Business Categories: Engineering Trainers, Speakers & Performance Consultants In Business Since: 2000
Number of Employees/Subcontractors: 1
Desired Market: National
Description: Jill S. Tietjen, P.E., is an author, speaker, electrical engineer and one of the top historians in the country on scientific and technical women. CEO of Technically Speaking Inc., Tietjen is also co-author, with Charlotte S. Waisman, of Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America (HarperCollins 2008).
Profile: Jill S. Tietjen, P.E., is an author, speaker, and electrical engineer. Her published books include the Setting the Record Straight series (co-authored with Betty Reynolds), which explores the history of womens accomplishments in accounting, engineering, and professional achievement, and an introduction to engineering textbook (for use by college freshmen), Keys to Engineering Success. She is one of the top historians in the country on scientific and technical women. She is the CEO of Technically Speaking, a national consulting company specializing in improving opportunities for women and girls to have more career options in technology. Tietjen is also a frequent keynote speaker at engineering, science, and womens conferences and is often profiled in the media. She serves as an expert witness before public utility commissions and other government agencies. The culmination of Tietjens diverse background is the new book Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America (Collins), co-authored with Charlotte S. Waisman.
Tietjen regularly speaks on women in engineering, historical women in engineering and science, and leadership topics. Her positive energy and her ability to relate to the audience result in inspired and energized listeners.