VPT, Inc.

VPT, Inc. provides DC-DC power converters, EMI filters, and custom engineering services for avionics, military, and space applications. VPT creates products and services for high reliability environments according to industry standards, and carries MIL-PRF-38534 (Classes H&K) and ISO 9001, certifications. Products are available in a variety of standard screening levels to suit the application, including radiation hardened space environments.

VPT is part of the HEICO Electronic Technologies Group (NYSE:HEI.A) [1]. HEICO Corporation, through its principal subsidiaries HEICO Aerospace Holdings Corp. (“HEICO Aerospace”) and HEICO Electronic Technologies Corp. (“HEICO Electronic”) and their subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”), is principally engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of aerospace, defense and electronics related products and services throughout the United States and internationally. The Company’s customer base is primarily the commercial aviation, defense, space, medical, telecommunication and electronic industries.

Manuel Mijares (pronounced: [manˈwel miˈxaɾes]) (born José Manuel Mijares Morán on February 7, 1958 in Mexico City), is a popular Spanish-language singer who is billed simply as "Mijares." He launched his career at age 23. He is currently separated from singer/actress Lucero, with whom he has two children.

He was born in Hospital Español in Mexico City. His mother was a dance teacher, and he names her as an artistic influence. As a child, he was part of the elementary school chorus. He later formed musical groups with friends. As an adult, he received a degree in business administration in the Intercontinental University (Universidad Intercontinental México).

On March 4, 2011 after 14 years of marriage, he and Lucero announced to the media that they had separated.

He made his professional debut in 1981 in a local festival called Valores Juveniles. After living in Japan, where he performed in a nightclub, Mijares worked as a background singer for Latin pop star Emmanuel.

In 1985, he represented Mexico in the OTI Festival, earning "Revelation of the Festival". In 1986, he started his solo carer after signing with EMI, issuing a self-titled album that featured his first international hits: "Bella" ("Beautiful woman"), "Soñador" ("Dreamer"), "Poco a poco" ("Little by little") and "Siempre" ("Always"), the latter composed by the Nicaraguan song writer Hernaldo Zúñiga. His debut album was originally credited to "Manuel Mijares", but the disc was later reissued with the billing changed to simply "Mijares." All subsequent recordings were billed under the name "Mijares."