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Home My WebLink About13B - APPOINTMENT WIB CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION OCTOBER 2, 2006 TITLE: {M~ CITY MANAGER APPROVED o As Recommended o As Amended o Ordinance on 15t Reading o Ordinance on 2nd Reading o Implementing Resolution o Set Public Hearing For APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER TO THE SANTA ANA WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER RECOMMENDED ACTION Appoint Mr. Eduardo Figueroa, Owner, Hispanic Business Consultants to the Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board. WORKFORCE INVESMENT BOARD RECOMMENDATION Recommended that the City Council appoint Mr. Hispanic Business Consultants to the Santa Board. Eduardo Figueroa, Owner, Ana Workforce Investment By a vote of 19:0 (Conrad, de Leon, Kanda, Korthuis, Lacroix, Lewis, Lin, Meza, Notch, Ortega, Wadhera, Zarate-Cervantes absent) at its Special Meeting of September 18, 2006. DISCUSSION On March 6, 2000, the Santa Ana City Council adopted a resolution establishing the Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board and appointed 35 members. In accordance with the federal legislation, a majority of the Board members and the Board Chair must come from the private sector. The remaining Board members would represent education, non-profit organizations, one-stop mandated partners and local labor organizations. Currently there are two mandated private sector vacancies on the Board consisting of one economic development organization seat and one local labor seat. After an extensive recruitment campaign and interview process, the Marketing Committee is recommending Mr. Figueroa as a private sector member representative filling the Economic Development Board seat. 138-1 Appointment of Member to the WIB October 2, 2006 Page 2 Mr. Eduardo Figueroa is the owner of the Hispanic Business Consultants of Santa Ana. His resume and nomination form are attached (Exhibit 1). Staff will continue to work to fill the remaining vacancies on the Board. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. sAt !f)~ Ste hen G. H rdlng Deputy City Manager for Development Services SGH/FJ/mlr H:\ACTIONS\2006 CC\ApptMembertoSAWIB-Figueroa lO-2-06.doc 138-2 SUMMARY EDUARDO FIGUEROA Business Consultant & Public Speaker Hispanic Business Consultants Eduardo Figueroa holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the Instituto Panamericano de Alta Direcci6n de Empresas and a Chemical Industrial Engineering Degree from the National Polytechnic Institute, both in Mexico City. He is the founder of Hispanic Business Consultants and one of the few bilingual individuals dedicated to teaching individuals to become better employees, supervisors and managers through special, tailor-made programs in Spanish that he offers to a variety of companies on a regular basis, both in the USA and Mexico. He also teaches Hispanic entrepreneurs how to start up and grow a business. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE . Over the years, Eduardo has become a Latino business specialist by training and mentoring supervisors, leads, salespeople and managers. An array of well-known corporations have hired Eduardo for employee training, where he has conducted over 250 classes, workshops and seminars on topics such as self-empowerment, leadership, management, conflict resolution, sexual harassment, sales, customer service and other subjects, both in USA and Mexico. · As for entrepreneurial training, he has developed 13 seminars and conducted over 300 classes and workshops - with more than 12,000 attendees - on themes ranging from personal motivation to how to start a business, marketing, finance, accounting, and business plans. . While working as a bilingual business consultant at the Small Business Development Center in Santa Ana, he assisted 2,000 clients on a one-on-one basis in individual consultations. He helped small business owners to prepare their business plans, resulting in over $2,500,000.00 in SBA loans. · To help educate the Latino community in Southern California, Eduardo has obtained various grants from the following organizations: $90,000 from the Orange County Workforce Investment Board in 2000; $45,000 from the WORKS Center in Santa Ana in 2001; $75,000 (in conjunction with the Delhi Community Center) from the Empowerment Zone of Santa Ana in 2002-2003; and $100,000 from Wells Fargo in 2004 and for 2005. . He has presented his business courses and seminars through such organizations as the University of Southern California (USC), the Gary Center of La Habra, the Delhi Community Center in Santa Ana, the Inland Empire Small Business Development Center, Crystal Cathedral, Santa Ana W/O/R/K Center, Santa Ana College, Rancho Santiago College, Orange County Business Council, Orange Children and Parents Together, the Minority Business Development Center and various Hispanic Chambers of Commerce throughout Southern California. · He helped create 12 business segments for TV Channel 52 "Telemundo" (a Spanish