2019 STEM Military Hero Award Winners
Elvis Acosta
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Performance Assessment
Department Head
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division, NAVSEA
U.S. Navy
Capt. Jorge E. Diaz
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Lead GPS Aviation Systems Engineer, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles
U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center
U.S. Air Force
Capt. Lisa Fernandez, Ph.D.
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Research Entomologist
Applied Technology and
Genomics Division
U.S Air Force -School of
Aerospace Medicine
U.S. Air Force
Paul J. Fontanez, Ph.D.
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Strategic Mission Area
Lead- Core Engineering
Director for Engineering
Systems Engineering Test
Requirements
Missile Defense Agency
Lt. Luis F. Garcia
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Civil Engineering Instructor
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
U.S. Coast Guard
LCDR. David S. Gonzalez
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C5I & Ordnance Supervisory
Project Manager
U.S. Coast Guard Yard
U.S. Coast Guard
Edith Martinez-Guerra, Ph.D.
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Research Environmental
Engineer, Engineer Research
and Development Center
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Army
Alvaro C. Matos
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Director
Corporate Integration Group
Defense Contract
Management Agency
Ramon A. Morales
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Branch Head
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division, NAVSEA
U.S. Navy
Javier Rodriguez
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Plan and Programs Engineer
Plans and Programs Branch
Integration and Opertiaons
Division, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory
U.S. Air Force
Jose Romero-Mariona, Ph.D.
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Lead Research Scientist for
Cybersecurity Innovation and
Cyber Science & Branch Head
Naval Information Warfare
Center Pacific and NAVWAR
U.S. Navy
Wilmel Varela-Ortiz, P.E.
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Resident Engineer, North Puerto Rico Resident Office
Construction Division
Jacksonville District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Army