Academic Highlights

Mr. Cabrera's experience across major corporations, start-up organizations and international relations has grown on the strong foundation he acquired in two of the country's finest universities, both in the Golden State---California.

After living abroad in Europe during his senior year in high school, studying in France at the University of Grenoble and traveling throughout western Europe, Scandinavia, North Africa & Turkey, Mr. Cabrera returned to the USA and pursued a career in the music industry while studying at community college level. Some time thereafter he entered the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and pursued a degree in the field of Latin American Studies. He excelled. Based on his aptitude, commitment and performance he was awarded a Departmental Scholar scholarship, which allowed him to pursue a dual degree, the Bachelor's and the Master's degrees simultaneously. He also applied for and received a Tinker Foundation Fellowship, which provided him the opportunity to travel to Colombia where he did research for his Master's thesis. Upon completion of this strenuous program, he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude with both the B.A. and M.A. degrees, one of only a handful of graduates with such a distinction at UCLA.

Entering the workforce, Cabrera joined Four-Phase Systems, a division of Motorola Corporation, and began learning the basics of computer systems, software programming and sales skills. He was recruited to join a nationwide group of recent college graduates who were sent to Dallas, TX for a four-month training session. Again, his drive & leadership stood out and he was given the "Pacesetter" award for top performance in this class upon its conclusion.

Several years later, while employed at Ashton-Tate Corporation (the software publisher of dBASE, Framework & MultiMate software), Mr. Cabrera was recruited to participate in the Executive M.B.A. class at the University of Southern California. He took this on as a two-year commitment in addition to his full-time job responsibilities as the Director of Sales & Marketing in Australia, Latin America and Africa for Ashton-Tate. Dan graduated with an M.B.A. degree and continues to seek out educational opportunities, seminars and conferences whenever they complement his career goals. Education, when combined with experience and savvy, creates a very powerful force for success in any company or organization.

In sum, there is no substitute for experience, and no better complement to experience than high-quality education, which Mr. Cabrera clearly has attained throughout his career. This combination makes for a top executive for any organization, any business challenge.

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