Because of his charisma and engineering expertise, Salazar was placed in their executive technical sales program. Thinking he was ready to mature into adulthood, Salazar returned to the United States and was immediately recruited by the German technology conglomerate Siemens in Chicago. Salazar began his studies at the local prestigious Purdue University and lived with his parents for the entirety of the rigorous, all-encompassing Mechanical Engineering curriculum. He refers to himself as the cleaning lady’s son. Salazar was the youngest of four in one of the very few Mexican immigrant families. Known by his family as L’Enfant Terrible, Salazar was born and raised in Lafayette, a staunchly white middle-class central Indiana town. For two decades, he has resided in Houston, Texas. He is also a practicing lawyer, engineer, soldier, and author. Jaime Salazar is the 2021 Nautilus Book Award silver medalist.
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