Shehreen Johnson: Management Consultant and Industrial Engineer Insights
Discover the career journey and insights of Shehreen Johnson, a self-employed Management Consultant with a background in industrial engineering. Learn about her education, career path, work routine, and work-life balance philosophy. Insights from Mercer education and valuable classes are highlighted, providing inspiration for aspiring professionals.
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Kaitlyn Goodbread Interviews Shehreen Johnson IDM 288 SPRING 2019
Shehreen Johnson Where do you work? Self - Employed What is your current job title? Management Consultant 2 Spring 2019 IDM 288 KAITLYN GOODBREAD INTERVIEWS SHEHREEN JOHNSON
Educational Information Graduated from Mercer with BSE degree with a concentration in Industrial & Systems Design Earned MBA in Sustainable Business Completed Certification in Data Visualization and Analytics from University of Washington Chose industrial engineering because of focus on systems design 3 Spring 2019 IDM 288 KAITLYN GOODBREAD INTERVIEWS SHEHREEN JOHNSON
Career Path No internship while in college, but would highly recommend doing one while in college Worked in aerospace for 5 years after graduation Work included re-engineering the production line of thermal sensors and inertial navigation systems Moved to Microsoft 4 Spring 2019 IDM 288 KAITLYN GOODBREAD INTERVIEWS SHEHREEN JOHNSON
What is your routine on a normal day at work? No specific daily routine Days could include anything from developing solid agendas for meetings, talking to people, and actively listening to issues, risks, and constraints. Important to interact with people inside and outside the engineering world all the time Did not expect politics in work environment Often travels (had six continents on one passport!) 5 Spring 2019 IDM 288 KAITLYN GOODBREAD INTERVIEWS SHEHREEN JOHNSON
How many hours on average do you work a week? Typically an 8 hour work day (so 40 hours per week), but can pull a 10-12 hour work day for specific, interesting project Believes work-life balance includes staying healthy and taking care of yourself so you can produce good work Does not usually work on weekends 6 Spring 2019 IDM 288 KAITLYN GOODBREAD INTERVIEWS SHEHREEN JOHNSON
Mercer Education Experience Mercer education prepared her very well for her career. Helpful classes: Classes taught by Dr. Grum and Dr. Palmer (advisor) Courses that taught critical thinking skills, assumptions, biases, basic management, listening, and public speaking 7 Spring 2019 IDM 288 KAITLYN GOODBREAD INTERVIEWS SHEHREEN JOHNSON
Would you change anything from your past, and where do you see yourself in the future? Would go back and change degree: mother encouraged engineering degree, but Shehreen wanted to focus more on the humanities In 5-10 years, Shehreen hopes to be relaxing on the beach unless in a leadership role at a social-impact firm. 8 Spring 2019 IDM 288 KAITLYN GOODBREAD INTERVIEWS SHEHREEN JOHNSON
