From Engineer to Strategist: How Technical Decisions Become Business Strategy Featuring 4 industry technology leaders
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Wed, Nov 18, 2026
6 PM – 7:30 PM CST (GMT-6)
Caruth Hall Rm 147
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• When are technical decisions business strategy?
• How leaders make trade-offs when the best technical solution isn’t the best business solution.
• Building the strategic mindset needed when engineering is central to business strategy
• Developing your business strategy skills as an engineer
Speakers Include:
Mike Frizzell, Chief Scientist, Albers Aerospace
Adil Attlassy, Chief Technology Officer, Compass Data Centers
Aimee Burnett, VP Strategy & Business Development, Lockheed Martin
Carson Linstead, VP Project Management Office, Huitt-Zollars
Hosted By
Co-hosted with: Alliance of Graduate International Lyle Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers , Artificial Intelligence Club at SMU, Biomedical Engineering Society, Computer Science Club, Cyber Security, Engineers Without Borders, Entrepreneurship Club, INFORMS Student Chapter, Mustang Rocketry, National Society of Black Engineers, Society of Automotive Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, Women in Science & Engineering, Tau Beta Pi, Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Law Society , Air & Space Law Society, Texas Society of Professional Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Student Branch, Advanced Degree Consulting Club, AFCOM DFW Datacenter Club, MS in AI Business