FirstLight Federal Credit Union
Juan R Gonzalez, MBA, is an accomplished information technology executive with extensive experience in leadership roles across various organizations. Currently serving as the Chief Information Officer at FirstLight Federal Credit Union since April 2023, Gonzalez previously held the position of Utility Assistant Chief Information Officer at El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board, where responsibilities included overseeing IT operations and cybersecurity. As Chief Information Officer at Emergence Health Network from August 2015 to October 2022, Gonzalez managed strategic planning and resource procurement for information management systems. Additionally, Gonzalez served as Vice President of Information Technology at TFCU - El Paso, beginning in March 1999 and progressing through various roles to enhance enterprise IT systems. Educational qualifications include an MBA in Business/Managerial Economics from The University of Texas at El Paso and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems & Management from Park University, among other credentials.
FirstLight Federal Credit Union
FirstLight Federal Credit Union is happy to be a part of LinkedIn and look forward to sharing our member-centric stories, employee highlights, and even open positions to go-getter candidates. Serving the El Paso, Fort Bliss, and Las Cruces communities in Texas and New Mexico, our hard-charging cooperative has a simple purpose— “Improve lives. Achieve dreams.”—and our growing financial institution has been doing this for 66 years! With over $1.4 billion in assets, our 350+employees understand it takes excellence, it takes relationship building, it takes ownership, and it takes everyone! Do we work hard? Absolutely! But we are motivated to deliver the best member experience through our ‘darn, nice people’ and latest technology—providing our members working alternatives to bank when they want, not when they have too. And oh yea, we love building relationships with local businesses, school districts, and universities too. In fact, the Credit Union is offering an affinity card with New Mexico State University (Go Aggies!), and recently opened a satellite, self-service technology office at Texas Tech University Health Science Center—El Paso. Our diverse team is a part of the respective communities we serve—serving in many leadership roles like the El Paso Chamber of Commerce, YMCA, and Boys and Girls Club. And through our very own FirstLight Community Foundation, we actively deliver financial wellness programs. In addition, with every funded FirstLight loan, one dollar goes toward the El Pasoan’s Fighting Hunger and Casa de Peregrinos food banks. Our goal is to have an impact on one million families in the next ten years.