Biography
Ruth N. Suárez joined FIU in 2013 as an undergraduate academic advisor for the College of Engineering and Computing at the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences. Prior to working at FIU Suarez worked at the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico as an adjunct faculty teaching Freshman Engineering Design, Calculus 1, and Engineering Mechanics Statics courses. She also worked at AT&T/Lucent Technologies for the Core Software Unit as a Testing Engineer.
In addition, she worked at the American Heritage School teaching Engineering courses and at Miami Dade College as the Accelerated Programs advisor. Suarez believes that higher education is important and is enthusiastic about helping students succeed in their program of study for the betterment of their personal and professional lives.
Awards & Honors
- Best Advising Staff, Florida International University, 2022
- Best Advising Staff, Florida International University, 2017
Education
- MS, Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1996
- BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, 1988