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| Hugo B. Poza, Ph.D., Corporate Vice President, Raytheon Company |
Baltimore, MD (April 24, 2003)--The nation's premier Hispanic technology magazine, Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology, has published its fifth annual survey of the country's most powerful Hispanics in business and technology. The list of 50, selected from hundreds of submissions, represents a cadre of highly accomplished, forward-thinking professionals who have demonstrated vision, hard work, and perseverance. These quiet warriors have overcome a landscape of challenge, scrutiny, and cultural barriers to excel in their fields. Their careers have helped define the possibilities created by opening the doors of opportunity to minorities. And they have delivered, contributing greatly to America's prosperity.
Among this year's honorees are Hugo B. Poza, Ph.D., corporate vice president for Raytheon Company, one of the nation's leading defense and aerospace systems contractors. Poza directs Raytheon's homeland security business sector.
Wilbert Berrios, chief information officer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Berrios serves as the principal advisor on information technology to the commanding general of the Corps, a multibillion-dollar organization with tens of thousands of employees working on projects that affect the lives of every American.
Nils Diaz, Ph.D., the newly appointed chair of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which is charged with protecting the environment and the public from the effects of radiation from nuclear reactors, nuclear materials, and nuclear waste facilities. Diaz is in his second five-year term on the commission, which now stands on the front lines of the "War against Terror."
Margarita N. Dominguez, vice president and CIO of Tampa Electric Company. Dominguez exemplifies outstanding contribution to industry, helping lead a utility with a clientele of one million and a service area of 2,000 square miles. Dominguez, a Cuban immigrant, also serves Tampa Electric's parent company, TECO Energy, Inc., as procurement officer and CIO.
And MIT grad and pioneering biotech researcher Lydia Villa-Komaroff, Ph.D. Villa-Komaroff now serves as vice president for research and chief operating officer of the Whitehead Institute, a prestigious organization at the forefront of cancer and AIDS research, structural biology, genetics, infectious disease research, developmental biology, and transgenic science.
There are 45 other Hispanics from the ranks of government, the not-for-profit sector, and Corporate America with stories just as impressive. Two representatives from academia also have been recognized for their educational leadership. With the unprecedented demand for a diverse, highly skilled work force, these outstanding Americans will provide a road map to success for others to follow.
The 50 Most Important Hispanics in Business and Technology survey is even more significant this year, says Tyrone D. Taborn, Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology's publisher, since census data have confirmed that Hispanics are now the largest minority in the U.S. But in the fields of technology and science, Hispanics continue to be underrepresented. Today, Hispanics and other minorities combined make up only 7 percent of the science and engineering work force.
For minorities to close this gap and have representation that more closely reflects their numbers in society, more than 250,000 minority engineers and scientists will have to be produced over the next 10 years.
Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology magazine is published by Career Communications Group, Inc. (CCG), a minority-owned media services company with a mission to promote careers and educational opportunities for minorities in engineering, technology, and science. CCG is also the founder of La Familia Technology Week, a national public awareness campaign designed to increase Hispanics' interest in technology.
This year's 50 Most Important Hispanics in Business and Technology are:
Dan Arvizu, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Energy & Industry Systems
CH2M Hill
Miguel Bauza, Vice President, Core Cable Product Development
Convergys Information Management Group
Wilbert Berrios, Chief Information Officer
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Jaime Borras, Corporate Vice President & General Manager IDEN Technology
Motorola, Inc.
Juan N. Cento, President, Latin America & Caribbean
Federal Express
Mario Concha, President-Chemical
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Diane DeHoyos, Manager, Cost Reduction; President - GM Hispanic Inititaive Team General Motors Corporation
Greg Deveson, Executive Vice President-Saab
General Motors Corporation
Nils Diaz, Chairman
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Carlos Dominguez, Vice President, Service Provider Market
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Margarita N. Dominguez, Vice President and CIO, Tampa Electric Company;
Procurement Officer and CIO
TECO Energy, Inc.
Michael L. Dominguez, Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
U.S. Air Force
Philip A. Dur, Corporate Vice President and President, Northrop Grumman Ship Systems
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Miguel L. Escobar, Assistant Vice President, Information Technology
Allstate Insurance Company
Francisco A. Figueroa, Vice President and CFO
Sandia National Laboratories
Antonio R. Flores, Ph.D., President
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
Edsel Garciaméndez-Budar, Director, Broadband Data Systems Engineering
MCI
Michele Goins, Vice President and Global Information Officer, Imaging and Printing Group
Hewlett-Packard Company
Yno Gonzalez, President
SBC Long Distance
Carlos M. Gutierrez, Chairman and CEO
Kellogg Company
Giraldo Gutierrez, Vice President
Global Crossing
Sid Gutierrez, Director, Monitoring Systems and Technology Center
Sandia National Laboratories
Charles M. Herington, President and CEO
America Online Latin America
Ricardo Hernandez, Director, Current Product Financial Analysis
DaimlerChrysler Corporation
Maria Elena Lagomasino, Chairman and CEO
JP Morgan Private Bank
Grace Lieblein, GMS Implementation Leader-Engineering
General Motors Corporation
Carlos Lobo, President and Chief Executive Officer
New Venture Gear, Inc.
Placido J. Martinez, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
Entergy Corporation
Michael Montelongo, Assistant Secretary for Financial Management & Comptroller
U.S. Air Force
Jorge P. Montoya, President - Global Food & Beverage and Latin America
Procter & Gamble
Jorge Morales, Vice President, Naval Marine Operations & Finance
Rolls Royce
Rey Moré, Senior Vice President, Global Technology Development
Motorola, Inc.
Hector J. Motroni, Senior Vice President & Chief Staff Officer
Xerox Corporation
Susan Pacheco, Director of Mercury Programs
Ford Motor Company
Rosendo G. Parra, Senior Vice President, Americas
Dell Computer Corporation
Pedro Pizarro, Vice President, Strategy Business Development
Southern California Edison
Hugo B. Poza, Ph.D., Corporate Vice President
Raytheon Company
Grace Puma, Vice President, Inbound Supply Chain
Kraft Foods Inc.
Marie Quintero, Assistant Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions
The Coca-Cola Company
John B. Ramil, President, Tampa Electric Company; Executive Vice President
TECO Energy, Inc.
Stevan G. Ramirez, Chief Quality Officer and Vice President
Eastman Kodak Company
Arturo Rosales, Programs Director of International Business Units
The Boeing Company
Adalio T. Sanchez, General Manager, eServer pSeries
IBM Systems Group
Ralph G. Tourino, Vice President, Systems Integration
Lockheed Martin Systems Integration Company
Jorge A. Valdes, Vice President, Engineering
Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc.
Rafael de la Vega, President
BellSouth Latin America
Oscar Velasco, Vice President
Siemens Medical Systems
Miriam Vializ-Briggs, Vice President, Marketing
IBM Grid Computing Business Unit
Lydia Villa-Komaroff, Ph.D., Vice President for Research and COO
Whitehead Institute
Gloria Ysasi-Diaz, Senior Vice President, Process Management
RR Donnelley
Representing the academic community are:
Miguel A. Nevárez, President
University of Texas, Pan American
Eloy Rodriquez, Ph.D.
James A. Perkins Endowed Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology
Cornell University
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