Carlos Alvarez

Carlos has a long successful history as an entrepreneur and manager of two medical based businesses that provide financial success and employment in the community. He has solid skills in financial management, general business operations and human resources. Carlos has a long history of community involvement. He is fully Bilingual in Spanish and English and has strong negotiations skills and strengths in organizational management.  The following are Mr. Alvarez's educational background as well as some of the organizations and activities he has been involved in:

     Arm/ Org/ Programming of Labor, 1985-1989 School Medicine C. Holguin Cuba

• Opened and operated business from inceptions, growth through and final sale of operations.

• Took sales from -0- to over $3 million in 5 years.

• Oversight of pharmacy and general merchandise.

• Full control of all operations; financial, human resources, and marketing.

• Completed profitable sale of the business to pursue other business opportunities.

• Purchased Evis Medical Equipment in Hartford in 1998.

• Managed business expansion in durable medical equipment and full respiratory services

• Managed operation through successful national accreditation by Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)

• Purchase, finance, renovate and operate an 11,000 sq/ft facility.

• Management of purchasing of over $1 million in medical equipment.

• Negotiate purchasing contracts and bidding.

Community Involvement

• Commissioner of Latinos & Puerto Rican Affairs Commission

• Member Executive Board in Spanish American Merchants Association. 

• Director for Hartford Youth’s Scholars Foundation