Q&A With TSE's Women in Engineering
June 23rd marks International Women In Engineering Day. TSE Brakes is lucky enough to have four remarkable female engineers at it’s helm. They bring so much depth and INSERT to the job. With over 60 years of experience between the four of them, we are never at a loss of talent. To celebrate this day, get to know each one of them a little better.
Q&A With Ana Olivo - Manufacturing Engineer
What inspired you to pursue a career in engineering?
AO: My curiosity of knowing how things are built and how they work, having the opportunity to improve the manufacturing process or create a production process from zero.
What’s the most exciting project you’ve worked on at TSE Brakes?
AO: The best project I ever worked on was generating a new version of production drawings that contain multiple TSE part numbers listed on tables per product families. This resulted in a 50% decrease of the production drawings to control and maintain.
What’s a piece of advice you would give to young women interested in engineering?
AO: Dare to accept challenges, plan your carrier goals in short and long term, look for mentors and learn from them as much as you can, develop as many skills as possible, don’t be afraid to fail, and always keep the best attitude.
What’s your favorite part about being an engineer at TSE Brakes?
AO: This company gives me the opportunity to grow as an engineer, helping to develop my skills and abilities. During my journey at the company, I have met several intelligent, enthusiastic, and committed colleagues that always leave me with great experiences and cherished memories.
Q&A With Gabriela Beltran - Lean Manufacturing
What inspired you to pursue a career in engineering?
GB: The desire to contribute to our society, a passion for solving problems, for innovation, and the continuous seeking of new challenges.
What’s the most exciting project you’ve worked on at TSE Brakes?
GB: In my opinion, every project has its own and different levels of stimulation. As an engineer, you learn new things with every new project. But if I must decide, I would say training others into lean tools.
What’s a piece of advice you would give to young women interested in engineering?
GB: Always look for team building. Engineering is always about working together to solve problems.
What’s one tool or gadget you can’t live without at work?
GB: Stopwatch
What’s the most unexpected skill you’ve gained as an engineer?
GB: Optimizing resources like space, time, and money. And applying it to my personal life.
What’s your favorite part about being an engineer at TSE Brakes?
GB: There is always a better idea to improve what we just improved!
Q&A With Flor Sanchez - Junior Quality Engineer
What inspired you to pursue a career in engineering?
FS: The thinking of improving processes or machines to help the operators in heavy or high-risk activities.
What’s a piece of advice you would give to young women interested in engineering?
FS: Do it, it's a career in which we learn a lot and always be confident of yourself and your skills.
What’s one engineering challenge you’ve solved that you’re particularly proud of?
FS: There's no specific problem, but when we receive a batch of material without defects after working with the vendor is something that makes me feel proud.
What’s the most unexpected skill you’ve gained as an engineer?
FS: Self-confidence, as we are mainly working with men, we need to be confident about our abilities.
If you could design anything without limitations, what would it be?
FS: A portal; this way we could send and receive pieces in an easiest way.
What’s your favorite part about being an engineer at TSE Brakes?
FS: That we can learn and receive advice from other engineers of different areas. And that TSE encourages their personnel to suggest proposals of improvement.
Q&A With Lesly Martinez – Planner
What inspired you to pursue a career in engineering?
LM: My engineering career began when I discovered that my local and neighboring cities had a large amount of industry. It seemed like a challenging and exciting career. During my studies, I had the opportunity to work part-time at TSE de México as a project advisor in continuous improvement. This allowed me to get to know the employees, their ideas, the product, and the company in general. After 2 years of working part-time, I joined the company in the production planning area. I learned the importance of communication and as a planner I developed several improvements in my area of work that allowed me to make better decisions and do my job in less time.
What’s a piece of advice you would give to young women interested in engineering?
LM: I would advise new generations not to be afraid to ask questions, to feel confident in themselves and their abilities. It's also important to find a support figure to guide their initiatives. Additionally, I would recommend that they get out from behind their desks and learn from the team on the production floor.
If you could design anything without limitations, what would it be?
LM: If I could design anything without limitations, I would design an intelligent production system that combines technology and innovation to improve efficiency and productivity. I would like the system to be able to adapt to the changing needs of the company and customers, which would allow me to learn new things within TSE Brakes.