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Karen Purcell’s launches new website
In this first of many articles to come, I wanted to welcome you to my blog and thank you for coming. My name is Karen Purcell and I am the author of Unlocking Your Brilliance: Smart Strategies for Women to … Continue reading
Women Leaders Needed in STEM Fields
Here is the latest article from Karen Purcell. http://www.nten.org/articles/2012/women-leaders-needed-in-stem-fields
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Tagged electrical engieering, PK Electrical, STEM fields, women in STEM
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Want more women in tech? Get more women leaders in tech
Karen Purcell, P.E. is founder, owner and president of PK Electrical. She has authored, ‘Unlocking Your Brilliance: Smart Strategies for Women to Thrive in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math’, available on 8/1/2012. Karen just wrote an article for Venture Beat discussing … Continue reading
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Tagged electrical design, electrical engineering, entrepreneur, STEM Author, STEM fields
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STEMing the Gender Gap
Karen Purcell, P.E. is founder, owner and president of PK Electrical. She has authored, ‘Unlocking Your Brilliance: Smart Strategies for Women to Thrive in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math’, available on 8/1/2012. Karen just wrote an article for the Huffington … Continue reading
Lighting Retrofits – Outdoor Lighting
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, commercial lighting can account for 15% to 50% (median of 35%) of a building’s annual energy consumption. Outdoor lighting is included in that statistic and retrofits in conjunction with interior lighting retrofits can … Continue reading
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Lighting Retrofits – Success and Failure
“Just buy a bunch of light bulbs and get someone to install them”, this was my first experience with lighting retrofits. This was also my first experience with the complexity of lighting choices, lighting design and complaints from the end … Continue reading
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Lighting Retrofits
The lighting industry has enjoyed a tremendous boom in available light sources, efficiency and technologies that make lighting retrofits a sure bet when it comes to saving energy. Building owners now have new light sources and lighting controls such as … Continue reading
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Experienced Electrical Engineer/Designer Needed
Here is a rare chance to join the region’s leading electrical engineering firm that is expanding! Do you take pride in the quality of work you produce? Do you enjoy and excel in a team environment? Do you want to grow yourself … Continue reading
PK Electrical, Inc. becomes certified by WBENC
PK Electrical, Inc., a business specializing in electrical engineering, received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). WBENC’s national standard of certification is a meticulous process including an in-depth review of the business and … Continue reading
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Karen Purcell is a Featured Speaker at the SWE Western Regions Joint Conference
Karen Purcell, P.E. will be a featured speaker at the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Western Regions Joint Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii on March 2nd, 2012. Her presentation is designed to help women better understand and overcome the social and … Continue reading
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Tagged electrical engineering, Hawaii, PK Electrical, Society of Women Engineers, speaker, STEM, STEM Author, STEM fields, STEM presentation, SWE
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