WIIG In A Minute
WIAM is a program designed to offer small group mentoring sessions in functional areas of interest to those in our community. The general format for the event is intended to be intimate with each session consisting of 8- 10 attendees. Each functional area is led by a woman performing at a high level in that field. Each attendee has the opportunity to pick two sessions of interest to them and each session is approximately 45 minutes long.
8:00 - 8:30: Registration, networking and light breakfast foods served
8:30- 8:45: Introductions and Questions
8:45- 9:30: First Mentoring Session
930 - 10:00 Coffee Break /Switch Groups
10:00:–10:45 Second Mentoring Session
10:45 -1100 - Closing comments
Business Development / Leadership / Operations
Angie Lienert, President & CEO
Angie Lienert began IntelliGenesis, LLC with a dedication to keeping our soldiers safe through the improved analysis and protection of the USA’s National Security Missions. Angie founded IntelliGenesis in 2007 and has since grown the company to more than 80 employees specializing in Mission Application Development, Cyber Services & Analytics, All-Source Analysis, and Machine Learning & Data Science. IntelliGenesis products and services are setting the standard in the Intelligence Community (IC) and helping to change the way government contracts are awarded to small businesses. As a business owner, Angie started the kind of company that she wanted to work for and continues to ensure it has that supportive atmosphere for every employee—one where employees work hard and enjoy coming to work, but also where their personal lives are valued. In addition to a generous benefits package, the company provides 100% tuition reimbursement for all employees seeking to continue their education and employees receive a yearly technology budget for new hardware and software to stay abreast of technologic advances.
Angie began her career as an Arabic Linguist in the USAF and gained professional experience within the Intelligence Community working as a Business Developer and Program Manager. Under her leadership, the contracts and projects she headed consistently grew in user base, team size, and revenue. Along the way, Angie also invested in her own education—achieving her AAS, BS, and MBA degrees, as well as gaining her PMP accreditation.
Today, Angie uses her influence to not only lead a successful and growing small business, but also to improve how the IC conducts business and to promote opportunities for other women in business. Over the years, she has served as a Founder and Board Liaison for the Women in Technology (WIT) group, been on the Board of Directors for both the DoD Woman Owned Small Business Consortium (WOSBC) and the Chesapeake Regional Tech Council (CRTC), hosted and promoted various events and mentorships for girls and women in the technology industry, and been a proud supporter of veterans’ charities, especially the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Association, Kentucky Chapter. IntelliGenesis has also created the Neal A. Sullivan Memorial Scholarship which is awarded yearly to four graduating high school students planning to pursue a college education in STEM areas of study.
Recruiting
Alison Eyre, Vice President/Executive and Technical Recruiter, Strategic Resource Group (SRG)
Alison has been recruiting with SRG, an IT head hunting firm, for over 19 years. She graduated from Randolph-Macon College with a degree in Sociology. Alison serves as Vice President of SRG, with a recruiting focus in the areas of Software and Systems engineering, Security Engineering, Business Development, Program Management, up to executive level for the Intel community
She has extensive experience in career coaching/consulting, researching, interviewing and closing qualified professionals for specific job searches, and marketing to new and existing clients.
She has been engaged in all areas of our local Intel community, including taking on active leadership roles in our AFCEA Central MD Chapter. In 2008, Alison received the AFCEA Emerging Leadership Award at AFCEA West. She is also a member of the Recruiting Round Table leadership team.
Human Resources
Debbie Mobley, MBA, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
Debbie has over 30 years of experience in Human Resources. Her passion is providing a high touch HR department that gets things done. She accomplishes this by offering practical HR solutions that help organizations leverage technology, compliance, and people. Debbie especially enjoys working with early stage ventures to set up smart HR solutions that flex as the business grows. She also enjoys working on big picture HR strategies to keep employees engaged and satisfied. She is currently head of HR for Praxis Engineering which has been named to Top Workplaces programs (Baltimore Sun, Washington Post, and Washingtonian Magazine) for 7 years in a row. Praxis was also awarded as one of the DC Metro areas top 15 companies with Best in Benefits in 2017 by Milliman Group, an independent firm that gathers and ranks company benefit programs nationwide. Praxis is now a wholly owned subsidiary of CSRA.
Debbie holds an MBA from Loyola University in Baltimore, MD. She is certified as a SHRM-Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) and also as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). She has taught HR certification classes (SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP, PHR/SPHR) as an Adjunct Professor for Howard Community College and has also served as the Chair of Professional Development for Howard County Human Resources Society. She is an active member of the Society for Human Resources (SHRM National) and HR for the Intelligence Community, a group designed to respond to the unique needs of HR professionals working in the IC.
Debbie enjoys teaching yoga (she’s a registered RYT200 teacher) and working in all aspects of community theater (she ran a local volunteer theater for 12 years). She also loves mentoring HR professionals where she shares her knowledge and passion for HR.
Leadership, Acquisition, and Program Management
Doreen E. Harwood, Sr. VP, Leidos
Doreen Harwood serves as the Defense and Intelligence (D&I) Operations Manager responsible for bringing Cyber & SIGINT Solutions (CSS) to the National Security Agency, USCYBERCOM, and the Cyber Service Component Commands.
Doreen joined Leidos in May 2015 following more than 35 years of government service. Most recently, she served as the Program Executive Office (PEO) for Collection, High Performance Computing and Research, the largest PEO portfolio within the National Security Agency (NSA) supporting the Signals Intelligence and Research Directorates.
Previous assignments include key leadership positions within NSA/SID in direct support to the GWOT and CT missions; assignment to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, USD (AT&L) facilitating Defense-wide Acquisition Reform, and an overseas tour at NSA/CSS Pacific implementing initial expansion of the now distributed cryptologic enterprise. Ms. Harwood also gained experience in a cross-section of Agency missions through organizational tours as part of the Director’s Senior Leadership Development Program.
Doreen holds a Master of Science in resource management from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, a Bachelor of Science in management from the College of Notre Dame, and an Associate Degree in Computer Science from the University of Hawaii. She is a recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including the Presidential Rank award, the Intelligence Community Acquisition Team award, and multiple Joint Meritorious Unit awards for NSA and OSD assignments. Doreen presently serves on the Fort Meade Alliance (FMA) Executive Board of Directors, the University of Maryland CyberSecurity Center, and is active in local, county and state initiatives furthering STEM & Cyber education.
Engineering
Rachel Schei, Chief Engineer Northrop Grumman Mission Systems
Rachel has a Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering with Computer Engineering Option and Master of Science, Electrical Engineering from University of Wyoming. She is also an INCOSE Certified Systems Engineer Professional. She is a graduate of the Northrop Grumman Systems Engineering Associates (SEA) program which is a 2 year program designed to rapidly mature high-performing engineers and ready them for key positions on NG programs.
Rachel brings more than 11 years of technical leadership experience to the program. In Rachel’s current roll, she is responsible for the overall technical effort as the Chief Engineer of the Global Command and Control System – Joint (GCCS-J) ACAT IAC program for the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) driving customer satisfaction and keeping the program sold. In previous roles she has served as Technical Lead for several capture efforts defining solutions that bring new business, Technical Task Order Lead on the AMBER contract, Task Responsible Engineer leading an effort to bring a major new capability to a mission critical data processing system, as Technical Lead for an Interferometer Flight Demonstration and as Subject Matter Expert Software Engineer on a large mission management program.
Rachel also mentors freshmen college students as part of the University of Maryland College Park ACES program and Northrop Grumman interns.
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