Negocios Now

www.negociosnow.com 16 Junio 2022 DAVID ANDALCIO Founder & CEO Wynndalco Enterprises LLC Building upon decades of technology expertise, Andalcio runs Wynndalco Enterprises and was instrumental in creating Wynndalco's technology inventory management software, a warehouse and database with vast asset management, delivery, and disposition capabilities. His career accomplishments include developing technology services for major corporations, governments, and Chicago Public Schools among others; implementing the protocol for handling all radio communication systems for the PACE suburban bus system; and leading the Illinois Tollway Authority through a $6.3 billion capital improvement program. Andalcio attended the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Stanford University Alumni Graduate Executive Program, Notre Dame Corporate Governance Program, and University of Illinois Entrepreneurial Studies. A native of Trinidad and Tobago, his roots are firmly planted in the Hispanic community. DAN ARCE President, Sun Optics General Manager, Tropical Optical Vision Centers Daniel Arce has been president of Sun Optics, a lens manufacturing company, for 28 years, and has been general manager of Tropical Optical Vision Centers for 24 years. His extensive knowledge of the vision care industry has allowed him to administer the vision program for the city of Chicago's Office of Employment & Training and the vision program for Chicago, Cicero and Berwyn schools. He also served as general contractor for the state's Healthy Kids/Healthy Minds Program for Chicago Public Schools. Tropical Optical began in 1970 with founders Eusebio and Guadalupe Arce who wanted to provide vision care in Little Village. Tropical Optical Vision Centers are now in five locations under the leadership of Arce and his siblings. CRISTINA BERAN CEO Chicago Voice & Data Authority Cristina Villafuerte Beran is the owner of the Chicago Voice & Data Authority, a telecommunications company that has billed more than $10 million in annual sales. Based in the south of the city, Chicago Voice & Data Authority has 55 employees and 47 field technicians. A native of Mexico City, Cristina went from being an empirical electrician to the owner of an MBE-certified company that has experienced rapid growth thanks to being granted large projects, such as the Lathrop Homes Apartments, the deicing facility at O'Hare International Airport, Rush Hospital, Northwestern University, Hancock School, Terminal 5 at O'Hare and many others. For Cristina, the secret to success lies in working hard, hiring qualified personnel and being a certified company. GEORGE BURCIAGA Managing Partner IGNITE Cities George Burciaga is an international architect specializing in the digital transformation of cities, citizen engagement, and efficiency funding for cities. During the pandemic in 2021, Burciaga and his team launched the U.S. Mayoral Roundtable, which provided a virtual platform for over 350 mayors and over 3,000 leaders to share ideas, goals, and direction. Burciaga supported the development and launch of over $400 million dollars of benefit-based solutions including emergency rental assistance, universal basic income, disaster recovery disbursements, and other programs to help the most vulnerable families. In the most critical time of the pandemic, Burciaga designed immediate internet service programs across several U.S. cities at no cost. The internet service supported city residents disconnected from school, work, and hospital services. MARTIN CABRERA Founder & CEO Cabrera Capital Markets and Cabrera Capital Partners Martin Cabrera is the CEO and founder of Cabrera Capital Markets, which provides global investment banking and institutional brokerage services to a diversified client base. The firm has issued over $330 billion in debt for municipalities and over $400 billion in debt and equities for corporations nationally and internationally. Cabrera Capital Partners provides commercial and residential real estate development expertise, investment, and consulting services. Its current real estate development focus is the transformation of a 36-acre vacant in-fill site on Chicago's Southwest side into a $400+ million mixed income and mixed-use community. Cabrera has over 25 years of investment experience. He earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Northern Illinois University and studied at the London School of Economics. ACHIEVEMENT AWARD LIFETIME Jose Jimenez J ose Jimenez, a dynamic self-made man has a successful 40-year track record in a highly competitive food industry. At a very young age, Jose came to the United States with a vision of building his business in local communities. Eventually, Jose became the owner of a small butcher shop in the heart of the Mexican Community. Since then, Jose has opened one store after another, each tailored to the community where they are located. Jose possesses a natural passion for the retail grocery business, endures a great love of labor and teaches others the practical time- tested "hard work and common sense" approach to success. His message promotes individual empowerment and how to take effective action in spite of fears and diverse backgrounds. His accomplishments have attracted the attention of the business community and the media, including the "Hispanic Review of Business magazine in 1981. Also, in 2004 Jose was the recipient of the "Jefferson Award" recognizing "ordinary" people for their "extraordinary" contribution to their communities. Currently, Carnicerias Jimenez comprises 8 full-line supermarkets with in-store bakeries and fast food service.

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