Melanie Myles

About Melanie Myles

If you’re a woman in STEM, you already know this:Being brilliant isn’t the problem.Being seen, supported, and strategically positioned often is.I know because I lived it.I spent 30 years in the energy industry — the last 12 as a Director of Operations on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, one of the most operationally complex systems in the world. I was the engineer in rooms where I was often the only one who looked like me. I delivered. I led. I solved problems that had no design basis.The work was never the problem. What nobody tells you is that doing the work and being known for it are two completely different skills. You can’t let the work speak for itself — you have to speak for it. Continuously. Because while I was heads down delivering, there were people actively working against me. And I made the mistake of ignoring it, assuming the results would be enough. They weren’t.That’s the gap. The space between what you’re capable of and what you’re being recognized and compensated for.I’ve sat in it. I’ve watched brilliant women shrink inside it. And for the last several years, I’ve made it my work to help women close it.I’m an ICF ACC-certified Executive Coach, a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, and the founder of Arctic Butterfly Coaching & Consulting. My approach starts with your strengths — not your gaps. Because most women I work with don’t need to be fixed. They need a strategy that’s actually built around who they already are.You’ve delivered, led, solved, and exceeded. You’re not behind.You just haven’t had the right tools or strategy yet.That changes here.If you’re ready to stop being the best-kept secret in your organization, start with the Give-a-Damn Meter™ — my free assessment for women in STEM who are done carrying more than their share without the authority to match.Your career should feel as good as it looks on paper.And I’m here to help you lock that

Experience

1. Founder & CEO

   Arctic Butterfly Coaching & Consulting, Llc

   Jan 2023 — Present

Education

• Colorado State University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), General

  2010 — 2013

• Howard University

  BS Mechanical Engineering, Energy

  1990 — 1995