At the age of four, Juan Vides arrived in the United States with his parents after a long and dangerous trip from El Salvador. During the bus ride from Laredo, Texas, to New York, he learned his first English word, “pen,” from another passenger. As El Salvadoran refugees, his family was granted amnesty in 1986 by Ronald Reagan, and Juan received his green card.

During High School, Juan learned about the electoral process. He was so motivated by the power of the vote that he encouraged his parents to begin with him the process of becoming an American citizen. When he was 16 years old, Juan Vides became a citizen of the United States.

Juan’s career started at Trader Joe’s, and at age 21, was offered a management position. After a few years, he realized that this wasn’t his passion. At 26, he decided to take a different path and began pursuing a BS in Computer Programming and System Information at Farmingdale State University. As is Juan’s way, he not only joined the Computer Club at Farmingdale but became its President and brought the club to life. He continued his education at Stony Brook University, earning his MBA in Business Management.

In 2003, he was employed part-time by Pulver.com, configuring internet telephones, eventually moving into a full-time position. Jeff Pulver, his boss, went on to become the co-founder of Vonage. Juan traveled the country, seting up corporate trade shows, where he met key players in the computer technology industry such as Michael Powell, Chairman of the FCC and Mark Cuban, to name a few.

Juan’s business started as a response to an unfortunate incident: the theft of his wallet in Boston, where he was attending a corporate trade show. Having lost all his credit cards and IDs made him wonder why someone hadn’t created a website for people to store their 1-800 numbers, as a back up. So he created it. After building his own website, he put an ad on Craigslist, offering his services as a website builder. Since then, he has built over 1000 websites. His company, TechACS Corp, keeps evolving with the latest trends in technological advances, currently providing Search Engine Optimization services, and Social Media Marketing.

Juan lives with his wife, son, and daughter in Oceanside, NY. He volunteers as an Associate Director for Bethpage Federal Credit Union, is active on the Board of Directors of the American Heart Association of Long Island as well as the Hicksville Chamber of Commerce. Juan feels that his life has been one of good fortune. He likes to share that with as many people as he can. He gives back by offering web services pro bono, or at significant discounts to local non-profit organizations. He continues to actively reach out to support and enrich the community of Long Island, his home since he made the long journey from El Salvador as a young boy.

• Over 15 years experience in website design, social media marketing,Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and online reputation management
• Has built over 1,000 websites and continues to evolve as technology develops.
• Contributes to the community by offering his services pro bono.
• Donates to several charities and organizations, including Nassau County Bar Association and Red Cross.
• Past Board member of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Past Ambassador of BNI, a world-wide networking association
• Past Board member of the Hicksville Chamber of Commerce
• Board of Director American Heart Association of Long island
• Past Associate Board Member Volunteer for Bethpage Federal Credit Union,
• Member of Queens Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (2012 – 2014)
• On the Board of Directors for Long Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (2008 – 2013)

• 2011’s Business Person of the Year for the Nassau Council of Chambers
• 2013 Top Advocate for Latino Empowerment for The Hispanic Network.
• 2014 Nassau County Latino American National Night.
• 2016 Hicksville Chamber of Commerce Small Business Person of the Year.
• 2016 Business Person of the Year for the Nassau Council of Chambers
• 2017 Long Island Business News 40 Under 40 Award
• 2018 Queen’s Courier 40 under 40 Award
• 2018 Diversity in Business Award