PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Precision CPrecision Castparts Corp. is a worldwide, diversified manufacturer of complex metal components and products. It serves the aerospace, power, and general industrial markets. Precision Castparts Corp., a 2022-2023 Presenting Sponsor of Pitt SWE, sent an employee to our annual FiERCE Conference on February 11th, 2023. Libby Mitchem hosted a talk in the “Finding Your Voice” session, called “Roll Persuasion with Advantage.” Libby focused her session on how, right after graduation, new employees can build communication skills and grow their confidence through hobbies and organizations outside of work. Members who attended loved the creative and thoughtful presentation!

IQ, Inc. is a software development company and consulting firm, primarily focusing on end-to-end custom software development projects for their customers. They work with their clients to ensure that their development schedules are met within budget, performing projects such as full stack development, systems integration, and more. IQ, Inc. was a Presenting sponsor for Pitt SWE this 20222023 academic year.

Duquesne Light operates as the primary electric utility for more than 584,00 residential and business customers in Allegheny and Beaver counties. According to their web page, they have been working around the clock for more than a century to deliver a safe and reliable supply of electricity. Duquesne Light, a returning 2022-2023 Platinum Sponsor of Pitt SWE, shared the same passion they show their customers with our members by assisting in volunteering in outreach events and hosting a private professional development event on 1/24. Duquesne Light hosted a Work-Life Balance Workshop with our Pitt SWE members, with representatives Marla Bradford and Elizabeth Cook. Elizabeth Cook shared her insight and experience to help encourage students to seek out a healthy work environment and prevent burn out in the workplace. She shared stories from her on life and provided examples to students for how they could incorporate work-life balance. These skills can be applied to student’s current situations in academics as finals are approaching and will help them to better manage stress and feel more fulfilled in their lives.

FM Global is an esteemed property insurance company. They focus on preventing loss by having highly trained engineers work as consultants on a variety of projects. With a goal of preventing major losses, FM Global provides innovative, comprehensive and flexible cargo coverage and risk engineering services tailored to specific international trade and cargo transportation needs. They utilize a hands-on engineering-based approach to the business to establish personal and customized partnerships with their clients (they insure about 1/3 of all Fortune 500 companies!). FM Global was a Pitt SWE Platinum Sponsor for the 2022-2-23 academic year. We had 2 speakers on 3/28, Stephanie Erin and Thomas Lott, host a professional development on opportunities at FM Global and Interview Prep advice. It was great for our members to learn not only what FM Global does and what a typical day in the job looks like, but also any openings and opportunities! After that, Thomas led a presentation on interview prep that covered invaluable skills to our members; including how to prep for interview questions and what mindset to be in for the interview.

Epic primarily develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a proprietary electronic medical record software application, known as ‘Epic’. Their software helps people get well, stay well, and helps future generations be healthier. As a 2022-2023 Conference Sponsor of Pitt SWE, Epic was able to support more of our members going to this year’s WeLocal conference in Detroit, Michigan! We were able to bring 17 members to this conference. With over 800 participants and a wide variety of universities and professionals in attendance, WeLocal was a great success and a great professional development experience for all of our members!

TIMET has been leading the industry in mill and melted products, supplying nearly one-fifth of the world's titanium. TIMET was a Conference Sponsor for Pitt SWE for the 2022-2023 academic year. Their contribution brought together female engineers through Pitt SWE’s social event “Pitt SWE/CMU SWE Spring Picnic”. The event connected two SWE organizations for different schools to encourage new friendships and enjoy time together to destress before the end of the semester. TIMET encouraged the unity and empowerment of female engineers through their support of this event.

We would like to express our deepest appreciation to all our sponsors!