Valentina Guevara
About Valentina Guevara
Valentina Guevara is a Materials Specification Engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, where she has worked since 2019. She specializes in managing materials specifications and ensuring compliance through collaboration and negotiation.
Work at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Valentina Guevara has worked as a Materials Specification Engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory since 2019. In this role, she ensures that all specification releases involving technical changes and non-conformances are reviewed and approved by the relevant subject matter experts. Guevara collaborates with other sites to secure change control approval for proposed specification changes, demonstrating her ability to manage complex coordination tasks within the organization.
Education and Expertise
Valentina Guevara holds a Bachelor's degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Florida International University, which she completed from 2007 to 2011. She furthered her education by obtaining a Master's degree in Supply Chain Management from Penn State University between 2013 and 2015. Her academic background equips her with the necessary skills for managing and coordinating materials specifications, including expertise in change management and non-conformance coordination.
Previous Experience at GE
Before joining Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Valentina Guevara worked at GE as a Procurement Specialist from 2011 to 2019. During her eight years in this role, she gained experience in procurement processes and materials management, which contributed to her expertise in specifications and compliance.
Early Career at LaptopPlaza Inc.
Valentina Guevara began her career as an Administrative Assistant at LaptopPlaza Inc. in Miami, Florida, where she worked for five months in 2009. This early experience provided her with foundational skills in administration and coordination, which she later applied in her engineering and procurement roles.