Negocios Now

Latinos 40 under 40 Class of 2021`

Negocios Now is the Hispanic Business Publication in Chicago with National Distribution

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www.negociosnow.com March 2022 51 Age: 34 Title: Director of Information Security & Audit Services Name of Organization: Quan- dary Peak Research Inc. As the director of informa- tion security and audit services, Juan Vasquez is responsible for overseeing technology risk and controls of Quandary Peak Re- search and various clients in the financial, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, healthcare, and insurance industries. He has over 10 years of experience in information security, cyber- security, information technolo- gy, operational technology, IT audit, and IT risk and controls. Along with his corporate experience, he has served 16 years in the military and con- tinues to serve as an IT ope- rations manager and exercise planner in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. Vasquez has led securi- ty and audit engagements in various technologies such as AWS cloud, internet of things, including medical device soft- ware and hardware, and ma- nufacturing operational tech- nology. In addition to his infor- mation security/cybersecu- rity concentration, his other passions are entrepreneurial. He has been involved in the production and sale of agave plants, which produce tequila, since 2019. He is the founder and CEO of RLV Agave Produ- cer, a growing agave business in Jalisco, Mexico. As a veteran himself, he has a strong pas- sion for helping uplift and hire veterans and minority mem- bers of the community into technology jobs. Vasquez holds multiple degrees including a master's degree in cyber forensics and security, and a bachelor's de- gree in information security and risk management, as well as management information systems, and finance. In addi- tion to his formal education, he holds information security manager and information sys- tems auditor certifications. He resides in Chicago. He enjoys spending time with his son Emiliano and visiting family in Jalisco and Nuevo Leon, Mexico. WORDS OF WISDOM: "W e cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community ... Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own." Cesar Chavez. Juan M. Vasquez Jr. Cyber guardian

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