I have 38 plus years of production, quality & project experience in management and engineering with Fortune 500 Companies. With over 15 years of management experience with small to large departments, as well as 15 plus years of experience with internal & external consulting positions. Trained and skilled in organizational development, team leadership, change management and lean manufacturing initiatives. I graduated in 1984 with a BS degree in Metallurgical Engineering. I received extensive training with practical experience in quality systems, industrial statistics, group dynamics & lean manufacturing science. In 1994, I completed a master’s curriculum in Applied Behavioral Science with a practical focus on organizational leadership and empowerment. And in 2014, received my master’s in engineering management from UT Austin. I am bilingual in English and Spanish.

Born and raised in El Paso, Texas, I attended our hometown university Texas El Paso, to study Metallurgical Engineering. Upon graduation in 1984, I proposed and married Linda Palacios. We moved to Central Texas where I worked for the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) in Rockdale, Texas. I left Alcoa after 10 years to pursue opportunities with Applied Materials. Linda and I built our life together, and after ten years of marriage gave birth to our son Gilbert Tomas Acosta. Exactly one year later, Linda was diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer. She fought bravely, but after a 2 1⁄2 year battle succumbed to the disease in August 1998, leaving Little Gil and I to fend for ourselves. With the grace of God we managed for the next 6 years until we met Tracy Krenek. Tracy joined our family in February 2005 and we soon added Gavin Diego Acosta to our clan in April 2006 and in September 2010, we added one more child, the first girl grandchild on either side of the family, Maya Olivia. My hobbies include coaching youth soccer, camping, and amateur woodworking. I also enjoy outdoor cooking.