Today’s Woman in Tech: Dawn Glamm, senior vice president of engineering and operations, NS1
Dawn Glamm is an established engineering executive with proven experience driving strategic business performance for engineering organizations within emerging growth companies and Fortune 500 enterprises, including Forcepoint, Intel, and McAfee, where she played a leading role in the largest release in the history of the McAfee Firewall Enterprise. She currently serves as the senior vice president of engineering at NS1. Over her career, Glamm has continually improved end-to-end business performance, including providing the leadership, strategies, and accountability necessary to reach key organizational goals and objectives. Glamm earned a BS degree in multidisciplinary studies and computer science from the University of Minnesota.
When did you become interested in technology? What first got you interested in tech?
I was naturally drawn to STEM in high school. It helped that I had a great female physics teacher who was very supportive and encouraged my interest.
My father and several of my older brothers worked for tech companies, so tech was always on my mind. I went to college knowing I wanted to do something in STEM, but what solidified my interest in tech was an exploratory program I did through 3M, where my father worked. As part of that program, I saw the Mall of America being built, which led me to consider architectural and civil engineering for a time.
Let’s talk about your background. How did you end up in your career path? What obstacles did you have to overcome?
One of my brothers said that his company, Digi International, needed interns. I was taking engineering core classes in college and unsure about what to specialize in, so I did the internship. It introduced me to testing and automation, which led me down the path I’m on today.
A significant obstacle for me was self-imposed: a lack of confidence in advancing into high-level corporate roles. Growing up, my family valued hard work, but I was the first person in my immediate family to pursue a technical degree; no one else had climbed the corporate ladder. For example, when I worked at Secure Computing, I hadn’t considered applying for an open director role until a current leader explicitly told me I would be a great fit.
I’ve experienced some conflicts within the traditional corporate culture. Loud, aggressive men dominate many executive teams. There wasn’t much room for different personalities, and it felt like you had to act like them if you wanted to be heard. Sometimes, I’ve questioned if I wish to become the kind of person who would thrive in a space like that.
Continue reading: https://jaxenter.com/women-in-tech-glamm-177280.html
Dawn Glamm is an established engineering executive with proven experience driving strategic business performance for engineering organizations within emerging growth companies and Fortune 500 enterprises, including Forcepoint, Intel, and McAfee, where she played a leading role in the largest release in the history of the McAfee Firewall Enterprise. She currently serves as the senior vice president of engineering at NS1. Over her career, Glamm has continually improved end-to-end business performance, including providing the leadership, strategies, and accountability necessary to reach key organizational goals and objectives. Glamm earned a BS degree in multidisciplinary studies and computer science from the University of Minnesota.
When did you become interested in technology? What first got you interested in tech?
I was naturally drawn to STEM in high school. It helped that I had a great female physics teacher who was very supportive and encouraged my interest.
My father and several of my older brothers worked for tech companies, so tech was always on my mind. I went to college knowing I wanted to do something in STEM, but what solidified my interest in tech was an exploratory program I did through 3M, where my father worked. As part of that program, I saw the Mall of America being built, which led me to consider architectural and civil engineering for a time.
Let’s talk about your background. How did you end up in your career path? What obstacles did you have to overcome?
One of my brothers said that his company, Digi International, needed interns. I was taking engineering core classes in college and unsure about what to specialize in, so I did the internship. It introduced me to testing and automation, which led me down the path I’m on today.
A significant obstacle for me was self-imposed: a lack of confidence in advancing into high-level corporate roles. Growing up, my family valued hard work, but I was the first person in my immediate family to pursue a technical degree; no one else had climbed the corporate ladder. For example, when I worked at Secure Computing, I hadn’t considered applying for an open director role until a current leader explicitly told me I would be a great fit.
I’ve experienced some conflicts within the traditional corporate culture. Loud, aggressive men dominate many executive teams. There wasn’t much room for different personalities, and it felt like you had to act like them if you wanted to be heard. Sometimes, I’ve questioned if I wish to become the kind of person who would thrive in a space like that.
Continue reading: https://jaxenter.com/women-in-tech-glamm-177280.html
