ASME "New Face of Engineering" Focuses on Sustainable Future

Timo Marquez Arreaza, an ASME member from Maracaibo, Venezuela, has been chosen as the mechanical engineering "New Face of Engineering" by the 2006 Engineers Week Steering Committee.

Marquez Arreaza, a project manager for ETHsustainability of Zurich, Switzerland, will join a stellar group of other early career engineers who will be featured in a full-page ad to run in USA Today during EWeek, Feb. 19-25.

Timo Marquez Arreaza

Marquez Arreaza was chosen as one of this year's "New Faces of Engineering" for his professional work in the area of sustainable engineering, as well as for his volunteer work with ASME and Engineers for a Sustainable World.

Marquez Arreaza is currently a member-at-large of the ASME Technology and Society Division as well as the division's program representative for the 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. He was chair of the ASME Technology and Society Sustainable Engineering Committee from 2003-05, and track manager for the 2005 ASME Congress.

After graduating with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Zulia in Venezuela, Marquez Arreaza participated in short projects for such international companies as BMW and Synlift Systems.

In 2002, after working for nearly two years in research for the oil sector and seeking to contribute more to society, he obtained a master's degree in sustainable energy engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. This experience led him to become involved in projects related to energy in the Netherlands and Sweden.

Marquez Arreaza is currently involved with several professional groups promoting sustainable practices, such as the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and Engineers for a Sustainable World, as well as ASME, where he chaired the Technology and Society Sustainable Engineering Committee.

He currently works as a consultant for ETHsustainability, where he is project manager of a 15-member team in the area of sustainability, corporate responsibility and youth engagement.

He has contributed to several local magazines on issues related to engineering, technology and the environment, and was a UNESCO-sponsored speaker at the Engineers for a Sustainable World congress in 2005.

Currently living in Venezuela, his interests include sustainable construction design and environmental education for primary schools.

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