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Former Blue Origin rocket engine manager alleges wrongful termination for whistleblowing on safety

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The former program manager of Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engines has filed a lawsuit against the company alleging whistleblower retaliation after he spoke up about safety issues. It includes a detailed narrative about program manager Craig Stoker’s efforts over seven months to […] © 2023 TechCrunch.

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4 women in engineering discuss harassment, isolation and perseverence

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Women engineers often face workplace and career challenges that their male colleagues don’t because they remain a minority in the profession: Depending on how you count, women make up just 13% to 25% of engineering jobs. Fowler’s ordeal cast a spotlight on the harassment women engineers have to deal with in the workplace.

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Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute CERT Insider Threat Program Manager Certification

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The Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute is a national treasure. One of the great bastions of the discipline of enterprise grade software engineering.This They now offer a certificate program leading to an Insider Threat Program Manager (ITPM) certificate. Insider Threat Program Team Members.

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Meet the ex-Amazon satellite engineers wanting to disrupt hardware workflow

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The company is also developing a no-code user interface that can act as an all-in-one toolkit for hardware engineers. Hoag, who has a background in astronautical engineering, cut her teeth building a tool called Spider to automate the satellite design process. Say a mechanical engineer is working on building a spacecraft.

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Scaling a medical device company: A CIO’s digital transformation journey

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I give credit to all the team members within my group, from help desk to infrastructure to the application and software engineers to all of Novanta team members, because you can’t do cybersecurity alone, it’s a team event. What I learned is how science and engineering can come together, to be more applicable and less theoretical.

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The Collaboration Checklist for Leaders: Five Questions to Guide Better Decisions

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But pausing to check, you realize the engineering lead didnt attend, and the sales ops partner was multitasking. Example: Youre adjusting priorities in a matrixed program that spans engineering and operations. Before moving ahead, you check with the program manager whos coordinating a related launch.

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What is an IT consultant? Roles, types, salaries, and how to become one

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In addition, consultants with program management skills are valuable for supporting technology projects, assessing technology strategies, and helping organizations compare and make informed decisions about their technology investments, Farnsworth says.