Two Former Marines Secure Funding for Research 'That Improves Lives'

Gilberto Moreno and Eric Santacruz once supported military units on the frontlines of combat. Now they assist Georgia Tech faculty who work at the forefront of research.

As Marines, Moreno and Santacruz cultivated expertise in precision and mission-critical support for on-the-ground forces. That experience helps them streamline the administrative process of the School of Interactive Computing as they secure research grants that improve people’s lives.

The two work as faculty support coordinators in the School of IC. They first met in the Marines in 2019 while assigned to the Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company of the 4th Marine Logistics Group in Smyrna, Ga.