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This week we welcome my friend and former coworker Jonna Gerken to the show! Jonna is a highly qualified, process oriented Engineering &amp; Project Manager with 25 years experience in the defense and aerospace industry. Leader of high profile, diverse teams in emerging technologies as well as established products. Strong background in both manufacturing and business process improvements. Champion of diversity &amp; inclusion initiatives throughout industry and respected leader of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE).  Jonna holds a B.S. in Industrial and Management Engineering, as well as a MBA in technology development from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is a life member of SWE, a senior member of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, and an associate value specialist with SAVE International. She received the 2016 Petit Family Foundation Women in Science Leadership Award from the Connecticut Science Center, the 2014 STEP Award from the Manufacturing Institute, the 2011 Pratt &amp; Whitney Diversity and Inclusion Award, the 2006 SWE Distinguished New Engineer Award, and was a 2004 New Faces of Engineering Finalist for IIE. Jonna is also a good friend of mine. In this episode, we talk about her experiences being a woman in a male-dominated industry, and how she's been working hard to advocate for changes to help make their paths easier. A big part of Lean is helping to challenge "this is the way we've always done it", which Jonna does on a grand scale for great reasons. She's an inspiration, and one fo the smartest people I know or have ever worked with. As always - I hope you enjoy it, and I hope you get something from it! Make it a great week! Jonna's contact info: Jonna's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonnagerken/ Jonna's Twitter – https://twitter.com/JonnaGerken Society of Women Engineers - https://swe.org/ New England Lean Consulting is the Northeast’s premier business consulting firm, helping small-to-medium sized businesses with strategic leadership and operational methodologies that help your company lower costs, increase capacity and win more customers. Our industry experienced consultants provide guidance with the latest business solutions that help you to grow your business deliberately and strategically in order to sustain a long-term competitive advantage within the marketplace. Paul W. Critchley, President &amp; Founder of New England Lean Consulting: Company website: https://www.newenglandleanconsulting.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NELeanguyLinkedin Company page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/new-england-lean-consulting/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2sAIveqtNqE1fpRGXcdbXQ Paul's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-critchley-lean-consultant/ Lean Communicators Website: https://leancommunicators.com/ #LeanCommunicators--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/new-england-lean-podcast/support

This week we welcome my friend and former coworker Jonna Gerken to the show! Jonna is a highly qualified, process oriented Engineering &amp; Project Manager with 25 years experience in the defense and aerospace industry. Leader of high profile, diverse teams in emerging technologies as well as established products. Strong background in both manufacturing and business process improvements. Champion of diversity &amp; inclusion initiatives throughout industry and respected leader of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE).  Jonna holds a B.S. in Industrial and Management Engineering, as well as a MBA in technology development from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is a life member of SWE, a senior member of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, and an associate value specialist with SAVE International. She received the 2016 Petit Family Foundation Women in Science Leadership Award from the Connecticut Science Center, the 2014 STEP Award from the Manufacturing Institute, the 2011 Pratt &amp; Whitney Diversity and Inclusion Award, the 2006 SWE Distinguished New Engineer Award, and was a 2004 New Faces of Engineering Finalist for IIE. Jonna is also a good friend of mine. In this episode, we talk about her experiences being a woman in a male-dominated industry, and how she's been working hard to advocate for changes to help make their paths easier. A big part of Lean is helping to challenge "this is the way we've always done it", which Jonna does on a grand scale for great reasons. She's an inspiration, and one fo the smartest people I know or have ever worked with. As always - I hope you enjoy it, and I hope you get something from it! Make it a great week! Jonna's contact info: Jonna's LinkedIn - <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/eqd6nt/metadata/edit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonnagerken/</a> Jonna's Twitter – <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/eqd6nt/metadata/edit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/JonnaGerken</a> Society of Women Engineers - <a href="//" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://swe.org/</a> New England Lean Consulting is the Northeast’s premier business consulting firm, helping small-to-medium sized businesses with strategic leadership and operational methodologies that help your company lower costs, increase capacity and win more customers. Our industry experienced consultants provide guidance with the latest business solutions that help you to grow your business deliberately and strategically in order to sustain a long-term competitive advantage within the marketplace. Paul W. Critchley, President &amp; Founder of New England Lean Consulting: Company website: <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/eqd6nt/metadata/edit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.newenglandleanconsulting.com/</a> Twitter: <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/eqd6nt/metadata/edit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/NELeanguyLinkedin</a> Company page: <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/eqd6nt/metadata/edit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/new-england-lean-consulting/</a> YouTube Channel: <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/eqd6nt/metadata/edit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2sAIveqtNqE1fpRGXcdbXQ</a> Paul's LinkedIn profile: <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/eqd6nt/metadata/edit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-critchley-lean-consultant/</a> Lean Communicators Website: <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/eqnugl/metadata/edit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://leancommunicators.com/</a> #LeanCommunicators--- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/new-england-lean-podcast/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/new-england-lean-podcast/support</a>

