Business View Caribbean | Volume 8, Issue 9

35 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 8, ISSUE 9 ROCK SOL ID TECHNOLOGI ES cars. In Puerto Rico we have a lot more Toyotas than other brands. When they came down here, I was the IT Manager for Federal Mogul Puerto Rico. Fast forward to January 2000. I was still in my 20s and my current partner, Rick, made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. So, I joined Rock Solid Technologies here in Puerto Rico – we were six people at that point, selling about $1 million. We’re 200 people today and selling over $20 million.” BVC: How has the business evolved? Perez: “A lot has changed in 20 years for this small start-up and I’m very excited for the results we have achieved. We have implemented software for customers in about 30 countries, especially our Caribbean neighbors, and the U.S. mainland and Canada. Out of our 200 employees about 170 are based in Puerto Rico – that makes me happy that we can provide super technical skilled jobs and good products to our customers, no matter where they are. The cloud has made