Michelle Bockman
Global Head of 3D Printing
HP

Michelle Bockman is the Global Head of 3D Printing Commercial Expansion & Development at HP Inc. In this role she focuses on growing the market through key customer engagements, global alliances, materials partner programs, applications development, creating new software solutions, and ensuring the best customer experience and outcomes.

Previously, Michelle had a long career at GE, most recently as executive vice president at GE Digital where she led the company’s ambitious strategy to build a software-driven digital future for large industrial customers and establish GE Digital as a $15 billion stand-alone P&L.

With more than 20 years of digital industrial experience she has led a variety of functions in the healthcare, industrial cybersecurity, pharmaceutical, and automotive sectors spanning commercial, engineering, service, and supply chain roles.

Michelle holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the Missouri University of Science & Technology and is based in Palo Alto, California.

Carol Carpenter
VP of Product Marketing
Google

Carol is a geek with a passion for technology and solving customer problems. She's been in tech marketing for most of her career, starting as a product marketing manager at Apple. She loves building and scaling new products and has done that at both small and large companies in varying roles as CMO, GM and most recently as CEO before joining Google Cloud.

She is particularly proud of the high-performance teams she's developed and the fact that many of her prior marketing mavens are all doing impactful work across tech companies.

Soniya Chopada
Engineering Manager
Therma

Soniya, P. E., LEED (AP) is a HVAC enthusiast, who enjoys the diverse variety of facilities this High-Tech capitol of the world offers. In her 20-year career, she’s worked on- Educational, Semi-conductor, Bio-Tech, Data-Center, and Mixed-Use Commercial- projects, to meet its unique goals driven by- budget/ schedule/ energy efficiency/ or sustainability. She is Alumni of College of Engineering Pune and University of Iowa from where she received Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, and currently is the Engineering Manager at Therma.

On the personal note, her message to you- “If you enjoy problem solving and teamwork, give the careers in construction a thought. Good luck and may the force be with you!”

Diana Chung
Senior Director of Clinical Operations
Gilead Sciences

Diana Chung is a Senior Director of Clinical Operations at Gilead Sciences. She received her BS in Biochemistry at Case Western Reserve University and a MS in Molecular & Cellular Biology at the University of Maryland. She provides leadership in the Inflammation/Respiratory therapeutic area to execute global clinical trials in areas including rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and other autoimmune diseases. Previously, she led the Early Development team that manages Phase 1 studies across all therapeutic areas. She has supported NDA/MAA submissions for several of the currently marketed therapeutics including Stribild®, Sovaldi® Zydelig®, Harvoni®, Genvoya®, Odefsey® and Descovy®. She is an active member of Women@Gilead and the Running community.

Regina Freed
Managing Director of Patterning Technology
Applied Materials

Regina Freed is Managing Director of Patterning Technology of Applied Materials. She has more than 20 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, managing lithography, metrology, and defect inspection development for both logic and memory processes. Before joining Applied in 2015, she worked at KLA-Tencor and several semiconductor start-up companies, focusing on marketing and product development.

Aga M. Goodsell
Deputy Director of Exploration Technology
NASA Ames Research Center

Dr. Aga Goodsell is the Deputy Director of Exploration Technology at NASA Ames Research Center. She has held this Senior Executive Service position since September 2016. She joined NASA in 1987 as an aerospace engineer, moved into line management as Chief of the Aerothermodynamics Branch in 2008, and became Associate Director for Exploration Technology in 2012. She served as Acting Deputy Director for Exploration Technology in August 2015 until her permanent appointment. Dr. Goodsell received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Notre Dame; her M.S. in Aeronautics/Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and her Ph.D. in Aeronautics/Astronautics from Stanford University. She holds a private pilot certificate with an instrument rating.

Joanna Guerrero
Customer Success Engineer
ClearStory Data

Joanna Guerrero was born in the small town of Dinuba, CA, located in the Central Valley, an agricultural valley that dominates the geographical center of California. She has an undergraduate degree in Computer Science from California State University, Chico, and a Master’s degree in Software Engineering from San José State University. As a software engineer for IBM, she was with the company nearly 16 years and was responsible for the build and release processes of multiple database management products. She recently transition to VMWare, company that provides cloud and virtualization software and services. Joanna currently serves as Chair of the SJSU MEP Industry Advisory Board and Industry Advisor to the Society of Women Engineers.

Mahvash Harms
Structural Engineer / Principal
Biggs Cardosa Assoc.

I was born in Tehran, Iran and was the only female student accepted to the Civil Engineering School of Pahlavi University in Shiraz, Iran. After about 3.5 years at Pahlavi University, we migrated to the Bay Area. I continued my education at SJSU where I finished my BS and MS in Structural Engineering.

I am a principal at Biggs Cardosa Assoc. and am PIC of our SF and Oakland offices, and also manage a design team in our SJ office.

I have over 35 years of experience including many multi-disciplinary bridge and building projects such as 152 /156 and structures along Hwy 101 and 680 as well as a unique single arch pedestrian bridge over railroad tracks at Bay Street in Emeryville.

On a personal note; I am an avid walker and Hiker and try to walk at least 20 miles a week!

Erica Lockheimer
Senior Director of Engineering
LinkedIn/Microsoft

Erica Lockheimer has been at LinkedIn for over 8 years and is a Senior Director of Engineering where she leads the Engineering team focused on increasing growth in new members and deepening engagement with members across LinkedIn's products. She is also responsible for LinkedIn's Women in Tech (WIT) initiative that is focused on empowering women in technical roles at the company. Prior to LinkedIn, she worked at Good Technology as Director of Server Engineering to securely manage and synchronize email and calendar data between Exchange and mobile devices. She loves the challenge of starting with something nascent and carving out the right strategy, hiring the best people, and plotting a course to drive results in 2014 and 2015, Erica was also voted the top 22 women engineers in the world by Business Insider. Erica is a San Francisco Bay Area native and is a graduate from San Jose State University with a B.S. in Computer Engineering.

Lena Nicolaides
VP & General Manager
KLA-Tencor

Dr. Lena Nicolaides, is the Vice President and General Manager of Laser Scanning and Swift products at KLA-Tencor. She is responsible for product profitability, product development, customer relationships and international collaborations on semi-conductor equipment.

Lena has held various technology and business leadership positions at KLA-Tencor, including general manager of the Implant Metrology Division and chief technology supply executive where she was responsible for supplier business development. Prior to assuming her current role, Lena was vice president and general manager for macro inspection and SensArray products where she led high-performing teams to achieve profitable growth. Before joining KLA-Tencor, Lena held senior marketing and engineering roles at Therma-Wave Inc and PTD Inc.

Lena is the author of more than 50 technical articles and holds 30 US patents. She is an active mentor for young professionals. She received her doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto.