National Instruments Opens Shared Operations Center in Costa Rica

National Instruments NATI, a global technology company that provides integrated hardware and software tools that help engineers and scientists accelerate innovation, celebrated the official opening of its shared operations center in San Jose, Costa Rica on Thursday, September 1. The new operations center, which is expected to be a $700,000 USD investment by the end of 2011, is a part of the company's ongoing plan to optimize global operations to support its growth and further expand service to customers in North, Central and South America. In attendance was Laura Chinchilla Miranda, president of Costa Rica; Anabel Gonzalez, minister of foreign trade; Dr. Keilor Rojas, vice minister of science and technology; Dr. Olman Segura, executive president of the National Institute of Learning (INA); Jason McInerney, economic officer for the U.S. Embassy of Costa Rica; and Gabriela Llobet, director general for the Costa Rica Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE). They were among the first to tour the new facility and show their continued support of the National Instruments investment in the country's growth. Representatives from National Instruments included Alex Davern, executive vice president, COO and CFO; John Graff, vice president for Americas; Arleene Porterfield, vice president of global information technology; Giuseppe Cirigioni, general manager of the NI Costa Rica shared operations center; and Adriana Gamboa, operations manager and site leader of the NI Costa Rica shared operations center.