Get Your Hands Dirty: Where Innovation Meets Grit

Thursday, October 24, 2024

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM CT

Location: MPCCW - 183 C

Moderator(s)

Crystal Mink

Senior Engineering Manager
Toyota Motor North America R&D
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Speaker(s)

Dianne O. Tykoski

Senior Engineer Human Factors, Truck and SUV dev and Integration
Toyota Motor North America
Canton, Michigan, United States
Heather Eich

Senior Engineer
Toyota Motor North America R&D
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Kara Yde

Senior Program Manager
Toyota Motor North America, Research & Development
Saline, Michigan, United States
Jess Buck

Senior Vehicle Dynamics Engineer
Toyota Motor North America, R&D

What do a grueling eight-day off-road rally, assembling cars on the production line, and taking a career pivot within your company have in common? They are all ways these five badass engineers have sought out opportunities to get their hands dirty. The benefits are incredible – increased creativity, confidence, empathy, and tenacity. Join us to learn about genchi genbutsu (go-and-see) and transform your mindset to begin actively seeking firsthand knowledge and experiences. Refuse to wait passively for opportunities to arise and change the way you drive your career.

Learning Objectives:

Launch your career into overdrive by leveraging the proven methodology of genchi genbutsu (go-and-see) combined with the idea of getting your hands dirty.
Describe at least three techniques to both literally and figuratively get your hands dirty in engineering.
Apply the benefits to your personal growth and career development when you intentionally get your hands dirty.