Jill Tietjen
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Jill S. Tietjen (born 1954) is an American electrical engineer, consultant, women's advocate, author, and speaker. She is the president and CEO of Technically Speaking, Inc., an electric utilities consulting firm which she founded in Greenwood Village, Colorado, in 2000. She has written or co-authored fourteen books and more than 100 technical papers. A strong advocate for the participation of women and girls in the STEM fields, she establishes scholarships for women in engineering and technology, and nominates women for awards and halls of fame. She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2010 and the Colorado Authors Hall of Fame in 2019, and elected to the National Academy of Construction in 2022.
Jill S. Tietjen P.E. | |
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Born | Karen Jill Stein 1954 (age 69ā70) Newport News, Virginia, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of Virginia (BS) University of North Carolina at Charlotte (MBA) |
Spouse | David Tietjen |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Electrical engineering |
Awards | Colorado Women's Hall of Fame, 2010 |