Hi,
my name is
Felipe Velez
Entrepreneur - Business Analyst
I am an Engineer experienced in Business Data Analytics, Procurement and Operations Management
Profile
Engineer specialized in Financial Management with over six years of experience in multinational companies in the IT-Services Consulting, and Infrastructure industries; in the areas of Project Management, Business Analytics, and Supply Chain Management. My main contribution throughout my career has been making analysis processes more efficient by simplifying them and enhancing their impact, allowing me to maximize multidisciplinary projects’ profitability and potentiate the use of available and new resources. I am knowledgeable in data analytics for project development and supporting strategic decision-making leveraged by my programming experience in Python, Visual Basic (VBA), Advanced Excel, SQL, and Power BI. I am in my element when working remotely/hybrid, performing regional roles influencing multicultural and diverse teams. In my last position, I created business strategies based on data analytics for the Americas region (NAM, Mexico, and Brazil, among other markets).
Current / Recent Projects
More projects description yet to come!
Skills
- Agile, Scrum and Kanban
- Python
- SQL
- Visual Basic
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Power BI
Tools
- Hubspot
- Monday
- Zendesk
- Jira
- Confluence
- Qlik Sense
- Slack
- MS Office Suite
- Adobe Photoshop & Lightroom
- WordPress
Languages
- Spanish: Native
- English: C2
- Portuguese: C1
- German: A2
Professional Experience
Leafworks GmbH is a young and rapidly growing consulting company specializing in Customer experience projects. Automation and next level customer centricity
Business Analyst & Operations Manager – (01.04.2023 – present)
Infobip is Croatia’s first unicorn, a global leader in omnichannel communication. Their business is to simplify how brands connect with, engage and delight their customers at global scale.
Business Growth Analyst – Americas region (10.2021 – 10.2022)
Responsible for providing market intelligence, project evaluation, and business analytics to support regional projects and new coming busi‐ nesses into the company for the Americas Region, including NAM, Mexico, and Brazil, among other markets. Define business models and com‐ mercial conditions that maximize projects’ profitability and obtain a short return on investment (ROI), optimizing the cash flow and IRR while designing and implementing comprehensive risk mitigation strategies.
Procurement Executive – Americas region (01.2020 – 09.2021)
Responsible for managing the business relationship with +50 providers/competitors and evaluating their offers for the Americas Region, includ‐ ing NAM, Mexico, and Brazil, among other markets. Provide market intelligence to negotiate the supply of strategic services with existing and new partners, anticipating the future needs of the business in the region. Leading RFQ processes, negotiating prices, contractual conditions and leading the process of technical integration and services launch. Also responsible for calculating and reporting the real savings generated from negotiations with suppliers at a global level, measuring their efficiency and suggesting actions to maximize them in the short and medium term.
Achievements details available upon request, please feel free to reach me!
Research professional (09.2019 – 12.2021)
Responsible for create a Python model to analyze the relationship between Colombia’s infrastructure systems and the country’s development from national and international databases. Design infographics and graphic pieces to communicate the results of the analysis.
Achievements details available upon request, please feel free to reach me!
Constructora Colpatria is a Top-3 Colombian construction company that also operates in Peru and Mexico branded as Urbana.
Project Structuring Professional (10.2017 ‐ 12. 2018)
Leading the process of participating in public and private tenders, delegating the preparation of the deliverables to the specialized areas, eval‐ uating the potential risks, and defining the corresponding mitigation strategies. Consolidating the final offer and presenting it to the Risk Com‐ mittee for approval. Presenting the offer and accompanying the selection process. Carrying out the contractual management and issuance of policies and bank guarantees to deliver the project to the management area for its execution.
Project Management Professional (01.2016 ‐ 09.2017)
Supervising the purchasing processes carried out by the managers of the projects in the infrastructure area and presenting them to the vice president for approval. Monitoring the execution of projects, reviewing their financial models and their profitability. Accompanying the vice president of the area in the fortnightly committees of the presidency and presenting relevant information derived from the analysis of the projects.
Achievements details available upon request, please feel free to reach me!
Entrepreneur Projects
DeLaChamba Online Shop, Colombia
Co-founder of Colombian traditional black pottery handicrafts sustainable e-commerce. Product designer, business manager, web page developer, social media manager, and logistics coordinator.
Household Management Project, Colombia
Founder and product designer of a household management service provider. The project’s main objective was to create a profitable solution for house care services providing continuous training and development to its employees.
Certificates
By Google, offered through Coursera.
By Duke University, offered through Coursera
Online course by Udemy