BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Aerospace
& Technologies Corp. Systems Engineer Homero Gutierrez has been honored by the Latinos
in Science and Engineering (MAES*) professional society with its
annual 2014 Experto Tecnico Award.
The MAES Experto Tecnico Award recognizes individuals whose
ideas become the basis for technological innovation, and who push
the envelope of technical and professional achievement, as
distinguished by their research and development portfolio and by
their patents and publications.
Gutierrez, a Ball employee since 1999, works on control system
design, modeling and analysis for pointing systems within the
company's Tactical Solutions business unit. He also supports a
myriad of other programs, projects and activities throughout the
company.
"I am honored to receive this award and applaud Ball Aerospace
for its strong commitment to attract and retain exceptional and
diverse employees," said Gutierrez. "In my fifteen years at Ball,
I've enjoyed working on technically challenging systems designed to
help improve our understanding of earth and space science, and to
contribute to our national defense," said Gutierrez.
Gutierrez earned his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Aeronautics and
Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology. He received the award at the 40th
Annual MAES Symposium in San Diego
on October 17.
Founded in 1974, the mission of MAES is to "promote, cultivate,
and honor excellence in education and leadership among Latino
engineers and scientists." It is the foremost Latino organization
for the development of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
(STEM) leaders in the academic, executive and technical
communities.
*MAES, which stands for "Mexican American Engineers and
Scientists," was the name of the organization when founded in 1975.
The "MAES" acronym has been retained to honor the heritage of the
organization, but the unabbreviated title now embraces the broad
spectrum of nationalities of practicing and aspiring Latino
engineers and scientists throughout the U.S.
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. supports critical
missions for national agencies such as the Department of Defense,
NASA, NOAA and other U.S. government and commercial and
international entities. The company develops and manufactures
spacecraft, advanced instruments and sensors, components, data
exploitation systems and RF solutions for strategic, tactical and
scientific applications. For more information, visit
http://www.ballaerospace.com/.
Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) supplies innovative, sustainable
packaging solutions for beverage, food and household products
customers, as well as aerospace and other technologies and services
primarily for the U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its
subsidiaries employ 14,500 people worldwide and reported 2013 sales
of $8.5 billion. For more
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"forward-looking" statements concerning future events and financial
performance. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "estimates"
and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Such
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could
cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or
implied. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. Key risks and
uncertainties are summarized in filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including Exhibit 99 in our Form 10-K, which
are available on our website and at www.sec.gov. Factors that might
affect: a) our packaging segments include product demand
fluctuations; availability/cost of raw materials; competitive
packaging, pricing and substitution; changes in climate and
weather; crop yields; competitive activity; failure to achieve
productivity improvements or cost reductions; mandatory deposit or
other restrictive packaging laws; changes in major customer or
supplier contracts or loss of a major customer or supplier;
political instability and sanctions; and changes in foreign
exchange or tax rates; b) our aerospace segment include funding,
authorization, availability and returns of government and
commercial contracts; and delays, extensions and technical
uncertainties affecting segment contracts; c) the company as a
whole include those listed plus: changes in senior management;
successful or unsuccessful acquisitions and divestitures;
regulatory action or issues including tax, environmental, health
and workplace safety, including U.S. FDA and other actions or
public concerns affecting products filled in our containers, or
chemicals or substances used in raw materials or in the
manufacturing process; technological developments and innovations;
litigation; strikes; labor cost changes; rates of return on assets
of the company's defined benefit retirement plans; pension changes;
uncertainties surrounding the U.S. government budget, sequestration
and debt limit; reduced cash flow; ability to achieve cost-out
initiatives; interest rates affecting our debt.
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