Evelyn Miralles is an innovator and visionary who served as the Chief Principal Engineer at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Her work has been integral to the enhancement of Human Spaceflight Exploration, training Astronauts to perform one of the most dangerous excursions of their lives: Spacewalking. Miralles has been named as one of BBC’s ‘Top 100 Inspirational Women in the World’ for 2016 and one of CNET’s ‘Top 20 Most Influential Hispanics in Technology’ for 2015 and 2016, amongst other recognitions. Currently Miralles serves an important role in academia leadership as the Associate Vice President for Strategic Information Initiatives and Technology at the University of Houston Clear Lake.