Manuel was born and raised in Santiago, Dominican Republic, but now lives in the Bronx, NY. As a Salesforce developer Manuel brings all the tools necessary to automate, innovate and integrate solutions with Salesforce.

Ever since early childhood he has been passionate about technology, traveling and helping others. Moving to the United States of America following the American dream he embarked on B.S in Computer Science in CUNY graduating from Borough of Manhattan Community College(BMCC) and Lehman College. During this educational journey he discovered Salesforce; how powerful it is and decided to specialize in it by obtaining his Salesforce Platform Developer 1 certification.

The passion, curiosity and the desire to help others have guided and propelled Manuel into this moment and position and he is happy being able to work with technology helping people fulfilling his purpose in life.

Why he works for Hispanic Access…

"I work for the Hispanic Access Foundation because from a very early age I wanted to be part of something bigger, something that left a positive impact in my immediate communities. Likewise my passion for technology was encouraged by my innate curiosity of how things work. The Hispanic Access Foundation provides me with the work environment and challenges that allows me to do all of the above and that's why we are a great fit."

In his spare time…

“In my spare time I am usually working on my goals for the week since I am a goal driven person. Some of these goals could be things like obtaining the ranger trailhead title by completing modules and earning more badges. Besides that I also like to relax and watch tv shows and play some games.”

His favorite book…

“Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes.”

A person he finds inspirational…

“I find Keanu Reeves a very inspirational person and I don't mean the characters he plays in movies. Keanu Reeves is a very stoic and resilient person that has gone through so many hardships but he still chooses kindness over anger. Aside from that he is a very humble person which is one of the key values that makes me interested in people.”