Michael Montez

Michael Montez's work experience begins with their role as a Writer for Vector Student Engineering Magazine from August 2019 to May 2020. From May 2020 to May 2021, they served as VP of Workshops and Events for Cockrell School Cares.

In 2018, Michael started working as an Undergraduate Research Assistant for Mcketta Department of Chemical Engineering, a role they held until May 2021.

In 2021, they worked as a Process Engineering Intern at Texas Instruments from May to August, and subsequently as a Process Engineer Co-op at LyondellBasell from August to December.

In 2022, Michael had a brief participation in the Advanced Computing for Social Change-Pacific project from February to March.

Michael then worked as a Technical Product Team Optimization Co-op for Bristol Myers Squibb from January to May, followed by a Management Consulting Internship at PwC from June to August.

In September 2022, Michael participated in the TEX-E Climate and Energy Ventures Weekend Course.

Most recently, in February 2023, they began working as a Process Engineer for Lilac Solutions, Inc.

Michael Montez completed their high school education at Boerne - Samuel V Champion High School from 2014 to 2018, obtaining a High School Diploma. Michael then attended The University of Texas at Austin from 2018 to 2022, enrolling in two different schools. At the Cockrell School of Engineering, they pursued a degree in Chemical Engineering Honors. Simultaneously, they also pursued a degree in Humanities with a focus on Liberal Arts Honors at the College of Liberal Arts. In 2019, they participated in the Globex Julumester program at Peking University, where they focused on Chemical/Biomedical Engineering. Michael furthered their education by pursuing a Master of Science in Data Science at The University of Texas at Austin from 2023 to 2025.