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OCTOBER 2022 I SMT007 MAGAZINE 39 We extend an invitation to everyone to attend the Women's Leadership Program to promote women in engineering fields. Show your support for diversity in engineering fields by attending this session. It's free and all are welcome. Presentations Carolyn R. Duran, Ph.D., Intel Corporation 1–1:45 p.m. Topic: Leaning into Lifelong Learning As a society, we are in a state of rapid change in how we inno- vate, develop, and deliver new technologies and products to the world. Only those who embrace lifelong learning, by adapting, growing, and learning will truly thrive. Carolyn will share some key tools she has developed to explore and succeed in dramat- ically different roles within her company. With each new role there is new opportunity: what you bring to the table to help the new organization's success, what you learn in your new role about the business, and what you learn about yourself. rough her own career journey, Carolyn will demon- strate the value of this learning as she returned to where she started: technology development, aer gaining valuable lessons in supply chain management and product development. About Carolyn Carolyn R. Duran is a vice president and engi- neering manager in Components Research at Intel Corporation. In this role, Carolyn leads advanced process and materials research to invent, develop, and demonstrate viable revolu- tionary technologies necessary for Intel's contin- ued leadership in the industry. She also leads her organization's strategy for external engagements including academia, consortia, and supply chain. Carolyn joined Intel in 1998 as a process engi- neer in research and development, moving to supply chain management in 2007. In this role, Carolyn oversaw Intel's supply chain sustain- ability efforts spanning chemical regulations and policy, human rights and labor, and the company's responsible minerals sourcing pro- gram. She moved to the Data Platforms Group in 2017 to lead a corporate charter in mem- ory and IO technologies responsible for the pathfinding, development, implementation, and broad industry enablement in these areas. In 2022, Carolyn returned to her technology development roots to lead the process engineering team within Components Research. Carolyn received her bache- lor's degree in materials science and engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and her Ph.D. in the same field from North- western University. She holds five patents in semiconductor process engineering. Interview With Carolyn What is your favorite/valuable tool? Fundamentally, I believe that my thinking style has been the most valuable to me. Many years ago, a mentor helped me recognize this. He stated that there were "convergent" think- ers—those who could really focus and drive execution—and "divergent" thinkers—those who would really come up with radical out- of-the box ideas. Corporations need both, but they also need a few who can do both, and most importantly, know which type of think- ing is needed when. is is the tool in my tool- box that has served me well, and the one I con- tinue to focus on and develop more. What tool do you wish you had when you started your career? I wish I would have had better knowledge of "influencing" when I started. I naively thought Carolyn R. Duran