XD Technology Industry is a management consulting firm that is MBE and BEP certified, focused on positively impacting our clients' bottom line and moving them onto a higher tier of operational excellence.
We are committed to the highest level of community diversity programming, participant inclusion, and business-to-business empowerment.
Meet The Team
Xavier Hernandez
President & CEO
Workforce/Economic Development Executive turned Tech Entrepreneur and now Principle Owner who oversees the day-to-day growth and expansion of 5 companies. Bringing 25 years of business experience in managing fortune 500 companies, creating and overseeing training projects, talent acquisition, grants, sales growth and expansion.
Anthony Garritano
Customer Relation Liaison
Tony Garritano currently provides comprehensive technical and narrative writing for grant content development for various RFP responses. As well as work with small to medium-sized companies handling their business legal, status and procurement filings.
Julio Linares
Digital Solutions Architect
Prior to joining BTEC Julio was the director of solutions engineering for a true clear global he holds a secret clearance, and has deep experience leading technology organization within the enterprise visualization vertical markets including; traditional AV integration firms, software and cloud-based development organizations and hardware manufacturing organizations. His work in AV/IT technology solutions as well as a serial entrepreneur.
Deythan Del Valle
Creative Director
TV addict turned storyteller, Deythan Del Valle is an award-winning filmmaker that has worked on numerous local productions and has experience in Film & Television Development from his career in Los Angeles. Today, he works as a partner at BTEC, where he continues to find creative ways to make film education and employment accessible to the city’s disenfranchised youth.
Lonnie Edwards
Executive Producer
With his first two films, “Parietal Guidance” and “A Ferguson Story”, the Chicago native quickly earned a reputation for documenting and dramatizing lives in oppressed and marginalized communities. His work has won numerous festival prizes, honors from the Gene Siskel Film Center, a spot on Film50s list for most influential people in film, and was chosen as Newcity magazine’s 2016 “Filmmaker of the Year”.
Gavin Mlinar
Global Consultant
A former Wall Street Equity Analyst and Investment Banker who has leveraged negotiating and communication skills, industry knowledge, and a passion for cost savings into a successful Sourcing, Procurement and Supply Chain career. Exceptionally skilled in complex problem solving, workflow/process simplification, change management, and business unit and Executive collaboration.
The Challenge
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How can you challenge our workforce to champion supplier diversity?
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How would you convey to the world that bp is committed to improving people's lives through greater equity and supplier diversity?
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​What have you been able to achieve for other companies seeking to advance on their sustainability and/or DE&I commitments?