2020 San Antonio University Women In Tech Symposium

The University Women in Technology Symposium targets female students from colleges and universities who are enrolled in or interested in computing, engineering, or technology programs. The event includes inspirational speakers who will share their wisdom about this exciting profession and prepare you for the job market. In the afternoon, a panel will inform you about transitioning from the classroom to your first job. Be sure to have your resume ready to share with potential future employers. This event is a great way to successfully enter the computing profession or to discuss opportunities for an internship.

Fri, October 30, 2020
9:00 AM – 3:30 PM CDT     Location: Virtual 
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This years event will be part of the Grayhat Cybersecurity Conference. 
For more information about our event, please contact Barbara Hewitt @bh05@txstate.edu
​or Jeong Yang @ Jeong.Yang@tamusa.edu. 
     Jobs, Internships, Mock Interviews Link
     Bring Your Resume!

Our Speakers at 10 am - 12 pm Link

Jennifer Torrez
​ASSOCIATE MANAGER
​ ACCENTURE
​Jennifer is an Associate Manager in Accenture Federal Services with 8 years of functional and technical experience.

She uses her combined experience to lead her teams to successful delivery and support of Oracle EBS Suite applications. 

Jennifer is passionate about the power of collaboration, enjoys solving complex problems in challenging environments, and applies her analytical skills to find creative solutions
Ashley Pearson
Threat hunter 
​USAF CERT
Ashley Pearson is a former system administrator turned threat hunter. She has spent the past 3 years of her 8+ year IT career specializing in cyber security.

She currently works at the Air Force Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) as a threat hunter where she has been able to dabble in digital forensics and incident response.  She continues to feed her passion by actively participating in the InfoSec community, attending conferences,  pursuing higher education in her spare time.

Panelists at 1 pm - 2 pm  Link

          Idalia Ramos
    Security Delivery Senior
​         Analyst, Accenture
Mitra Bokaei Hosseini
 Assistant Professor
 St. Mary’s University
Tahmina Ahmed
 Research Software Engineer at IBM, Austin​​
Morgan King
Software Engineer, Walt Disney, Seattle, WA