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Frank Bates

Frank Bates

El Paso Electric Company (Retired)

Frank Bates is retired President and Chief Operating Officer of El Paso Electric (EPE). He had oversight of the generation, transmission, distribution, power marketing and system operations at EPE. Bates had a 36-year career at EPE during which he held a number of increasingly responsible positions, including Executive Vice President, Vice President of Transmission and Distribution, Vice President of Customer Services, and Vice President of Operations.

Bates, a resident of New Mexico, graduated from New Mexico State University with a bachelor’s of science degree in electrical engineering (1972). Bates has served in various professional organizations including the Western Electricity Coordinating Council, the Western Energy Institute, and NMSU’s Electrical Utility Management Program’s Advisory Committee.

Bates has also served in a number of community organizations, including the El Paso Chapter of the American Red Cross (past Chairman), the Insights Science Museum, the Children’s Miracle Network, and the Sun Bowl Association (past president).

Sylvia Acevedo

Sylvia Acevedo

Communicard, LLC

Sylvia Acevedo, an industrial engineering alumna of Stanford University and NMSU, is the founder, president, and CEO of Communicard LLC, a breakthrough strategy and workforce solutions company for public and private institutions. She is also the creator and organizer of the Feria Para Aprender, the largest Spanish language educational event in the U.S., with attendance at the 2009 Los Angeles event exceeding 20,000.

Acevedo literally started her career as a rocket scientist, and from there she has had a broad business career serving as an executive for several Fortune 100 companies such as IBM, DELL, and Apple. She has been the recipient of many awards including, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Businesswoman of the Year, Region 3, (2004), YWCA Austin’s Businesswoman of the Year (2006), GEM National Entrepreneur of the Year Award (2006), Austin Business Journal Profiles in Power Award (2007), Greater Austin Chamber Advocate Award (2007), Hispanic Community Leader for AISD (2007), Texas Association Gold Award (2008), and Austin Partners in Education Chairman’s Award (2008). Wanting the best and the brightest to carry out her own unique vision, Ann Richards also tapped Acevedo to join the Executive Board of the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders. Acevedo serves on the National Girl Scouts of America Board of Directors. In the greater Austin area, she contributes to numerous community and non-profit boards including a role as Chairwoman of the E3 Alliance, incoming chair of the Austin Community Foundation, and Board member of the Hispanic Scholarship Consortium, Con Mi Madre, and the Trinity School. Her work also includes advisory commissions with United Way, AISD, and the University of Texas.

Edmund G. Archuleta

Edmund "Ed" G. Archuleta

El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board

Edmund G. "Ed" Archuleta is President/CEO of the El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board. He has managed the board since January 1989. He is responsible for all aspects of water, wastewater, reclaimed water service, and storm water to the greater El Paso metropolitan area. He reports to and implements strategic policies set by the seven-member Public Service Board.

A registered Professional Engineer in Texas, New Mexico, and Iowa, Archuleta earned bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering from New Mexico State University and a master of management degree from the University of New Mexico. He is an American Academy of Environmental Engineers Diplomat. He was appointed in June 2006 by President George W. Bush to the National Infrastructure Advisory Council. In 2008, he was appointed to the National Academy of Engineering/Science to develop a publication on Water Reuse as an Approach on Meeting Future Water Supply Needs.

Archuleta is currently involved with several technical and professional organizations, including the American Water Works Association, the Water Environment Federation, Water for People, WateReuse Foundation, the National and Texas Societies of Professional Engineers, the Texas Water Conservation Association, New Mexico/Texas Water Commission, Far West Texas Planning Group, and Regional Economic Development Corporation. He is a past Chairman of the American Water Works Association Research Foundation, and current Board Member of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, the WateReuse Association, Water for People, and the El Paso Regional Economic Development Corporation. He serves as chairman of the Multi-State Salinity Coalition, an organization of 17 member cities in the West.

Archuleta is currently serving or has assisted on several civic organizations, including the United Way, the Paso del Norte Health Foundation, the Rotary Club, and the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce, Paso del Norte Group, El Paso Symphony, and New Mexico State University Academy of CAGE. He is also on the Engineering Advisory Committee to New Mexico State University and the University of Texas at El Paso.

Archuleta received NMSU Honorary Doctorate in May 2010.

Thomas M. Beall

Thomas M. Beall

V-F Petroleum Inc.