SWE, STEM and Advocacy with Jonna Gerken

Jonna Gerken has a title I’ve never heard of before: Deputy Global Transitions Manager. I found out what that means. We also talked about her advocacy work with SWE and how public speaking factors into that. Check her out on Twitter at https://twitter.com/JonnaGerken  TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com youtube.teachthegeek.com teachthegeek.slack.com @teachthegeek (Twitter) @teachthegeek (FB) @_teachthegeek_ (IG)

Jonna Gerken has a title I’ve never heard of before: Deputy Global Transitions Manager. I found out what that means. We also talked about her advocacy work with SWE and how public speaking factors into that. Check her out on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/JonnaGerken" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/JonnaGerken</a> TEACH THE GEEK <a href="http://teachthegeek.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">teachthegeek.com</a> <a href="http://youtube.teachthegeek.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">youtube.teachthegeek.com</a> <a href="http://teachthegeek.slack.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">teachthegeek.slack.com</a> @teachthegeek (Twitter) @teachthegeek (FB) @_teachthegeek_ (IG)

EP. 47 - Jonna Gerken

Jonna Gerken earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Management Engineering and an MBA in Technology Development from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and currently works at Pratt &amp; Whitney managing manufacturing engineers. She indicates that in the aviation environment they have to design and manufacture engine parts that can be built at high volumes greater than 100,000 and for 40+ years.  There is a strong push to 3-D printing, but not all parts lend themselves to that technology. For manufacturing engineers many have come in through mechanical and aerospace engineering as well as industrial engineering – the key is problem solving.  She is fired up about all the new technology in the manufacturing area and making parts out of materials that did not exist until recently. There is also a myth out there that all engineers are really good at math and science.  There are many engineers that were challenged by math and science but worked hard at it an therefore became successful – the key is to work hard and have the proper mindset. One of Jonna’s habits that helps her be successful is to be organized. Jonna’s favorite phone apps is Venmo – payment app and her recommend book is “How we get to Now” by Steven Johnson.  This is available on Audible and you can get a free book from Audible at www.stemonfirebook.com and can cancel within 30 days and keep the book of your choice. Free Audio Book from Audible.

Jonna Gerken earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Management Engineering and an MBA in Technology Development from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and currently works at Pratt &amp; Whitney managing manufacturing engineers. She indicates that in the aviation environment they have to design and manufacture engine parts that can be built at high volumes greater than 100,000 and for 40+ years. There is a strong push to 3-D printing, but not all parts lend themselves to that technology. For manufacturing engineers many have come in through mechanical and aerospace engineering as well as industrial engineering – the key is problem solving. She is fired up about all the new technology in the manufacturing area and making parts out of materials that did not exist until recently. There is also a myth out there that all engineers are really good at math and science. There are many engineers that were challenged by math and science but worked hard at it an therefore became successful – the key is to work hard and have the proper mindset. One of Jonna’s habits that helps her be successful is to be organized. Jonna’s favorite phone apps is <a href="https://venmo.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Venmo – payment app</a> and her recommend book is <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/28/books/review/how-we-got-to-now-by-steven-johnson.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">“How we get to Now” by Steven Johnson</a>. This is available on Audible and you can get a free book from Audible at <a href="http://www.stemonfirebook.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.stemonfirebook.com</a> and can cancel within 30 days and keep the book of your choice. <a href="http://www.stemonfirebook.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Free Audio Book from Audible</a>.

33: Manufacturing Aircraft Engines and SWE President – Jonna Gerken