Richard J. Roche – Founder, President & CEO, ROCHE Industries, LLC
Richard has over 30 years of US and off-shore manufacturing experience in both high and low-volume mechanical, electro-mechanical and electronic control products serving the automotive, appliance, military and aerospace industries. His vast experience and accomplishments included 12 years in starting and directing multi-plant operations in the US and Mexico which employed over 1000 people and up to 7 locations. Richard also has significant work experience in Sales Management, Materials Management, Production Management, Engineering Test and Quality Engineering.

Octaviano Aguirre – General Manager, ROCHE Industries de Mexico
Octaviano has more than 30 years of experience in the management and construction of manufacturing plants in Mexico. He had supervised multi-million dollar factory construction projects as well as managed production facilities with over 2,000 employees. He has both electrical and mechanical engineering degrees, and has completed advanced studies in executive management. Octaviano is based in San Luis Potosi, S.L.P., Mexico and is fluent in Spanish and English.

Dr. Jesús A. Ramírez I – Saltillo Shelter Manager, ROCHE Industries de Mexico
Dr. Ramírez has over 30 years of Mexico manufacturing/industrial experience. He has founded and led several businesses related to the computer and electronics industries, employing up to 3,000 and at one point, owned a real estate company in the Saltillo area. In addition, he established Shelter type operations in Columbia & Peru South America and has supervised multi-million dollar industrial construction projects in several Latin American countries. Dr. Ramírez earned a chemical engineering degree from Monterrey Tech, and a Masters and PhD in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania. He is fluent in Spanish and English.