Member Spotlight: Jesse Martinez with HPI


What is your current company & position?  I am the Senior Chief Engineer/Safety Compliance Officer for HPI.

What AAFAME committee are you involved in? Co-chair for the EXPO, and member of the Incentive committee.

What are your past jobs? My first job was when I was 15 years I worked at a the UT concession stand for football and baseball games. At 16 years of age I worked at HEB as a bagger, then when I graduated high school I joined the US Army from 1990-1994. After that I worked at Farmers Insurance as a Building Engineer for 14 years.

Do you have professional aspirations? To be a better golfer.

What do you want to do when you grow up? Retired and play golf everyday.

If your company had a theme song what would it be? “We are Family”.

What are your Hobbies? Golfing, auto-mechanic work, love to do car maintenance.

Do you have Pet Peeves? Showing up late.

If there is anything you can change, what would it be? There's nothing I would change.  I love My Life, Work Life, and Friends I've made along the way. 

Do you have a favorite quote, saying or song? Why is it your favorite? “The older I get the better I used to be” (Lee Trevino)

Your favorite thing about AAFAME? Amy Ables and how she keeps the AAFAME Family together!

Interview conducted by Rachel Salas with Specialized A.C. Mechanical Services