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Our History
February 3, 1999
Warren Carter founded QualiFind focused almost exclusively on Mexico’s commercial and industrial markets. After brainstorming for name and brand ideas, his fiance at the time – Rosa Icela Villarreal came up with the QualiFind name.
March 30, 1999
Warren successfully completed QualiFind’s first search assignment for a Director of Materials for Hughes Network Systems.
April 8, 1999
QualiFind’s second search assignment for a Business Unit Manager was completed on behalf of client Parker Hannifin.
July 19, 1999
Vanessa Peterson was hired as QualiFind’s first official employee as a part-time bookkeeper.
Sometime in September 1999
Warren Carter, Fernando Espinosa and Rosa Icela Villarreal sat around a table overlooking the Real Del Mar Golf Course near Rosarito, Mexico and discussed the ideas for forming the first truly bi-national / bi-cultural professional recruiting practice. Notes were taken at that meeting that have been preserved for posterity.
Sometime in November 1999
Warren Carter and Fernando Espinosa formed QualiFind, Incorporated based from a home office in Bonita, CA and a commercial office in Tijuana’s Zona Rio.
March 14, 2000
Fernando Espinosa established QualiFind de Mexico, S. de R.L. in order to provide invoicing capabilities for Mexican clients.
Check back for more data points. Our history compilation is a work-in-progress!
