Barquin International Corporation — Puerto Rico · 2005–present
Consulting, government technology, retail systems and post-disaster reconstruction; multi-unit company operations across Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
Executive record & experience
Selected career chronology
Drawn from the August 2026 curriculum vitae and updated to reflect subsequent corrections to current and former positions. Dates describe documented service, not necessarily the current legal status of each enterprise.
Career record
Enterprise management and international commercial leadership
Barquin Solutions — President · Current appointment
Strategic advisory and business-solutions leadership; exact appointment date not listed.
Barquin International — Washington, D.C. · 2002–present
Business development, government relations, strategic procurement, international markets and management advisory. The August 2026 CV reports vice-presidential service through 2025.
IntelliMedia Group Corporation · 2005–present in August 2026 CV
Corporate leadership in publishing, advertising, market research, and information-technology services. The CV also documents an earlier CEO term in 2001–2003.
Barquin Group Enterprises Corporation · 2005–present in August 2026 CV
Current Chairman of Barquin Group Enterprises Corporation; corporate responsibilities span real estate, information technology, distribution, hospitality and consulting. The August 2026 CV lists earlier corporate service since 2005.
IMG POS / retail technology · 2012–present in August 2026 CV
Point-of-sale systems and retail information technology serving supermarket, food-distribution and hospitality operations.
Barquin Global Trading Company · 2013–2024
International import, export and distribution in U.S. Hispanic and Latin American markets.
Windsor Systems Group Inc. · 2012–2018
Leadership in point-of-sale and retail management systems in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
Global Imports & Solutions Inc. · 2014–2021
Import/export, distribution and manufacturer representation across several U.S. and Caribbean markets.
International Development & Finance Inc. · 2002–2007
Vice president; international development, financial and commercial advisory.
Millennium Technology Associates Corp. · 1999–2001
Chief executive officer in management and information-technology services.
BGR–Computer Learning Services Inc. · 1998–1999
Chief executive officer in educational technology and professional training.
Career record
Education, civic governance and professional teaching
Atlantic University — Board and executive leadership · 2004–present
Trustee and prior vice president (2008–2022), acting president (2016 and 2021), university president (2022), and chairman of the Board of Trustees (since 2022).
Corporación Educativa Ramón Barquin / American Military Academy · 2003–present
Board chairman overseeing an educational enterprise with K–12 schooling and related institutional services.
University of Phoenix / Axia College · From 2007; end date not established
Faculty appointments in management, business administration and executive education; the CV does not establish a confirmed current teaching assignment.
Instituto de Comercio Exterior y Desarrollo Empresarial (ICEDE) · 2010–2013
Faculty appointments in foreign trade and entrepreneurial development.
Inter-American University of Puerto Rico · 1993; other teaching noted in biography
Academic and instructional work, including early faculty service and later teaching listed in the professional biography.
Career record
Trade associations, policy and public advisory appointments
OICEX Greater Caribbean Chapter — President and WTPF/Trade Desk representative
Regional representation and coordination for the World Trade Point Federation and Trade Desk initiatives through OICEX, the Ibero-American Observatory of Foreign Trade.
Catholic Charities — Regional Board Director
Regional directorship on the Catholic Charities Board of Directors; the specific jurisdiction remains to be specified.
Puerto Rico Institute for Public Policy & Strategic Studies — Former Chairman
Former board chairman of the pioneering Puerto Rico policy research institution, identified in his 2022 professional biography as the first think tank in Puerto Rico. Its institutional history reaches back more than three decades. His career record also lists earlier institute leadership during 1998–2001.
SCORE — U.S. Caribbean · 2017–2024
Chapter co-chair (2017–2019) and chairman (2019–2024); the CV also describes subsequent advisory-board service, whose current status requires separate verification.
National Association of State Latino Chambers of Commerce · 2018–2026, exact end unconfirmed
Former vice chair (2018–2023) and former chairman (from 2024). The more recent user-confirmed status is former, despite the CV’s historic “present” field.
