The Pocket Scope - January 1999

THE POCKET SCOPE

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January 1999

Chairman's Message -------------------------------------------------
Ken Mercado

I am so excited about being your Chairman this vear and serving neari@ 6,000 members who call the Houston Section home. We have established a 'Who's Who' list of leaders to redresent you on the Executive Committee and have tremendous plans for 1999. To make this effort successful, we want your participation throughout the year.

I hope that you will mark your calendars right now for the next five Section Meetings (beginning January 28) and join us as we launch into the new year.

Our goals are simple, 1) Make 'you' more active, 2) increase membership by enhancing career development,

Our January speaker, Dr. Olin Johnson, will enlighten us on recent developments in High Performance Seismi Processing and is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Houston. I am sure there are many of you who have great success stories or networking ideas that yo would like to share with your colleagues. So come join us at this meeting.

I would like to personally thank Ms. Karen Barrett for her leadership the past year and support in preparing me for this year. So stop what you are doing, mark us your calendar and join in on the fun, I look forward to meeting and working with you all. I can be reached at 281-425-7334 for further details.

Member Spotlight -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ken Mercado, IEEE Chairman 1999

The new chairman Kenny Mercado wants you to get involved.

"I want to get the 6,000 members of the IEEE Houston Section involved, to start shaking hands and sharing information," said Mercado.

His goals for the new year are direct and

Science degree in electrical engineering, then received his P.E. in 1989 and then went on to receive his Master's degree in industrial engineering and engineering management from U of H in 1991.

Mercado works for Houston Lighting and Power and has worked there for the past 13 years. For the

threefold. The first and main goal is involvement, active participation. He said the meetings of the Houston Section are a place where electrical engineers can share with each other in a casual

'I want to get the 6,000 members of the IEEE Houston Section involved, to start shaking hands and sharing information.'

Ken Mercado
IEEE Houston Section 1999 Chairman

past eight years has been in management. He said he has had a diverse career at HL&P by working in various areas of the company but now he works mainly in customer service where

environment.

Second is developing members professionally and technically. Third is to create opportnities for students and help them as they move into the next step of professinal life.

Mercado, himself has been involved with the IEEE since 1 983, his junior year at The University of Houston, where he participated in student activities.

In 1985 he graduated with a bachelor's of

he said they strive to exceed customers expectations in reliability and service.

Mercado said he enjoys working with people and helping his peers. As chairman he said he promotes technical awareness and professional development and hopes to encourage networking as a way for IEEE members to help each other.

Outside of the IEEE, his hobbies he said include snow skiing, running, fishing, gardening and traveling with his wife of six months, Jill.

Do you know someone in the IEEE that has achieved great success
or has helped numerous people along the way?
Contact Juliana Seale at raseale@flash.net

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