APACC Small Business Action Committee member, Al Pacha is owner and President of ALPAC, Inc., a minority-owned software development and IT consulting company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ALPAC has been in business since 1996. Al is an innovative Information Technology leader with a proven track record of managing technology development teams, along with conceptualizing and directing the development of business‐driven technology solutions. Al is a highly accomplished technologist with over 25+ years of experience in software system analysis, project management, risk management, development and implementation of information systems in Retail, Supply Chain, POS, e‐Commerce solutions, FinTech, Facility Management, Waste Management, and Energy markets.