Read bios of Feature Guests for the Professionals in STEM Networking Forum, Wednesday January 14 at Vertigo Sky Lounge Chicago.
Moderator
Maricela Vazquez, Meteorologist, Telemundo Chicago
Maricela joined the Telemundo Team in January 2011; she is the first and only Spanish speaking Latina Meteorologist in Chicago Spanish Media. Ms. Vazquez is a member of the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association, two of the most recognized organizations for weather.
Maricela is an Emmy Award winner; has a passion for news, a passion for her work and a passion for education. You will often see Maricela in classrooms while visiting schools, giving workshops and meeting the community. She is a role model for young Latinas and an advocate for education.
Discussion Panelists
Federico Conde, Senior Director, Global IT & Supply Chain Solutions, Kellogg Company
Federico “Fede” Conde is Senior Director of Global Supply Chain Solutions for the Kellogg Company. Born and raised in Mexico City, Mexico, Fede began his Kellogg career in Mexico in 1995 and was transferred to Battle Creek in 1998. He has since held several roles in the US, Latin America, Australia, and Europe as Project Manager, Enterprise Architect, Business Partner, and Program Director.
He is a past co-chair and advisor to HOLA! -- Kellogg’s Latino Employee resource group in Chicago and leads Information Technology’s “Recruit the Best” team.
Prior to Kellogg’s, Fede worked for Procter and Gamble. Fede is a certified engineer with a degree in Computer Science from the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores (ITSM) in Monterrey, Mexico and holds a Certification in Production and Inventory Management from the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS). He acts as Vice-President of Membership for APICS Southwest Michigan Chapter.
Juliana Ceja, Business Analyst & IT Development, Rewards Network
With a passion for Agile development methodologies, solid knowledge of software development, IT project management skills and Business Analysis background, Juliana Ceja is a Business Analyst for Rewards Network Technology Development team. Juliana also serves as an Agile Coach for Rewards Network, where she assists with the implementation of Agile development practices and company-wide training.
Prior to Rewards Network, Juliana worked at Coyote Logistics where she began in Operations and seized the opportunity to work with the company’s Technology department. At Coyote Logistics, she began as a Business Analyst for the Senior Development team and later went on to become the IT Project Manager. She worked to bridge the PMO and development teams. Juliana currently attends DePaul’s School of New Learning with focus in Computer Science.
Beimar Iriarte, Senior Statistician, R & D, Quality Engineering, Abbott Diagnostics
Beimar Iriarte is a Senior Statistician at Abbott Laboratories, Diagnostics Division. He provides statistical consulting to design, analysis, and review of studies for the evaluation of the analytical and clinical performance of diagnostic tests in analyzers used in clinical laboratories. Having first obtained his degree in Biochemistry, Beimar began his career as a laboratory scientist developing diagnostic tests for fertility, pregnancy and infectious diseases.
Beimar obtained his MS degree in Biochemistry from Illinois Institute of Technology and MS in Statistics from De Paul University, and currently continuing his studies in pursuit PhD in Biostatistics. He is chair and contributing member in committees in the IVD industry for the development of standards for the evaluation of laboratory methods: Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute, International System Organization.
Beimar has presented and chaired scientific sessions at conferences through the American Statistical Association and Federal Food and Drug Administration. He leads Science education after-school programs with elementary and high schools students. He enjoys travelling, practicing, teaching, and learning foreign languages.
Mahrinah Von Schlegel, Business Development & Strategy Director, Earlybird MVP
Mahrinah is an Entrepreneur, Anthropologist, and Ecosystem Builder who has been in the digital startup space since 2001, developed nearly $1B in real estate, and founded an incubator in the City of Chicago. She received her BA from the University of Pennsylvania and MBA from the Wharton School of Business. She is currently Director of Business Development and Strategy at EarlybirdMVP and Executive Director of Embassy2.0.
Mike Salazar, President, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), Chicago Chapter
Mike Salazar is first generation Mexican and a native of Pilsen, Chicago. He became an engineer and president of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) because of his passion for sciences and STEM fields. Mike has a bachelors and masters degree in Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and has worked as a plant engineer for Tyson Foods for the past two years.
Mike has been the president of SHPE Chicago chapter for the past 5 years and has increased the membership base by 100%. SHPE Chicago is currently the third largest chapter in the nation.
Mike has received numerous awards, including IIT Alumni of the year.
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