Episode 6: Gordana Pejic, Software Engineer
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English - July 04, 2017 19:05 - 45 minutes - 63.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsEducation Science Social Sciences stem science womeninstem engineering girls math technology women Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Danniele speaks with Gordana Pejic, a software engineer originally from Serbia, who immigrated to Canada to receive a masters degree in Software Systems. She fills us in on her volunteer work with the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Engineering (SCWIST), her future plans, and her exciting work developing software for autonomous vehicles. Make sure to listen for the lightning round, where she reveals what she wishes her superpower could be, and the one food she would eat for the rest of her life!
Gordana Pejic received her B.Sc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Novi Sad, Serbia and her Master of Software Systems from the University of British Columbia. She works as a Software Engineer for Wenco International Mining Systems designing fleet management software for Hitachi's autonomous trucks.
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Hosted by: Danniele Livengood (@livengood)
Theme Music: “Positive and Fun” by Scott Holmes
Produced by: Vanessa Reich-Shackelford
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