Category Archives: Engineering

Renee DiCicco

14 Friday Apr 2017

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DiCicco, Renee 2050193Title: SR Energy Management and PASD

Company: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

Location:  Rochester Hills, MI, United States

 Rochester Hills, MI, March 16, 2017, Renee DiCicco, SR Energy Management and PASD at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, has been recognized by Elite Women Worldwide, for dedication, achievement and leadership in the automotive industry.

Driven by her desire to make a difference, Ms. DiCicco enjoys making changes and seeing the results, making her position at FCA a perfect match. Ms. DiCicco has been in her position for more than two years, and in that short span of time has brought structure and processes to a team of more than 250 people. No small task, Ms. DiCicco is committed to taking problems and fixing them. She enjoys instilling confidence, faith and trust in her team. When faced with a challenge, she stops at nothing to rectify it and enhance the workflow processes. Continue reading →

Brittany Nicole Copponex

03 Thursday Nov 2016

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Title: Reliability Engineer

Company: International Paper

Location: Stillwater, OK

Stillwater, OK, October 21, 2016, Brittany Copponex, Reliability Engineer of International Paper, has been recognized by Elite Worldwide Women, for dedication, achievement and leadership in engineering.

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Wanessa Pence

28 Thursday Jul 2016

Posted by in Architecture, Construction, Engineering

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Title: Owner, President

Company: Wanessa-Sue, Inc.

Location: Kingsman, AZ, United States

Kingsman, AZ, United States, July 18, 2016, Wanessa Pence, Owner and Presidents of Wanessa-Sue, Inc., has been recognized by Elite Women Worldwide, for dedication, achievement and leadership in construction, building and home improvement.

After serving four years in the United States Navy, Ms. Pence entered the construction field upon returning to civilian life. She started out digging ditch for foundations in the beginning, but it became evident through her attention to detail that she was destined for higher-level work. After working in architectural drafting for many years, she came to head her own company, which builds a green housing product. The Airlight Building Panels, which are mold and termite resistant, are also energy efficient, due to being constructed with steel-framed polystyrene. This product also contains no heat or cold transfer, resulting in 50-60 percent in energy savings.  Continue reading →

Ulrike Dannecker

12 Tuesday Apr 2016

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Dannecker, Ulrike 1765407Title: Head of Customer Service

Company: B. Braun Melsungen AG

Location: Sempach, Switzerland

Sempach, Switzerland, March 16, 2016, Ulrike Dannecker, Head of Customer Service at B. Braun Melsungen AG, has been recognized by Elite Women Worldwide, for dedication, achievement and leadership in process and operations management.

With a background in process engineering, Ms. Dannecker brings more than a decade of expertise to her current position. For two years, Ms. Dannecker has been handling the operations, importing and exporting, and providing high-level customer service for B. Braun Melsungen AG, a worldwide health care supplier. The company provides products and services to hospitals, surgical facilities, private practices, outpatient programs and places where extracorpeal blood treatments are supplied. Continue reading →

Susan Lussem

28 Monday Mar 2016

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Lussem, Susan 1764145Title: Chief Procurement Officer of Middle East Operations

Company: BP plc

Location: Penn, High Wycombe, United Kingdom

Penn, High Wycombe, United Kingdom, March 7, 2016, Susan Lussem, Chief Procurement Officer of Middle East Operations at BP plc, has been recognized by Elite Women Worldwide, for dedication, achievement and leadership in risk management and planning.

Ms. Lussem’s latest position augments more than 17 years of experience as an executive for global companies. Her latest role, as chief procurement officer for Middle East operations for BP plc, is a result of the hard work and expertise she has applied throughout her career. She bears responsibility for integration of all PSCM resources, and demand and activity in the Middle East region. She works toward maximizing the value of third party spend and ensuring cost recovery is through compliance and control. As a member of the regional president’s leadership team, she plays a supporting role in the delivery of all activities including, production, operations, brownfield and greenfield projects. Her work oversees contracting activity in Oman, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi and other emerging countries in the region. Continue reading →

Bridgette L. Gomillion-Williams, Ph.D.

18 Thursday Feb 2016

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Gomillion-Williams, Bridgette 1367025.jpgTitle: Technical Research Specialist

Company: Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation

Location: Beaverton, MI

Beaverton, MI, February 9, 2016, Bridgette L. Gomillion-Williams, Ph.D., Technical Research Specialist with Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation, has been recognized by Elite Women Worldwide, for dedication, achievement and leadership in polymer material science and engineering.

Driven by a natural curiosity for the scientific world, Dr. Gomillion-Williams began working with The Dow Chemical Company after graduating from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in 1990. Her focus at the time was polymer chemistry, and she eventually went on to earn a Ph.D. in polymer science from Clemson University in 2000. Since then, she has enjoyed various research roles, ultimately culminating in her position with Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation, a material science and engineering company that provides performance materials, such as glass, polymers and composites. Continue reading →

Kaye B. Costello

16 Tuesday Feb 2016

Posted by in Consulting, Engineering, Health Care, Nonprofit

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Costello, Kaye 1692110Title: Senior Logistics Engineer, Contract Technical Monitor (Former)

Company: Space Shuttle Program

Location: Melbourne, FL

Melbourne, FL, February 4, 2016, Kaye Costello, the former Senior Logistics Engineer, Contract Technical Monitor of the Space Shuttle Program, has been recognized by Elite Women Worldwide, for dedication, achievement and leadership in consulting services.

After 27 dedicated years to the Space Shuttle Program and United Space Alliance, Ms. Costello retired in 2003 and switched gears in her life to focus on the Living Beyond Breast Cancer organization. As a cancer survivor herself, she has dedicated her time to helping women for the past decade. Living Beyond Breast Cancer provides programs, services and support to people who have been impacted by breast cancer. The organization educates and provides a community respectful of each member’s situation. Ms. Costello was selected as one of 20 women to provide the kind of care she does.

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Eng. Monique S. Sidaross, MSCE

18 Wednesday Nov 2015

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Sidaross, Eng. Monique 969785Company: Moni Sid & Associates
Title: Director, General Educator, Engineer
Location: Rosemead, CA United States

Rosemead, CA, October 8, 2015, Monique Sidaross, Director and Engineer at Moni Sid & Associates, has been recognized by Elite Women Worldwide, for dedication, achievement and leadership in engineering and education.

Throughout nearly three and a half decades of industry experience, Ms. Sidaross has utilized her varying skills to excel with an eponymous engineering consultancy. During the course of her daily routine, she collaborates with government companies. In addition to her work with Moni Sid & Associates, she teaches algebra, trigonometry, calculus, and English, French, and Arabic translation in business at a community college. Although the highlights of her career are numerous, the greatest one has been managing construction sites of hospitals and other major university buildings as a licensed female civil engineer.

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