Tech Careers 1.0 » MnTech

Where early stage technology professionals meet to learn and continue mapping out their careers in technology, together

Navigating an emerging career in technology is more effective and fun when you have a community of peers helping you map out your routes and direction. This community hosts gatherings for early stage professionals working in the technology sector. Specifically, it brings together those who are 0-5 years into their careers and individuals who have recently made an industry pivot into technology for the first time.

Tech Careers 1.0 members gather together to:

Decode how to successfully maneuver within our Minnesota tech ecosystem.
Discuss career development strategies.
Connect with peers within the technology community that are experiencing similar wins and challenges, and exploring similar questions about how to effectively build a career in technology.
Gain access to learn from well-seasoned technology professionals and mentors.

Upcoming engagement opportunities:

Laurel Chu, Sr. Manager, Customer Intelligence, SPS Commerce
Sarita Garg, IT Consultant, AmFam
Cherie Lemer, Digital Experience and Technology Program Manager, University of Minnesota
Kirk Walton, Account Executive, Solution Design Group
Ayan Mohamed, IT Data Analyst, 3M
Alex Cook, Principal, Inspire11
Jerry Sosinke, Quality Consultant, RQM+

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What Tech Careers 1.0 is All About

Jayshree Seth
Corporate Scientist, 3M

Jayshree Seth is a Corporate Scientist at 3M and currently holds 77 patents for a variety of innovations, with several additional pending. She joined 3M in 1993 after an MS and PhD in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University, New York. She is a Distinguished Alumni Award recipient from her alma mater REC Trichy India, now NIIT Trichy, where she earned a B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering.

Jayshree was appointed 3M’s first ever Chief Science Advocate in 2018 and is using her scientific knowledge, technical expertise and professional experience to advance science and communicate the benefits of science and the importance of diversity in STEM fields. She is also a member of Carlton Society which is the 3M Science and Engineering “Hall of Fame.” Jayshree is the fourth woman and first female engineer to be inducted. In 2020, she was awarded Society of Women Engineers (SWE) highest Achievement Award. She is also the first-ever winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the new Female Thought Leaders of the Year – category in the 18th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business in 2021. Jayshree was featured in a docuseries titled Not the Science Type that premiered during the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and accepted for Brand Storytelling Showcase, a sanctioned event at Sundance Film Festival. She is the author of the books, The Heart of Science – Engineering Footprints, Fingerprints, & Imprints, and The Heart of Science – Engineering Fine Print published by the Society of Women Engineers, and all sales proceeds go to a scholarship for underrepresented minority women in STEM. She is a sought-after speaker, globally, on a multitude of topics such as innovation, leadership and STEM advocacy and has featured in local, national and international media.

Jayshree has served on the CEOs Inclusion Council, chaired the 3M Asian Employee Resource Group A3CTION and serves on the Steering Committee for 3M Technical Women’s Leadership Forum (WLF). She also serves on the Board of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Engineering Advisory Council for Clarkson University, AAAS Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy (COSEPP), Advisory Board for Innovation – The Conference Board, and Advisory Group of Aspen Institute Our Future is Science program.

Jayshree has two adult kids, and her husband also works at 3M.