Former President — Inter-American Commerce Organization (OCTA) · Former office
Former president of the hemispheric Organization of Commerce of the Americas (OCTA). Presided over the XXXII International Congress of Retail Trade and Tourism of the Americas and the San Juan Round in Dorado, Puerto Rico, October 2025.
United Retailers Association of Puerto Rico (CUD) · 2018–2026
Director from 2018, vice president elected in 2020, and president/chairman from 2024 through September 2026. Founded in 1891, the largest and longest-established business organization in Puerto Rico.
U.S. SBA Invention, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Advisory Committee · Appointed September 28, 2023
Federally appointed committee member, formally announced by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The SBA announced a two-year term for members.
Puerto Rico Advisory Committee to U.S. Commission on Civil Rights · 2022–2026
Committee membership documented by the Commission. The vice-chair title appears in CV material but official committee lists contain conflicting name/role entries; this page conservatively records membership.
Executive government advisory and disaster recovery · Puerto Rico, 2019 and other engagements
The August 2026 résumé records selection of his firm in 2019 to counsel the Governor of Puerto Rico on CDBG-DR recovery and reconstruction following Irma and Maria. It also documents project-executive work with FEMA and other federally supported recovery programs; client mandates and appointments should not be conflated.
Governments and international institutions · Cross-border strategic advisory
Advisory and institutional work across the Americas in economic development, trade and investment, public affairs, technological modernization, governance and strategic negotiations; engagement with diplomats and international and multilateral organizations is distinguished from a formal appointed position.
Government of Puerto Rico / juvenile justice advisory service · Earlier period, undated
The professional biography records Governor Luis Fortuño’s appointment to the State Advisory Group and juvenile justice and delinquency prevention board; exact dates need confirmation.
Massachusetts Cuban Affairs Commission · Weld–Cellucci administrations
Former co-chair and liaison to Hispanic business organizations, as described in the biographical record.
International representation, 2025–2026
2025: XXXII Congress of the Americas and Declaration of San Juan. 2026: keynote before the World Trade Point Federation at UN Geneva; inter-American dialogue connected to the OAS General Assembly in Panama; 41st session of ECLAC / CEPAL in Santiago de los Caballeros; continuing advocacy and institutional meetings in Washington, D.C.
Full chronology and supporting sources ↗Career record
Editorial and media leadership
Computerworld and PC World — Spanish / Latin American editions · 2001–2003
Editor-in-chief, information technology and communications publications.
The San Juan Star · 2002–2003
Business and technology contributing editor; also published opinion and civic-education articles.
Industriales magazine · 2003–2005
Editor for information technology in the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association publication.
Mercados & Tendencias, IT Now, Construir, LogistiCo · Earlier publishing career
Publisher, partner and editor of specialized Spanish-language business and technology publications.
Auto Data and Advertising Age in Spanish · Earlier publishing career
Partner, publisher and editor, as confirmed by the user’s professional corrections.
Computers & BusinessWorld · Earlier publishing career
Publisher and editor of the business and computing periodical.
Professional qualifications
Interdisciplinary academic training
Academic preparation includes three earned doctorates: two in Management and Organizational Leadership focused on information systems and technology, plus an earned Ph.D. in Divinity. A separate honorary Ph.D. (honoris causa) is recorded independently of the earned degrees. Brandeis University: undergraduate studies in politics, economics and Latin American studies; University of Phoenix: MBA in Global Management. Additional programs include MIT, Babson, Stanford, Columbia, Northwestern, Rutgers, University of Washington and the U.S. Army War College. Studies in law are not presented as an awarded J.D. Where earlier résumé versions differ on the precise Brandeis degree labels, the description identifies fields of study without inventing a credential.
Source notes
Documented appointments and evolving titles
The August 2026 résumé provides the principal historical chronology. Several older documents mark positions “present” despite later transitions; the current/former labels on this site follow the latest position updates. Some additional financial, board and advisory positions listed in the CV are not designated as current until reconfirmed.
U.S. Small Business Administration — federal advisory committee appointment · U.S. Commission on Civil Rights — Puerto Rico Advisory Committee · Atlantic University — Board of Trustees · Public LinkedIn profile