Engineering Management & Entrepreneurship, Duke University blogs
by Master of Engineering Management Program, Duke University
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Description
The BE+K Innovation and Technology Management Series is a weekly seminar series hosted by the Master of Engineering Management Program in the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University. The purpose of this seminar series is to introduce engineers to various business and management concepts that they will find useful throughout their careers. Speakers represent a diverse array of industries from finance to biotechnology. If you would like to learn more about the Engineering Management Program at Duke , including these podcasts and the associated audiovisual materials that are sometimes available please visit our website at http://memp.pratt.duke.edu. Thanks for your interest in our series and please do not hesitate to contact us with suggestions and or questions.
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Daniel Egger, MEMP Executive in Residence and Director, Center for Quantitative Modeling (4/2/2010) | Mr. Egger joined the Duke MEM Program in 2009 after seventeen years of hands-on experience in technology startups and venture capital. Mr. Egger has developed his own innovative technologies, founded companies, and raised venture capital as an entrepreneurial CEO; served as a member of the Board of Directors and as a value-added advisor to numerous successful high-tech companies; and was a founder and Managing Partner of a venture capital fund focused on seed and early stage investing in new technology companies. | 6/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Adrienne Kelly Lumpkin, President, Alternate Access (3/19/2010) | Adrienne Kelly Lumpkin is president of Alternate Access, a telecommunications company providing Voice over IP phone systems to businesses and branch offices employing 10-250 people at a location. Offerings include fax servers, interactive voice response, telephones and related communication technology. Over 16 years, Alternate Access has serviced customers in financial services, real estate, medical, staffing, engineering, retail and other service industries in the Carolinas and around the US. read more | 6/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Kyle Montgomery, Associate Partner, Clarkston Consulting (2/26/2010) | Kyle Montgomery is an Associate Partner with Clarkston Consulting, where he is responsible for client engagements, new business development, and employee development in the South Central region, based out of Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. Mr. Montgomery serves clients in both the Consumer Products and Life Sciences sectors, focusing on value creation through operational excellence, demand and supply integration, quality and regulatory management, technology enablement, and organizational effectiveness. read more | 6/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Heather Hollick, Founder and Chief Coach, Rizers (2/19/2010) | HeatherHollick is the founder and Chief Coach at Rizers, a new company helpingambitious people and smart organizations achieve their potential. Throughcoaching, consulting, speaking, and workshops, Rizers is inspiring leaders,energizing teams, and changing the conversation around careers and teamperformance. read more | 6/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Julie King, Distinguished Engineer, IBM Software Group (2/12/2010) | Julie King is a Distinguished Engineer at the Research Triangle Park, NC site and a Director in Software Strategy & Technology. She is Chair of IBM's Software Architecture Board, which provides architectural direction with a focus on product integration for the software product portfolio; Co-Chair of the Asset Architecture Board, and a member of the IBM Academy of Technology. She has been working in software product development for over 28 years, having held various Chief Programmer, Chief Designer, and Technical Strategist positions. read more | 6/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Panel Discussion, Steven Baumberger from Accenture, Ed Paradise from Cisco, and Scott Zufall from Stryker (2/5/2010) | This week’s seminar will feature a panel discussion with members of the MEMP Industrial Advisory Board. The topic for discussion will be “What are Companies Looking for in a New Hire?” and will offer valuable insights for your job search from industry professionals who know the MEMP well. Panelists will include Steven Baumberger of Accenture, Ed Paradise of Cisco, and Scott Zufall of Stryker. | 6/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dr. Fonda Daniels, Patent Engineer, SAS Institute (1/29/2010) | Fonda Daniels is currently employed as a patent engineer at SAS, Institute in Cary, NC. In her role as a patent engineer she supports corporate council in filing patent applications throughout the company, its regional offices and subsidiaries. Fonda Daniels received her Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University in 1998. In addition to receiving her Ph.D. at North Carolina State she also received a Master of Science degree in Computer Engineering and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. read more | 6/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Poornima Vijayashankar, CEO and Founder, BizeeBee.com (1/22/2010) | Ms. Vijayashanker graduated from Duke University with a double degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science. After graduating she headed out to Silicon Valley, where she first worked for Synopsys as an R&D Engineer, and started working towards a Masters in Computer Science at Stanford. She left her Masters to join Mint.com in 2006 as the third employee, and was the only female engineer there. In January 2010, Poornima left Mint.com to start her own startup