Mr. Culbert has been a long time supporter of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology () and has served on the FIRST in Texas Foundation board for many years. He recently accepted the position of board chairman to continue the statewide mission of bringing FIRST programs to even more students in Texas. Mr. Culbert has spent more than … Continue reading Chris Culbert
Ray Almgren evangelizes the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education as a member of the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology () in Texas board and member of the National Executive Advisory Board. Almgren is also a member of engineering advisory boards including The University of Texas at Austin, Southern … Continue reading Ray Almgren
Joshua Baer helps people quit their jobs and become entrepreneurs at Capital Factory, Austin’s largest coworking space and most active investment fund. Josh founded his first startup in 1996 in his college dormitory at Carnegie Mellon University and now teaches a class at the University of Texas for student entrepreneurs. He was recently recognized as … Continue reading Joshua Baer
Piyush Bhargava is a a vice-president, global operations at Dell Technologies. He leads a global organization responsible for procurement and partner management of Dell’s human capital, customer facing services, human-resource services, technology real estate, and marketing products and services. He also manages Dell’s global packaging procurement and engineering organizations. Mr. Bhargava has been with Dell … Continue reading Piyush Bhargava
Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Art Cavazos is a nationally recognized leader with almost 30 years of experience in education. He was appointed to the University of Texas College of Education Advisory Council. In 2014, he was selected by the U.S. Department of Education as one of 100 top school leaders from across America … Continue reading Dr. Art Cavasos
Ray Hsu serves as the Director of IoT Software at National Instruments, where he leads R&D initiatives to expand the NI software platform by applying Industrial IoT and Industry 4.0 concepts to automated test and measurement solutions. Hsu previously served leadership roles for NI’s Academic Program to improve engineering education from K-12 to higher education … Continue reading Ray Hsu
Caroline Joiner has more than two decades of experience in government affairs, political consulting, grassroots organizing and strategic communications. She is a seasoned advocacy veteran with deep experience in technology policy. From 2014 to 2018, Caroline served as Executive Director for TechNet, the national, bi-partisan association of technology companies. In this role, she oversaw TechNet’s state advocacy and political … Continue reading Caroline Joiner
Larry is a Certified Public Accountant with twenty plus years of experience in public accounting. His practice is in the tax preparation and planning area. He is the owner of Larry Lentz, C.P.A. Larry also has experience in the auditing field. Larry is currently pursuing licenses that would allow him to expand his practice into the financial planning … Continue reading Larry Lentz
Hiren Majmudar is a Vice President, Compute Business Unit at GLOBALFOUNDRIES. Hiren leads Corporate Development (M&A, Equity, Partnerships) and also drives Business Development activities (Partnerships, Strategic account growth etc.). Prior to GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Hiren was Vice President of Business and Corporate Development at SiFive, and previously at Intel Corporation as a Vice President of Intel Capital, leading Silicon … Continue reading Hiren Majmudar
Steve is an advocate for STEM education and project based learning. He has been involved with FIRST since 2013. Steve Schaffer has more than 30 years of experience growing both startups and established Internet and software companies. He is currently an investor and advisor to start-up and established Technology and Internet companies. Previously Steve founded … Continue reading Steve Schaffer
Don Schapker is a Chief Engineer and Director for Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control located in Grand Prairie, Texas. Don has over 26 years of technical and leadership experience in the aerospace industry for a variety of military and commercial products. Don has been involved in since 2008 and was part of the advisory board that established … Continue reading Don Schapker
Cynthia Stong graduated from Seattle University with a degree in mechanical engineering in 1989 and worked for The Boeing Company 1980 to retirement in 2009. She completed a MBA from City University with an emphasis in Project Management. She has been an active member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) serving on local and … Continue reading Cindy Stong
Rich Wells
Vice President of Operations, U.S. Gulf Coast Site Director, Texas Operations President & CEO, Union Carbide Corporation - The Dow Chemical Company
Over the course of his 36-year career with The Dow Chemical Company, Rich Wells has held leadership roles in a wide range of areas, including Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering (M&E), Business Leadership, EH&S (Environment, Health and Safety), Energy and Climate Change, and Public Policy. Wells, a member of the Dow Operations Leadership Team, was named … Continue reading Rich Wells