From the loading dock to the executive suite, Juan Galarraga has made his career at Target. Now, he looks to share the love he’s discovered for one of America’s most well-known brands
Everyone’s way of life is influenced by an engineer. From the water effortlessly streamed into homes to the roads taken on the way to work, “you use all those things without realizing that someone did them for you,” says Juan Carlos Villalba, Fluor Corporation’s director of commercial strategies. “That’s what engineering was for me: so important.” Here, Villalba shares what drives his passion for engineering and how he is adding value to one of the world’s largest international design, engineering, and contracting firms.
Nereida “Neddy” Perez’s the VP of global diversity and inclusion for a Fortune 500 corporation. To her, that means she can continue doing what she’s done since she was a child—bridging the gap between cultures. “I know what it feels like to be a minority,” says Nereida “Neddy” Perez, “which is why bridging cultural differences to help others feel included is so important.”