Juan Gaytan, Jr., President

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As president and co-founder of Monterrey Security, Juan Gaytan oversees all aspects of the business. From creating a training program that exceeds state requirements and far surpasses the competition, to recruiting a management team that draws on the expertise of police, firefighters and public safety professionals, Juan has built Monterrey Security around the operating philosophy of both protection and prevention.

A member of the Chicago Police Department for nearly a decade, Juan has helped to shape the security techniques that Monterrey Security staff employ every day. During his years on the police force, Juan served as a beat officer and later as a member of the Community Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS) team. Juan was also a member of the Mayor's Housing Enforcement Task Force, enforcing City building regulations to reduce criminal activity and charging absentee landlords for negligence to their properties where crime was rampant. And he was featured on the Police Department's "Crime Watch" program.

Juan prides himself on being accessible and responsive to clients, and is dedicated to improving service and exceeding client expectations.

Santiago Solis, Jr., Senior Vice President

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Co-founder of Monterrey Security, Santiago Solis is a 23-year veteran of the Chicago Fire Department. Santiago's public safety and emergency response expertise play an instrumental role in Monterrey Security's philosophy of prevention. Santiago assesses client sites to ensure optimum public safety, and he specializes in designing emergency and evacuation procedures for both commercial and residential clients.

Decorated for his public service while a firefighter, Santiago's expertise, skills and demeanor led his station commander to assign Santiago to train all new recruits assigned to his station.

Santiago is a strong advocate of minority owned and operated businesses. He is a member of the Hispanic American Construction Industry Association, the Mexican American Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Hispanic Firefighters and a supporter of the Mexican American Police Organization.

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Stella Gaytan-Jara manages day-to-day operations at Monterrey, including quality control, administrative procedures and allocation of funds. She works closely with all department directors, troubleshooting issues, evaluating overall performance and ensuring frequent communication among all departments.

Stella also acts as chief financial officer, managing resource allocation and monitoring expenditures and receivables.

Prior to joining Monterrey Security, Stella worked as a paralegal with a private law firm, and as an administrator and teacher at a parochial school in Chicago.

Annette Gaytan, Vice President of Operations

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Vice President of Operations Annette Gaytan oversees Monterrey’s finances and acts as liaison to our financial institution. She works in direct connection with Monterrey's CPA firm to maintain our business plan goals and yearly projections. Annette also interacts with clients in order to quality control staffing.

Anthony Gomez DelaCasa, Senior Director of Operations

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Tony oversees Monterrey’s civilian security staff operations. He maintains contractual obligations, field supervision, and attends to special client needs. He has also successfully completed Reid interview and interrogation, Safe-way loss prevention, hr and labor relations, armed and personal protection training programs.

Vivian Portillo, Director of Administration

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Vivian maintains Monterrey’s law-enforcement staffing requirements and qualifications. She also oversees human resource issues with civilian staff members.

Jose J. Jara, Director of Client Relations

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Jose is responsible for all aspects of customer service for Monterrey Security. He oversees the performance of all guards and site mangers, monitors the effectiveness of operations and manages the phase-in of security services for new clients.

An active law enforcement officer with the Chicago Police Department, Jose works with clients and officers to incorporate public safety techniques into Monterrey's security services.

When not at Monterrey, Jose serves as a police officer on patrol in the Brighton Park community.

Michael J. Kirsch, Director of Special Operations

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Michael oversees all aspects of law enforcement operations at Monterrey Security. He establishes operations and protocols for all new projects, determining the appropriate staffing, training and equipment for each client and project. He is also responsible for performance evaluation and contractual compliance.

Michael is a Sergeant in the Chicago Police Department and a veteran of the United States Armed Forces who served in Operation Desert Storm.

Caesar is responsible for Monterrey's compliance with all Illinois Department of Professional Regulation requirements for security agencies. He also oversees the training program at Monterrey. Caesar has been with the Cook County Sheriff’s office for over 4 years.

As senior consultant for Monterrey, Francis assists with security plans and coordinates command staff for all major events. He served with the Chicago Police Department for over 32 years as a decorated officer with countless training programs completed (Secret Service Dignitary, Northwestern Traffic Institute, Labor Relations, Police Executive Development and many more) and finished his career as a Captain. He was also the President of the Chicago Police Sergeant’s Association and Vice President of the Chicago Police Captains Association.

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