Reflections from a Group of Emerging Technical Leaders
Please Note: This presentation is purely VIRTUAL/ONLINE.
An online chat questions-and-answers session will also be available. Webcast Link will be sent to Registrants
Abstract:
Technical leadership is a skill defined in the INCOSE professional competencies. This presentation reflections on a shared learning journey about technical leadership from the perspective of a group of emerging technical leaders. These reflections provide insights around building awareness, navigating power and influence, benchmarking personal performance, developing capacity for change and establishing critical friends. The final section provides lessons for working as a global team in technical leadership. This presentation is of relevance to any technical leader looking to develop this capacity across technical sectors.
Speakers:
David Fadeley, ESEP, has over 35 years of engineering and Project Management experience in the U.S Department of Defense community. He has worked on Electronic Warfare systems, Cooperative Engagement Capability systems for Air and Missile Defense, and IT systems including data collection, processing, and producing knowledge for SIGINT and Cyber Defense. Dave has led projects and teams in public, private, and not-for-profit firms including Westinghouse, The Johns Hopkins University APL, and small professional consulting firms. Dave is a registered Professional Engineer in Maryland, a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and an ESEP.
Myra Parsons Gross, ESEP, has more than 30 years of systems engineering experience. She has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from California State University - Long Beach and currently resides in Annapolis, MD. Myra began her career in radar development for Raytheon (former Hughes Aircraft). She joined Westinghouse (Northrop Grumman) to further her career working a number of multi-million-dollar development programs before accepting a contractor position for a small company within the Intelligence Community. Myra is a certified Project Management Professional and an ESEP.
Door Prize:
All registrants will be provided a number - which will be entered into a random number generator in order to select the winner.
Cost: Free.
Agenda:
6:00 – 6:45 pm SE Table talk
6:45 – 7:00 pm Chapter Business Meeting
7:00 – 8:00 pm LECTURE