Cadiz Cartel - Personnel Archive

[Cuatroce]

Ricardo Cortez

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Ricardo Lope Cortez was born in 794 A.S. on planet Malta in a middle-income family of a logistics pilot who supplied Maltese stations in Omicron Beta, and a doctor of a local clinic of Medellin-de-Malta. During teenage years Ricardo’s father would train his only child to pilot family’s freighter and the basics of cabotage trade in Outcast space.

Following the advice of his father, Ricardo enrolled in business school after school to become vested in commerce and business administration of SME. Since Ricardo by then was already a skilled transport pilot, family’s savings were invested into a small cabotage company with additional freighter right after Ricardo’s graduation in 816 A.S.

In a few years, by 819 A.S. young entrepreneur alongside his father managed to regain the investments, establish a steady income, and gain a reputation of a reliable supplier. At the same time, Ricardo skilfully managed the business from the top, creating a transparent company’s structure attracting decent investments for such a small enterprise.

After a few involvements with deliveries for "Cuatroce", young talent was noticed. In 821 A.S. Ricardo was offered to sell his company for a good price to the "Corporation": his family would receive life-long subsidies for enjoying the life on Malta in penthouse, while he would be provided with “Aspis” battletransport to carry out logistics operations for the Cartel, 15% of the revenues from each delivery going directly into his pocket. He would also be asked to oversee the business management of his delivery team and to act semi-independently with the overall goal of profit-generation. It was not an offer to be declined and since then Ricardo Cortez has been in the employ of the Cartel and has earned himself a reputation of a shrewd businessman, providing opportunities for career growth in Cartel’s corporate structure.

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