Gina joined Intel NM in 1988 as an Operator in the then brand new Fab 9.1 and within two years, worked her way into the Yield Dept. She started as a Backend Integration Technician on processes 648/650, then the engineer, moving to each new process through P1263. In 2007, company and site moving and shaking moved her to Lithography as a Layer Owner, then to CMS as the WIPCo engineer. In 2009 during another layoff, she decided a “backup plan” was in order and went back to school earning her A.A.S. in Health Information Technology graduating summa cum laude while working the night shift. By 2013, retirement plans were being offered, so Gina chose her 25-year anniversary to retire. After a stint with a local hospital, she went back to working part-time for her financial adviser.
Gina also cares for two disabled friends and is very active in the community. In her “spare time”, she volunteers for several organizations, such as NM’s largest no-kill pet shelter and the local Animal Control; a driver for Meals on Wheels; a local food and clothing bank; etc. Gina is single and since retirement, has been involved in the IRO. She took on the site coordinator role when the previous one left as Gina wanted to keep the NM IRO going and help improve the retiree “fan base.”