language station) to inform and educate the community as to how to be successful in business. · He is also an instructor for the Premier FastTrac I and FastTrac II in Spanish, a national Hispanic Business Consultants 2510 N Grand Ave Suite 105, Santa Ana, CA 92705 Phone (714) 516-1111 * Fax (714) 516-1114 eduardo@eduardofigueroa.com * www.eduardofigueroa.com EXHIBIT 1 138-3 entrepreneurial training program offered through the Kauffman Foundation to educate small business owners. · Eduardo gives back to the community by volunteering on different committees, such as the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of OC, the marketing committee at Cypress College and the Board of Directors of the former Banker's CDC of Orange County. He has also presented free seminars to the general public as wells as to high school and college students. EDUCA TION · 1980-1982: Masters Degree in Business Administration from the IPADE, a graduate institute affiliated with Harvard Business School in Mexico City · 1974-1979: Chemical Industrial Engineering Degree from the Instituto Politecnico Nacional (National Polytechnic Institute) in Mexico City OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS In 2003, Eduardo founded "Latinos For Progress", a 501 c(3) non- profit corporation, whose goal is "to educate and help Latinos reach their full potential, through economic and personal growth". On behalf of Latinos For Progress, Eduardo has led two conferences and business expos and several entrepreneurial seminars while partnering with other organizations to educate and provide business resources to Latino entrepreneurs in Spanish. . i 0 Read. 1'1, . 0'" ' ~Ir ;.\~ ~ .., ~ ~ 1 -$ ~ .$ 1:> ;;' ~. ~ ~ .. - rogress SPECIAL TRAINING COURSES · Outstanding customer service course . Strategic planning · Leadership courses · Professional sales training . Public speaking course AFFILIA TION/MEMBERSHIP · Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Orange County · National Hispanic Business Women Association . National Society of Hispanics with MBA's · National Council La Raza Hispanic Business Consultants 25]0 N Grand Ave Suite ]05, Santa Ana, CA 92705 Phone (7]4) 516-] II] * Fax (714) 5]6-]]]4 eduardo@eduardofigueroa.com * www.eduardofigueroa.com 2 EXHIBIT 1 138-4 AWARDS · 2005 - National Society of Hispanics with MBA' s awarded Eduardo the "Brillante A ward" as the business person of the year for his involvement in developing a better Latino Community. · 2003 - The Small Business Financial Development Corporation (a state loan guarantee program) awarded Eduardo for his outstanding work helping the Latino community. · 2002 - Hispanic Training Center, Inc. gave him a special "Award of Excellence" for his outstanding commitment, dedication and inspirational leadership. · 2001 - The Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce gave him a special "Education A ward" recognition. · 1999 - The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Orange County nominated him as the recipient of the "Ethics in America Award" from the Passkeys Foundation and Chapman University. · 1997 - The Small Business Administration honored Eduardo with the "Minority Small Business Advocate of 1997" Award. LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) gave him a special recognition for his "outstanding contribution" to the Hispanic business community in Southern California. PUBLICATIONS · "Creando Tu Negocio Exitoso" (Creating Your Successful Business), a unique entrepreneurial home study course, in Spanish, consisting of 6 cassettes, 1 workbook, 1 video with interviews, and a CD with relevant articles and financial statements · Two 24-hr. courses: "Creando Tu Negocio Exitoso I and II" (Creating Your Successful Business I and II), divided into eight three-hour sessions, including handouts · "Todos Podemos Lograr Lo Que Queramos" (We Can All Get What We Want), a motivational cassette (60 min.) . More than 20 business and motivational articles published in various Spanish-language newspapers, including the business section of "La Opinion" newspaper, and in several magazines . A bilingual newsletter for entrepreneurs, managers and supervisors SOME CLIENTS University of Southern California (USC), the Orange County Workface Investment Board, Santa Ana WORK Center, La Habra Gary Center, Delhi Community Center, Wells Fargo Bank, Allstate Insurance Company, Orange County Business Council, Inland Empire Small Business Development Center, Banco Popular, Royal Prestige, Radio Lazer, IE Pistons, Sigue Corporation, Northgate Gonzalez Supermarkets, Fabrica International, Orlandi Valuta, Lulu's Dessert, PFF Bank & Trust, Telefonos de Mexico. Hispanic Business Consultants 2510 N Grand Ave Suite 105, Santa Ana, CA 92705 Phone (714) 516-1111 * Fax (714) 516-1114 eduardo@eduardofigueroa.com * www.eduardofigueroa.com 3 EXHIBIT 1 138-5 ~ ~ E-\ < ~ z o i-i E-\ U ~ ~ ~ rJJ. ~ i-i == rJJ. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i-i ~ en ..... ~ CI:l ..... 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