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College of Business

Biography

Ray Bazzi is CEO & Founder of Diriga Technologies and Diriga Services, Diriga Technologies specializing in Cybersecurity, IT Services and Diriga Services is a recruiting company specializing in finding high skilled labor in the DOD and Simulation Space. Ray began his journey with ESQ in 1990 then Diriga Technologies in 2010 starting and Diriga Services in  2019. 

Ray Bazzi has an MBA in Business from the University of Central Florida and a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Florida.

Leadership and Entrepreneurship Experience

  • In 1990 created ESQ  computer solution focusing on the local government and school district space while a student at UCF and grew it to a 10 million annual sales company
  • In 2010 Created and Managed Diriga Technologies to provide Managed IT services to Central Florida’s private corporations 
  • In 2020 Created and Managed Diriga Services to become one of the leading recruiting companies in the Modeling in Simulation Space in Orlando 

Board Affiliations: 

  • UCF Foundation: Member of the Shareholder Society 
  • Marine Corps Association of Central Florida, Corporate Partner and Member 
  • Central Florida Navy League, member and contributor
  • NCS ( National Center for Simulation) Member and Donor
  • UCF College of Business Corporate Partner
  • UCF College of Business:  Mentor and regular Speaker at the Exchange
  • AUSA ( Association of the United States Army) member and Donor
  • Central Florida Navy League, Member and Donor
  • National Center of Simulation: Member and Donor 
  • Army Aviation Association of America member and Donor
  • CEO Nexus, member 

Awards & Achievements: 

  • Diriga Services has grown to become the leader in recruiting and staffing for the Simulation and training industry in Orlando. 
  • 2010 Top Ten Entrepreneurs in Central Florida 
  • CEO member and Speaker for UCF Grow FL
  • Selected to be on the “Task Force Orlando” for Technology by Orlando’s Mayor 
  • Selected by Governor Bush to represent “Technology on the mission to South America” 

Favorite UCF Memory: 

Built his  company Diriga as a class project when attending UCF as an MBA student with total collaboration from staff, students and UCF professors.