Giovonnae Anderson
American electrical engineer
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Giovonnae Anderson (formerly Giovonnae Dennis) is an American electrical engineer. Dr. Anderson started her own business called Software Tailoring. She graduated from Hampton University, Cornell University, and theUniversity of California, Davis. Dr. Anderson also won awards through the years in school [1].
Giovonnae Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Giovonnae Dennis |
| Occupation | Electrical Engineer - Software Tailoring |
| Known for | one of the first African-American women to earn a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, and one of the few at a primarily white institution rather than a historically black institution (HBCU). She also started a company called Software Tailoring |
Educational Background
Anderson studied physics at Hampton, getting her bachelor's, and at Cornell, she got her master's in electrical engineering, and finally, she got her doctorate in electrical engineering at the University of California, Davis [1]. In 1979 she became one of the first African American women to earn a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and one of the few at a primarily white institution rather than a historically Black college or university (HBCU). Later, Dr. Anderson went back to school and got a certificate in fashion studies at Santa Rosa Junior College [1].
Career
Anderson started out working on microprocessor designs at International Business Machines (IBM) [1][2]. Later, she went to work at Hewlett-Packard, where she designed microwave test equipment. Sometime after, while she still worked at Hewlett-Packard, she became a campus manager at the University of California, Davis, as a recruiter, helping with affirmative action [1]. She is also an advocate for women and people of color in science and engineering [3][4][5]. She also worked at Agilent Technologies as a development engineer handling custom satellite systems [1]. Then she taught at the University of San Francisco, teaching about technology programs [1]. After that, she went on to be a strategic consultant at Clear Steam Technologies Custom Systems, helping with circuit designs [1]. Finally, she founded her business, Software Tailoring, which uses 3D body scans to provide patterns for tailoring and custom clothing design [6].
Awards
Dr. Anderson received many awards while at the University of California, Davis. These awards are the Distinguished Alumni Award, the Citation for Excellence UC Davis Alumni Award, the Outstanding Internship Sponsor Award, and the Outstanding Minority Women "Women Who Make a Difference" Award from the National Women of Color Conference [7].
