Andrés is the Chief Information Officer at Austin Energy. Previously, Andrés served in many key roles in the hi-tech industry including HillCast Technologies, AGEA Corporation, iMark.com, and Tyco Networks. He also served as the President of Philip Electronics' $2.5 Billion wireless division. Andres is a requested visionary speaker on “Running IT as a Business” and “Wireless Broadband Delivers the 21st Century”, and he is an advisor to several companies and institutions.

He is co-author of “Information Technology Leadership” and “CTO Best Practices Collection”, and a contributor to “Player Manager: The Rise of Professionals Who Manage While They Work”. And he has been awarded “IT Executive of the Year” by AITP/Innotech in 2005, “Premier 100 IT Leader” by Computerworld in 2006, and “Best in Class of Premier 100” by Computerworld in 2006.