Becoming an investor herself, she leveraged her first hand knowledge to improve the investor experience end to end. Her technical prowess allowed her to seamlessly overcome any challenges she encountered across various implementations. Her emotional intelligence on the other hand, ensured a tailored approach to delivering exceptional customer service resulting in superior investor and General Partner satisfaction.

During her tenure at Blacksteel Investment Group, she directed the rebranding of the company, designed the logo and the three pillars on which the company stands firm. She published the Quarterly Newsletter which she cleverly titled B.I.G. News after the company's initials, bringing the investors closer to what was happening behind the scenes.

She was a contributor to the launch of The Live and Give Show Podcast and managed the Graphic Design and Social Media and Video Editing projects.

Her prior experience includes Head of Customer Success and Head of Program Management for Vindicia, a complete subscription management and retention solution that powers over $552M in Billing. At Vindicia, Maria established the Customer Success Team which was responsible for executing on best in class customer success practices to drive growth and satisfaction during all phases of the CS Life Cycle. As Head of Program Management, Maria oversaw the migration of the physical data center to the AWS Cloud as well as helped launch a key data analytics program that was leveraged heavily in day to day operations. She was instrumental in improving processes and cultivating relationships that resulted in efficiencies for both employees and customers alike.

Prior to that, Maria held multiple roles at Amdocs where she grew her career from a Consultant to a Director of Business Operations, all while obtaining two Master degrees, executing flawlessly in her roles and raising a family. Maria was also tasked with helping to establish Nexos, the company’s first ever Hispanic Professional Engineering Networking Group, as part of Amdocs’ North American Diversity & Inclusion programs. Under her direction, Nexos successfully launched at the start of Hispanic Heritage Month in the Fall of 2020 and executed on a number of community impacting projects.

She holds a BBA in International Business from The University of Texas at Arlington, an MBA with a focus in Organizational Behavior and Strategy and a Master of Science in IT Management, both from the University of Texas at Dallas. Alongside those, she credits her faith, her family’s support, her mentors, her emotional intelligence and her love of self development, for her success.

Maria enjoys spending time with her family, painting, traveling, dance, fitness and learning new skills.