{"id":704,"date":"2016-08-22T16:49:29","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T16:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=704"},"modified":"2016-08-22T16:49:29","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T16:49:29","slug":"tstc-safety-officer-recognized-for-his-commitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=704","title":{"rendered":"TSTC Safety Officer Recognized for His Commitment"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is safe to say that Enrique Carrillo is thought of highly by his peers after recently being awarded the 2016 Chancellor\u2019s Excellence Award at the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Awards Dinner and Celebration.<\/p>\n

Carrillo is the Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs Officer at Texas State Technical College and said he could not believe he had been selected as one of the recipients for this award.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was very humbled because I work with a lot of talented personnel who also deserve this award,\u201d said Carrillo. \u201cIt\u2019s an honor and makes me feel special. I never thought this was a possibility, but it makes me believe I must be doing something right.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carrillo\u2019s wife accompanied him to the awards celebration, and he said he could not think of a better person to have by his side.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy wife is a huge contributor\"Enrique<\/a> to my success. She\u2019s been there with me through thick and thin,\u201d said Carrillo. \u201cShe\u2019s been so patient and has allowed me to accomplish my goals. She\u2019s my rock, my support, and she deserves this award more than I do.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was back in 2007 when Carrillo first set foot at TSTC as a student. He had lost his job in the power plant industry after 30 years and this was his time to pursue a college degree.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started working in power plants at 19, I didn\u2019t know anything else,\u201d said Carrillo. \u201cThis was my chance to come back to school, but I loved TSTC so much, I never left.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carrillo earned his associate degree in Wind Energy Technology in 2013, and graduated with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average. He is also currently working toward becoming a certified safety and health officer with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe people, the atmosphere make TSTC what it is. As a student I wanted to work here, and here I am,\u201d said Carrillo. \u201cNobody is perfect, but as a campus we do a real good job at working together to achieve our goals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carrillo\u2019s career at TSTC has ranged from teaching to safety officer. His supervisor and Executive Director for Governance, Risk and Compliance Tom Hooker praised him for his commitment to safety.<\/p>\n

\u201cEnrique provides exceptional oversight and enforcement of the safety programs for both Harlingen and Fort Bend as an invaluable professional as a Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs (SHEA) Officer,\u201d Hooker said.<\/p>\n

Carrillo said he will continue working hard in implementing safety programs that will keep everyone safe.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy goal is zero accidents,\u201d said Carrillo. \u201cI want to plant a seed of safety so everyone will continue what I started, make us all accountable and look out for each other. Safety never ends. It starts with you and ends with you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is safe to say that Enrique Carrillo is thought of highly by his peers after recently being awarded the 2016 Chancellor\u2019s Excellence Award at the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Awards Dinner and Celebration. Carrillo is the Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs Officer at Texas State Technical College and said he could […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-harlingen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=704"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":706,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704\/revisions\/706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}