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My Two Crosses by Judy Vera
I am not a nun, but a sister in Christ who lives successfully with bipolar
illness. I've had it since 1990, my entire work career time almost. I have successfully
held down jobs since then and have just recently opened my own business called Vera &
Associates. I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but have also lived in Corpus Christi, Texas and
most recently in Lafayette, Louisiana for two months.
What gives me strength and courage is my strong faith in Christ. I believe the bible when
it says, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!"
I also live successfully with insulin dependent diabetes and have since the pregnancy of my
first child, who is now 17. I have three beautiful children, Oscar (17), Maria (15) and
Stephen (3). All are wonderful blessings. Also this year, I have a German foreign
exchange student named Heike who will be 17 this year. She is spending the school year
with us. My kids are my joy!
I am also married to a wonderful man who has shared my struggles and successes. We got
remarried in the Catholic Church in 1999, just before Stephen was conceived. The Lord has
richly blessed us. I believe for each cross He gives He abundantly blesses. Since I
have two crosses, I got double the blessings.
I do not attend any groups, but rely on the Lord for my encouragement and counseling. He
has always given me the strength to get through both my illnesses.
I love to bike ride, walk my two dogs, play with my three cats and of course laugh and play
with my 3 year old. But mostly I love to read the Word. My wisdom comes from the
truth of God's word.
Yours in Christ,
Judy Vera
Author of "Packaging Compressors" in McGraw-Hill's Compressor Handbook by Paul C. Hanlon, which
was published in 2001.
Professional Development
Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.
Education
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1980 from the University of Houston. MBA in 1990 from
Corpus Christi State University.
November 1990-August 1996
Project Engineer for Weatherford-Enterra Compression Company (formerly Energy Industries)
worked on several high specification projects and several standard and rental packages.
Responsible for several remanufactured units and screw packages.
August 1996-November 2001
Senior Project Engineer for Hanover Compression Limited Partnership (formerly Dresser-Rand
Compression Services) responsible for designing three slow speed reciprocating Dresser-Rand
injection compressor packages coupled with a Caterpillar G3616 engine and a Lufkin gear box
reducer with a design pressure of 11,000 psig, including ASME vessel design, working with
vendors for the best high pressure instrumentation successfully in operation for BP in
Venezuela. Also designed several other international units and several domestic fuel gas
booster packages.
November 2001-June 2003
Project Engineer for Universal Compression (formerly KCI). Worked on the design of
multiple compression units for the following customers: Columbia Natural Gas, Reliant Energy
Pipeline Services, China Petroleum Engineering & Construction, Kerr-McGee, Colorado Interstate
Gas, Public Services of New Mexico, Petrolera Santa Fe and Dominion.
June-July 2003
Senior Compressor Design Engineer for American Warrior responsible for supervising their
engineering department. Left to pursue my own consulting engineering business, Vera &
Associates, out of Tulsa, OK.
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