Leonard Velez

Leonard Velez

Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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Experience

Education

  • Villanova University Graphic

    Villanova University

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    Activities and Societies: Crew, Campus Ministry, Phi Sigma Kappa (Founding Father), Volleyball, SGA

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    Six Sigma Lean Black Belt with Project Management
    Six Sigma Lean Green Belt with Project Management

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Licenses & Certifications

  • Project Management Professional (PMP - candidate)

    New Horizons Learning Group

    Issued

  • Six Sigma Lean Black Belt with Project Management

    New Horizons Computer Learning Centers of Southern California

    Issued

  • Six Sigma Lean Greenk Belt with Project Management

    New Horizons Computer Learning Centers of Southern California

    Issued

Volunteer Experience

  • Eucharistic Minister

    Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center San Pedro

    - 12 years 10 months

  • Fundraiser, Lighting in a Bottle Catcher

    Manhattan Beach Nursery School

    - 12 years

    Children

    Responsible for sizable donations and grants to our 501(c)(3) Manhattan Beach Nursery Fundraiser: Costco, Nnamdi Asomugha Foundation, The Bouqs, Dollar Shave Club, Jump Zone

  • Da Vinci Schools Graphic

    Director, "Caine's Arcade Cardboard Challenge"

    Da Vinci Schools

    - 5 years

    Education

    -Worked with grades K-6 to engineer and implement the Cardboard Challenge at Da Vinci.
    -Raised approximately $1000 to purchase a 3D Printer to encourage engineering, science, math application, research, and production of new ideas.

    The Imagination Foundation (IF) was formed 3 days after the Caine's Arcade short film was posted online with a mission to find, foster, and fund creativity and entrepreneurship in more kids like Caine. IF received a $250,000 Matching Challenge Grant from…

    -Worked with grades K-6 to engineer and implement the Cardboard Challenge at Da Vinci.
    -Raised approximately $1000 to purchase a 3D Printer to encourage engineering, science, math application, research, and production of new ideas.

    The Imagination Foundation (IF) was formed 3 days after the Caine's Arcade short film was posted online with a mission to find, foster, and fund creativity and entrepreneurship in more kids like Caine. IF received a $250,000 Matching Challenge Grant from the Goldhirsh Foundation two days later to help build the Imagination Foundation. Learn more about the Imagination Foundation by visiting www.imagination.is

  • Little League Baseball Graphic

    Coach

    Little League Baseball

    - Present 9 years 9 months

Publications

  • ClariFI Opens Office in California and Adds Staff to Support Growing West Coast Client Base

    Businesswire

    December 13, 2006 03:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time
    ClariFI Opens Office in California and Adds Staff to Support Growing West Coast Client Base

    BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ClariFI™, a leading provider of software and services focused on quantitative portfolio management and research, announced today the opening of their El Segundo, California office and the hiring of additional staff to support their growing number of West Coast clients.

    Joining ClariFI’s Client Service…

    December 13, 2006 03:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time
    ClariFI Opens Office in California and Adds Staff to Support Growing West Coast Client Base

    BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ClariFI™, a leading provider of software and services focused on quantitative portfolio management and research, announced today the opening of their El Segundo, California office and the hiring of additional staff to support their growing number of West Coast clients.

    Joining ClariFI’s Client Service team in El Segundo is Denise Winner. Denise brings a wealth of experience to ClariFI having had her own financial technology consulting firm for the past several years. Previously she worked at Transamerica in the fixed income analytics group and at Hull Trading and Drexel Burnham Lambert. Denise holds an MS in Computer Science from Brown University and a BS in Economics from the Wharton School. Denise also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

    On the business development side, Leonard Velez joins ClariFI from Thomson Financial where he held various Senior Account Management and Project Management roles. At Thomson he helped develop the firm’s Los Angeles office and was responsible for numerous enterprise-wide software deployments at the largest buy-side and sell-side firms. Leonard holds a BA in Political Science and English from Villanova University.

    Donovan Goodreau, ClariFI’s Vice President of Business Development stated, “We’ve added a tremendous number of West Coast clients this year and wanted to provide them with the localized support they deserve. We are excited to have found such qualified people to start our office in California and know that our clients will appreciate having support and training resources so close by.”

    About ClariFI

    ClariFI™ provides software and services focused exclusively on helping quantitative portfolio managers and researchers decrease the time...to put into production their alpha generating strategies.
    http://www.clarifi.com

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Courses

  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

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  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

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  • Project Management Professional (PMP)

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Honors & Awards

  • Southbay Workforce Investment Board, distinguished alumni

    Southbay Workforce Investment Board

    For dedication, persistence, and involvement to bring employment to the unemployed.

  • The Best of Culver City, Photo Award Winner 2012

    Culver City News

    Best of Culver City, photo featured on cover issue April, 2012

Languages

  • English

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  • French

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  • Tagalog

    Native or bilingual proficiency

Organizations

  • Knights of Columbus

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  • Knights of Columbus

    Volunteer

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    -STAR House Foundation for special needs youth. -Rancho San Antonio is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization. Rancho is a multi-service residential agency serving court-ordered adolescent boys. The primary goal of the agency is to utilize an inter-disciplinary approach to provide opportunity for rehabilitation of the total person through a balanced physical, social, spiritual, psychological, and educational experience.

  • Culver City Sister City

    Marathon volunteer and Host family orientation specialist

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    -Provided orientation and hosting of Senshu Marathon /L.A. Marathon Exchange runners. -Planned, coordinated logistics hosting of Japanese runners to meet with Culver City Fire Dept., Police Dept., Historical Society, and Culver City Mayor

  • Los Angeles Regional Food Bank

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    "To those much is given, much is expected!"

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