Joe Villarreal

Joe A. Villarreal, Vice President of Information Technology, has 21 years of wide-ranging and successful experience in research, product management, conceptualization, first-time-to-market systems, and server-software implementation and integration. Among his demonstrated strengths is assessing operations and translating client technical needs into specific system requirements to deliver desired business value. Mr. Villarreal studied Computer Science and Business at the University of Texas - Permian Basin while employed full-time, following extensive Information Technology training at Lanier Worldwide Inc., and at the Aviation Wing of the United States Marine Corps offered through the Georgia Institute of Technology. About this collage: Follow me via social sites and I'll write your name and sometimes birthday notes then post them to your instagram wall, my aboutme page is a collage of the names and writings I've posted thus far. I am passionate about calligraphy in the traditional form; which dates back to the 1850s. I write with a pointed steel pen and dip in ink designed from a "recipe" dating back to the same era. This is a constant pursuit for perfection with a goal of someday being certified as the 12th Master Penman in the World. My Passion for Technology: Do you remember a Commodore 64? Tandy mean anything? I started coding at the tender age of 7, back when we saved files to cassette tapes. I know, this makes me sound ancient; I am a 40-year young, vibrant, sometimes brilliant, nerd! I've held executive roles in various companies, so I tend to wear many hats, but my true love is in the evolution of products that need to shine ever brighter or guiding concepts first-to-market. I love high transaction processes that involve big cloud and data in all segments from medical and energy to high volume invoicing e-commerce. Accomplishments that still make me Smile :-) I conceptualized and managed the development of the U.S. Marine Corps Asset Tracking System at the age of 19; so proud of the award, that I posted it to my Linked-In Page! More recently, I conceptualized and managed the first cloud based comprehensive invoicing and back office solution for government; think Fix IT and Selling it as a utility at $1.25 per household. Hobbies that keep my mind and body going: Calligraphy, biking, running, social media fun, and dreaming of a life working in California!