Thomas Beall is the chief executive officer of V-F Petroleum Inc., a privately-owned corporation founded in 1963. Its principal business for the past 34 years has been oil and gas exploration and production, with associated pipeline and refinery operations in the Permian Basin of west Texas and southeast New Mexico. Headquarters are in Midland, Texas, with an affiliated office in Dallas. The company also operates oil and gas projects in Russia through an affiliated corporation VF-Russia Inc.

Before coming to V-F Petroleum, Beall was vice president, president, chief executive officer and owner of Fuel Products, Inc., a closely-held independent oil and gas exploration and development company established in 1973. He also served as vice president, chief operating officer and director of Read & Stevens, Inc., an independent operating company headquartered in Roswell, New Mexico, responsible for directing all oil and gas exploration and development operations. He was also the engineering manager and production manager for the Samsonite Corporation in Denver, Colorado, and served as assistant to the USA Divisions Operation Manager at the Ethyl Corporation in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Beall holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from NMSU.

Michael Beck

Michael Beck

Associated Contractors of New Mexico

Shaunna Black

Shaunna Black

Texas Instruments (Retired)

Shaunna F. Black is retired vice president and manager of Worldwide Facilities at Texas Instruments (TI). As such, she was responsible for the design, construction, and operation of TI facilities, environmental, safety and health programs and real estate management. Black joined TI in 1985 as a mechanical engineer after a five-year teaching career. She supported manufacturing facilities construction, operations and maintenance for the company until 1994. In 1994, she became manager of Worldwide Environmental, Safety and Health and in 1998 manager of Worldwide Facilities. From 2000 to 2005, Black was FAB manager for semiconductor manufacturing in one of TI’s premier wafer fabrication facilities.

Black is board member of the Metroplex Technology Business Council, the Dallas Women’s Foundation, the TI Foundation and the Executive Advisory Board for the UT-Austin Engineering College. She is an executive mentor for the Richardson ISD Executive Coaching Partnership, executive mentor for Menttium 100, an alumna of Leadership Texas and Leadership Richardson, and a frequent speaker at universities and international conferences. Black was inducted into the Women in Science and Technology Hall of Fame by Women in Technology International for her contribution to the science and technology fields, and was inducted into the Circle of Honor by the Dallas Women's Foundation and recognized as “A Woman of Achievement” by the Richardson YWCA. Black holds bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering from NMSU and in education from the University of Texas in Austin. She has three children and resides in Richardson, Texas.

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Leonard Bloom

Leonard Bloom

Western Refining

Leonard Bloom is a 1981 civil engineering graduate of NMSU. Upon graduation, he went to work as an engineer for Chevron in their coal mining company and then transferred into their refining company. He spent a total of 23 years with Chevron in various engineering assignments and joined Western Refining in 2003 upon the sale of the El Paso refinery to Western. He was the engineering manager with Western until he became the director of maintenance. El Paso is Western’s largest refinery and produces gasoline, diesel and jet fuels.

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David Durgin

David Durgin

Verge

Dave Durgin is a successful businessman and high-tech entrepreneur with extensive experience in the start-up, expansion and management of technology-based product and services companies. During his 45-year career, he has held positions as an electrical engineer, technical project manager, business executive, high-tech entrepreneur and professional investor. Durgin's career has included the positions of Technical Staff Member and Project Manager at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, senior executive with two major international technology companies, founder and senior executive with numerous start-up and early stage technology companies, Mentor, Angel Investor and Venture Capitalist.

John Galassini

John Galassini

Sunshine Silver Mines Corp.

John Galassini received his bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering at NMSU in 1986. He currently is Chief Operating Officer of Sunshine Silver Mines Corp., a position he has held since August 2011

After graduation, Galassini accepted employment with General Electric Company in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at their Aircraft Engine Business Group. Galassini subsequently went to work for Phelps Dodge Mining Company in 1987 as a shift supervisor at Morenci, Arizona. He participated in the construction, start-up and operation of what at that time was the largest solvent extraction/electrowinning facility in the world. He held various positions of increasing responsibility including assignments with Phelps Dodge in Arizona, New Mexico, and Chile. In 2006, Galassini was named Senior Vice-President, North America, and in 2007 was appointed Senior Vice-President, Americas.

After a 22-year career with Phelps Dodge (now Freeport McMoRan), Galassini joined Kinross Gold Corporation in March 2009. He served as Regional Vice President, North American Operations for Kinross Gold Corporation from 2009 to 2011. In this role, he was responsible for all of the company’s exploration and mining operations in North America.

