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2006 Most Important Hispanics in Technology and Business
By HE
Sep 5, 2006, 12:41

BALTIMORE, Md. — The editors of Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology   magazine (www.hispanicengineer.com) have selected the prestigious 100 Most Important Hispanics in Technology and Business for 2006. The list will also be published in the conference edition of Science Spectrum magazine.
 
Honorees are chosen for this annual list because of their leadership and outstanding work in the field of technology. This list includes many of the nation’s highest achieving Hispanic executives, managers, and researchers in industry, government, and academia. These are women and men who have demonstrated leadership on a broad front, not only in the workplace, but also in their communities.

HE&IT recognizes contributions made on a daily basis by the thousands of Hispanics in technology-related jobs.  The event to honor the 100 Most Important Hispanics will be held on Friday, September 15, 2006, during the Minorities in Research Science (MIRS) Conference in Baltimore, MD.

Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology magazine is one of the industry’s oldest and most prestigious publications. For over 20 years, Career Communications Group has been a global leader in producing conferences and outreach programs including  The Black Engineer of the Year Awards, National Women of Color Technology Awards, Minorities in Research and Science Conference, Black Family Technology Awareness Week, La Familia Technology Week and the Native American Technology Journey.

CCG is also the publisher of US Black Engineer & Information Technology, Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology, Women of Color and Science Spectrum magazines. For more information on the conference and the list of honorees, please visit http://www.ccgmag.com/emerald.  

2006 Most Important Hispanics in Technology and Business

Adam Chavarria
Director
White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics

Alain Belda
Director, Chairman and Chief Executive
Alcoa Inc.

Alberto R. Gonzales
Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice

Alfred J. Griffin, Ph.D.
TI Fellow, SiTD Process Engineer
Texas Instruments Inc.

Alicia Fernandez-Campfield
Vice President, Xerox Lean Six Sigma
Developing Marketing Operations

Ana Gabriel
Vice President - Corporate Affairs
Comcast

Antonio M. Perez
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Eastman Kodak Company

Arturo A. Rosales
Director, Special Programs Satellite Development Center
The Boeing Company

Blandina Cárdenás, Ed.D.
President
University of Texas - Pan Am

Carlos A. Muniz
Senior Network Vice President - Atlantic Operations
BellSouth Telecommunications Corporation

Carlos de Cespedes
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Pharmed Group

Carlos Gutierrez
35th U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Bush Administration

Carmen M. Molina
Contracts Manager
Federal Aviation Administration

Christian Morales
Vice President & General Manager for Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Intel Corporation

Christine Castro
Chief Communications Officer, Senior Vice President
Yahoo! Inc.

Christopher M. Hernandez
Senior Vice President, Unmanned Systems
Northrop Grumman Corporation

Cipriano ("Pano") Santos, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
HP Labs

Cristina H. Amon, Sc.D.
Director, Institute for Complex Engineered Systems
Carnegie Mellon University

Cristina Lambert
President and Chief Executive Officer
Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Verizon

Cristóbal I. Conde
President and Chief Executive Officer
SunGard Data Systems Inc.

Cyrus Salazar
Hispanic Employment Program Manager
National Institutes of Health, Office of the Director

David Hernandez
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Liberty Power

Diana Gomez
National President
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

Dora Maria Abreu
Technology Analyst
Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Estella Hernández Gilette
Deputy Director, External Relations Office
NASA Johnson Space Center

Filemón López
Regional Senior Vice President
Comcast Corporation

Francisco A. Figueroa
Vice President, Infrastructure Operations & Business Management Division and Chief Financial Officer
Sandia National Laboratories

Frank Flores
Vice President, Engineering, Logistics, and Technology
Northrop Grumman Corporation

Gabriel P. Lopéz
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry and
Director, Center for Biomedical Engineering
University of New Mexico

George Franco
Chairman of the Board
U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

George Reyes
Chief Financial Officer
Google Inc.

Grace Lieblein
Vehicle Chief Engineer
General Motors, Front Wheels Drive Trucks

Graciela Eleta de Cacho
Vice President, Multicultural Business Development
The Proctor & Gamble Company

H. Alex Archila
President
Chevron Canada

Haden A. Land
Systems Engineering Director
Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems & Solutions

Hector Garcia-Molina
Leonard Bosack and Sandra K. Lerner Professor in the School of Engineering
Stanford University

Hector Motroni
Chief Staff Officer
Xerox Corporation

Hector Ruiz, Ph.D.
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Heriberto Diaz
Vice President of Operations and General Manager
Guidant Puerto Rico B.V.

Hugo Poza
Vice President, Homeland Security Strategic Business Area
Raytheon Company

Irving Wladawsky-Berger
Vice President, Technical Strategy and Innovation
IBM Corporation

Iván A. Cornejo, Ph.D.
Glass Research Manager
Corning Incorporated

J. Leonard Martinez
Vice President of Manufacturing Systems, Science, and Technology
Sandia National Laboratories

Jim J. Padilla
President and Chief Operating Officer
Ford Motor Company

Joaquin R. Carbonell III
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Cingular Wireless

John C. Pérez
Regents Professor and Director of the NTRC
Texas A&M University-Kingsville

John J. Tracy, Ph.D.
Vice President of Engineering for Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
The Boeing Company

Jorge Austrich
Director, Small & Minority Business Initiatives,
Maryland Deparment of Business and Economic Development

Jorge de Cespedes
President and Chief Operating Officer
Pharmed Group

Jose Hassan
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Harmonicus International

Jose Marquez
President and Chief Executive Officer
Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association

Juan Murillo
Senior Vice President, Technical Director for Major Bridges
Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas Inc.

