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Wednesday, May 3 • 11:00am - 1:30pm
CO-STORM™: A Think Tank Designed To Be Your Personal Board of Directors For Life and Work — Supported By Nordstrom | Location: Northeastern University 225 Terry Ave N (Event Space)

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Northeastern University (Event Space) | 225 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 (map)

WHAT IS A CO-STORM? The CO-STORM™ is a think tank designed to be your personal board of directors for life and work.

The success of the CO-STORM relies in part on YOU. 

The concept behind the CO-STORM is about how much we’re able to see for each other that we don’t see for ourselves.

Fresh eyes see our blind spots and filters. They also mirror back to us what’s really going on. There’s a creative back and forth energy in getting outside your own head. A CO-STORMER’S insight can clarify what steps to take next, highlight your strengths, and make you pay attention to what should happen naturally.

WHAT THE SESSION LOOKS LIKE:
We start the session with an introduction to CO-STORMING, instructions, and an overview of our time together. Then we pair you off in groups of three or four. Your group will go off for a 90-minute CO-STORM session. During this session, each participant will have time for an introduction and a chance to discuss their most pressing pain point, project, or idea. Your CO-STORM partners will brainstorm with you on solutions. In the end, we will gather together and recap.

WHAT ARE THE RESULTS?
Bring your challenges, ideas, prototypes…or just an empty notebook, and get ready to take the next step.

You will get new perspectives and confidence to move forward with your project, which might mean ditching plans and go in a totally different direction. No matter the outcome, we guarantee you will already be taking steps in the right direction.

I truly believe we’ve got great energy going in our community you’re not going to find anywhere else…hitch a ride on that energy! - Melody Biringer

WHAT’S YOUR STORY?
  • Want to change careers but don’t know where to start?
  • What’s keeping you up at night?
  • I have been helping others all my life, it’s time for me now, what should i do?
  • How can I be more creative at work, when I’m not the one calling the shots?
  • How can I refine and tell my story?
  • Fleshing out a side hustle/passion project.
  • How are you unique – what sets you apart?
  • Have you hit a serious plateau?

Moderators
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Melody Biringer

Founder, Women in Tech Regatta
Melody Biringer is a self-proclaimed “connection engineer,” a serial entrepreneur who has built a career around building communities for women to thrive. She is the founder of the acclaimed Crave Company, where she's spent more than 20 years encouraging women to have fun while... Read More →

Speakers
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Ashmi Bhanushali

Manager Technical Program Management, Nordstrom
Bio coming soon. 
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Yara Bordes

Sr Program Manager Tech, Nordstrom
Bio coming soon. 
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Linda Dishman

Sr. Technical Program Manager 2, Nordstrom
Creative problem solver with expert skills in Program Management and Business Analysis for Online Services at Fortune 500 companies. Passionate about producing high quality customer experiences and using data to influence strategy and drive results.Specialty areas include: cross-team... Read More →
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Jennifer Flagel

Senior Technical Program Manager, Nordstrom
Jennifer is a technical program manager who is passionate about helping her business partners succeed. She collaborates with product management, business, and technology to design process, application, and technical solutions that benefit her employees, customers, and stakeholder... Read More →
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Chad Johnson

Engineering Manager, Nordstrom
More information is coming soon. 
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Marques Kirsch

Sr Principal Software Development Engineer, Nordstrom
Pronouns: He/HimI have been in the Software industry for over 20 years as an engineer, manager and coach. Currently, I am a Sr Principal Software Development Engineer at Nordstrom working primarily across e-commerce and store technology where my main goal is to bridge knowledge gaps... Read More →
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Denise Mamaril

Director, Threat Detection and Response, Infrastructure and Security Services, Nordstrom
An information security professional specializing in threat intelligence, security platforms, and incident response in the retail space. Denise has a passion for data security and privacy and works tirelessly to keep her customers' data safe. As a seasoned manager with over 25 years... Read More →
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Sindhu Manne

Manager Engineering, Nordstrom
Enthusiastic and passionate full-stack lead developer with 15+ years of experience mainly in Cloud technologies, Web services, ASP.NET MVC, C#, Visual Studio, SQL Server, MySql databases, and .NET Core and Framework.Excellent experience architecting cloud-based solutions, owning a... Read More →
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Jennifer McKinney

Supply Chain Technology & Systems Leader, Nordstrom
Highly talented and accomplished professional with extensive background in Program Management, Product Management, Project Operations in the technology industry. Adept at designing and implementing complex systems that have spanned from various API Services integrations to SC platforms... Read More →
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Roshni Radha Navaneeth

Engineering Manager, Nordstrom
Engineering Manger with more than 17 years experience in leading, developing large projects in retail inventory management, inventory deployment and merchandising planning.Have experience in enhancing and supporting many Oracle Retail applications with strong focus on replenishment... Read More →
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Krati Padliya

Engineering Manager, Nordstrom
I am fun loving and a happy person in life.My main goal to attend this conference is to find a mentor who is experienced , have a positive outlook and can guide me professionally and personally. Also, to find like minded people and have some good conversations.Recently started baking... Read More →
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Megha Rao

Director - Order Management, Customer Platform and Styling, Nordstrom
I am a confident, motivated leader, who is passionate about collaborating with people through mindful leadership, building trust with a proven ability to “get things done” and deliver through people, process, and continuous improvement.
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Ujjwal Sharma

Senior Engineering Manager, Nordstrom
Over 16+ years of experience leading and contributing to successful customer-centric Business Transformation Programs. Known for building, coaching and developing cross-functional teams. Navigates skillfully from executive ranks to operational teams. Highly entrepreneurial and skillful... Read More →
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Swetha Sridhar

Senior Manager- Technical Program Management, Mobile Apps, Nordstrom
A motivated and focused leader with a strong technical program management passionate about strategic growth. As a leader, I am always looking for opportunities to optimize process and teams. I have experience building highly effective and collaborative teams by encouraging an environment... Read More →
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Suhas Srinivasa

Senior Engineer 2, Nordstrom
12+ years of experience working in merchandising and Oracle Retail domain providing solutions to integrate various systems efficiently  Worked extensively on inventory management and integration with selling systems.  Good experience in Implementation of Oracle MOM (RMS, RPM... Read More →
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Niharika Srivastava

Manager, Data Science & Analytics - Strategic Analytics, Nordstrom
Hardworking, self-starter and analytical thinker with more than 5 years of experience working in highly cross-functional, analytics consulting projects for Fortune 500 companies.
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Javier Torres

Senior Technical Program Manager, Nordstrom

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Wednesday May 3, 2023 11:00am - 1:30pm PDT
Northeastern University