Jose Laguna Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Mclean, Virginia, Us

Advise startup CEOs and key team members. Consult for startups from ideation to market traction. Invest at early funding stages across various industries, including EV, FinTech, manufacturing, B2B / B2C platforms, health and wellness, and others. A sampling of companies and investments include:SoFi - Everything you Need to Get Your Money Right. Public via SPAC in 2021.nLight - a leading provider of high‑power semiconductor and fiber lasers. IPO in 2018.MyBusinessAssistant - a full-service, virtual assistant that allows entrepreneurs to outsource non-core back-office activities. Acquired in 2012.EV manufacturer focused on the boating industryA beauty and wellness platform powered by Traditional Chinese Medicine.SPV portfolio of early stage startups in Blockchain, Healthcare AI, EdTech, FinTech, and other sectors.Fintech for Construction - B2B Payment and Financing for the construction industry.Digital CFO for HOAs - Fintech meets HOAs to improve long-term reserves and increase property values.A manufacturer of throwable, omnidirectional/360-degree cameras for tactical and rescue applications in law enforcement, fire, industrial safety and defense.A low-cost, ultra-fast, and ultra-secure distributed rail for consumers and businesses to pay merchants.Yombu - digitizing the guest registration process, including biometric authentication and check-in solutions.Talentopia - an HR/HCM platform to drive employee engagement and motivation through workplace feedback, reviews, recognition and goals.

IT consulting firm providing technology services from C-suite strategic advisory to front-line technology project and product implementation. Keystroke IT implements technology solutions that help drive your business, enhance your capabilities, and deliver for your customers.• Specialty Finance Company: serve as technical advisor to CEO on all aspects of enterprise technology strategy, including use of SaaS CRM platforms, cloud storage, data ETL, and other areas• Cloud4: lead, full-stack, software developer for Cloud4 (https://cloud4.net), a property management application for hospitality managers• ScoutBook: helped develop ScoutBook (https://www.scoutbook.com/), a tracking and communication application used by Boy Scout leaders, parents and scouts

North Bethesda, Maryland, Us

Managed IT teams and served as technical lead to deliver solutions for multiple public sector clients. Drove business results through requirements gathering, software development, cybersecurity, UAT and overall team leadership from project start to production deployment. Created solutions with leading technologies such as Hyperledger Fabric / Blockchain, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) with UiPath and cloud deployment with Amazon Web Services (AWS).• Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Accelerate: Developed and deployed the first Blockchain-enabled acquisition system to receive Authorization to Operate (ATO) in the U.S. federal government• General Services Administration (GSA) MAS DLT Modernization: Delivered a financial information system which produces a vendor Financial Health Score to help streamline the GSA acquisition process and support the consolidation of GSA's 24 Multiple Award Schedules

Fairfax, Virginia, Us

Delivered technology solutions as a senior technologist for a large public sector client.• Increased by 4x the remotely managed digital signage implementations while reducing line-item capital expenditure 50%+• Removed 100% of the Critical-, High- and Medium-level IT security vulnerabilities across a 600-server enterprise

Bethesda, Maryland, Us

Served as head of technology, overseeing all proprietary software development, data analytics, technology infrastructure and communications systems for a finance company focused on the Lottery and Structured Settlements market.• Built the IT team from zero to five FTEs, plus contractors. Managed $1M - $2M budgets. Created and executed IT Road Maps to implement corporate technology strategy and development• Helped increase YOY revenue 56%, increase average deal size 12.5% and reduce time-to-funding by 12% by creating ProTRAC, an in-house CRM application based on the Microsoft technology stack• Established two distinct production data environments, one for operational applications and the other for recurring, strategic and operational dashboards at all company levels, plus the flexibility to execute as-needed custom analytics and reporting

Led all technology initiatives for an early FinTech disruptor of the personal financial planning industry, delivering premium personal financial planning and investment management services for the mass affluent.• Co-authored the Business Plan and Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) for Series A and other rounds; $2M+ raised from angels• Developed proprietary financial planning software and integrated with the NaviPlan planning engine. Deployed a secure, private Web portal for clients to view their investment accounts; integrated with financial information providers to obtain and display client transaction information

Chicago, Illinois , Us

Delivered all product development, technology systems and technical operations at Brigade, building it from an idea to a 1,000-employee leading global outsource provider of Internet customer support and other back office operations.• Helped raise $60MM in four rounds of financing from angels, Silicon Valley venture capitalists, corporate venture arm and private equity investors. Achieved profitability and triple digit revenue growth. Sold in all-cash private transaction• Built the IT team from zero to ten FTEs, plus contractors. Managed $1M - $5M annual budgets. Created multiple Web-based customer care products which strategically differentiated Brigade in the Internet customer service market• Among the products I created was BrigadeSurvey (think SurveyMonkey), a survey product and service that gathered key market information directly from Brigade’s clients’ customers and provided each client with strategic insight into the market preferences of their customers

Started my career in various software engineering roles at technology product and consulting companies in the greater Boston area.

Washington, Dc, Us

Completed recruit training at Parris Island, SC. Served in the USMC Reserve to simultaneously study at MIT. Meritoriously promoted to be a Non-Commmissioned Officer (NCO), rank of Corporal. Honorable Discharge.

Master Of Science - Ms, Electrical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Electrical Engineering