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JOSE TAMAYO
Jose Tamayo is an Executive Black Belt, Value Based Lean Six Sigma, for ITT Electronic Systems. In this capacity, he leads test coverage analysis efforts to various Line Replaceable Modules for the purpose of
improving yields, test efficiency, cycle time to reduce rework at system level tests.
Tamayo has served as project manager to various black belts projects in plant operations to increase production and ef- ficiencies and to reduce waste, defects and downtime in the production process. In his previous position as manufacturing engineer, Microelectronics Advance Manufacturing Group, Tamayo led a team responsible for the upgrade of automatic equipment without disturbing production or missing sched- uled deliveries.
BRENDA ISAZA
Brenda Isaza is a structural and payload design engineer at
Boeing Spacecraft
Services. She is the lead structural design engineer with the Ground Systems Development & Sustaining Group, for the Checkout, Assembly and Payload Processing Services program, at Kennedy
Space Center, Florida. In this role, Isaza leads the design, development and integration for the Generic Propellant Transfer Unit (GPTU) access stand for spacecraft processing. Isaza is responsible for designing the GPTU stand through a series of analysis assuring that it meets the design require- ments from operations, maintenance, shipping & handling, cost, assembly and integration.
Among the honors Isaza has received are the Hispanic Engi- neers National Achievement Awards Conference (HENAAC) Most Promising Engineer in 2002, as well as the Interservice Industry Training Simulation Education Conference (IT/SEC) Innovation Team award for the development of the NASA Enterprise Visualization Analysis Tool (NEVA) analysis tool in 2003. Isaza is an active member of the Boeing Employee Hispanic Network, Society of Women Engineers, and is Boe- ing’s southeast regional leader for the Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers.
www.hispanicengineer.com
JUAN A. CASTILLEJA JR.
Juan (Tony) Castilleja Jr. is a propulsion engineer in the Integrated Propulsion (IP) group, Space Shuttle Pro- gram under Space Explora-
tion within Boeing Defense, Space, and Security (BDS).
He is responsible for provid- ing preflight and post-flight analysis of the Space Shuttle Pressurization System.
Previously, Castilleja was an intern in the Space Shuttle IP group since 2006 through INROADS, an organization who’s mission is ‘to develop and place talented minority youth in business and industry and prepare them for corporate and community leadership.’
Castilleja is expected to complete a master’s degree in me- chanical engineering in December 2010 at Rice. In 2006, Cas- tilleja founded the Designing with Rice Engineers, an Achieve- ment through Mentorship (DREAM) Program. This program provides Rice University engineering students as mentors and role models to inner-city high school students. Castilleja received the 2009 Mayor’s Volunteer Houston Award from Mayor Bill White that honors ‘individuals who do remarkable volunteer work that makes Houston a better place to live.’ Castilleja also received the INROADS-Houston Intern of the Year for his commitment to Boeing, INROADS, and commit- ment to service for Houston.
“RISING STAR”
AL BARRIOS
Al Barrios is a manufac- turing engineering team leader for ITT Industries Electronics Warfare Integrated Systems. In this role, Barrios is responsible for providing technical and supervisory leadership to manufacturing engineers supporting
microelectronics assembly operations. He currently leads a team effort directed at achieving Value Based Six Sigma and Lean Initiative improvements in the MRSI- 605 Automatic Pick and Place work cell. During his years at ITT, Barrios has been involved in several award winning projects, including two process improvement projects that received ITT’s Ring of Quality Award,
Barrios, his high school coach, and several of his high school teammates started a scholarship and support group for student atheletes attending college. He also coaches soccer and baseball at the high school and club level.
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