Galassini currently sits on the Board of Directors for the National Mining Association and is a member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME). Galassini is past chairman of the Morenci Section of SME, and in 2006, he was named Distinguished Alumnus at the NMSU College of Engineering.

Galassini currently resides in Reno, Nevada, with his wife Jan and their two sons, Chris and Gino.

Jami Grindatto

Jami Grindatto

Intel New Mexico

Jami Grindatto is the New Mexico Corporate and Government Affairs Director for Intel’s New Mexico site directing government affairs, media & communications, education and community relations.

Grindatto joined Intel in 1994. Among many roles at Intel, Grindatto led the Semiconductor Fab Automation Architecture design used in Intel’s latest 300mm silicon wafer fabrication processes and was Director of the Americas for Intel® Solution Services.

Grindatto is the recipient of the 1999 Intel Achievement Award.  His team is busy representing Intel in the community. He is a member of several executive boards, including the Governor’s Business Executives for Education and is chair-elect for NM First.  Grindatto has also past-chair for several organizations, including the Rio Rancho Regional Chamber of Commerce.  He earned a bachelor of science in computer engineering from the University of New Mexico. 

Grindatto was born and raised in Switzerland and played professional basketball in Europe prior to coming to the United States – he has made New Mexico his home since 1985. He and his wife Connie have 3 children: Missie, who is a freshman at NMSU, Lucas and Joshua who attend Hope Christian School. He enjoys the great outdoors of the Land of Enchantment - Grindatto and the boys like to hike, ski (go Taos!) and camp, while the girls prefer the amenities of their fifth wheel for vacationing.

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Art Hurtado

Colonel Art Hurtado

U.S. Army (Retired)

Invertix Corporation

Art Hurtado is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Invertix Corporation, a small, veteran-owned, systems engineering and services company, headquartered in Annandale, Virginia. Hurtado is a seasoned executive with over thirty years of commercial and government technical and management experience. Before co-founding Invertix, Mr. Hurtado served as senior vice president, telecommunications for CACI, Inc. Hurtado previously served as vice president, systems applications for Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation.

Hurtado was born in Taos, New Mexico. He began his undergraduate studies at Hardin Simmons University. He completed his bachelor's of scinece in chemistry at Missouri State University and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Infantry. Hurtado served with distinction as an officer in the U.S. Army. Among his medals and honors, he received a Purple Heart and the Combat Infantryman’s Badge while serving with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam. In addition to numerous command positions he also served as the Project Manager for Electronic Warfare, and as a Program Manager in the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization. He was the first director of the Joint Precision Strike Demonstration Office. He also served as the Chief Scientist during the early stages of development of the Public Safety Wireless Network.

He earned his MSEE at New Mexico State University, and is a member of the Eta Kappa Nu honorary society of electrical engineers. He is a graduate and research fellow of the National War College and a certified Project Management Professional. He is a member of the NMSU College of Engineering Dean’s Advisory Council and is also a member of the Klipsch Electrical & Computer Engineering Academy. He is an advisory board member for George Mason University’s Volgenau School of IT&E and for Missouri State University’s Department of Chemistry. He was recently appointed by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia to serve on the Board of Visitors of Virginia Commonwealth University. Art and his wife Dianna, currently reside in Fairfax, Virginia.

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Carl O. Johnson

Carl O. Johnson

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Carl Johnson is currently responsible for business development of all international programs for the Integrated Systems sector. The sector’s portfolio includes the E-2C, Advanced Hawkeye, Global Hawk, NATO AGS, Joint STARS, Fire Scout, Hunter, E-10, JSF and F/A-18.

His previous position was Vice President of Program Management for Integrated Systems, responsible for program performance assessments and ensuring that that the Integrated Program Management Framework processes were in use throughout Integrated Systems portfolio. He led the Global Hawk ACTD, SDD and Production Programs as Vice President and IPT lead for four and a half years during the critical transition to production and the system’s first three real world deployments.

During his 23-year career with Northrop Grumman, Johnson has also held various management and leadership roles on the B-2 program, including Quality Assurance, Production Support, Manufacturing, Program Integration and Deputy Program Manager. Integrated Systems has the capabilities to design, develop, integrate, produce and support complete systems, as well as airframe subsystems, for airborne surveillance and battle management, early warning, airborne electronic warfare and air combat aircraft. It is also integrating these capabilities for emerging network-centric warfare concepts.

