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Lab names new Diversity Office director
Laboratory Director John Browne announced today the appointment of Lisa Gutierrez as director of the Lab's Diversity Office.
"Lisa is a true New Mexico success story," said Browne. "We're excited to welcome her home and welcome her back to the Lab. Her roots in Northern New Mexico, her impressive experience in the corporate world and her strong commitment to diversity make her ideally qualified for this job. We look forward to the strong support and direction she will provide us in the area of diversity."
Gutierrez was born in Los Alamos and raised in both Velarde and Los Alamos. She graduated from Los Alamos High School in 1979. She is the daughter of Lab retirees Wilfred and Cleo Gutierrez. Gutierrez also worked at the Laboratory for one summer while an undergraduate student at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Gutierrez said, "I'm thrilled to be back in Northern New Mexico doing the work I love. I'm looking forward to applying all of my experiences to the unique set of challenges faced by managers and employees at Los Alamos."
At the Lab, Gutierrez will be responsible for management and oversight of all diversity functions. Gutierrez will start in her new position Dec. 6. Don Bryson will continue as acting diversity director until Gutierrez arrives.
Browne added, "Diversity is central to the Lab's mission. Making sure that all of our people feel welcome and valued is critical to our success as an institution."
Since September 1997, Gutierrez has served as a regional learning director for Deloitte Consulting in Chicago, and more recently as Deloitte's director of diversity programs for the Americas. In her first month with Deloitte, Gutierrez saved the company more than $100,000 by restructuring one of the training delivery processes.
As diversity programs director at Deloitte, Gutierrez was responsible for managing all diversity recruiting, retention and education efforts for roughly 13,000 employees in 32 countries. Additionally, she implemented a successful global education plan to use diversity to create high-performing work teams.
"When it comes to diversity, I believe in an 'and' philosophy," said Gutierrez. "For instance, at the Lab, this means that we need to strive to leverage the diverse talents and ideas of all individuals AND at the same time continue to ensure that the Lab is meeting its organizational mission and vision. The two are not mutually exclusive; rather, they should support one another."
From 1983 to 1997, Gutierrez worked at Procter & Gamble as a sales representative, a unit manager and as a recruiting, training and development manager. Throughout her time at P&G, she served as an on-campus recruiter, a mentor and an unofficial diversity ambassador for the company, speaking at conferences, running workshops on diversity and providing diversity advice to P&G leaders.
In 1990, Gutierrez designed and implemented P&G's version of INROADS - a national program that identifies and develops individuals of diverse backgrounds for careers in corporate America. Gutierrez was recognized by INROADS as one of the top three national coordinators.
From 1992 to 1996, Gutierrez was group manager of U.S. Recruiting, Training and Development for P&G. In this position, she established a globally recognized multicultural resource team to improve minority recruiting, retention and advancement, and build business results in a culturally diverse world.
Gutierrez earned her bachelor of science degree in marketing and organizational management from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
--David Lyons
Weather machine on the green
Up-to-the-minute weather information is now available to the public on the Los Alamos National Laboratory website. The "Weather Machine" at http://www.weather.lanl.gov now can be accessed on the open or "green" Web site by both Lab employees and the general public and provides a wide range of weather information. The original Weather Machine, which is now behind a security "firewall," continues to be in operation for use by Laboratory employees only.
Updated every 15 minutes, the Weather Machine lists current and recent conditions in and around Los Alamos, the region and nation. It contains local climatological information, local meteorological data and a full menu of weather-forecasting products.
"Historically the Laboratory has been interested in weather data in support of our emergency response mission and for environmental surveillance," said Jeff Baars of Air Quality (ESH-17). "In case of an accidental release of a hazardous material, weather plays a big part." The Laboratory always had kept detailed studies of local weather patterns and tracked current conditions but didn't make that information generally available to employees until a weather data page was added to the Laboratory's Web site in 1993.
Three-quarters of the typical users of the Weather Machine are Lab employees, according to Baars, the rest are from the public. "Apart from employees, hikers, campers and skiers are our biggest customers," said Baars. "We take snow depth and wind speed measurements at the top of Pajarito Mountain and that information is very valuable during the ski season." Employees that use the internal Weather Machine are less likely to use it for recreational purposes, typically downloading weather data in furtherance of programmatic needs, added Baars.
