Officers

Section President - Carol Weber

Carol Weber is a Senior System Integration Engineer for Autonomous Hauling Systems at Caterpillar Surface Mining & Technology Division in Tucson. In her 28+ years with Caterpillar, she has worked in product research, design, test and development of Caterpillar machine and engine products. Carol first joined SWE in college, became a Professional member of the newly chartered SWE Central Illinois section in 1993, and became a Life member in 2014. At WE14, Carol was recognized as one of the inaugural recipients of the SWE Prism award. Carol’s has severed as Tucson Section Representative to Region B Council FY18, Region H Lt Governor FY15-FY16, and numerous roles in the Central Illinois Section. At the Society level, Carol is an active member of the Finance and Awards Committees. Carol is excited to serve as SWE Tucson President for FY19.

Vice President - Mary Helen Douglas

Mary-Helen Douglas earned bachelor degrees in Mathematics and Chemistry from The University of Louisville and a masters degree in Systems Engineering from The University of Arizona. Mary-Helen is a Principal Systems Engineer and Program Manager at Raytheon Company in Tucson, Arizona. During her 17 years at Raytheon, Mary-Helen has worked in the areas of cost estimating, integration, verification and systems engineering. She joined SWE in 2011 and served on the executive council as the FY18 vice president and secretary. She is currently serving as vice president and section representative.

Secretary - Kati Barnes

Kati Barnes earned a bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California. Kati is a Senior Principle Systems Engineer and the Chief Engineer of a software development program at Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, AZ. During her 14 years at Raytheon, Kati has worked in the areas of signal processing and embedded software development. She joined SWE in 2014 and served on the executive council for 2 years as secretary.

Treasurer - Nicole Lund

Nicole Lund received her BS in Physics from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and then moved on to the University of Oklahoma to complete a MS in Meteorology. For her thesis, Nicole investigated what types of hydrometeors were present in regions where lightning was initiated in thunderstorms. Upon completing her degree, Nicole entered Raytheon's Rotational Engineering Leadership Development Program, where she worked for Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems in Boston, MA, Raytheon Technical Services Company in Indianapolis, IN and Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, AZ. After finishing the two year leadership program, Nicole chose to stay in Tucson and continue working as a Systems Engineer. Nicole joined SWE in 2010 and became actively involved in her local SWEsection holding the positions of RUN dinner committee chair, Section Representative, Vice President, President and Treasurer.

Section Representative - Mary Helen Douglas

Mary Helen Douglas (Vice President) is also serving as Section Representative while we work to update our bylaws.

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