A 1978 graduate of UTEP with a degree in International Marketing who continued to have an outstanding career in domestic and international business development and program management. He retired in 2015 as the North American Business Manager for the Condomex Magnetwire Company. Other successful endeavors included management positions with Honeywell International, Essex International, GEC-Marcony Avionies, Northrop Corporate, Motorola and others. Survived by his father Armando, step mother Yolanda Bustamante, his mother Maria Elena Campos, sister Patricia, and brothers Rene and Daniel Bustamante and other family relatives.