Dear IEEE Members, This is an announcement for an IEEE JRACS Chapter Event. Event: IEEE JRACS Arduino Robotics Workshop Date/Time: September 24, 2015 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm Registration:…
Author: Leandro Barajas
Leandro G. Barajas, Ph.D., PMP
Leandro G. Barajas received the Honor degree in electronics engineering as Valedictorian from the Universidad Distrital F.J.C., Bogotá, Colombia, in 1998, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Atlanta, GA in 2000 and 2003, respectively. During his graduate studies, he worked on novel surface mount technology manufacturing control methodologies at Georgia Tech’s Manufacturing Research Center (MARC).
In 2003, he joined the General Motors R&D Center, Manufacturing Systems Research Laboratory as a Senior Research Engineer. Since then, he has also been in rotational assignments as Senior Plant Engineer at the Lake Orion Assembly Plant and as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer at the Controls, Conveyor, Robotics and Welding Division. He is currently a Staff Researcher focusing on the areas of robotics & automation and intelligent perception. In addition to over 40 publications, his intellectual property (IP) contributions to GM include 24 patents & patent applications, 8 GM trade secrets, and 7 Defensive Publications. He is also a certified Project Manager Professional (PMP) and a Project Management Institute (PMI) member.
Dr. Barajas is a IEEE Senior Member (S’95-M’99-SM’06), a Senior Member and former Chapter 069 Programs Chair of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), a Member of SAE International, and Elected Full Member & GM Chapter Past President of SIGMA XI (The Scientific Research Society). In 2000 & 2003, he received M.S. & Ph.D. OMED Tower Awards from Georgia Tech. During his tenure at GM he has been distinguished with the 2005 GM R&D "Spark-Plug" Award, the 2006 GM Chairman's Honors Award, the 2006 GM R&D Center People’s Choice Award, the 2006 and 2008 GM R&D Charles L. McCuen Special Achievement Innovation Awards, two (2) 2006 and two (2) 2008 GM "Boss" Kettering Awards (GM's highest technical honor), the 2007 SME Kuo K. Wang Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, the 2008 GM Inventor Milestone Award, and the 2008 GM Intellectual Property Gold Award.
Leandro is also a certified Open Water II SCUBA Diver and a licensed Private Pilot (ASEL, HP) currently flying Cessna 172s & 182s and Columbia 350s.