BizeeBee.com, where she is currently the CEO & Founder. read more | 6/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dr. Jeff Glass, MEMP Faculty Director and Senior Associate Dean for Education, Pratt School of Engg, Duke University(1/15/2010) | read more | 6/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Chetan Kundavaram, Business Consultant, Cisco (11/20/2009) | Chetan Kundavaram is a Business Consultant at Cisco. Chetan currently works on building business cases and performs financial analysis and research in valuing business benefits enabled by technology. He also serves as a board member for DiabetesSisters, a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the health and quality of life of women with diabetes, and to advocate on their behalf. Chetan helps in fund raising, technology direction and growing the organization to have a global footprint. read more | 11/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Kathryn Britton, Professional Coach, Theano Coaching LLC (11/13/2009) | Kathryn Britton has a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology and is currently a Associate Certified Coach with Theano Coaching LLC where she works with professionals to increase the well-being, energy, and meaning in their lives. She is a founding member of the Collaboration for Positive Psychology in Project Management and teaches positive workplace concepts at the University of Maryland. She is an associate editor and regular contributor to “Positive Psychology News Daily”. read more | 11/12/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Vinay Jayaram, Managing Director in Global Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley (11/6/2009) | Vinay Jayaram is the Managing Director in Global Capital Markets at Morgan Stanley. Vinay is also the Co-Head of Asia-Pacific Fixed Income Capital. With thirteen years of experience at Morgan Stanley, Vinay is co-responsible for the Asia-Pacific debt financing and risk-management business across corporates, sovereigns, and financial institutions, including investment-grade, high-yield, and leveraged/acquisition finance. read more | 11/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mr. John Crites, President and CEO, AuctionBlox Inc. (10/23/2009) | Mr. John Crites is the President & CEO of AuctionBlox Inc, an Internet channel service providing merchants with access to global markets. He is also the president & CEO of the Triangle Technology Executives Council providing education and collaboration for technology executives throughout this region. With over 25 years of leadership experience in the development and management of information systems and related infrastructure functions, he relocated to North Carolina in 2000 to support the start-up of an e-commerce business for Rockwell International. read more | 11/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cy Khormaee, Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation (10/16/2009) | Cy Khormaee is currently an Evangelist at the Microsoft Corporation focused on Social Computing. He is a much sought-after public speaker and regularly lectures at universities across the US. Prior to his role as an Evangelist, Cy Khormaee was a Program Manager responsible for the analytics engine behind MSN.com and Windows Live Messenger ad sales. Cy Khormaee holds a Bachelor in Computer Science from the University of Washington. Students will be invited to participate and explore ideas for success and career exploration. | 11/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Panel : Guatham Pandiyan, Mi-Co, Kristina Larson, Quintiles Inc. and Michael Curcio, Cisco (10/9/2009) | Our panel today has Guatham Pandiyan, Sales & Marketing Manager at Mi-Co, Kristina Larson, Senior Project Coordinator at Quintiles Inc and Michael Curcio, Hardware Engineer at Cisco Systems. read more | 11/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tom Ribble, Director of Worldwide Enterprise Product Marketing, Lenovo (9/25/2009) | Tom Ribble is the Director of Enterprise product marketing group responsible for Lenovo's ThinkStation and ThinkServer products. Before Sept 1st 2009, Tom worked on the ThinkPad product marketing team for 8 years. In that position, Tom was responsible for managing the current ThinkPad notebook offerings as well as future generation product definitions and strategies for ThinkPad. Tom has also been involved in development and definition for Lenovo's R-Series and Z-Series products as well as Lenovo's netbook products and their future directions. read more | 11/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Orville Pierson, Senior Vice President and Corporate Director, Lee Hecht Harrison (9/18/2009) | Orville Pierson is the Senior Vice President and Corporate Director of Program Design and Service Delivery for Lee Hecht Harrison(LHH), a $200 million career services company with 240 offices worldwide. Orville Pierson is also the author of The Unwritten Rules of the Highly Effective Job Search (McGraw-Hill) and Highly Effective Networking: Meet the Right People and Get a Great Job (Career Press). LHH is wholly owned by Adecco SA, a global employment services firm with 5800 offices in 68 countries. read more | 11/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Wendy Toh, Software Development Director, IBM (9/11/2009) | Wendy Toh is the software development director of the Rational Enterprise Modernization & Compilers portfolio of products at IBM. In this role, Wendy leads a world-wide team responsible for developing IBM compilers as well as multi-platform enterprise modernization tools. After graduating from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science, Wendy joined IBM in 1989 as a software programmer. Since then, she's held a variety of technical and management positions in IBM. read more | 11/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 18 Episodes |
