Latinos Who Tech

Latinos Who Tech


Latest Episodes

How We Built This: InternMakers: Mariana Briones and Alejandro Davila
December 12, 2019

In this episode, I spoke with Mariana Briones, Incoming Hardware Program Manager at Microsoft and Alejandro Davila, FDSE at Palantir Technologies, both born in Mexico and raised in the north of the country.

The PhD Chronicles: Year 2 with Emily Anne Vargas
December 06, 2019

In this episode, we catch up with my favorite Cuban American engineer, Emily Anne Vargas. Emily is an Industrial Engineer and a 2nd year PhD student in materials sciences and engineering at the M.C. Gill Composites Center at the University of Southern ...

The road to Engineering & How to have difficult conversations
November 18, 2019

In this episode, we spoke with Rosa Delgado, a Civil Engineer & Sr. Project Manager. Rosa is a 1st generation engineer and shared with us her challenges and key learnings as a woman in STEM. We spoke about civil engineering,

LIVE from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Convention – #SHPE2019
November 12, 2019

First-ever live episode! Over 150 people attended a panel we hosted at the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Convention in Phoenix, Arizona. The SHPE National Convention happens every year and over 9k students and professionals converge during...

SHPEtina Origins – Igniting Latinas in STEM
November 08, 2019

I recently got back from my 11th SHPE Conference. This particular one was held in Phoenix, Arizona where 9000+ professionals, students, and STEM advocates gathered for 4 days of workshops and networking. A big highlight of the conference is the 200+ co...

Life @ Google: Aaron Ramirez, Technical Solutions Engineer at Google
October 07, 2019

In this episode, I spoke with Aaron Ramirez, Mexican American, Technical Solutions Engineer at Google. We spoke about how he got to Google and how being a SHPE member helped him with the interview process, his role at Google and his definition for Goog...

From Engineering to Technical Marketing: Hugo Castellanos, Product Marketing Manager @ Intel
September 23, 2019

In this episode I share with you a conversation I had with Adriana Flores Ragade, Social Entrepreneur and host of the podcast LatinxAmerica. She asked me about my story and my journey from Electronics Engineering to Technical Marketing.

Keeping It Civil: Jimmy Galvez, Project Manager @ Sherwood Design Engineers
September 09, 2019

In this episode I spoke with Jimmy Galvez, a Project Manager @ Sherwood Design Engineers. We spoke about his journey coming from Guatemala to the US, his experience managing civil engineering projects in California,

Thriving as an Introvert: Dushka Zapata, Writer and Executive Communications @ Zendesk
August 26, 2019

In this episode, I spoke with Dushka Zapata, Executive Communications at Zendesk, writer, and author of seven books. We spoke about writing as a part of her life and how she captures ideas to do so, her work at Zendesk, Quora and her seven books,

Life @ Facebook: Carlos Sarmiento, Software Engineer @ Facebook
August 12, 2019

In this episode, I spoke with Carlos  Sarmiento, Software Engineer at Facebook. Originally from Venezuela, Carlos joined Facebook in 2017. We spoke about how he got to Facebook, the company’s recruiting events and engineering bootcamps,

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