Officer Bios

Noe Gonzalez-President/Presidente (noe.gonzales@hp.com)

Noe Gonzales: Noe graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and has been a MAES member since 1989.  He was part of the team that drove the Texas A&M membership to 400 people.  As a student leader he helped establish the initial MAES Leadership Conferences and National Student Structure.  He was a recipient of the Padrino Scholarship in 1991.  As a professional, he was as a National Director, founding member of the Bay Area Professional Chapter where he served as Vice President and was part of the 2000 National Symposium committee.  He is served as treasurer of the Houston Professional Chapter in 2006 and was a member of the 2006 Symposium Committee.  Noe began employment at HP in 1988 as a co-operative engineering student.  He began full time employment with HP in 1993.  In 2000, Noe left to work at an internet start up, then for a small software company.  He returned to HP in 2004 and currently leads the Direct Fulfillment improvement programs for Hewlett-Packard’s American region. 


Jessica Garcia-Vice President/Vice Presidente (jegarcia@flowserve.com)

Jessica graduated from Texas A&M Kingsville with a Mechanical Engineering degree.  She has served as a mentor for design competitions through the Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering.  She has also been involved on fundraising committees for both LULAC Council 30 and SHPE Gulf Coast to generate funds for scholarships, educational assistance and school supplies for students  Jessica was also a member of the 2006 Symposium committee assisting through multiple sub-committees.  Jessica is currently working for Flowserve Corporation as an On-site Application Engineer at Bayer in Baytown.


Ricardo Real-Secretary/Secretario (rreal@marathonpetroleum.com)

Ricardo Real is a graduate of the University of Houston.  He has been involved with MAES since his sophomore year.  His involvement began in the 2000 Houston Symposium as a chaperone for university travelers and PACES volunteer.  In addition, he has held different positions with the local University Chapter which include PACES Coordinator, and Vice President.  Ricardo’s participation with MAES declined after his graduation, because he wanted to focus on his project engineering career with Marathon Petroleum, Texas City.  Ricardo has continued his involvement with the local community by being a facilitator for the Junior Achievement program.  He assisted the 2006 Houston Symposium, with numerous tasks and has become an active member with the MAES professional chapter.


Omar Huerta-Treasurer/Tesorero (omar.huerta@c-a-m.com)

Omar Huerta is a graduate of the University of Houston.  As a student he has served as Vice President for the Society for Manufacturing Engineers and secretary for Phi Kappa Theta.  He was also a member of MAES and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) while attending UH.  As a professional, Omar was part of the symposium committee for the MAES International Symposium & Career Fair held in 2006.  Omar is currently a Product Engineer working for Cameron International Corporation.