"The Weather Machine is a valuable resource for the Laboratory as a whole," said Baars. "The people who use it here at the Lab sure seem to appreciate it."
--Kevin Roark
Senior Fellow for Science and Technology at the Council on Foreign Relations to speak at the Lab today and Tuesday
Richard L. Garwin will give talks today and Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Oppenheimer Study Center on the Ballistic Missile Defense and Nuclear Power. The discussion of the National Missile Defense will look at threats, costs and options. The talk on Nuclear Power will look at the future of nuclear power in the world and in the United States, and in particular, if there will be enough uranium to provide continuing operation and whether reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel desirable or necessary.
Richard L. Garwin is currently a Philip D. Reed Senior Fellow for Science and Technology at the Council on Foreign Relations and IBM Fellow Emeritus at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center. Garwin joined IBM Corp. in 1952 after three years on the faculty of the University of Chicago. Until June 1993 he was IBM Fellow at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center and a adjunct research fellow in the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; and adjunct professor of Physics at Columbia University. He is a consultant to the U.S. government on matters of military technology and arms control. While at IBM he was the Director of the IBM Watson Laboratory, Director of Applied Research and a member of the IBM Corporate Technical Committee. He has also served as Professor of Public Policy in the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
Both events are part of the Kac Lecture Series. A discussion session and refreshments will follow each lecture
For additional information on either of these events, or on upcoming Kac Lectures, contact Rod Garcia in the Center for Nonlinear Studies at 667-1444 or ragarcia@lanl.gov.
-- Todd Hanson
'For the Seventh Generation' online
An informative public outreach publication is now online. Called "For the Seventh Generation," it is a joint product produced by CIC, ESH and CRO. The publication can be found at http://lib-www.lanl.gov/la-pubs/00416768.pdf (Adobe Acrobat required).
This year's issue contains articles about beryllium safety, the first WIPP shipment and the Dual Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test facility, just to name a few. The publication is a progress report to inform the general public on how the Laboratory is dealing with past, present, and future environment, safety and health concerns.
The title refers to the Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy, "And each generation was to raise its chiefs and look out for the welfare of the seventh generation to come."
Sample printed copies will be sent to all mail stops the first week in November. Those who wish to request a personal printed copy may do so by sending e-mail to dsherlock@lanl.gov.
Call for postdoctoral packages
The Postdoctoral Committee will meet Dec. 7 to review candidates for J. Robert Oppenheimer, Richard P. Feynman, Frederick Reines, Postdoctoral Fello, and Postdoctoral Research Associate appointments. This is the only meeting where JRO, RPF, and FR candidates are reviewed for fellowship appointments. For more information regarding these fellowships, go to http://www.hr.lanl.gov/html/postdoc/special.html online. All approved candidates must report to work by September 2000. More information can be found in a master-management memo (Adobe Acrobat required).
Controlled burn scheduled for Tuesday
A controlled burn will take place Tuesday near the DARHT construction gate north of Fire State 5. The burn will start at 8:15 a.m. and conclude by 4 p.m.
Smoking ballast causes cafeteria commotion at TA-55
Emergency personnel on Friday responded to a report of a fire in the cafeteria at Technical Area 55 just before lunch time.
At 11:25 a.m. Friday, employees at TA-55 reported that a ballast in a fluorescent light fixture in the kitchen area of Building PF-1 was emitting smoke. Employees were evacuated from the building. The cafeteria building is separate from buildings at TA-55 where nuclear materials are handled or stored.
Personnel from Los Alamos Fire Department and the Lab's Emergency Management and Response (EM&R) Office responded to the report. Power to the fixture was turned off and the incident was declared as under control at 11:42 a.m. The smoking ballast didn't result in any injuries or property damage at the facility.
Electricians were working to replace the fixture on Friday.
"Employees did the right thing by reporting it as soon as they saw it," said Bill Purtymun of EM&R.
Presentation covers intellectual property protection
PHOTO: Attorney Morrison Bennett from Lab Counsel's Business and Patent Law Office (LC-BPL) briefs managers from the Physics (P) Divsion about intellectual property protection. The presentation covered a number of issues that inventors should keep in mind in order to protect intellectual property. Managers in other divisions can request a similar presentation if they contact the Business and Patent Law Office at 7-3302. Photo by James E. Rickman
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