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The Key to a Successful Engineering Career

Mary Rado, Andrew Stucky
April 22, 2022 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET Virtual Free to attend
The Key to a Successful Engineering Career

About this session

After completing 4+ years of school, you’d think that engineers would have all of the tools they need to thrive in their career right away.

Unfortunately, that’s not always the case and, according to Mary Rado and Andrew Stucky (Sr. Engineering Managers at Nacelle), building a successful engineering career involves constant learning, listening, and soft skill-building.

Mary and Andrew will be joining us to share their experiences climbing the engineering ladder and some of the lessons they wish they knew earlier on in their careers. They’ll also unveil the key skills it takes to build a successful career in engineering. More specifically they’ll talk about:

  • Technical skills that will help you work faster and more efficiently
  • Key soft skills to develop in order to thrive in your role
  • The importance of ownership and 2-way communication for career growth

Meet the speakers

Mary Rado

Mary Rado

Sr. Engineering Managers, Nacelle

An experienced technology leader with more than 20 years in software development, Mary has led many cutting edge teams which leveraged open source solutions, created reusable frameworks and components for software products, and led initiatives to adopt modern architectures.

Her career journey began as a developer/architect and evolved to leading and managing highly talented engineers. Her values and leadership experience are why large national firms have trusted her to set development standards and participate in or chair architecture steering committees.

Andrew Stucky

Andrew Stucky

Sr. Engineering Managers, Nacelle

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