and business intelligence practices. Elizabeth lives in Dartmouth with her partner and spends her free time enjoying Canada’s ocean playground in a Sea Kayak.
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Thank You
This event would not be possible without the support of Lockheed Martin.