Johnson holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Northern Arizona University, a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Colorado State University and a master's defree in business administration from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Johnson has been recognized by Aviation Week and Scientific American for his leadership contributions to the Global Hawk program.

Lester Lyles

General Lester Lyles

Emeritus Council Member

U.S. Air Force (Retired)

The Lyles Group

Lester Lyles retired from the U.S. Air Force at the rank of general. His last Air Force assignment was as commander of the Air Force Material Command (AFMC) at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. At AFMC, he was responsible for research, development, test and evaluation, and the acquisition management services and logistics support necessary to keep Air Force weapons systems ready for war. All Air Force laboratories, test centers, product centers, air logistics centers, and more than a dozen field operating agencies reported to him. Prior to his AFMC assignment, Lyles was Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force from May 1999 to April 2000.

General Lyles is a senior executive with over 26 years of experience running large, high-technology organizations involved in aeronautical and astronautical research, development, acquisition, and logistics. He was responsible for executing $40 billion annually and managing 82,000 personnel in operational locations throughout the United States  and had unparalleled success in achieving multiple organization missions with result-oriented experience in supply chain management and technological operations. He has a demonstrated record of leading large organizations, effectively communicating with people, quality improvement, and optimizing revenue/costs. General Lyles received a master's of science degree in mechanical engineering at NMSU in 1969.

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David R. Martinez

David R. Martinez

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

David Martinez is Principal Laboratory Researcher in the Communication Systems and Cyber Security Division at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. In this capacity, he is focusing in the technical and programmatic developments in the fast growing area of cyber security, enterprise architectures, system applications and cloud computing.

Prior to rejoining MIT/LL in May, 2011, Martinez was the President and Chairman of Mercury Federal Systems. He was responsible for the company’s operations and strategic directions.

Martinez spent 22 years at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. He led the ISR Systems and Technology Division. He had direct line management responsibility for the Division’s programs in the development of advanced techniques and prototypes. Martinez was responsible for over $140M in total operating budget and total personnel of over 330 people.

Martinez received his bachelor’s degree from New Mexico State University in 1976, and his M.S. degree from MIT, and the E.E. degree jointly from MIT and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in 1979. He completed an M.B.A. from the Southern Methodist University in 1986. He attended the Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

From 1979 through 1988, he was Principal Research Engineer at ARCO Oil and Gas Company. He received the ARCO special achievement award. He holds three U.S. patents. He was elected IEEE Fellow in 2003. He was awarded the Eminent Engineer Award in 2008 from the NMSU College of Engineering.

He served on the Army Science Board from 1999 to 2004. Martinez was a member of MIT Lincoln Laboratory’s Steering Committee from 1999 to 2010. In 2007-2008, he served on the Defense Science Board ISR Task Force. He co-authored the book titled: “High Performance Embedded Computing, A Systems Perspective,” CRC, 2008.

Anthony Medina

Anthony Medina

Sandia National Laboratories

Anthony Medina is the present director of the Energetic Components Center at Sandia National Laboratories. The position directs the design and development effort for explosive components, thermal batteries, and the primary standards lab for the entire US nuclear weapon complex. Prior to this, Medina was the Director of the Monitoring Systems and Technology Center - Sandia’s Satellite Payloads Center. During his tenure he grew the satellite program from $125M/year of business to over $300M/yr. Prior to his promotion to Director in April 2004, Medina served in a number of line and program management positions throughout Sandia. Medina was hired by Sandia in May 1983 as a Member of Technical Staff in the Advanced Firing Set Department where he worked on a variety of nuclear weapon and conventional munition programs until his promotion to Manager in 1991.

Medina holds a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from New Mexico State University and a master of science degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University. Medina and his wife of 30 years, Leslie, have two grown children. They live in Albuquerque where they enjoy a multitude of outdoor sports including boating, running and golf.

Richard Montman

Richard Montman

Halliburton Company

Richard Montman is a native New Mexican and is in his 33rd year with Halliburton Company. He is currently the Region Operations Manager for the Western U.S. overseeing operations in the Rockies, the West Coast and Alaska. After graduating from New Mexico State with a bachelor’s degree in geological engineering in 1978, he began his career with Halliburton in West Texas as an Engineer-in-Training.

