Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

Become a member!

Become a professional member of the largest Hispanic engineering society! Membership fees help fund community outreach initiatives.

To register please visit: http://oneshpe.shpe.org

Region: 1

Chapter: Puget Sound

Board Contact info:

President:

Andrea Cortes president@shpepsc.org

Vice-President:

Armando Gomez vicepresident@shpepsc.org

Treasurer:

Erick Cruz treasurer@shpepsc.org

Secretary:

Saul Marquez secretary@shpepsc.org

www.shpepsc.org

In this issue…

• Puget Sound’s VP’s Letter
• Microsoft‘s 2009 Sponsorship
• MentorSHPE Program
• Upcoming events

Getting to Know Our Vice-President

Armando Gomez at NILA 2009, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX.

NILA is the National Institute for Leadership Advancement and is the premier leadership training event for SHPE.

I want to introduce myself not as the Vice President of SHPE PSC, for 2009-2010, but rather as a professional engineer, just like many of you, who is excited about the future of our organization. This year we have an exciting team, and I’m really fortunate to be working with a great group of people dedicated to making SHPE PSC the chapter of the year again, again, and again.

My focus will be directed towards improving membership services, surpass our goal of having more than 100 registered members and expand our financial resources by the end of the fiscal year. Already we have been able to leverage our technical talent within our membership. Contigo Technology Consulting, lead by one of our own, has just expanded our website services. Furthermore, we have expanded our corporate sponsorship and partnerships, as evidenced by our first two General Body Meetings. Thanks Turner Construction Co. and Puget Sound Energy! Also, since we have such a magnificent leadership team, we have been very successful with our financial goals. Our diligent grant proposals have been well received by our sponsors and we expect to continue growing our financial capabilities which will feed our hunger to do more in our communities. Finally, we’re already well into reaching our goal of having more than 100 registered members, and we’re not even mid-year. Microsoft has really stepped up their support by sponsoring 100 free 1-year memberships for their full time employees in the state of Washington. For more information, please visit our new website!

Thanks for taking the time to make SHPE PSC a great organization!

Microsoft 2009 Professional Sponsorship

Microsoft is sponsoring 100 FREE 1-year memberships for its full time employees in Washington State!

Complete this 5 min. online application and start enjoying ALL the benefits today!

Become a member of the largest Hispanic Engineering and Science organization. The professional benefits of becoming a member include:

Local Chapter Benefits

• FREE admission to all General Body Meetings held bi-monthly at different companies such as Google, Boeing, Starbucks, Puget Sound Energy, Turner Construction, Expedia, Amazon.com, Intel, Herrera Environmental Consultants, Accenture, etc.
• FREE admission to networking and social events.
• Eligible to be part of our annual MentorSHPE program.
• Discounts on partnered events with NSHMBA (National Society of Hispanic MBA's) and ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting), such as BBQs, career fairs and professional development events

National benefits

• Membership Certificate and Pin.
• Complimentary subscription to the SHPE Magazine.
• Complimentary subscription to Hispanic Business Magazine.
• Career development, leadership training and professional development.
• Networking opportunities and discounts at other SHPE seminars and conferences.
• Information on employment and professional advancement opportunities.
• Opportunity to enter Technical Paper, Poster, and other competitions.
• Eligible for National Awards.
• Eligible to nominate recipients for National Awards.
• Receive discounted registration to National Technical and Career Conference (NTCC), West Coast Career Expo (WCCE), Midwest Expo (ME), National Conference and Eastern Technical Career Conference (ETCC).

SHPE MentorSHPE Program

The program’s primary goal is to establish a relationship between the mentee and mentor that facilitates better career decision-making and the development of a network that can result in increased job opportunities.

• Dec. 4: Meet your mentor/mentee: Christmas dinner and white elephant gift exchange(TBD)
• Jan 16: Resume, cover letter and interview Workshop @ Herrera Environmental Consulting
• Feb 26: Video game competition (Mentors vs. mentees)
• Mar 19: Company Tour (TBD)
• May 15: Dinner & web etiquette (TBD)
• June 12: End of the year banquet (TBD)

Benefits of the Program

• Creates greater insight into leadership attributes.
• Shows initiative and enhances career development.
• Improves business and personal problem solving skills.
• Increases your network circle.
• Provides you a sounding board for testing ideas and plans.
• Increases self-awareness and self-discipline.
• Eligible for a SHPE PSC scholarship.
• Provides positive and constructive feedback on professional and personal development areas.

Mentors:

• Improves leadership and coaching skills.
• Retains and enhances knowledge and professional skills.
• Introduces new communication and problem solving styles.
• Provides a sense of giving back to the community.

Mentees:

- To be a registed and paid member of the University of Washington SHPE chapter or Seattle University SHPE chapter

- Must be able to commit to full length of program (November 2009 - June 2010)

- Fill out this online application.

Mentors:

- To be a registed and paid SHPE PSC member

- Must be able to commit to full length of program (November 2009 - June 2010)

- Fill out this online application

If you any questions contact:

Marleen Arenivar at studentliaison@shpepsc.org for University of Washington or

Elizabeth Berg at studentliaison2@shpepsc.org for Seattle University

Upcoming Events

• Oct 28-Nov 1: SHPE National Conference 2009.
• Nov 6: Gamenight@ Gameworks.
• Nov 7: 2009/2010 Student Society Retreat. RSVP here
  
• Nov 9: Microsoft Professional Development and Recruiting Event. RSVP here
  
• Nov 14: Recordando Panama.
• Nov 19: 2nd Leadership Meeting. RSVP here
  

Visit our Events Calendar for more details.

Off the Wall: links you may be interested in

• Patawalk.com: A website with virtual tours and full interactive maps of remote places around Mexico, like Morelia, Cancun, and other interesting towns. Developed by a local SHPE Professional member, this is a site for the person who has always wanted to visit his parent’s home country and rekindle their roots: http://www.patawalk.com.
• SHPE NC: A very nice video we found showing what our organization does. See it and feel proud: click here or use the URL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFj3yFAnQBw.
• SHPE PS 2009 Banquet: This is a video shot during the SHPE 2009 Banquet with our local SHPE Professional members Edgar Leon, Diana Noble and David Martinez showing of their Hispanic musical talents during the Banquet: click here or use the URL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUhTGSrxHOI&feature=channel.
• Please send any links you would like to share to: writer@shpepsc.org.

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