Advisory Board

Rob R. Ukropina
Managing Partner - Black Diamond Ventures

In 2008, Rob joined Black Diamond Venture, a venture capital firm, as the Managing Partner heading up their Newport Beach office.

In 1992, Rob founded Overnite Express with the idea of picking up after FedEx and UPS - 9PM - and delivering California, Arizona and Nevada. Overnite Express is now the premier west coast small package overnight delivery company. In February 2008, Overnite Express was sold to Norco Corporation. Rob sites on several entrepreneurial company boards, including C2 Reprographics, Allyance Communications, United Document Storage, MoGreet, NEI Treatment Systems, GameDar, and e-recycling.

In 2004, Rob was awarded "Excellence in Entrepreneurship" by the Orange County Business Journal. In 2005, Rob was named Father of the Year; Orange County by the Father's Day Council. In 2007, Rob was selected by the SBA as "Small Business Person of the Year - California".

Rob is a guest lecturer at USC, UCLA, Chapman, UCI, The Young Entrepreneurs Organization, The Christian Entrepreneur Organization, The Entrepreneurship Institute and The Orange County Business Forum. In 2008, Rob was the keynote speaker at the Harvard Business School Annual Entrepreneur Conference. In 2009, Rob was the keynote speaker at the USA SBE conference.

Rob is a graduate of the USC Marshall Business School.

Ivo A. Tijan
Chairman, President & CEO - CommerceWest Bank.

Ivo A. Tjan is Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of CommerceWest Bank, N.A., a full-service regional commercial bank with a unique vision and culture of focusing exclusively to the business community. Mr. Tjan is the founder of the company and launched an Initial Public Offering in 2001, where the company trades under the stock symbol CWBK. CommerceWest Bank was recognized as one of the top 100 fastest growing companies in the country, according to the 2006 Entrepreneur Magazine, PriceWaterhouseCooper’s survey; also in 2006 Mr. Tjan was named one of OC Metro’s Hottest 25 People of Orange County, California. Mr. Tjan holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing from California State University, Fullerton. He is an active member and board member of several social and charitable organizations. Tjan sits on the board of California State Fullerton University Philanthropic Foundation and is a member of Pacific Club, Generation NeXt, California Bankers Association, ICBA, and Western Independent Bankers, as well as a former member of the board of directors for the Children’s Museum. Mr. Tjan also supports a variety of charities in Southern California, like Big Brothers Big Sisters, American Cancer Society, Foundation for Community and Family Health, local schools, and many more.

Wing Lam
Founder - Wahoo's Fish Taco

Wing Lam is the co- founded Wahoo’s Fish Taco in 1988. Today, Wahoo’s has over 50 locations in Southern California and Colorado, Hawaii and Texas, with plans to add new locations in Arizona. Mr. Lam is very active in national and local civic activities as a volunteer and serves as a director for numerous non-profit corporations. Mr. Lam has a Bachelor of Science in Finance from San Diego State University. He is an active member of the Orange County Chapter of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO). Mr. Lam and his family reside in Newport Beach, CA.