The first 11 years were spent in west Texas performing various Engineering, Business Development and Management roles. During this period, Montman pioneered the use of innovative oil well cementing practices, which are still in use today throughout the world. Two Society of Petroleum Engineering technical papers were co-authored, documenting the successes of the technique.

Following management roles in Alabama, East Texas and South Texas he moved to Houston, Texas, spending five years in the Halliburton Corporate Health, Safety and Environment group where he was a Director for Health and Safety over the Western Hemisphere as well as overseeing development of Health and Safety Management Systems.

Montman then spent five years in Red Deer, Canada, overseeing operations of two Product Service Lines within Halliburton which was followed by a move to Denver, Colorado. As Region Operations Manger in Denver, he is responsible for the daily activities of 5000 people operating in 9 states.

He currently resides in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, with Lisa, his spouse of 30 years and a daughter Sara, who is 18 and headed to college. He enjoys woodworking, building and flying model airplanes and many other outdoor activities including hunting and fishing.

Peggy Morse

Peggy Morse

The Boeing Company

Peggy Morse was named the director of ICBM Systems in September 2006. This organization is a collection of development, production and sustainment programs for the nation’s ICBM fleet, some as a subcontractor to Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, and some as a direct contractor to the U.S. Air Force. The major sites for ICBM Systems are Anaheim, Ogden, Heath, El Paso, and Mesa, and consist of a staff of 1,300 people.

Prior to that, Morse was a member of the IDS Program Management staff in Seal Beach, California.

Morse was the director of strategy and business integration for Boeing Australia from January 2005 until February 2006, working in the Sydney office for the Boeing country vice president. Her job responsibilities included working with all the sites in Australia to better integrate with the U.S.-based business units, as well as coordinating and deploying the country strategy.

Prior to that assignment, Morse was a program manager in space and intelligence systems for three sequential programs from 1999 until 2004. From 1997 until 1999 she was the director of sales operations in BCA, and managed the interface between sales and the airplane programs. From 1996 until 1997, she was the chief engineer of the inertial upper stage program, one of Boeing’s heritage rocket programs. She was a manager in business development in 1995, as well as a program manager of a series of classified programs from 1989 until 1994. She started with Boeing in 1981 as an engineer in the area of antenna design, and radar cross section measurement and software development.

Morse attended New Mexico State University and graduated with a bachelor of science in electrical engineering in 1980. In 1986, she received a master of science in electrical engineering from the University of Washington.

Morse was recently selected by Boeing to be submitted as their representative for the board of directors of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce. She has been on the board of the Seward Park Art Studio, the chair of the Boeing Welliver Faculty Fellowship Program, and an associate member of the Corporate Council of the Arts in King County, Wash.

Morse has one grown daughter, Jessica. She enjoys traveling, gardening, pottery and outdoor activities.

Robert G. Myers

RGM Consulting

Robert G. Myers attended Albuquerque High School, and was awarded the honor of Distinguished Alumni in 2000. He received his bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from New Mexico A&M (now NMSU) in 1958.

After receiving his degree, Robert worked for the Boeing Company on several projects, including the Bomarc Missile, M-X Missile, Reentry Systems Vehicle, B-1B Bomber, Advanced Cruise Missile, Advanced Launch Cruise Missile, and the Short Range Attack Missile I/II. Later, Robert managed all projects at the Boeing Mojave Test Center. After this Robert served as the Vice President for the Northrop Grumman Military B-2 Stealth Bomber Flight Test Program, and then as Vice President for Northrop Grumman Military Aircraft Systems Division Test and Evaluation. He also served in the Air Force and Air Force Reserves. He is presently a consultant for Northrop Grumman.

Myers is a member of many professional groups including the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Air Force Association, Reserve Officers Association, and the New Mexico State University Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Academy (past president). He has received the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Air Force Space Command Distinguished Service Medal, and the Air Force Academy Distinguished Unit Medal.

Joseph Perea

ExxonMobil Lubricants & Specialties Company

Michael M. Reischman

National Science Foundation

Reischman is currently the Deputy Assistant Director for Engineering with the National Science Foundation. Previously, he worked at Old Dominion University as a research professor on assignment at NASA headquarters, serving as Director of University Programs in the Office of Aeronautics.

