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1. 1. GLBT techies find their niches at supportive companies

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   Published on: 12/1/2002   Last Visited: 6/24/2006

   Lourdes Coronado, IT manager: SBC is aggressive in promoting an open environment. Lourdes Coronado, IT manager: SBC is aggressive in promoting an open environment.
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   Coronado grew up in Texas, the fifth of six children. All but one of them went to the University of Texas-Austin, where Coronado received her bachelors in math in 1975.
   
   She was hired as a traffic assistant at the Corpus Christi office of SBC, which was then called Southwestern Bell. As she mastered the technology she moved to a variety of jobs: manager of network design at San Antonio HQ, area manager of network design in Saint Louis, MO, and managerial jobs in trunk engineering and routing.
   
   She also completed an MS in telecom in 1995 and an MS in information management in 1996, both from Washington University (Saint Louis, MO). She became a member of technical staff at SBC Technology Resources, Inc (TRI), then senior member of tech staff at the Austin, TX TRI facility. She received seven patents while working for SBC TRI.
   
   Now she's managing billing solutions design in Saint Louis. Her team of fifteen engineers provides tech support for new billing services. "We're the front-end group. We define the requirements so IT can actually program them into the system," she explains.
   
   The work is challenging. "A lot of vendors are feeling the crunch.
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   "SBC has been very aggressive in recent years in promoting an open environment to attract talent," Coronado concludes.
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   As SBC's Lourdes Coronado proudly proclaims, "I don't deny being gay." But, she notes, "It's easier now to be a part of the GLBT community."

2. 2. GLBT techies find their niches at supportive companies

   www.diversitycareers.com/artic - [Cached]

   Published on: 12/1/2002   Last Visited: 12/24/2002

   Lourdes Coronado, IT manager: SBC is aggressive in promoting an open environment. Lourdes Coronado, IT manager: SBC is aggressive in promoting an open environment.
   
   Maria de Lourdes Coronado: an open environment at SBC Maria de Lourdes Coronado is manager for billing solutions design at telecom company SBC (San Antonio, TX). She's also the treasurer and financial subcommittee chair for Hacemos, the SBC Hispanic employee group, and a member of Spectrum, the company's GLBT organization.
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   Coronado grew up in Texas, the fifth of six children. All but one of them went to the University of Texas-Austin, where Coronado received her bachelors in math in 1975.
   
   She was hired as a traffic assistant at the Corpus Christi office of SBC, which was then called Southwestern Bell. As she mastered the technology she moved to a variety of jobs: manager of network design at San Antonio HQ, area manager of network design in Saint Louis, MO, and managerial jobs in trunk engineering and routing.
   
   She also completed an MS in telecom in 1995 and an MS in information management in 1996, both from Washington University (Saint Louis, MO). She became a member of technical staff at SBC Technology Resources, Inc (TRI), then senior member of tech staff at the Austin, TX TRI facility. She received seven patents while working for SBC TRI.
   
   Now she's managing billing solutions design in Saint Louis. Her team of fifteen engineers provides tech support for new billing services. "We're the front-end group. We define the requirements so IT can actually program them into the system," she explains.
   
   The work is challenging. "A lot of vendors are feeling the crunch. Sometimes software changes are made and we won't be notified about them. Now more than ever we have to keep on top of everything."
   
   Coranado is well pleased with her career at SBC. "The company offered a tremendous amount of training and great opportunities," she says. Her math background gave her the ability to see things in logical sequence, and, "I learned a lot of engineering principles on the job.
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   "SBC has been very aggressive in recent years in promoting an open environment to attract talent," Coronado concludes. "I have my partner's picture on my desk. I've been with her two years now, and we recently celebrated our union ceremony. I receive company benefits for her."
   
   Lucent promotes a safe space
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   As SBC's Lourdes Coronado proudly proclaims, "I don't deny being gay." But, she notes, "It's easier now to be a part of the GLBT community."
   
   D/C
   
   – Laurel McKee Ranger is a freelance business writer headquartered in Randolph, NJ.

3. 3. GLBT techies find their niches at supportive companies

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   Published on: 12/1/2002   Last Visited: 12/23/2003

   Lourdes Coronado, IT manager: SBC is aggressive in promoting an open environment. Lourdes Coronado, IT manager: SBC is aggressive in promoting an open environment.
   ...
   Coronado grew up in Texas, the fifth of six children. All but one of them went to the University of Texas-Austin, where Coronado received her bachelors in math in 1975.
   
   She was hired as a traffic assistant at the Corpus Christi office of SBC, which was then called Southwestern Bell. As she mastered the technology she moved to a variety of jobs: manager of network design at San Antonio HQ, area manager of network design in Saint Louis, MO, and managerial jobs in trunk engineering and routing.
   
   She also completed an MS in telecom in 1995 and an MS in information management in 1996, both from Washington University (Saint Louis, MO). She became a member of technical staff at SBC Technology Resources, Inc (TRI), then senior member of tech staff at the Austin, TX TRI facility. She received seven patents while working for SBC TRI.
   
   Now she's managing billing solutions design in Saint Louis. Her team of fifteen engineers provides tech support for new billing services. "We're the front-end group. We define the requirements so IT can actually program them into the system," she explains.
   
   The work is challenging. "A lot of vendors are feeling the crunch.
   ...
   "SBC has been very aggressive in recent years in promoting an open environment to attract talent," Coronado concludes.
   ...
   As SBC's Lourdes Coronado proudly proclaims, "I don't deny being gay." But, she notes, "It's easier now to be a part of the GLBT community."