Prior to being appointed the President and CEO of the
Hispanic Chamber, Andy Martinez amassed over 30 years of Management and Executive experience
in the Information Technology field with international corporations the likes
of IBM, Lexmark International, NCR and Permond Solutions. While at IBM, in
addition to Branch and Regional Management positions, Andy served as the
Personnel Programs Director for Field Personnel Programs, World-Wide Services
Consultant on the Corporate Staff in Armonk,
New York and the National
Services Manager for the IBM PC Company. At Permond Solutions, an NCR
subsidiary, Andy served as the VP of U. S. Operations for this IT Services
organization. He was the first employee
of this start-up, U.S. Operation and was responsible for the development of an
organization that grew to over 550 employees within 5 years.
Andy also served as the CEO of the Round Rock Health Clinic,
a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization where
he helped the Clinic relocate to a larger location while seeing the patient
visits grow from 12,000 to 15,000 per year.
As the CEO, he was responsible for staffing, developing operational,
financial and strategic plans and processes for the Clinic while leading all of
its resource development.
Andy holds a Bachelor
of Science degree in Marketing, from Syracuse
University, graduating
cum laude from the University; he was also elected and inducted into the Alpha
Sigma Lambda National Honor Society.
Andy is also very active in the Community holding leadership
positions in civic and social services organizations in Central
Texas. In October, 2005, he personally launched the first-ever,
county-wide, bi-lingual newspaper in Williamson
County. The newspaper, El
Puente News, drew positive reviews from Austin and surrounding area media for its
design and innovative approach to supplying information to the evolving County
population.
Current and past civic and social service areas of
involvement:
·
Member, Hispanic Advisory Council, 31st
U.S.
Congressional District
·
Member, Advisory Panel – AISD Hispanic Youth
Leadership Conference
·
Commissioner and Current Board Chair – Round
Rock Housing Authority
·
(Past) Member, Board of Directors – Central
Texas Indigent Care Collaborative
·
Member and Past President – El Amistad Club of
Round Rock
·
Member, Advisory Board – Round Rock Higher Education Center
·
Member, Austin Area Resource Organization (AARO)
·
Member, United Way of Central Texas Community
Advisory Board
·
Member, Board of Directors Travis County Work
Force Solutions
Please register before 6 pm Wednesday.