Robert S. Dzur, ASQ-CMQOE
Spatial Data - DEC Chair - NMDEC
Robert.Dzur@nmdec.org
Rob Dzur holds a B.A. in Spanish and M.A. in Geography from the University of Arkansas. After graduating with his master's degree in 1994, he worked at the U of A Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST) managing mapping projects. In 1998, he joined a World Bank project in Bolivia, where he spent four years working on international development initiatives related to land tenure. Since 2004, Rob has led mapping projects as a Senior Vice President at Bohannan Huston, Inc., headquarter in Albuquerque, NM. Rob has also served on the Board of the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber since 2018 where he currently leads the Chamber’s International Trade Committee
Jerry Pacheco - Vice Chair
Executive Director of the International Business Accelerator, the only state-wide international trade counseling program, based in Santa Teresa, NM. He also is an industrial business recruiter based in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, who is responsible for the recruitment and attraction of approximately $2 billion of investment, and the creation of more than 7,000 jobs to New Mexico’s border region.
He is the founder and President of the Border Industrial Association (120 industrial members), former Board Director of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank-El Paso Branch, Board member of the Naat'áanii (Navajo Nation) Development Corporation, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition New Mexico Advisory Committee Member, and a syndicated columnist (Business Across Borders) on international affairs, whose column regularly appears in the Albuquerque Journal, El Paso, Inc., Camino Real Media (in Spanish), and KRWG Media. As an expert on global trade and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Pacheco has testified as an expert witness on NAFTA before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee in Washington, D.C., the Department of Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability, the German Parliament (Bundestag), and had personal discussions on cross-border trade with four Mexican presidents (Carlos Salinas, Ernesto Zedillo, Vicente Fox, and Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador).
Sofo John Valdez – Treasure
CEO/Web/Technology Developer – www.yourwebempire.com has 40+ years of experience, I have developed software products, worked with business and accounting systems, and platforms for businesses worldwide. As a website and game developer, I build businesses focused on marketing and SaaS applications, driving digital innovation.
Have been in the in the Automobile industry for the las 21 years and 15 of those years as Finance manager.
I also work with Native American Indigenous communities and artisans in New Mexico, helping export their products.
One of my current projects is working through our 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Indigenous missing persons.
My vision for SaaS—delivering software over the Internet rather than traditional purchases—is transforming Corporate America. I have been immersed in the digital world since developing my first game at 26.
For 35 years, I have led import/export operations with Argentina, India, the UK, Canada, and China. In 2011, I created the platform website and global marketing for the National District Export Council World Tradeshow/Conference, expanding opportunities for international trade.
Indalecio (Indy) Vallejos, Secretary NMDEC
Director US Department of Commerce
Indalecio.Vallejos@nmdec.org
International Trade Specialist- supporting American companies with their export projects. International Trade Specialist, Foreign affairs, Analyst, and project manager professional, who has experience identifying needs and priorities and finding solutions to trade barriers issues and improving market access. U.S. Commercial Service Helps U.S. Businesses Export and Grow Internationally.
The U.S. Commercial Service (CS), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration, offers companies a full range of expertise in international trade. Companies can find assistance locally in more than 100 U.S. Commercial Service offices nationwide and in more than 70 international offices.
