About Dawn Ward

👋Hi!  Welcome to my blog.  I'm a wife, mom, and engineering leader.

👉My background is in computer engineering and I’ve spent the majority of my almost 20 years of experience solving hard problems for the Department of Defense.  About half of my career has also been in a leadership capacity.  

👉I’m passionate about leadership!  In my almost 20 years of experience, I have found John Maxwell’s assertion that “everything rises and falls on leadership” to be true.  I have been part of amazingly high functioning teams that were unraveled by a single person with poor leadership skills.  I have also seen teams solve impressively hard problems under the leadership of one inspiring individual.

👉My technical background, zeal for strong leadership and fervent belief in the DoD mission have fused into a deep passion for encouraging and enabling more technical contributors to become leaders.  With the right foundation and a commitment to continuous learning and development, I can clearly see a future with stronger leaders to support a very important mission.