The Unique Team Behind Houston's AI Implementation Bridge
"A cybersecurity expert from oil and gas who's lived through digital transformation gaps, partnering with a Navy veteran full-stack developer who's bridged military procurement and AI development—both Hispanic, both intimately familiar with the exact problem they're solving: businesses that don't understand their tech ecosystem, their data, or how to automate securely. They're not theorizing about the problem. They've lived it, studied it, and built the solution."
Current: Cybersecurity Analyst | Former COO, CyberPoint Advisories (Houston, Texas)
Throughout her career in oil and gas and cybersecurity, Marisabel has witnessed firsthand:
Marisabel brings the operations expertise that most AI consultants lack. She doesn't just understand technology—she understands how businesses operate, how departments interact, how data flows through organizations, and how to secure it all.
Most importantly: She's identified the exact problem through years of direct observation—businesses lack organic knowledge of their tech ecosystem, don't understand their data streams, operate without clear SOPs, and don't address cybersecurity. She's not solving a theoretical problem. She's solving the problem she's witnessed destroy competitive advantage across dozens of businesses.
As a Purchasing Agent and Contracting Representative in the Army, Juan knows:
Juan brings the technical execution and systems thinking that make Marisabel's operational insights actionable. He can build, integrate, and support the AI implementations that 1AQuantum deploys.
His government contracting experience means 1AQuantum can credibly pursue public sector contracts—a massive market that many AI consultants can't access. His veteran status provides competitive advantages in procurement (set-asides, preferences, credibility).
Most importantly: He understands both the technology AND the business side—a rare combination that allows him to partner with Marisabel's operations expertise to deliver complete solutions.
| Marisabel's Strengths | Juan's Strengths | Combined Power |
|---|---|---|
| Cybersecurity expertise | Full-stack development | Secure AI implementation |
| Operations leadership (COO) | Program analysis | Business + technical execution |
| Oil & gas industry depth | Military/gov consulting | Cross-industry credibility |
| IoT/OT security | Data analytics | End-to-end data security |
| Process optimization | System integration | Workflow automation that works |
| Latina woman in tech | Hispanic disabled veteran | Diverse perspectives + procurement advantages |
| Community advocate | Government contracting | Cultural competence + federal access |
Not consultants who studied AI in a lab. They've worked with businesses struggling with AI adoption. They've seen the gaps: lack of SOPs, data chaos, cybersecurity ignorance. They've created internal AI tools to learn how to implement them.
Marisabel: Identifies WHAT to automate (operations, security, workflows)
Juan: Builds HOW to automate (development, integration, data)
Together: Can speak to ANY department
Both Hispanic: Cultural competence is authentic, not learned
Marisabel: Latina woman navigating tech—she IS the representation gap
Juan: Hispanic veteran—understands military discipline + community advocacy
Studied AI adoption failures and successes. Created internal tools to understand implementation challenges. Worked with initial businesses to test methodologies. Built knowledge base BEFORE seeking funding.
Veteran-owned: Federal contracting set-asides
Hispanic-owned, woman-owned: Diverse supplier programs
50/50 partnership: Gender equity
Community connections: Built-in networks
Through years of observation and direct experience, Marisabel and Juan have identified that businesses are failing at AI adoption because of three converging gaps:
Businesses don't have clear SOPs. They don't understand their own workflows. They can't articulate what they do, so they can't automate it.
As COO, she's seen organizations operate for years without documenting processes. Everyone knows "how we do things," but nobody can explain it clearly enough to optimize or automate.
As a Program Analyst, he's seen the difference between organizations with clear processes (military) and those without (many private sector clients). The former can adopt technology rapidly; the latter struggle.
Businesses don't understand what data they produce. They collect information but don't recognize it as data. They certainly don't understand their metadata or how to use it strategically.
In oil & gas and cybersecurity, she's seen organizations sitting on goldmines of operational data but treating it like paperwork. They don't connect "what we track" to "what we could optimize."
As a data analyst, he's worked with businesses that have years of data but no strategy. They know they "should use data" but don't know what questions to ask or what problems to solve.
Businesses don't address cybersecurity until something catastrophic happens. They implement AI tools without considering data security, access controls, or compliance.
As a cybersecurity analyst, she's responded to incidents that could have been prevented with basic security hygiene. Businesses don't understand the threat landscape until they're breached.
Working with military and government clients, he's seen the stark contrast between organizations that take security seriously (military) and those that treat it as an afterthought (many small businesses).
Marisabel and Juan built 1AQuantum to address all three gaps simultaneously:
They're not just AI consultants. They're operations experts who happen to use AI as a tool to solve workflow, data, and security problems.
Most AI consultants are technologists who learned business.
Marisabel and Juan are business operators who learned AI.
They understand operations first, technology second. They speak the language of executives, finance teams, procurement officers, and engineers. They've worked across industries, across sectors (public and private), and across cultures.
They're not selling AI because it's trendy. They're using AI to solve the specific problems they've witnessed across years of direct experience: process chaos, data ignorance, and security negligence.
And they're doing it for the community they're part of—Hispanic business owners in Houston who are losing an invisible competitive battle.
This is the team that bridges the GenAI Divide. This is the team that protects $17 billion in community wealth. This is the investment.