SHPE-DFW - SECOND ANNUAL SHPE-DFW PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE "Technology for Today's Changing World

The SHPE-DFW Chapter, (www.shpe-dfw.org) is hosting the Second Annual SHPE-DFW Professional Conference. This conference is a forum that brings senior level executives and experts from Raytheon, Texas Instruments, Lockheed-Martin, Verizon, Lennox International, University of Texas at Dallas, Southern Methodist University, University of North Texas and other leading organizations in the D/FW Metroplex together with professionals working in engineering and technical fields. The Conference targets technical professionals and focuses on two areas: 1) challenges, future trends and opportunities in technology and 2) professional career development seminars/workshops to help participants prepare to meet those challenges and/or seek opportunities that will positively impact their respective careers.

This one-day event will include a panel of distinguished senior level executives from participating corporations who will share their insights on STEM in today's changing world. The agenda also includes a series of presentations by other subject matter experts from participating corporations, academia, and a professional career development workshop.

Oscar Arroyo, David Borrego, Gus Villanueva

Manny Molera, Dr. Delores Etter

Dr. Costas Tsatsoulis, Dr. Mark Spong, Hector Reyes

Dr. Doug Lawson, Pantelis Hatzikazakis

Adrian Valenzuela, Alex Casimiro, Dr. Pamela Johnson

Senior Executive Panel:

Early Morning Session

Topic: "Technology for Today's Changing World - A Time for New Thinking"

Oscar Arroyo, Systems Test Director, Raytheon Missiles Systems (RMS):
Arroyo's engineering career spans more than three decades. Growing up in East Los Angeles during the 1950s, Arroyo developed a love of math and science at an early age. After graduating from high school, Arroyo attended California State University, Los Angeles, where he earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1974.

In 1978, Arroyo joined Raytheon and later became a senior program manager, leading the Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) product line team. He was instrumental in ensuring that Missile Systems' EKV payload deliveries met the Presidential Order for ground-based interceptor emplacement by December 2004.

Arroyo's integration and test expertise, combined with his exceptional leadership skills, reduced cycle time for kill vehicle assembly, payload assembly and test from 60 days to 20 days. This cycle-time reduction allowed Missile Systems to deliver on the Presidential Order for the placement of interceptors in Alaska. For these efforts, Arroyo received the 2004 Raytheon Program Manager Leadership Award. Today, Arroyo manages a workforce of almost 1,500 and is widely recognized for his achievements in engineering.

David Borrego, Director, Network Engineering Planning & Construction Systems, Verizon:
David is responsible for the planning, deployment, implementation, and day-to-day operation, maintenance, and end-user support of the enterprise systems utilized by various organizations to design, maintain, inventory, and grow both the core and FiOS Networks. His system responsibilities span both COE and OSPE and include firewall administration, release & implementation management, software control, help desk support, system & user access administration, and report development. He also has oversight of the switch traffic data collection and reporting systems providing network engineering, network operations, and regulatory key information that maintains the health and stability of our core switch network.

Prior to his current assignment, he served as Manager of Network Engineering Systems with responsibility and oversight of the CO Engineering systems. He and his team worked to develop and deploy standard engineering tools to support common engineering processes for the GTE and now Verizon.

David holds a BS in Electrical Engineering with significant studies in Computer Science from the University of Texas El Paso.

Gus Villanueva, Deputy Director F-35 Global Production, Lockheed-Martin:
As Deputy to the Vice President of Global Production, Mr. Villanueva is responsible for Production Operational and Performance Oversite for the tri-company manufacturing team comprised of LM Aero, Northrop Grumman (NGC) and BAE; including deployment of a Common Production System. He is responsible for strategic deployment of resources to enable achievement of program and company objectives. He communicates with customer offices to ensure that adequate and accurate information provides visibility into Global Production performance.

Prior to his position of Deputy, Mr. Villanueva led and managed Lockheed Martin Aeronautics F-35 manufacturing operations in Fort Worth and Palmdale, including responsibility for the Forward Fuselage, Wing Assembly, Control Surfaces & Edges and Aircraft Mate & Delivery. He interfaced and communicated with LM Aero, NGC and BAE Systems to ensure successful performance of the F-35 Production Program. From August 2004 to May 2006, Mr. Villanueva served as Site Director for Production Operations for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company in Palmdale. In this position, he led Advanced Development Programs (ADP), F-117, U-2, F-22A and F-35 Palmdale production/modification teams to ensure successful achievement of production operations contractual commitments and customer satisfaction.

He obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management in 1998 from the University of Phoenix and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Pepperdine University in 2001. In 2002, Mr. Villanueva received the Lockheed Martin Leadership Association Manager of the Year Award. In May 2003, the F-117 program was awarded the Shingo Prize for excellence in manufacturing under the direction of Mr. Villanueva.

