Background
Diaz, Rafael José was born on October 25, 1956 in San Juan de los Morros, Venezuela. Came to the United States, 1984. Son of Rafael E. Diaz-Garcia and Olga C. (Nieves-Croes) Diaz.
consultant electrical engineer communications engineer
Diaz, Rafael José was born on October 25, 1956 in San Juan de los Morros, Venezuela. Came to the United States, 1984. Son of Rafael E. Diaz-Garcia and Olga C. (Nieves-Croes) Diaz.
Graduate in Electronics Engineering, University Simon Bolivar, Caracas, Venezuela, 1980. Master of Electrical Engineering, George Washington University, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, George Washington University, 1994.
Senior engineer, Venezuelan Comm. Division, Caracas, 1980-1983; research assistant, Cybercom Corporation, Arlington, Virginia, 1986-1988; member technical staff, GTE Laboratory/Contel Technology Center, Chantilly, Virginia, 1990-1991; graduate teaching assistant, George Washington University, Washington, 1985-1991; director RF planning and technical strategy, EON Corporation, Reston, Virginia, 1992-1996; chief technical officer, vice president strategy & planning, AirLink Technology, Inc., Chantilly, Virginia, 1996-1997; president, Chief Executive Officer, Coupetance Builder, Inc., Fairfax, Virginia, since 1998. Consultant Pan American Health Organisation, Washington, 1989, Qualcomm, Washington, 1991.
Treasurer Bolivarian Society, Washington, 1989-1991. Member Latin American Student Association, Washington, 1988-1989, Casa Cuba, Arlington, Virginia, since 1990. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association for Computing Machinery, Colegio de Ingenieros de Venezuela, Phi Beta Delta.
Married Alba M. Aleman, March 23, 1990.