Leonard A. Martinez
Senior Vice President of Administration and Chief Financial Officer
Kaiser-Hill Company LLC

Lucy Cavazos
Board Director
Lower Colorado River Authority

Luis Paez
Chief Information Officer
Perry Ellis International

Manuel J. Palomo
Vice President and Global Account Manager
Halliburton Energy Services Group

Marcela Perez de Alonso
Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Hewlett-Packard Company

Marcos S. De Oliveira
Executive Director for Unibodycluster
Ford Motor Company

Maria Azua
Vice President of Technology and Innovation, CIO Office
IBM Corporation

Maria Martinez
Corporate Vice President, Communications
Microsoft Corporation

Maria Villar
Vice President, Enterprise Business Information Center of Excellence
IBM Corporation

Marie Quintana
Vice President of Ethnic Sales Development
PepsiCo Business Solutions Group

Mario Bolaños
Director, Semiconductor Group Packaging Technology Development Organization
Texas Instruments Inc.

Mark J. León
Acting Chief, Education Division
NASA AMES Research Center

Marlene Dooner
Vice President, Investor Relations
Comcast Corporation

Mercedes Kelch
Director of Enterprise Operations
Allegis Group Information Services

Michael J. Cave
Vice President and General Manager, Airplane Programs
Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Michael L. Escobar
Assistant Vice President, Information Technology
Allstate Insurance Company

Michael Montelongo
Senior Vice President, Strategic Marketing
Sodexho U.S.A.

Michael P. Mena
Director, Advanced Cockpit Programs
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

Nicolás J. Gutiérrez Jr., Esq.
Member
South Florida Water Management District Governing Board

Nils J. Diaz, Ph.D.
Commissioner
U.S. Regulatory Commission

Nina Vaca
Founder and CEO
Pinnacle Technical Resources Inc.

Nora de Cardenás
Global Marketing Counsel, Oral Care
Colgate-Palmolive

Orlando Ayala
Senior Vice President of the Small and Midmarket Solutions & Partner Group;
Chief Operating Officer of Microsoft Business Solutions
Microsoft Corporation

Orlando Figueroa
Director of Solar System Exploration Division and Mars Exploration
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Patricia Elizondo
Senior Vice President, Industry and Major Accounts Operations
Xerox Corporation

Patricia Salas Pineda
Group Vice President, Corporate Communications and Counsel
Toyota Motor, North America

Paulino R. Barros Jr.
Chief Product Officer - Retail Markets
BellSouth Corp.

Pedro Pizarro, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Power Procurement
Southern California Edison

Philip de St. Aubin
Vice President of International Relations
The Boeing Company

Placido Martinez
Vice President, Operations - Louisiana
Entergy Corporation

R. Marcelo Claure
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Brightstar Corp.

Ralph de la Vega
Chief Operating Officer
Cingular Wireless

Ralph G. Tourino
Vice President, Space Support and Global Strike, DoD Systems
Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems & Solutions

Ramón Baez
Chief Information Officer
Fisher Scientific International Inc.

Raul Trevino
Director of Terminal Safety
Federal Aviation Administration

Raul Valdes-Perez
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder
Vivisimo Inc.

Ray Durazo
Chairman
Latin Business Association Board

Rey Moré
Senior Vice President and General Manager
iDEN Mobile Devices

Robert D. Colangelo
Vice President, Global Technology and Offering Development, Global Services
Xerox Corporation

Robert Dominguez Jr.
President
Ambreco Inc.

Roberto C. Munoz
Vice President, Latin America Region
Halliburton

Roberto Duffy
Deputy Chief Engineer
The Boeing Company

Roberto Osegueda, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Research and Sponsored Projects
The University of Texas at El Paso

Roberto Perez
Senior Vice President of Global Manufacturing
Motorola, Integrated Supply Chain Operations

Rosendo G. Parra
Senior Vice President, Americas
Dell Inc.

Rudy F. deLeon
Senior Vice President-Washington, D.C.,
Operations
The Boeing Company

Sidney M. Gutierréz
Director, Systems Assessment and Research Center
Sandia National Laboratories

Stephen Nunez
Deputy Chief Engineer, Office of the Chief Engineer
NASA Johnson Space Center

Steven A. González
Deputy, Advance Planning Office
NASA Johnson Space Center

Thaddeus Arroyo
Chief Information Officer
Cingular Wireless

Thomas G. Searle
President
Water Business Group, CH2M Hill

Tony L. White
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Applera Corporation

Wilbert Berrios
Director of Corporate Information
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Yno Gonzalez
President - EBS Data and Network Services
AT&T

Yolanda Giron
Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Program Manager
Office of Equal Opportunity
National Nuclear Security Administration