Guillermo Campos began his academic career at FIME, UANL México (Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León) in the materials engineering class of 2010. He continued his education by earning a master’s degree in Quality Systems and Productivity in 2019.

Guillermo began his over a decade long career in the industry as a quality engineer at Cuprum Group and a junior researcher at TenarisTamsa.

Guillermo is the manager of Heat Treatment at PT Coupling based in Oklahoma. In this position, Guillermo provides engineering direction to the heat treating shop, as well as in engineering-related safety, scheduling, production, quality control, shipping, and enhancement. Due to his metallurgical background, he also collaborates with the foundry department to meet the materials specification requirements for his clients, ensuring the quality of the parts.

At PT Coupling, Guillermo also worked in thermal processing with processes such as carburizing, neutral hardening, normalizing, annealing, and quenching. Additionally, he has worked with other alloys such as aluminum, stainless steels, and ductile iron and now is creating and updating procedures and documentation for the company. Also, he is considered as an internal consultant on heat treatment, casting, and metallurgy, and has been a very valued element in his area.

Another of Guillermo’s key positions in the heat treatment industry was his role at Caterpillar where he developed several part numbers for the gears heat treatment facility in Monterrey, Mexico.

He has been active in the industry for 12 years, serving at different companies such as AHMSA (Altos Hornos de México, where Guillermo worked as a project and process engineer), which is one of the most important steel mills in Mexico. Guillermo worked along with Siemens VAI on the Steckel Mill Project, a fundamental part for the hot strip mill, and as a metallurgical engineer for the development of different steel grades. From 2015 to 2016, Guillermo also worked at Grupo Industrial Saltillo (GIS), a Mexican company that designs, manufactures, and wholesales automotive, construction, and houseware products.

Guillermo is known for his skills as a leader, such as leading by example (mentorship), time management (focused on goals), conflict resolution, strategic thinking, and others. Also, Guillermo is skilled in continuous improvement, root cause analysis, 5S, Six Sigma, and lean manufacturing.

Nominated by: Quaker Houghton, PT Coupling, Caterpillar