2021 GMiS Luminaries
Nathan M. Apodaca
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VP, Division Manager, EMS
NASA NEST Program Manager
Leidos
Sigal Cordeiro
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Executive Director,
GMNA Portfolio Planning
Global Portfolio Planning
General Motors
Carolina Diaz Vargas
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Vito Subsea – Project Engineer
Shell Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Shell
Jesus A. Escobar, ASQ, CQE
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Supplier Quality Manager
Corporate Supplier Quality
Cummins, Inc.
José D. Figueroa
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Supervisor, Carbon Capture Team
Technology Development Center
National Energy Technology Laboratory
U.S. Department of Energy
Paula Garcia Todd
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Global Strategic Marketing Manager
IFF Pharma Solutions
Frances J. Gonzalez
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Senior Project Engineer
CH-53K Chief Engineer Office
Lockheed Martin – Rotary & Missions Systems (RMS)
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Maida Lopez
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Space and Launch, Systems Engineer
Ground Design and Mission Support
The Boeing Company
María del Carmen López García, Ph.D.
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Senior Materials Scientist
Personal Care Materials
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
María I. López, Ph.D.
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Packaging Technology Research & Development Engineer
Technology Manufacturing Group & Packaging Manufacturing
Intel Corporation
Rosemary Perez
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Predictive Analytics Advisor
Safety, Security & Business Resiliency Organization
Southern California Edison
Luis R. Piñero
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Senior Electrical Engineer
Propulsion Division Electric Propulsion Systems Branch
NASA Glenn Research Center
Aida Rivera-Varona
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Executive Technical Assistant and Deputy of the Futures Core Team
Office of the Executive Director for Operations (OEDO)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Alfredo Rodriguez
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Design Center South Senior Leader
Boeing Defense Systems and Security
The Boeing Company
Miguel A. Sanchez
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Team Lead, Process Engineering
Manufacturing – El Segundo Refinery
Chevron
Jesse G. Villarreal
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Jacinto Software Engineering Manager
Platform Software, Processors, Embedded Processing
Texas Instruments