
Communication is vital when conducting specific
research on subject matter experts. In this case, I had the opportunity to
interview Mr. Luis Cruz. Listening and transposing our conversation accurately,
directly correlates with effective communication.
Mr.
Louis Cruz
The individual that I chose to interview is someone that not only do I
respect as a person and for what they have accomplished in their life but also
for his daily actions. Louis Cruz is and has been my civilian boss for two
years now. Not only is he a great boss but he also has been in my shoes. He is
a retired First Sergeant form the United States Army and has a wealth of
experience not only in our current field of work but also in the challenges I
will face throughout my career. On the first day when I arrived and reported
into to meet him he told me that although he was the team lead or boss that he
considered himself more of a team member. To this day I still have found this
to be true. We have become what I consider very good work acquaintances with an
open flow of two way communication that results in quality products. His
diversity across multiple plains will give great insight into communication
differences across subcultures, age in workforce gap, nationality differences,
language barriers of communication, and so much more! Simply speaking, Puerto
Ricans encounter the issues when it comes to communication within their
subculture as we all do in our particular subcultures. The barriers or
challenges may differ and their customs, habits, and practices may differ but
in the end the main goal of their communication intent is to send and receive
effectively just as Americans do. Mr. Cruz explains how what that communication
flow is like and how it has changed over the years.