Catherine Macias – Heat Treat Today 40 Under 40

Name: Catherine Macias
Company: Nitrex Metal, Inc. | Querétaro Operations (Mexico)
Position: Laboratory Coordinator
A graduate of Instituto Tecnológico de Querétaro with a degree in Engineering, majoring in Materials Science, Catherine Macias is the laboratory coordinator at Nitrex Querétaro. Catherine is an expert in metallographic preparation and analysis, and, as the person responsible for these analyses, she is crucial to ensuring the quality of Nitrex's processes. Due to her experience, drive, and leadership, Catherine has become involved in other important areas at Nitrex. For example, she is the internal auditor for IATF and is responsible for all inspection equipment and pyrometry. She coordinates everything from calibration programs to compliance plans and ensures key regulatory requirements are met.

Always ready for new challenges, Catherine has proved to be a great team player since her arrival at Nitrex five years ago, frequently innovating and contributing to her area. She is one of the company's finest collaborators, and for many reasons, this nomination feels natural. She strives to keep the bar high on the quality side and makes a difference every day. Catherine is an example of hard work and commitment, an exemplary 40 Under 40 Class of 2022 nominee.

Nominated by: Nitrex Metal, Inc. | Querétaro Operations (Mexico)

Name: Rene Cerda
Company: FRISA
Position: Product Development Metallurgist

 

Rene Cerda began his academic career at FIME, UANL Mèxico (Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León) by pursuing mechanical and electrical engineering with a focus in mechanical design. He continued his education by earning a master’s degree in Materials Engineering and later finished with a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering, FEM, and heat treatment and forging.

Rene, leading the industry as a professor and teacher, has been a critical member of engineering projects at SISAMEX — SISTEMAS AUTOMOTRICES DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V. With over 10 years of experience working with ferrous metallurgy, forging, heat treat, and process development, Rene uses his rich engineering background and practical project management experience as the project development metallurgist at FRISA. He is skilled in Kaizen, 5S, and CQI-9. Additionally, Rene has experience with process simulations using commercial packaging and has implemented a new production line of heat treating under CQI-9 agreements.

Nominated by: Heat Treat Today
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