Date: September 25, 2019
Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location:  Building 446 Auditorium
Presenter:  Dr. David Giltner, Author, Speaker and Technical Career Coach
Agenda:
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Designing Your Own Career Path in the Private Sector
  12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Networking Break
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Genuine Networking

Topics to be covered:

In part 1, participants will learn five critical elements of designing a career in industry:

1. Determine your Strengths
2. Define your Target
3. Tell Great Stories
4. Build your Network
5. Thinking Big

In part 2, participants will learn a six-step process for building effective professional relationships.

All postdocs and students are encouraged to attend. Mentors and supervisors who are interested in resources for advising postdocs are welcome to attend as well.

About the Speaker:

David Giltner is the author of the book Turning Science into Things People Need, and is an internationally recognized speaker and mentor for early career scientists and engineers seeking careers in industry. He has spent the last 20+ years commercializing photonics technologies in a variety of roles for companies, including JDS Uniphase and Ball Aerospace. David has a BS and PhD in physics and holds six patents in the fields of laser spectroscopy and optical communications.