People Book Choice: Obstacles Welcome -Turn Adversity to Advantage in Business and Life
In his book Obstacles Welcome: Turn Adversity to Advantage in Business and Life, Ralph de la Vega recounts a range of experiences, starting with his parents’ courageous decision to put him on a plane alone as a 10-year old immigrant through his remarkable rise to become the president and Chief Executive Officer of AT&T Mobility
May 21, 2010, 23:53
People Hispanic Engineer 40 Under 40: Alex Martinez
Alex Martinez, currently part of Lockheed Martin's Information Systems &
Global Services Intelligence business development team, supports a significant
business capture campaign by coordinating industry activities, business
development coverage, marketing communications, and the company's corporate
business development field offices.
May 21, 2010, 19:41
People HE&IT Magazine's Forty Under Forty: Juan Lafuente
Juan Lafuente is the Program Manager of the Platform Systems Integration Support
Program within the Network Integration and Engineering Division of Science
Applications International Corporation. He manages a team of 20 that includes
systems engineers, project managers, technical and on site leads, documentation
and drafting personnel, and administrative support staff.
May 21, 2010, 19:38
People HE&IT Magazine's Forty Under 40: Ginger Kerrick
Ginger Kerrick, a flight Director at NASA, was the first person of Hispanic heritage to lead Mission Control. She was also the first non-astronaut to serve as a spacecraft communicator. Currently, she is responsible for directing the activities of the ground support team during human spaceflight operations.
May 20, 2010, 19:32
People HE&IT Magazine's 40 Under Forty: Octavio Herrera
Octavio Herrera, an IT Security Manager at Aflac, leads a team tasked with maintaining the security and integrity of Aflac’s data and IT Infrastructure. Herrera is responsible for ensuring compliance with regulatory and industry requirements (HIPAA, SOX, PCI, etc) while leveraging security technology to provide solutions for corporate users and associate field force.
May 20, 2010, 19:27