Society of Manufacturing Engineers Kuo K. Wang Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award for exceptional contributions and accomplishments in the manufacturing industry

Leandro Barajas, Ph.D. accepting his 2007 Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award from Brian Holmes, 2007 SME President, at the 2007 Leadership Luncheon during SME's Annual Meeting

Leandro G. Barajas is a Senior Research Engineer at the Research and Development Center for the General Motors Corporation in Warren, Michigan. His research focus includes automotive e-manufacturing optimization, virtual manufacturing, and diagnostics and prognostics for plant floor systems and controls. During his short tenure at GM, Leandro has received numerous awards for his research which has produced over 21 records of invention that in turn have been translated into over 13 patents and patent applications, and 12 publications. His professional affiliations include among others IEEE, SAE, Sigma Xi, and SME where he is an active member of the Oakland/Macomb Chapter 069 and a Tech Group Leader of the Machine Vision Technical Group.

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