Up and Coming – Trinity Stanley, EUSRT Instructor

Richmond Community College Up and Coming is our new column dedicated to highlighting the successes of young women in the power systems industry, be it students or young professionals. My name is Trinity Stanley and I am a woman in power systems! It all started when I was in high school and had no idea…

Interviews

Breaking Stereotypes: Women Can Make a Difference in Power Systems Industry

By Julia Baranava, Marketing Professional I am currently working at RESA Power as a Marketing Manager who oversees all marketing activities across different channels. We have a relatively small but very active Marketing Department here, but I really hope that our department will grow as the company grows. RESA Power is one of the fastest-growing…

Interviews

Interview with Desarai Mosher

If you choose to continuously learn and grow, well, you’ll naturally find you DO belong in that industry and make your mark. If this is the industry you want to be in, don’t let anything stand in your way… It’s really all about putting in the work, and continuously learning. Desarai Mosher *Despite her recent departure…

Perspective

Forging a Sustainable Future: Education, Inclusion, and Empowerment in the Power Systems Industry

Expert opinion by Liz Palmera-Nunez, Professional Electrical Engineer Liz Palmera-Nunez is a trailblazing engineer who has defied odds as an immigrant, person of color, and female in a traditionally male-dominated field. With a firm belief in equal opportunities, she has diligently worked her way to success. Currently the Manager of Asset Management at Newfoundland Power,…

Technology Spotlight

Brazilian Female Coil Winder Proves Gender Does not Matter – Erika Vilma Rodrigues, coil winder at Hitachi Energy in Brazil

Shattering Barriers and Making History Erika is a pioneer woman. When the chance presented itself to work in a predominantly male territory, Erika accepted the challenge, breaking the glass ceiling, and making history as the first female large-sized coil winder at Hitachi Energy in Brazil. Coil winding involves precisely wrapping wire around a core to…

Interviews

Interview with Helen Watts, Executive Director, Student Energy

You’re all very much needed in this space, and there’s room for everyone. Everyone needs to be part of this change. It’s going to be a big lift and there’s a long road ahead – collective action is where its at. Hello, Helen, and thank you so much for joining me today for this interview…

Technology Spotlight

A Take on Transportation Electrification

by Larissa Affolabi With the growing demand for environmentally friendly transportation options like electric vehicles (EVs), the need for reliable and efficient charging infrastructure has also increased. This has resulted in an increase in the deployment of EV charging stations alongside the concurrent rise in the deployment of distributed energy resources (DERs), such as solar…

Women Of Note

Cattie Liang: Commercial Director – Power Systems, China at Cargill

Cattie Liang is the Commercial Director of Power Systems overseeing the China FR3® fluid team at Cargill. Cargill’s FR3 fluid, derived from over 95% vegetable oil, is the original, most tested natural ester in the world. FR3 fluid outperforms mineral oil in overall cost savings, grid resiliency, transformer performance and fire safety, providing a better…

Women Of Note

Q&A with Hamideh Bitaraf, PhD, Advisory and Power System Simulations Manager

Employers in the industry can show their support for gender equality by having family friendly work policies like providing the same opportunities to women as compared to men by boosting their corporate careers and closing the gender gap in terms of salary. You are an Advisory and Power Systems Simulations Manager at Hitachi. Tell us…

News

TalentSprint Launches 5th Edition of Women Engineers Program Supported by Google

TalentSprint, a global EdTech company and market leader in offering transformational deeptech programs, has announced the fifth edition of its Women Engineers (WE) program. This year, the program aims to identify, select, train, and nurture 200 first-year women engineering students across the country to become globally competitive software engineers. The program should offer 100% fee…

Up and Coming – Trinity Stanley, EUSRT Instructor

Breaking Stereotypes: Women Can Make a Difference in Power Systems Industry

Interview with Desarai Mosher

Forging a Sustainable Future: Education, Inclusion, and Empowerment in the Power Systems Industry

Brazilian Female Coil Winder Proves Gender Does not Matter – Erika Vilma Rodrigues, coil winder at Hitachi Energy in Brazil

Interview with Helen Watts, Executive Director, Student Energy

A Take on Transportation Electrification

Cattie Liang: Commercial Director – Power Systems, China at Cargill

Q&A with Hamideh Bitaraf, PhD, Advisory and Power System Simulations Manager

TalentSprint Launches 5th Edition of Women Engineers Program Supported by Google

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