Dan Bosquez
05-08 2020 14:08
wrote:
For the eight years I worked at Cargill in Minnesota, I was usually in a role that included facilitating and leading the telephone conference to resolve network outages in our Mexico and Latin America locations.
During these recovery efforts, I had countless opportunities to observe Norma’s unrivaled technical abilities and professionalism. Not only was Norma a step ahead of the vendors and was always leading the drive for her team, Norma was so aware of people and so effective with different types of personalities in a way that truly amazed and inspired me. Her gifts in this arena are truly rare.
I was fortunate to have spent a lot of time on the phone with Norma. Those outages that happen during the middle of the night, or on weekends, yes, Juan Carlos, I was one of those people paging Norma. Sorry, just doing my job
But during those calls, there are lulls between the vendor’s investigation efforts and activities. These were the opportunities where I got to know Norma on more of a personal level. This is where Norma helped me learn more about my own Mexican heritage, being 2nd generation / born in the US. This is where I became aware of Juan Carlos, as your name would be brought up frequently in our conversations. Whether it was a mention of her concern for you at her being paged again at such a late hour. Or of upcoming plans you two had for the upcoming day. Or a meal or experience you had shared.
Back in 2013 there was a work conference or training in Minneapolis and a lot of people gathered at Chammp’s at Ridgedale. Sorry everyone, but my Norma was at the top of my list of people I wanted to meet in person.
My thoughts and prayers are with those closest to Norma, especially to Juan Carlos.
(I’m in the middle)
Dan Bosquez
05-08 2020 14:08
wrote:
For the eight years I worked at Cargill in Minnesota, I was usually in a role that included facilitating and leading the telephone conference to resolve network outages in our Mexico and Latin America locations.
During these recovery efforts, I had countless opportunities to observe Norma’s unrivaled technical abilities and professionalism. Not only was Norma a step ahead of the vendors and was always leading the drive for her team, Norma was so aware of people and so effective with different types of personalities in a way that truly amazed and inspired me. Her gifts in this arena are truly rare.
I was fortunate to have spent a lot of time on the phone with Norma. Those outages that happen during the middle of the night, or on weekends, yes, Juan Carlos, I was one of those people paging Norma. Sorry, just doing my job
But during those calls, there are lulls between the vendor’s investigation efforts and activities. These were the opportunities where I got to know Norma on more of a personal level. This is where Norma helped me learn more about my own Mexican heritage, being 2nd generation / born in the US. This is where I became aware of Juan Carlos, as your name would be brought up frequently in our conversations. Whether it was a mention of her concern for you at her being paged again at such a late hour. Or of upcoming plans you two had for the upcoming day. Or a meal or experience you had shared.
Back in 2013 there was a work conference or training in Minneapolis and a lot of people gathered at Chammp’s at Ridgedale. Sorry everyone, but my Norma was at the top of my list of people I wanted to meet in person.
My thoughts and prayers are with those closest to Norma, especially to Juan Carlos.
(I’m in the middle)
