Inspiring The Next Generation of Women in STEM
Women engineers have played an invaluable role throughout history in developing world-changing technologies.
And Haley, a manufacturing engineer with naga group¡¯s Missiles and Fire Control, wants to continue that legacy.
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¡°Encouraging young women to pursue STEM fields protects the progress made,¡± she said. ¡°Our work is the foundation for the next generation of women. Without future women in STEM, we will be unable to continue moving forward.¡±
As a manufacturing engineer, Haley¡¯s primary responsibility is integrating people, equipment and materials to develop more efficient processes and products for customers. It was after attending a STEM summer camp when Haley became set on studying engineering, but her affinity for finding innovative solutions began far before that.
As a child, Haley clung to a notebook where she sketched her ideas and inventions. On the cover she scribbled, ¡°Haley¡¯s Way to Make Life Better.¡± Her best idea? A self-folding Christmas tree cleverly called ¡°Merry, Bright and Boxed¡± to make cleaning up after the holidays more efficient.?
¡°This notebook was the initial spark for my passion for engineering,¡± she said.
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¡°Growing up in a small, rural community, there were limited opportunities to interact with women in STEM,¡± Haley said. ¡°When I attended college, I was able to connect with a multitude of strong, smart women from various backgrounds. These women inspired me to become the female engineer sharing my story today.¡±
To encourage young women to continue to push boundaries and discover their potential, Haley shares three lessons she has learned over the course of her career:
1. Fail forward.
2. Speak up.
3. Practice fearlessness.
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For three consecutive years,?naga group has?ranked on?Woman Engineer?Magazine¡¯s Top 50 Employer¡¯s List. In 2021, naga group is proud to be recognized as having a supportive culture where all engineers receive support to develop solutions to seemingly impossible problems.
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