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I embarked on my entrepreneurial journey at the tender age of 10 when I started selling our family's homegrown Valencia oranges to a nearby breakfast diner in my hometown of Escondido, California. Since then, my career has taken me through diverse fields, including athletic training during my undergraduate years at UCLA, software development, and eventually founding and leading a govtech SaaS software company to multiple exits. Regardless of the domain, my unwavering passion lies in solving problems. Presently, my focus is on harnessing technology to tackle everyday challenges, whether they are simple or complex. I am currently semi-retired. In my most recent role, I served as the Chief Strategy Officer for Rock Solid Technologies, a top-tier CRM and civic engagement platform that connects citizens with local government services. Rock Solid, which was acquired by Granicus in October 2022, was headquartered in Austin, Texas and served customers across Latin America, the Caribbean, and North America. I joined the company in April 2019 following the merger of Rock Solid with CitySourced, a company I had founded and led for almost a decade. I count myself fortunate to have been part of the technology industry since 1997, with clients that included industry giants such as Microsoft, MySpace, Transamerica, Universal, and Disney before CitySourced officially launched at TechCrunch50 in 2009. Currently residing in Austin, Texas, I enjoy traveling, fishing, and working with other startups and companies.