Manny Molera, Jr., Vice President, Human Resources, Lennox International:
In his role, Manny leads the HR team that supports a world-wide HVAC manufacturing, sales, marketing and distribution business segment. Manny is also the leader of the LII Diversity Strategy project and chairs the LII Corporate Diversity Council.

Prior to joining Lennox, Manny served as leader, global recruiting and mobility for Nortel Networks in Dallas, where he developed the corporate recruiting strategy and led the efforts of Nortel's global recruiting and mobility organizations. He began his career with Nortel in 1997 as human resources director and was later promoted to human resources business partner, before being appointed leader, global recruiting and mobility in 2006. Prior to his career with Nortel, Manny served in human resources leadership positions for American Pad & Paper, Frito-Lay, and Mobil Exploration and Producing. He was a captain in the United States Army from 1983 to 1990 and earned a B.S. of Science - General Engineering from the United States Military Academy. Manny has a passion for people development and has a wide variety of skills, including fluency in Spanish and German.

Panel Discussion and Seminars:

Morning Sessions

Distinguished Panelists (Breakout Session 1A):

Topic: "The Future of Engineering Education"

Dr. Delores Etter, Texas Instruments Distinguished Chair in Engineering Education and Director of the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education, Southern Methodist University

Dr. Costas Tsatsoulis, Dean and Professor, University of North Texas, School of Engineering

Dr. Mark Spong, Dean of Engineering & Computer Science, University of Texas at Dallas, School of Engineering

Seminar (Breakout Session 1B):

Pantelis Hatzikazakis, Director, Research & Development, Lennox Industries,
"The HVAC Industry and Environmental Sustainability"
- This presentation will focus on the environmental issues of our era and how the Air-conditioning and Heating Industry is addressing the needs of our society for sustainability.

Seminar (Breakout Session 1C):

Adrian Valenzuela, Product Marketing Engineer, Texas Instruments,
"Energy Independence - The Energy Harvesting Revolution"
- Modern ultra-low-power embedded processors have reached a level of integration and processing efficiency that traditional batteries are no longer required for many applications. Scavenging energy from the light, heat, vibration or even wireless signals can enable devices with infinite up-time without a battery. A few case examples will be highlighted as real world implementations that will dramatically impact our lives within a few years.

Afternoon Sessions

Seminar (Breakout Session 2A):

Alex Casimiro, Director of Information Technology, Texas Instruments,
"Leading and Executing Successful Projects"
- The purpose of this presentation is to expose conference attendees to the challenges of managing a complex project in a global environment. It will touch on the technical considerations of project management such as the infrastructure and architecture framework, as well as the human element that allows a project manager to leverage relationships at the levels needed to enable successful project results.

Seminar (Breakout Session 2B):

Hector Reyes, Technical Director and Chief Technologist, Raytheon Network Centric Systems,
"The Attributes of the 21st Century Innovator"
- There have been so many great engineering innovations to date, many of them in the last half century. But what does it take to raise the bar and further technology and engineering? Mr. Reyes will present innovating on an entirely new plane in today's global environment. See why "innovation at the intersections" sets you apart as a top notch innovator and creates a dynamic role in your engineering career.

Seminar (Breakout Session 2C):

Dr. Doug Lawson, Manager, Process Forecasting and Simulation, Southwest Airlines,
"Improving Service Design Using Living Systems Principles (Swarm Intelligence)"
- "Flight Scheduling Using Swarm Intelligence" - News Clip: http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2008/0406-planes_trains_and_ant_hills.htm
Using expert systems, genetic programming, and evolving, agent-based simulation to improve the design of services. Swarm theory, adaptive systems, bio-mimicry are terms that refer to facets of living systems principles that have been applied to the design of services. The broader principles of cellularity, self replication, inheritance, and dissipative structural change can be combined to define a design discipline. Concrete application of some of these principles will be discussed during the seminar.

Workshop:

Late Afternoon Session

Special Guest Presenter:

Dr. Pamela Johnson, President, NIA Consulting & Development, "Communicating Up"
- Most managers and team leaders realize the importance of upward communication, but few accept the responsibility for the quality and effectiveness of communicating with their own managers. Managers and team leaders will learn how to frame communication so that a desired result is achieved.

Communicating Up provides the tools necessary to align the individual with communication requirements of his or her manager. With its focus on preparation and clear commitments, can help even experienced managers build a more effective process for communicating and collaborating within the organizational hierarchy. (www.ncdperformance.com)

For more information:

Event Information Sheet
Event Agenda
Conference Postcard
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