Jose Renato Cartagena- Principal Engineer Disneyland - A Salvadoran Success Story

Jose Renato Cartagena came to this country with a vision and determination not to be a statistic. He arrived like most of the immigrants of the 1980’s with

very few material possessions but with a strong desire to achieve the American dream.

He put himself through Cal State Long Beach eventually earning a Bachelors in Engineering and postgraduate stadies in Control Systems.

Renato has accomplished the following:

· Principal Engineer at Disneyland. Next time you take your kids …please remind

them that a Latino/Salvadoran had something to do with the new recently opened and existing attractions. He has been with Disney for over 20+ years and leads

the Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in the A&FE department at the Disneyland Resort.

· Registered Professional Engineer in the State of California.

· Certificate in Quality Management from Phoenix University

· Co-founder of the Theme Park Engineering Program at Cal State Long Beach, will be the only of program of it’s kind in the nation.

· Chairman, Advisory & Development Committee in the Electrical Department at Long Beach State University.

· Energy Conversion, LLC – Co-Founder, Solar Energy and Energy Efficiency Systems one of very few Latinos/Salvadorans in this field.

· CEO/Co-Founder – Espino Beach Resort, to be a Luxury Hotel in Jiquilisco Bay, El Salvador opening in 2008.

· In his spare time he has developed/built residential properties in Cerritos/Artesia,CA.