Episode 54: Ellyne Kinney, Senior Systems Engineer, Earth Observation Systems
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English - April 16, 2019 21:26 - 28 minutes - 25.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsEducation Science Social Sciences engineering stem girls math science technology women womeninstem Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
For Ellyne Kinney, her curiosity and drive to have a successful career started early, and you'll hear all about it in this interview with Best of the WWEST host Danniele. She relives her time working on big deal astronomy projects (Hubble Space Telescope and Goddard Space Flight Center to name-drop just a couple), tells us about her fascination with space, and gives advice on how to be successful both in post-secondary school and in STEM careers.
Ellyne Kinney is a senior solutions engineer of Earth Observations Systems at MDA. Ellyne joined MDA in May 2018 and develops the technical solutions for software systems and space missions for MDA’s customers in Earth Observation and Space Missions Line of Business.
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Relevant Links:
Five College Consortium, Massachusetts, USA Goddard Space Flight Center Hubble Space Telescope Intelsat Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die (book) MDA Mount Holyoke College OSIRIS-REx - Asteroid Sample Return Mission Terra Bella What Works For Women at Work (book)Hosted by: Danniele Livengood (@livengood)
Theme Music: “Positive and Fun” by Scott Holmes
Produced by: Vanessa Reich-Shackelford
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