Biographies of FY19 Officers
Maria Legato joined SWE in 2007 as at the University of Pittsburgh. She quickly became more involved and held multiple officer positions at the collegiate level, including Section President. She graduated from University of Pittsburgh in April 2011 with a BS in Electrical Engineering. After graduation, Maria began working full time for Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and earned her MS in Electrical Engineering at Drexel University. Maria has held a few different officer positions in Philadelphia SWE, including Secretary and Section Representative. In her spare time, Maria enjoys traveling, practicing yoga, and trying coffee from different places.
Sharon Vuong - Vice President, Professional Development
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phila_profdev@swe.org
Sharon Vuong, Ph.D. is an Associate Research Scientist in Core R&D Formulation Science at the Dow Chemical Company, where she currently supports the development of fundamental
understanding and technical expertise for product development aligned with Dow Coating Materials and Home and Personal Care businesses. She also uses Dow’s high throughput equipment and capabilities in addition to lean Six Sigma methodologies to quickly screen large sample sets and provide formulation guidance.
Sharon joined SWE in 2005 as a freshman at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and has served in a variety of leadership roles at all levels of the society since then. After joining Dow, she continued her involvement in SWE as the Philadelphia Section Webmaster and Treasurer, as well as a member of a few society committees. In her free time, Sharon is a fitness enthusiast whose favorite activities include boxing and yoga. She and her husband are also the proud parents of four bunnies, who constantly dream of carrots and banana chips.
understanding and technical expertise for product development aligned with Dow Coating Materials and Home and Personal Care businesses. She also uses Dow’s high throughput equipment and capabilities in addition to lean Six Sigma methodologies to quickly screen large sample sets and provide formulation guidance.
Sharon joined SWE in 2005 as a freshman at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and has served in a variety of leadership roles at all levels of the society since then. After joining Dow, she continued her involvement in SWE as the Philadelphia Section Webmaster and Treasurer, as well as a member of a few society committees. In her free time, Sharon is a fitness enthusiast whose favorite activities include boxing and yoga. She and her husband are also the proud parents of four bunnies, who constantly dream of carrots and banana chips.
Maissoun Ksara - Vice President, Outreach
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phila_outreach@swe.org
Bio coming soon!
OPEN - Secretary
Julie joined SWE while studying Materials Science Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. She served as Corporate Dinner Co-Chair, Section President, and Collegiate Leadership Coach before graduating in 2010. After four years abroad working as a Wireline Field Engineer for Schlumberger, Julie moved back to Philadelphia and is happy to be more involved with SWE again. She is currently working as a Solutions Consultant at Optymyze and in her free time is trying to grow vegetables, learning to rock climb, and exploring Philadelphia
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