姓名：Angelica Perzan
职称：销售工程师
Company:克森精密电机
度数：罗德岛Roger Williams University的机械工程学士
谈谈贵公司的文化。是什么让它包容或支持女性？你喜欢在那里工作是什么？
I am fortunate that my employer is focused on the individual rather than his or her gender. maxon gives me and my male colleagues the same opportunities to be successful and to reach new heights in our careers. My direct supervisor consistently asks myself, as well as the others, what we need in order to reach our personal and career goals. His willingness to take the extra step of mentorship is a large factor of why I want to do well. If I do well, the company does well – I am confident that he believes this as well.
首先让你到工程？/你什么时候知道你想成为一名工程师？
My father founded his own company when he came to this country from Poland in the early 1980s. I was raised in a home where your gender would never define your career path. I always enjoyed math, so my parents suggested I pursue engineering. After my first engineering course in high school, it just seemed like the logical choice. Additionally, I attended an all-girls high school where again I was surrounded by people who wanted to promote women.
有没有任何有影响力的工程师（女性或男人），他有助于塑造你的决定成为一名工程师？如果是的话，谁以及为什么？
My father was a large influence in my life. He was able to become a successful engineer in the US without knowing the language or having a penny to his name. The milestones in his life seemed that much greater because of his hurdles.
Talk about your leadership skills. What lessons have you learned?
最破碎nt aspect of being a leader, is to understand when to take a step back. Taking a step back and collaborating with a team, may by definition make you a follower, but being a team player makes you the best type of leader.
在您看来，越来越多的旨在促进今天的年轻女性参与工程的参与？
Exposure is key. Historically, gender roles have been established at an early age – down to the color of children’s toys. Barbie was always a princess, never a mathematician. I believe the first step to getting more women involved in STEM fields is parent involvement. Expose your children to all their possibilities.
你会给你的年轻人提供什么职业建议？
Don’t worry about “embarrassing” yourself. Take a risk, ask the questions that pop into your mind, don’t let other people’s judgements hinder your growth.
[A condensed version of this sponsored profile appears in the November “Women in Engineering” issue of Design World.]
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