Jorge Martinez

Experience

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  Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico

  Oct 1992 - Mar 1996

  Assistant Professor

  Taught undergraduate general and mechanical engineering courses (e.g., thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid dynamics) in an environment geared to part-time and working students. Developed connections with local industry to propel capstone design projects.

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  Thermal Ceramics

  Mar 1996 - Jul 2011

  Assumed roles and responsibilities over Plant Engineering, Quality Assurance, Operations, and Site Management. Responsible for setting internal policies and procedures for an effective P&L and EH&S management. Responsible for proposing and implementing process improvements and capital projects; assisted satellite facilities in Latin America with technical support and technology transfer.

  • Operations Manager

    Sept 2001 - Jul 2011

  • Process Engineer

    Mar 1996 - Aug 2001
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  Morgan Advanced Materials

  Jul 2011 - Dec 2016

  Engineering Manager

  Focused on Extraordinary Maintenance, Process Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Product Development; supports local organization as member of the Strategic Management Team.

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  Purdue University

  Jan 2017 - now

  Disseminating service-learning and community engagement as means to teach engineering design and prepare college students for professional careers. Visit https://engineering.purdue.edu/EPICS. EPICS is a service learning design program where teams of students partner with community organizations to address human, community, and environmental needs. Visit http://engineering.purdue.edu/EPICS . Responsible to mentor student teams and maintain laboratory spaces where students meet and work in their projects.

  • Outreach Program Manager, EPICS University Consortium

    Jul 2021 - now

  • EPICS Lab Manager

    Jan 2017 - Jan 2022