Meet Our Team

A multidisciplinary group moving the AEC industry forward
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NHEO Institute Industry Advisory Board

Max Cruz Gallardo
LEAD
​ESTIMATOR
Bechtel
​Corporation

​Houston, TX
Miguel Galarza
CEO
Yerba Buena Engineering & Construction

San Francisco, CA
Zalina Giometti
Interior designer

​SmithGroupJJR
AIA

​Houston, TX
Oscar Cuellar
CEO
IOC Company
​LLC
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McAllen, TX
Jose De Almagro
Vice president

​AECOM


​Miami, FL
Crisanta Duran
Speaker of the house
Colorado State Representative

​​Denver, CO
Luis F. Corzo
Corporate Risk & Broking
Willis Towers Watson

Washington, DC
Matthew Hyche
Project engineer
Halliburton



Houston, TX
Dana Nazarova
attorney

​Fertitta Reynal Law LLP
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​Houston, TX
JP Giometti
Director of strategy & innovation
HCSS

​Houston, TX
Karina Esquivel
corporate safety manager
Reyes Group


Dallas, TX
Alex Vazquez
LEAD CORE SAFETY SPECIALIST
3M
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Houston, TX

NHEO Institute Corporate Communications 

Victoria Carpena
SoutherN methodist university
Dallas, TX
Zainab Siddiqui
university of illinois
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Chicago, IL
Lina Nazarova
texas A&M
​university
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Houston, TX
Jackeline Ardon
university of houston
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Houston, TX
Stefan Marinak
university of florida
Gainesville, FL
Jasmin Mosqueda
university of houston
Houston, TX
Jaziel Chavez
texas christian university
Dallas, TX
Christina Wu
UC Santa barbara university
San Francisco, CA
Carolina Nuno
university of houston
Houston, TX
Bryan Rangel
texas tech university
Houston, TX
Kathleen Malloy
university of central florida
Orlando, FL
Brian Hellaire
sam houston university
Houston, TX
Maria Silva
texas A&m university
College Station, TX
Disana Gedgafova
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
Austin, TX
Alex Kagwima
loyola
​university
Baltimore, MD
Vivien Hock
texas tech university
Lubbock, TX
  • Our Story
  • Our Values
  • Our Network
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  • The National Hispanic Entrepreneurs' Organization was founded as a non-profit organization in 2008.  
  • NHEO Institute focuses on construction industry concerns common to Hispanic contractors and small business owners, and inspiring the next generation of construction workers.
  • Community membership is open to individuals of all races and ethnic backgrounds. 
The NHEO community lives by its core values:
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  • Safety
  • Quality
  • Excellence 
  • Leadership 
  • ​Integrity 
  • Community 
  • Teamwork
NHEO represents more than 12,000 firms including many of America’s leading general contractors, specialty-contracting firms, and service providers and suppliers nationwide and in Latin America.