Guillermo Naranjo, Ph.D.
About Guillermo Naranjo, Ph.D.
Guillermo Naranjo, Ph.D., is the Lead Electronic Warfare Engineer at SRC in San Antonio, Texas, where he has worked since 2021. He has extensive experience in research and engineering roles, including positions at Sandia National Laboratories and the Southwest Research Institute.
Current Role at SRC
Guillermo Naranjo serves as the Lead Electronic Warfare Engineer at SRC, a position he has held since 2021. In this role, he oversees projects related to electronic warfare and manages a team of analysts. His responsibilities include organizing tasks and assigning specific data sets to team members to ensure project success. Naranjo also leads the social committee at SRC, where he plans activities and manages vendor negotiations to comply with corporate guidelines.
Previous Experience
Before joining SRC, Guillermo Naranjo worked in various roles that contributed to his expertise in electronic warfare and research. He was an Electronic Warfare Engineer at SRC from 2017 to 2021. Prior to that, he served as a Graduate Research Assistant at The University of Texas at San Antonio from 2011 to 2018 and as a Graduate Research Assistant at Southwest Research Institute from 2011 to 2013. His early career included an Undergraduate Research Assistant position at Florida Institute of Technology from 2008 to 2011.
Education and Expertise
Guillermo Naranjo earned his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Physics from The University of Texas at San Antonio, completing his studies from 2011 to 2017. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Physics from the same institution, achieved between 2011 and 2016. His undergraduate studies culminated in a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Physics from Florida Institute of Technology, completed in 2011. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his work in electronic warfare engineering.
Leadership and Contributions
Naranjo has demonstrated leadership in various capacities, including co-chairing the first Employee Business Resource Group at SRC, which focuses on professional development, diversity, and inclusion. He has been responsible for organizing employee events and communications with the Syracuse Office. Additionally, he played a significant role in increasing the EOIR workforce by 400% over five years and contributed to the delivery of over 25 EOIR systems within a short timeframe.
Teaching Experience
Guillermo Naranjo has experience in academia, having served as an Adjunct Faculty member at Texas Lutheran University for one month in 2017. He also held the position of Lecturer II at The University of Texas at San Antonio from 2019 to 2020. His teaching roles complement his extensive research background and contribute to his overall expertise in the field of physics and engineering.