Kristine Delgado
Technical Project Manager
AT&T
Milestones
My road in life took a while to figure out.
First I did not know what I wanted to major in, but I knew I liked math.
Then I heard engineering needed more girls, it was a challenging major, and you could get a good job.
Then I got good grades so I could get an engineering internship and see what engineers do.
Then I went to a lot of career fairs and found a job in technical project management at AT&T.
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Education
High School
Career
Technical Project Manager
I improve the coverage and capacity of AT&T's mobility network.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Technology
Numbers
Working Independently
Day to Day
I manage projects by hosting conference calls to discuss roadblocks with other team members. I use Excel to make graphs and charts that tell a story about whether we progressing fast enough to meet our final goal. I make presentations for upper management so they know how well each team is performing and so they can help if a team is struggling.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for high school students
Take as many math, physics, and chemistry AP classes as you can. You will cover a lot of the same material your freshman year of college and it helps if it is not your first time seeing it.
Recommended Education
My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Myself:
"Being one of the three girls in a class of 50 guys, sometimes I would feel intimidated and think "All of the guys here are smarter than me. I don't belong here.""
Challenges I Overcame
Financial
Engineers Don't Look Like Me