Before his assignment at NASA, Reischman was the associate dean of Research and Economic Development at the University of South Carolina from 1997 to 2000. From 1990 to 1997, he was the associate dean of Graduate Studies and Research for the Penn State College of Engineering. Reischman also served as director of the Mechanics Division, program director for Fluid Dynamics, and as a scientific officer with responsibility for multidisciplinary, fundamental research programs in fluid dynamics at the Office of Naval Research.

An expert in fluid dynamics and turbulence, Reischman holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Oklahoma State University and a bachelor’s and master’s degree in mechanical engineering from New Mexico State University. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers as well as a member of the American Society for Engineering Education, the American Physical Society, and the engineering honor society Pi Tau Sigma.

His academic career spans 14 years, focusing on research administration, graduate studies, development of large-scale research and education programs, and economic development. Reischman’s personal interests include antique sports cars and playing seniors’ basketball. He is married with three children and lives in Edgewater, Maryland.

Randolph Rothschild

Randolph Rothschild

Raytheon

Randolph Rothschild is currently a Senior Engineering Manager for Raytheon in Tucson AZ. He began his career with Raytheon Missile Systems after graduating with Honors from New Mexico State University in 1988 with a BSEE. Rothschild has held roles as a System Integrator, Lead Designer, Chief Engineer, Department Manager, and Factory Technical Director. His experience spans the entire life cycle of hardware development which includes, proposals, numerous research and development projects, design and development activities, factory support, and field test. He is very active in the company and has received awards and honors for his service.

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Bob Sachs

Bob Sachs

TEAM Technologies, Inc.

Robert (Bob) Sachs is owner and Chairman/CEO of TEAM Technologies Inc., formerly known as Team Specialty Products Corporation (TSP). TEAM is a “high tech” engineering and manufacturing company located in the Sandia Science and Technology Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

For the past eight years, TEAM has earned the Flying Forty award as one of New Mexico’s fastest growing “high tech” companies and is a “Strategic Supplier” to Sandia National Laboratory. The company has grown to provide special services and products to several government and commercial customers. Sachs has been successful in continuing to grow a profitable company and to provide more than 65 high paying jobs in New Mexico. While at the helm at TEAM, Sachs has nearly quadrupled company revenues while continuing to grow profits.

Sachs completed the Executive MBA program at the UNM Anderson School of Management, and earned consecutive bachelor degrees from NMSU in Business Management and Economics, and Applied Mechanical Engineering. Sachs spent the majority of his engineering career with Hughes Aircraft Company in Tucson, Arizona, and Los Angeles, California. While at Hughes, Sachs worked as a design engineer and later as a systems engineer where he lead critical development teams for Sidewinder (AIM-9X), AMRAAM, TOW, Maverick and a variety of other tactical missile programs. Sachs continued his graduate studies in Systems Engineering with an emphasis on Manufacturing Analysis & Technology Strategy through NTU with course work completed at Georgia Tech U., U. of Missouri Rolla, U. of Arizona and U. of Alaska Fairbanks. Sachs has more than twenty-two years of experience managing R&D and production companies and projects.

Sachs is a friend of the community by providing his company the means to support the United Way, Special Olympics, Accion New Mexico, The Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce, Sandia Science & Technology Park Advisory Council, Sandia Mentor/Protégé Program, Sandia Small Business Assistance Program, the UNM Anderson Foundation, Carrie Tingley Children’s Hospital, and along with his brother Danny, also and NMSU graduate, is on the NMSU School of Engineering Curriculum Steering Committee.

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Jerome "Jerry" Shaw

Jerome "Jerry" Shaw

VOLT Information Sciences, Incorporated

Jerome Shaw and his brother William founded Volt Information Sciences, Inc. in 1950 with an investment of $13. It is now a global staffing supplier with annual sales of approximately $2 billion.

Shaw received his bachelor’s in electrical engineering from NMSU. In 1995, he was named Distinguished Alumnus by the College of Engineering, and in 2001, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws. Shaw is a member of the Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Academy as well as Sigma Tau.

Along with directing the day-to-day operations of Volt, Shaw has also built a successful real estate business. In addition, he has created an award-winning residential housing development in northern San Diego County, Shaw-Lopez Park.

Lisa Webster

Lisa Webster

EEA Consulting Engineers

Lisa Webster is employed with EEA Consulting Engineers. Her experience includes facilities for both the private and public sectors. She leads a team of architects, engineers and technicians in solving complex solutions and performing detailed designs for various project types. She utilizes a wide variety of building materials in the design of governmental facilities, including national laboratories, military installations, and state and local municipalities, as well as manufacturing plants, office buildings, and educational facilities.

