When assessing education and career opportunities, how do you lean into the decision-making process? Are you… Learning. Growing. Contributing. Those are the three ways Episode 18’s guest, Ms. Cassie Agyeman-Duah checks in with herself when making career moves. Prototypes, we should take account of her strategy as it has proven her to be very successful and most importantly fulfilled. Tune as Cassie details how she’s chartered paths in pursuit of dual degree programs, navigated the pros and cons of being a government contractor, and commanded respect for her skills through self-advocacy. Now let’s sync!
DISCLAIMER: The opinions of Ms. Cassie Agyeman-Duah are based on her personal accounts and do not reflect those of her current and previous employers.
Cassie Agyeman-Duah has always been inquisitive and into everything. Her interests were always broad - liking history almost as much as she liked math and participating in everything from science club to step team to ballet to JROTC. Her curiosity is also what piqued her interest in engineering. Her uncle was an engineer, and she was intrigued by how things worked. She would take things apart (and sometimes put them back together) as a child.
Cassie is now an alumna of the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park. She attained a BS degree in Electrical Engineering with a secondary field in Fire Protection Engineering. After her undergraduate studies, she went on to pursue a dual degree, earning her MS in Information Technology with a concentration in Databases and Information Assurance and MBA from the University of Maryland, University College (now University of Maryland Global Campus). She later rounded out her education with a Certificate in Accounting from the University of California Berkeley. She has worked as an Electrical Engineer, Systems Engineer, Database Administrator, Technical Team Lead, and Chief Engineer among other roles for several large and small companies. She currently works as a Senior Solutions Architect with Amazon Web Services.
In her spare time, Cassie serves as the President of the University of Maryland Black Alumni (UMBA) Network and is also a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Her interest in community and willingness to serve are a big part of her identity. She is dedicated to creating inclusive and equitable experiences and environments for Black people in whatever space she is in. Cassie is constantly looking for ways to reach out and help wherever and however she can.
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