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10 episodes
Diana Iracheta: Coffee with the Latina Engineer
On this episode, I have coffee with Diana Iracheta, better known as the Latina Engineer. Diana is working to normalize Latina women in the Engineering space one pink post at a time. She has developed a platform that has connected thousands of L...
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Joel Baraka: Bringing Game Night to the Classroom
In this interview I spoke with Joel Baraka, a senior at UW-Madison in civil engineering. Joel started the organization My HOME Stars, which aims to make education fun, engaging and accessible to students around the world. Their first game, 5 ST...
Jacob Foss: Off the Beaten Career Path
In this episode, I interview Jacob Foss, the co-founder and COO of Agricycle. Agricycle is a social enterprise that hopes to eradicate extreme poverty through empowering vulnerable communities around the world. They do this through supply...
Waleska Crowe: An Evolution of Self Identity
Waleska Crowe is the Guatemala Deputy Director of Engineers Without Borders. Her unique identity as 50% indigenous Quiche Mayan and journey to self discovery allow her a perspective that helps her connect with the communities she works wi...
Ryan Docter: Beers With Engineers
Listen in on our first Beers With Engineers Episode! Ryan and I reminisce our experiences volunteering in Guatemala, talk about how working with resilient communities has impacted our lives, and share a few laughs in this more conversational st...
Michael Paddock: Taking the Pandemic Personally Part 2
Michael is a former Chief Engineer for Engineers Without Borders and is currently the Senior Technical advisor for Covid-19 at the United Nations Development Program. He has been working in the development space for more than 20 years. Michael ...
Michael Paddock: Taking the Pandemic Personally Part 1
Michael is a former Chief Engineer for Engineers Without Borders and is currently the Senior Technical advisor for Covid-19 at the United Nations Development Program. He has been working in the development space for more than 20 years. Michael ...
Jess Thayer: A Pinky Promise and a Pandemic
Jess Thayer is a surgical robotics control engineer at Medtronic and alumni of the Marquette Engineers Without Borders Chapter. Listen in on Jess's story about how a pinky promise years ago put her as a lead in Engineers Without Borders r...
Rebecca Alcock: Designing a Pandemic Response
Listen in on how a decision made in the back of a pick-up truck in rural Guatemala lead Rebecca to the center of UW-Madison's Covid-19 response. Rebecca is now a PHD student in Industrial and Systems Engineering at UW-Madison and is continuing ...