With more than 28 years of career in Information Technology field, I am the IT Manager at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama. I graduated from Universidad Tecnologica de Panama as Computer Engineer in 1995 and received a Master Degree on IT Management and Security in 2006. My 34 years long involvement with IEEE as member and senior member, I was the Section Chair of the IEEE Panama’s Section from 2011-12. As a student I received the IEEE Larry K. Wilson Regional Student Activities Award IEEE GOLD, IEEE Ethics, and Member Conduct Committees. Computer Society Chapter Activities Board as Region 9 representative, CS DVP Latina America coordinator, and CS PACE representative, IEEE Public Visibility Committee in 2013 and 2014, MGA Information Technology Coordination and Oversight in 2014 and Humanitarian Activities Committee in 2017 and 2018. I currently have the volunteer position of IEEE CS VP - Membership and Geographic Activities.