Hector Chavez, Associate Electrical Engineer
Hector joined Vista Photonics in July 2017. He is a graduate of
the University of Texas, El Paso with a BS in Electrical Engineering where he focused on renewable energy, electronics and microelectronics,
signal processing, and circuit design. After completing the NASA ESD Level 1 course, Hector became the ESD Facilities Monitor.
He is in charge of maintaining all ESD requirements to ensure compliance with ANSI/ESD and NASA standards. Hector has also completed
Soldered Electrical Connections Through-Hole and Surface Mount courses to become certified in IPC and NASA standard, and holds a certification
to Workmanship Standard for Crimping Interconnecting Cables, Harnesses, and wiring to NASA standard.
Ivan White, Software Engineer
Ivan joined Vista Photonics in June 2018. He graduated from New Mexico State University with a
BS in Electrical Engineering, specializing in signal processing, communications, and integrated circuits. He also earned a Masters
in Electrical Engineering, with graduate research focused on optical localization using image differencing in the visible spectrum.
He is familiar with C/C++, Python, and Swift programming methodologies, and has a background in VHDL/Verilog design principles. As the
Software Engineer, he works with the Chief and Research Engineers to turn new design concepts into completed hardware systems using
high-performance FPGAs.
Claudia Galvan, Research Scientist
Claudia joined Vista Photonics in November 2019. She is a graduate of New Mexico State Univeristy with a degree in with a BS in Biochemistry and minors in Biology and Chemistry. Claudia has a strong analytical chemistry background and has worked with both state and federal government agencies. During her undergraduate studies, she worked at NASA-WSTF through New Mexico State University's Co-op program. Claudia also has regulatory experience and helped develop new methods for analysis at the New Mexico Department of Agriculture. In addition to research, she will assist in developing procedures and protocols as part of the Quality Management System certifications.
Kyle Jones, Research Scientist
