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  • Women in STEM Episode 35 – Lindsey Scopel, VP of Client Success at Mavice

    Interview with Lindsey Scopel, who is a client relationship and revenue growth expert in the custom software space with over 15 years of experience collaborating with Fortune 50 enterprise clients to deliver complex, full-stack programs. Her journey began in STEM as a biologist and zookeeper, before transitioning into the tech space to write logic for a major OEM’s vehicle configurator and iPad wish-list app. Her leadership as a woman in tech spans from running a CMS migration program supported by more than 50 resources, to growing a boutique tech agency’s book of business to over $20M annual recurring revenue as the Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategic Alliances. Lindsey is passionate about coaching women in STEM, spending time with her horse & two cats, and adventuring around the globe to new destinations.

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    Women in STEM Episode 30 – April Perkins, Manager of Business Orchestration at thyssenkrupp Materials

    Interview with April Perkins, Manager of Business Orchestration for SAP Center of Excellence at thyssenkrupp Materials North America, who describes her STEM journey as a series of ‘happy accidents.’ April has 24 years in the metals industry, working with teams globally and has a strong passion for building up the next generation of STEM enthusiasts. She has successfully led multiple high-performing teams at tkMNA and started a women in STEM DEI group, women@STEMX, with sights on getting more and more women and young girls interested in STEM careers. April has a dual major from U of M-Dearborn in Engineering and Business Management, is a certified career coach (World Coach Institute), has participated in the U of M-Dearborn GOLD (graduates of the last decade) mentoring program 2012-2014 and is an activate advocate for animal welfare within the community.

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    Women in STEM Episode 29 – Nikita Tiwari, Sr Customer Experience Engineer at Intel

    Interview with Nikita Tiwari, Sr Customer Experience Engineer at Intel’s Client Computing Group. She brings the most compelling usages to the personal computer working alongside the OEM partners to manage and deliver their experience roadmap and co-engineer differentiated use cases. She has 9+ years of experience in silicon-processor debug, validation, artificial intelligence (AI) applications and automotive image processing unit (IPU). She has received a patent for her work in AI along with several publications. She obtained her Masters in ECE from Portland State University. Nikita chairs the Women at Intel Network (WIN) global (xSite) employee resource group and has held leadership positions in external organizations like Society of Women Engineers, Michigan Council of Women in Technology, TechWomen Mentoring Program, etc. She was recently awarded the 2020 SWE Distinguished New Engineer Award and the 2018 SWE New Emerging Leader award. She is one of the chairs for the SWE@Intel Awards committee. Nikita loves connecting people and helping them leverage from each other. Outside of work, Nikita and her husband enjoy hiking, running and spending time with their daughter Aarya.

  • Women in STEM Episode 28 – Pooja Sund, Engineering PM Director at Microsoft

    Interview with Pooja Sund, Engineering PM Director at Microsoft, where she leverages her passion for technology, data analytics and leadership. She is a Gold medalist and three-time CFO Award winner, showcasing her commitment to delivering exceptional results. She has 17+ years of global experience in setting visionary goals and successfully executing them by leading high-performing teams. Pooja also actively contributes as a Board member at Pacific Northwest University and co-leads the Women at Microsoft ERG. As a keynote speaker, she has worked with organizations such as the FBI, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, USPS, IIA National and regional chapters in the US and Canada.

  • Women in STEM Podcast Episode 5 – Marlin Page, Founder of Sisters Code

    Interview with Marlin Page, Founder of Sisters Code. Marlin served as a technology executive at a Fortune 500 company, Deputy CIO for the City of Detroit and is now CEO of a Tech Staffing Company.