Trying to Find Work-Life Balance? This Tech Leader and Mom of Twins Shares How She Does it
By | The Muse Editor | www.themuse.com
For as long as she can remember, Erika Murguia has loved math—and her passion inspired her to pursue multiple degrees on the topic, and eventually a career in data science.
“I chose industrial engineering as my major because it’s a degree that allows you to enter many professional fields,” she says. “In college I became interested in mathematical programming and statistics, and after my bachelor’s degree, I pursued a master’s and then a PhD in industrial engineering, specializing in production systems and operations research.”
In 2013, she joined Cummins as a supply chain strategy analytics manager and has since worked her way up to become the Director of Quality Analytics, Data Science, and Innovation.
Here, she shares what it’s like being a Latina working in tech, the skills she uses to balance her career and family, and how Cummins invests in employee growth.
I relocated to the Columbus area when my husband received a full-time job offer after doing an internship at Cummins. I was working at the time in a consulting company and was traveling heavily for my projects. As I saw my husband grow at his job and the company, I grew more and more interested in being part of it.
I am responsible for leading a group of data scientists and data engineers who focus on proof-of-concept projects for quality. We develop machine learning models that will then become self-standing analytics products to be used by internal stakeholders.
