HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 2008 Technologist of the Year
IRENE HERNANDEZ ROBERTS Program Director & Master Inventor, IBM Corporation The Technologist of the Year is the most
2005 Women Of Color Career Achievement
D. SANGEETA Chief Business Process Development Officer, The Nielsen Company
D. Sangeeta is
chief business process improvement officer for The Nielsen Company. Nielsen provides clients the most complete understanding of what consumers watch and buy. Appointed in March 2008, Ms. Sangeeta is responsible for driving operational excellence to ensure alignment of processes, products and
technologies with all client needs. With nearly 34,000 employees in 100+ countries around the world, Nielsen offers a diverse range of career opportunities. Sangeeta previously held management roles in General Electric’s global re- search division followed by years
at GE Aviation in a variety of commercial roles. During her 14 years at General Elec- tric, she received 26 patents for her research, some of which are implemented across GE businesses. Prior to GE, Sangeeta spent years with Battelle, the world’s largest, independent research and development organization working to advance scientific discovery and application. At Battelle, Sangeeta marketed to and conducted research
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prestigious Women of Color STEM Confer- ence award and is given on a discretionary basis to the individual who best represents the event across all of the award categories. Irene Hernandez Roberts was selected by a panel of professionals and leaders in science, engineer- ing and technology as an outstanding con- tributor to her field. She works closely with independent software vendors to help partners integrate IBM products and technologies into their business. Ms. Hernandez Roberts leads a team of over 100 IT architects with a budget of $15 million. She is also responsible for IBM’s Virtual Innovation Center, which is the entry point for all technical resources to help partners build skills and expertise, develop and enable their applications, and nurture partners. She has been with IBM for almost 30 years and provides mentoring within IBM as well as outside of the company. Ms. Hernandez Roberts is active in integrating the IBM Academic Initiative program through the Computing Alliance for Hispanic Serving Institutions and the Hispanic Association for Colleges and Universities (HACU). She is also the program manager for IBM’s global Hispanic DNG, HispaNet, and is responsible for managing the day-to-day activities. She is a member of the advisory committee for the Austin IBM Hispanic in Partnership DNG, Latinas in Computing, and is a lifetime mem- ber of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE).
and development for global industrial customers such as Motorola, Gillette, Libby Owens Ford, and Matsushita. She also received two patents for her research work. Sangeeta received a Masters in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and a Ph.D. in Mate- rials from University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. She is the winner of the 2005 Women of Color Career Achieve- ment award.
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