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Celia Tomlinson, recipient of 2002 Asian Women in Business Entrepreneurial Leadership National Award, is the President & CEO of RHOMBUS P.A., Inc., a 19-year-old, extremely rare engineering company founded, owned, and operated by an immigrant female Filipino engineer. She came to the U.S. with only $300 and her civil engineer's diploma in 1968.
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Background
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Member of National Society of Professional Engineers; National Association of Woman Business Owners; Filipino American National Historical Society; co-founder of New Mexico Affordable Housing Company, Inc., a non-profit organization; mentor to upstart businesswomen and businessmen; presenter of workshops for programs including Goals for Girls and Expand Your Horizon
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Accomplishments
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New Mexico's first registered female professional engineer
National Park Service 1992 Minority Entrepreneur of the Year
Toastmasters International Humorous Speech Contest Semi-finalist
Author of "The Woman's Guide to a Successful Career in Construction"
Author of a home inspection program "CELIA" (Computerized Evaluation of Lived-In Areas)
First foreign-born female engineer to represent a State in the National Council of Engineering Examiners
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On January 30, 2003, Celia Ruiz Tomlinson' was a featured motivational speaker at the South Asian Students Alliance Convention in Orlando, Florida. About 2,000 students from the U.S. and Canada attended the convention. South Asia consists of India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Myanmar (formerly Burma).
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Contact Information
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RHOMBUS P.A., Inc.
2620 San Mateo NE Suite B
Albuquerque NM 87110
Bernalillo
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Contact Author: Celia R. Tomlinson
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Author of
A True Story of incredible grit, resilience, and successful pursuit of the American Dream
New Mexico's First Registered Female Professional Engineer
The web page of RHOMBUS P.A., Inc., the engineering company founded by Celia Ruiz Tomlinson with $2000 and a laborer plucked from the state unemployment line.
Who's Who of Asian Americans
Celia Ruiz Tomlinson is listed in Who's who of Asian Americans.
2002 National Award Recipient
Celia Ruiz Tomlinson was honored in New York for being the 2002 recipient of Asian Women in Business Entrepreneurial Leadership National Award.
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