Webster has been involved with the National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors (NCEES) since 1997. She is Subcommittee Chair the Civil Engineering Exam Committee. This group meets 4-5 times annually to write and review the national civil exams for the NCEES.

She was names a Women of Influence in New Mexico in 2012 by New Mexico Business Weekly, nominated by NMSU’s College of Engineering.

She also served on the Construction Industries Commission from January 29, 2001 – December 31, 2003. Previously she was employed at Chavez-Grieves where she served as multi-discipline Program Manager at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and held a current “Q” Clearance. She was the Program Manager for Chavez-Grieves for a “Partnering” contract at Sandia National Laboratories.

She has headed of the Rotary Club of Albuquerque’s 11th Annual Family FUN Fiesta Charitable Event which is her Club’s main fundraiser of the year. Webster served as the first woman President of the American Society of Civil Engineers, New Mexico Section and has held many leadership positions with that organization. She also served as the Structural Team Lead for the Architectural Surety Code Team with Lynne Behnfield-Thomas of Rebuild New Mexico.

As a student at New Mexico State University in the early 1980s (graduating in 1984 with a bachelor's of science degree in civil engineering), Webster received accolades from her peers and her instructors, and continues to receive praise and acknowledgment today, including Centennial Distinguished Alumnus, College of Engineering, October 1996 (100 alumni were chosen from the graduating classes of 1896-1996, member and secretary, CAGE (Civil Agricultural Geotechnical Engineering), Outstanding Alumni, October 1995.

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Jeffrey L. Weiner

Jeffrey L. Weiner

IBM Global Technologies (Retired)

Jeff Weiner retired from IBM, where he held the title of Distinguished Engineer in IBM Global Services, in 2008. Weiner joined IBM as a member of the Advanced Communication Systems department where he was responsible for end-to-end network modeling. He later transferred to the I/O Architecture and System Structure group in the Mainframe Hardware Laboratory. His responsibilities included TCP/IP networking and channel-to-channel communication architecture and strategy. Weiner then moved to the Systems Technology and Architecture Division where he was responsible for identifying PCI as the strategic I/O subsystem interface for all of IBM’s server products and for defining converged networking hardware across all IBM server platforms. Weiner joined the Strategic Outsourcing business unit in IBM Global Services in 2000 where he was Lead Architect for the Managed Storage Services offering. His last responsibility prior to retiring was as Strategic Outsourcing’s focal point for evaluations of IBM and vendor technologies in support of various business areas.

Before joining IBM, Weiner led a small team that designed and developed an automated child abuse and neglect tracking system and managed a data processing department at a city housing authority.

Weiner holds a master's of science in computer science from the State University of NY and a master's of science in Guidance and Counseling from Brooklyn College. He has served as an Adjunct Faculty Member at several colleges including NMSU College of Engineering presently.

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Allyson D. Yarbrough

Allyson D. Yarbrough

Emeritus Council Member

Aerospace Corporation

Allyson D. Yarbrough holds five patents, has published extensively, and has received many honors and awards such as President’s Council of Cornell Women, Launch Programs Directorate Team of the Year and Who’s Who of American Women.

Yarbrough received her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from New Mexico State University in 1979 and her master’s and doctoral degrees in electrical engineering from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, in 1985 and 1988, respectively.

Now Yarbrough is the Associate Principal Director of the EHF Systems Program in the MILSATCOM (Military Satellite Communications) Division, responsible for assisting the Principal Director in management of the Aerospace support to the AEHF (Advanced Extremely High Frequency) program that will provide and sustain worldwide satellite communications to strategic and tactical forces during all levels of conflict.

Yarbrough joined the Aerospace Corporation in 1989 and held numerous positions including one that required her to manage several projects as well as nearly 80 employees with expertise in space system electronics engineering.

Before working for Aerospace, Yarbrough served as an associate professor at California State University, Los Angeles, and held positions at Hewlett-Packard and IBM.

Yarbrough is responsible for the creation of the Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) antenna array and switch/filter components, the Concentric Metal Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MESFET) and a computer program useful for evaluating receiver front-end architectures. Yarbrough is also the co-inventor of the MEMS etching process.

Yarbrough is a frequent contributor to corporate programs, committees and external interactions. She is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Society of Women Engineers and the NMSU Electrical and Computer Engineering Academy among others.

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