Meet The Team

Efren Toscano – Founder/CEO

Efren Toscano founded TechZulu in the heart of Southern California: Orange County. Focused on providing a platform to showcase all that is happening here in the tech and media space. TechZulu is rapidly growing to be the hub for Southern California technology companies news source. Efren has been chosen as one of LA Weekly’s People of 2009 and selected as a Top 20 MostPublic Individuals in Los Angeles in Tech and Biz by NowPublic.

He divides his time between San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles and tech events around the US.

Amanda Coolong – CCO, Executive Producer, Chief Correspondent

Amanda Coolong is CCO, executive producer and chief correspondent at TechZulu. She has interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and influencers at every major industry conference, and is an active beta tester for many of the products she encounters.

Amanda graduated Summa Cum Laude from Emerson College with a Bachelor of Science in Speech degree. She’ll tell you she received a major in Public Relations and Minor in Broadcast Journalism. We say she went to school to learn how to talk, and we can tell you, she perfected her craft.

She lives in West Hollywood, CA with her Norwegian Forest Cat, Abby and the random couch surfer in town for a tech conference.

Enrique Gutierrez – CTO

Enrique Gutierrez is CTO at TechZulu, handling the management, design, development, and maintenance of TechZulu.com, as well as managing the hosting, a majority of the marketing materials, and various other technical aspects of TechZulu. Enrique is a WordPress Expert, a seasoned web developer with over 11 years experience, a highly effective revenue strategist, a graphic and web designer, a retired network administrator, a photographer, and is a stand-in production assistant during events.

He lives in a quiet neighborhood in West Los Angeles with his seven computers (including an in-house web server). No, he will not fix your computer.

John Raya – Production Manager

With an art background, I started off as the graphic artist for Medmania Inc. As the company grew, so did my skills.  I was pushed further and harder to hone my skills in a variety of creative software. With the rise of Techzulu, I found a new love in online video. It is my personal goal to put out content that inspires and informs all of its viewers.

Issen Alibris – Director of Business Development

Issen Alibris is a world traveler, that happens to call Los Angeles home base. He likes18th century books, beaches, reality television and gadgets. When he’s not glued to his laptop, writing, he may be found meandering the meandering the mean streets of Hollywood Blvd in search of the perfect bacon wrapped hotdog.