Profiles of the inaugural class members of Rubber & Plastics News' Women in Tire & Rubber will appear daily through Aug. 21. Edited profiles of the entire class were published in the July 27 issue of RPN.
Rosa Consuelo Del Angel
Altamira Carbon, S.A. de C.V.
Location: Altamira, Tamaulipas
Education: Industrial Engineer
What drew you to the rubber industry, and what has made your career in the industry rewarding?
What struck me most about this industry is its wide field of application. It is very rewarding for me to belong to one of the most important industries, with endless applications.
What do you consider to be your greatest achievement?
Having satisfied customers, that speaks of all our effort and dedication to manufacture our quality product is worth it.
What do you count as your biggest failure and what has it taught you?
I believe that failure does not exist, all that happens to us in this life are teachings. If something does not go as planned, we learn how things should not be done and it makes us grow professionally and personally. We must always fight for what we want, to be persistent and never to set limits, just goals.
Who or what inspires you?
My professional and personal inspiration is people who stop at nothing to bring about positive change in other people's lives.
Who were your career mentors, and what role did they play?
Without a doubt my immediate bosses, super intelligent and capable people, who are always learning new things and willing to share that knowledge and give me the opportunity to exploit my abilities.
What is the best advice you have ever received?
There are many good advice I have received, one of the most important is that we should always maintain a balance between our personal and professional lives.
If you were CEO of a company, what would you do first?
Fortunately, I work in a company where its priority is human resource. I think I would continue to work and strengthen that part, if we have qualified personnel, who feel protected, safe and who are also aware that it is priority, will be people committed to their activities, which guarantees the success of the company.
What would you tell someone considering a career in the rubber industry?
That an excellent decision, that you will not regret working in this industry in which you will learn a lot.
In your opinion, what needs to be done to encourage females to pursue STEM-related careers?
Today there are many social prejudices, many people think that men are more apt to pursue a STEM-related career and this is totally false. Men and women are equally able to develop any career.
I think a good practice to encourage women to study this kind of career is to show them role models of other successful women in this field and to make them see and understand that we have no limiting and we are capable enough to achieve what we want.
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