Life has a way of bringing us to our knees; Shelly Roman’s life is no exception and took her from traumatic beginnings to professional career success. Shelly’s childhood presented numerous challenges including abandonment at birth, family violence, sexual abuse, mental illness, emotional abuse, and addiction. Despite these personal challenges, she was able to sustain a successful 35+ year career as an engineer, engineering leader, functional manager, and program manager. Shelly is an exceptional leader with a particular skill of bringing order to chaos. She led large engineering projects that contribute to the safety and security of the public and our…