April 5, 2005 Virginia Olsavicky Moszkowicz '74, speaker Director, Six Sigma Black Belt, Pitney Bowes, Inc. "Virginia began her discussion by walking us through her career path beginning with her first job out of college at PPG, then with Bayer, 18 years with Kodak, then Xerox and finally her present company Pitney Bowes. I was kind of excited when she was talking about the PPO (personal post office) because we have one of those at work She is a Six Sigma Black Belt which are basically process engineers. Their job is to remove variability from processes to save companies money." - Jennifer Schmidt, junior art & business administration major "Women face many complicated challenges in the career world today. For many years and to the present day, women have still been considered second class employees. During the career of Virginia Moszkowicz, she has encountered many difficult situations regarding this issue. Her determination and spirit has led her to become a successful career woman and a prominent business figure." - Julia Marraccini, senior business administration major "Ginny had great points such as leverage during negotiation talks, having mentors, talking all the time to others, showing your worth to the company, and having luck on your side is not a bad thing either. Ginny knows what she is doing and she saves companies millions of dollars with her knowledge. You can tell Ginny has the experience and gets the results needed. She also seemed very personal and that she is a boss I would like to have to learn under. She seems patient enough to help others out and make them better in the process." - Paul Stibich, senior accounting & business administration major "Ms. Moszkowicz is revered for her certification as a Six Sigma Black Belt. She excels in a program that helps companies greatly reduce defects and mistakes in their processes, making the companies more efficient and generating more money." - Ryan Berkheimer, senior accounting & business administration "Lessons learned were: 1)Ask for feedback but don't get defensive. 2)The economy doesn't follow your plan so be ready to move. 3)Judge your own success. 4)Decisions of your career path should include: set 5 year goals, tech job or management job, executive management or general, location, life & work." - Justin Ramer, senior accounting & business administration