Conference

UPRM ENGINEERING COMMUNITY SUMMIT

ECoS 2023:

It is with great pride that we announce the Engineering Community Summit (ECoS) on Saturday, October 21, 2023. Throughout the years, our School of Engineering has been a prolific source of professionals that have paved the transformation of our society.

ECoS is part of the celebration of 110 years of engineering at UPR Mayagüez and Puerto Rico. This activity provides companies the opportunity to promote their work, give students, faculty, and engineering professionals the opportunity to learn about the latest developments in STEM related fields, and serve as a catalyst for strengthening relations between university, industry, and community.

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STEM Relevant Topics

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Renowned Speakers

Student Sponsorships

See you on October 21, 2023!

Conference Schedule

7:00am - 8:00am Registration & Breakfast @ Students Center- Sponsored by Northrop Grumman

Welcome & Plenary Session #1

8:00am – 8:30am

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Speakers: UPRM Officials & ECoS Team

8:30am – 9:30am

Topic: TBD

Details here.

Speaker: TBD – P&G

Place: Chardon Auditorium

9:40am - 10:30am Block 1

Topic: Engineering leaders and the challenges leading technical teams.

Details coming soon.

Speakers: Wil Tello, Silvana Grady, and Weimar Taborga – Verizon

Place: Stefani 230

Topic: Intern Story Telling Panel – Industry and Academia Most Valuable Partnership

A key priority for Medtronic is our commitment to STEM programs, universities, and student community, enabling programs to provide students with meaningful professional experiences, skills development offerings and leadership exposure events. The Intern Story Telling Panel is designed to support students pursuing this type of opportunity to learn and plan to make the most of an internship opportunity and build their own Brand as future engineering talent in support and grow of the industry in Puerto Rico.

Speakers: Krystal Stoddard Cortes – Manufacturing Engineer
Mairim Areizaga-Gonzalez – Logistics Analyst
Viviana Miranda Orama – Process Engineer

Place: Industrial Engineering 224

Topic: Minorities in Engineering

Details coming soon.

Speakers: José Martínez & Nelson Feliciano – Naval Nuclear Laboratory

Place: Industrial Engineering 203

Topic: TBD

Details coming soon.

Speaker: Pedro J Sánchez & Johaksiel Nieves

Place: Stefani 216

10:30am - 11:00am Morning Break @ Students Center - Sponsored by Medtronic

11:00am - 11:50am Block 2

Topic: TBD

Details coming soon.

Speaker: Maria Massana – Wolfspeed

Place: Industrial Engineering 203

Topic: TBD

Details coming soon.

Speaker: TBD – P&W

Place: Stefani 216

Topic: TBD

Details coming soon.

Speaker: Carlos Bislip – Sandia National Laboratories

Place: Stefani 229

Topic: Inter-disciplinary Knowledge Leads To Success

Have you ever wondered how multiple engineering disciplines work together to address difficult challenges? Would you like to learn more about the type of jobs Raytheon engineers perform? If you answered yes to these questions, please join us for a refreshing presentation where Keyshlan Aybar, Mauricio Salinas, and Ricky Rodriguez will discuss the value of bringing different disciplines together when addressing the most challenging problems.

Speaker: Keyshlan Aybar, Mauricio Salinas, and Ricky Rodriguez – RTX

Place: Industrial Engineering 224

11:50am - 1:00pm Lunch Break @ Students Center - Sponsored by L3Harris

Plenary Session #2

1:00pm – 2:00pm

Title: Engineering Innovation – “Thinking in the right way, at the right time”

Description:

Engineering is all about solving problems, whether we are writing software, designing buildings, or creating the future of aviation. We need to use distinct thinking styles at different stages of working on a problem, to effectively understand it and solve it. The “Double Diamond” model of design thinking can help guide how we approach problems, from initial awareness through to the final solution.

Speaker: Brian Wylie – Pratt & Whitney

Place: Chardon Auditorium

2:10pm - 3:00pm Block 3

Topic: NASA-Opportunities in the Evolution of Air and Space

Details coming soon.

Speaker: Dr. Felix Miranda, Sasha Sims, and Chris Thames – NASA

Place: Stefani 230

Topic: TBD

Details coming soon.

Speaker: TBD – Boeing

Place: Stefani 216

Topic: TBD

Details coming soon.

Speaker: Wilson Ronda – Lockheed Martin

Place: Industrial Engineering 224

TBD

Topic: Accelerating data driven decision through Advanced Analytics

Chevron will share ways they use advanced analytics through a handful of use cases, how this is enabling them to improve data storytelling to drive change and provide insight to learning and development opportunities they offer their people to help them build and grow their skills in data science.

Speaker: Gabriel Ruscalleda – Chevron

Place: Industrial Engineering 203

3:00pm - 3:30pm Afternoon Break @ Students Center - Sponsored by Verizon

Plenary Session #3

3:30pm – 4:30pm

Topic: Defining possible

.At Northrop Grumman we are defining possible. Our teams explore expanding research areas and create revolutionary technology that not only power the mission but also connect, advance, and protect the U.S. and its allies. However, developing ground-breaking products and solutions is not something we achieve on our own, but through key collaboration across agencies, multiple organizations within Northrop Grumman, and more specifically, integrating multidisciplinary engineering. Through examples of game-changer missions like NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s Artemis, and Air Force’s B-21, we’ll explore the complexities of designing, manufacturing, testing, and launching complex products and what is critical for success.

Speakers:

Lace Hernandez Cruz & Gian Cruz Del Valle – Northrop Grumman

Place: Chardon Auditorium

Connections

4:30pm – 6:00pm

Talk with company professionals and learn about their experiences.

Don’t miss this great opportunity to expand your network!