Leonard Velez - Bethesda, Maryland, United States | Professional Profile | LinkedIn (original) (raw)

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Diplomacy today is more challenging than ever. I have a strong ability to motivate…

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Licenses & Certifications

New Horizons Learning Group

New Horizons Computer Learning Centers of Southern California

New Horizons Computer Learning Centers of Southern California

Volunteer Experience

Providence Little Company Of Mary Medical Center San Pedro

Oct 2006 - Jul 2019 12 years 10 months

Manhattan Beach Nursery School

2007 - 2019 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

Director, "Caine's Arcade Cardboard Challenge"

Da Vinci Schools

2014 - 2019 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

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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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Honors & Awards

Southbay Workforce Investment Board

Oct 2016
For dedication, persistence, and involvement to bring employment to the unemployed.

Culver City News

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

Languages

Native or bilingual proficiency

Organizations

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Mar 2012 - Present

Volunteer

May 2011 - Present
-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.

Marathon volunteer and Host family orientation specialist

Aug 2010 - Oct 2013
-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

Volunteer

Mar 2003 - Apr 2003
"To those much is given, much is expected!"

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