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R 211300Z FEB 01 ZYB MIN PSN 837642J30
 
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TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N05354//
NAVADMIN 042/01
 
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SUBJ/2001 SOCIETY OF HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (SHPE)
/AWARD WINNER//
 
REF/A/RMG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/181845ZDEC2000//
 
AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 320/00, 2001 SHPE NATIONAL TECHNICAL CAREER
CONFERENCE AWARDS//
 
RMKS/1.  IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I ANNOUNCE THE SELECTION OF
MR. GERMAN LOPEZ AS RECIPIENT OF THE 2001 SHPE NATIONAL TECHNICAL
CAREER CONFERENCE PROMISING ENGINEER AWARD.  THIS AWARD IS PRESENTED
ANNUALLY BY THE SHPE ORGANIZATION TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE
MADE SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS IN A SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, OR
TECHNOLOGY FIELD WITHIN THEIR FIRST THREE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
 
2.  MR. LOPEZ CURRENTLY SERVES AS AN ACQUISITION INTERN AT THE NAVAL
AIR WARFARE CENTER IN ORLANDO, FL.  BORN IN EL CENTRO, CA, HE WAS
INITIALLY RAISED IN MEXICALI, MEXICO.  HE RECEIVED HIS BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE DEGREE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING FROM CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC
INSTITUTE, SAN LUIS OBISPO.  HIS CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE
DEVELOPING RAPID ACTION MINOR ENGINEERING CHANGES, TEST WORK-ROUND
PROCEDURES, AND DEVELOPING/EVALUATING PROJECT PROPOSALS AND COST
ESTIMATES.  IN PARTICULAR, HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PLANNING AND
EXECUTION OF A PROJECT INVOLVING MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT GUIDANCE
SYSTEM WIRING, ALLOWING SWITCHING BETWEEN SYSTEMS IN CASE OF A
PRIMARY FAILURE.  IN ADDITION, HE WAS INTRICATELY INVOLVED IN THE
DESIGN ISSUES AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES OF A RADIO COMMUNICATION
SYSTEM THAT ALLOWED RADIO TRANSMISSION IN EUROPE FOR NATO
OPERATIONS.  OVERALL HIS EFFORTS HAVE HELPED LOWER COSTS, REDUCE
REDUNDANCIES, AND SIMPLIFY THE INTERFACE FOR OPERATORS AND
TECHNICIANS.
 
3.  MR. LOPEZ WILL BE FORMALLY RECOGNIZED ON 23 FEB 01, AT
THE SHPE AWARDS BANQUET, WHICH IS BEING HELD AT THE FRESNO CONVENTION
CENTER IN FRESNO, CA.  NAVY PERSONNEL INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THE
BANQUET SHOULD CONTACT LT WILLIE HARBERT AT 703-695-2824/DSN 225;
E-MAIL:  P00J3@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL.
 
4.  I CONGRATULATE MR. LOPEZ ON HIS ACHIEVEMENTS AND ENCOURAGE
OTHERS TO FOLLOW HIS FINE EXAMPLE.  HIS CONTRIBUTIONS DEMONSTRATE
HOW YOUNG CIVILIAN AND MILITARY MINDS HELP MAINTAIN THE HIGH
STANDARDS DEMANDED BY OUR NAVY.
 
5.  RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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