Negocios Now

www.negociosnow.com 26 Junio 2022 AMERICA BAEZ Diversity Recruiting Strategy and Operations Verizon America Baez has an extensive career in Talent Acquisition and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion transforming global talent for Fortune 100 companies including Accenture, Comcast and she currently leads Diversity Recruiting Strategy and Operations at Verizon. America has held leadership roles in several organizations including Prospanica and the Society of Talent Acquisition & Recruitment (STAR Chicago). America was a National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI) Executive Fellow. She completed leadership programs at Harvard University and the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) in Portugal. She holds an MBA from Texas A&M International University. LUISA CASTELLANOS Co-Founder and COOl Science On Call Luisa Castellanos is the Co-Founder and COO of Science On Call. Starting her first company at age 11, she has always had a passion for entrepreneurship. After graduating from DePaul University with a degree in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Luisa co-founded her second company, Science Retail, a boutique IT consulting agency. Luisa and her team at Science On Call are dedicated to supporting all of our favorite restaurants and coffee shops through technology. She raised $1.6M in funding for Science On Call that is currently supporting over 150 restaurants across the country. She is the winner of TechRise April 2022 Pitch Competition, $25k prize DIEGO FERRER Founder Orinoco Systems, LLC Diego is the CEO of Orinoco Systems LLC. He Assists customers define their technical infrastructure for mor efficient operations. Diego was the Chief Information Officer for O'Hare & Midway airports for the last 6 years. He has over 20+ years of practical experience in software development, IT architecture, and technical leadership. He has proven experience of managing complex technical infrastructures such as the one present in O'Hare, one of the busiest airports in the country and the world . RUBEN GARCIA CEO & Co-Founder Certiverse A serial entrepreneur, technologist, and patent-holding inventor of remote-proctoring technologies, Ruben is a passionate innovator in the testing industry. With Certiverse, he continues to change the market with his focus on giving learners more options to prove their skills and knowledge. Following the acquisition of his first company, Innovative Exams, Ruben founded Certiverse to remove barriers for organizations that may want to offer a credential by making it easier and more affordable to create high-quality exams and allow a broader range of people to participate in the exam development process, creating greater innovation and representation OZZIE GUILLEN JR. Customer Experience Product Manager | CX Cloud Insight and Incubation Cisco Ozzie Guillen Jr. is serving as Customer Experience Product Manager | CX Cloud Insight and Incubation Cisco Systems. Ozzie's professional strengths are customer success and adoption strategy, project management, customer engagement, business development, and business consulting. a cross-industry professional, having co-founded TCA Entertainment Group, a boutique sports, entertainment business consulting group. Ozzie is a co-host for bilingual baseball show Guillens World. Ozzie has a Bachelor's in Sports Entertainment and Management from Columbia College Chicago and an MBA from Roosevelt University. PACO LEBRON Founder ProdigyTeks Inc. Paco Lebron is the founder and CEO of ProdigyTeks Inc., an IT consulting and cybersecurity firm specializing in underserved small businesses in the Chicagoland area. Paco joined the Hispanic Alliance for Career Change (HACE) in 2015 as an at-large member and was appointed vice president of the HACE Young Professionals in 2016. Negocios Now recognized him as a 'Latino 40 Under 40' in 2016. In 2020, ProdigyTeks Inc. was ranked #4 out of 501 global Managed & IT Service Providers by Channel Futures. LOU SANDOVAL President and managing partner HALO Advisory Group Lou Sandoval is president and managing partner at Halo Advisory Group, a business advisory firm working with clients from start- ups to Fortune 100 companies to drive business efficiency, digital transformation and the application of technology to improve operating efficiency at scale. Lou has worked with companies to lead technology-driven organizational transformations in consumer engagement with health care, business services, durable consumer products and industrial products. He is the author of "Tenacity for Life- Lesson in Life, Business and World Around Us." LUCINO SOTELO Chief Digital Officer, Wealth Management Northern Trust Lucino Sotelo is chief digital officer for wealth management at Northern Trust, where he is responsible for the wealth management digital vision, strategy and roadmap. Lucino is an award-winning digital and transformational executive, having previously led high-performing teams at HSBC, BMO and Grainger. Lucino was recognized as one of the country's Top Latino Leaders by the National Diversity Council in 2018 and Top Ten Lideres by Hispanic Executive Magazine in 2015. Lucino is committed to investing in organizations that help others succeed. TECH DAVID OLIVENCIA Managing Director leading the Accenture Cloud Program Accenture David Olivencia is an accomplished global business and technology executive with extensive experience delivering measurable business results and driving competitive advantage for many leading government and Fortune 100 organizations. David has been recognized as 40 under 40 by Crain's Detroit Business, Crain's Chicago Tech 50, and Hispanic Business Magazine's Most Influential Hispanics in America. David earned his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and his MBA from the University of Notre Dame. JUAN SOTO Founder IT Impact Juan Soto founded IT Impact Inc., a Gold Microsoft Partner and global leader of Microsoft Access with SQL Server, in 1992, Juan is a 10X Microsoft Access MVP, in direct contact with the Access team at Microsoft, providing them with feedback and receiving the latest news on products and releases before the public. He also founded AccessUserGroups. org, a world-wide organization focused on helping others learn about Microsoft Access.His project management work has covered a wide range of technology solutions.

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