Max A. Ordonez is the owner of imm management, a boutique program and project management firm serving public and private sector projects in the fields of economic development, job creation, small business working capital and owner-occupied real estate finance. Mr. Ordonez has over 25 years creating and executing strategic financial, marketing, and operational plans, which are even more important in this dollar-sensitive economy. Prior to working on private-public sector projects, Mr. Ordonez was a Senior Manager of a local school district with a budget of over $280MM and construction budget of over $200MM. He has over eight (8) years of experience in public accounting and is a Deloitte alum.
Mr. Ordonez has obtained a B.S. in Accounting and Business Administration from Cal State University, Los Angeles and completed two years at the University of Southern California.
Through his project experience, he earned a Certificate of Entrepreneurship from Babson College and a Construction Management Certificate from Turner Construction School Construction Management.
In 2018, Mr. Ordonez was awarded “America’s Small Development Center State Star” by the Small Business Administration (SBA)
His current professional ambition is to strategically reorganize imm management into two separate divisions: a Project Management company name Clear Water Consulting and a finance-focused company, Morgan Maxwell Advisors. The Ross Program is critical to achieve this structure with clear branding and expert focused services.
Max has a long history of community service including current Board Chairperson of Rio Hondo College Foundation (RHCF), Board Member of Whittier Union High School District Foundation (WUHSDF), former Board Member of the Southern California Certified Development Corporation (SoCal CDC) – a Small Business Administration (SBA) Lender and former
Board Member & Treasurer of the California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce (CHCC).
Lastly, Mr. Ordonez resides in East Whittier, CA and is a member of Candlewood Country Club. Mr. Ordonez has two sons, Ian Maxwell Ordonez, who works for Governor Newsom in Sacramento, and Morgan Maxwell Ordonez, who is completing the 11th grade.
Email: max@maxordonez.com