Gabriel Velez.
CAPABILITIES IN CONTEXT

What I bring.
What it looks like in practice.

Technical capabilities and a way of taking ownership: understand, propose, get involved and follow through.

Finding solutions

Understand the problem and weigh alternatives and their consequences.

Team leadership and growth

Coordinate, support, share knowledge and overcome obstacles.

Hands-on execution

Contribute to analysis, design, development, testing or execution when needed.

Purposeful learning

Learn to solve problems and apply knowledge in real projects.

Ownership and commitment

Follow through, care about quality and stay involved through operations.

Initiative and autonomy

Identify needs, propose options and move work forward.

Adaptability

Apply experience across new sectors, contexts and tools.

Openness and a positive spirit

Communicate openly and help make teamwork enjoyable.

Capabilities to contribute.

Product definition and prioritizationBusiness analysis and requirements discoveryProcess and experience designTeam and stakeholder coordinationSoftware development and prototypingSystem and data integrationOperations automationDeployment, documentation and continuous integrationAI-assisted developmentOperational and financial managementResearch, learning and problem solving

A wider view of my work.

21 projects

B2B platform

ASP · Visual Basic · SQL Server

Support and maintenance of an early B2B platform.

MY ROLE
Analyst and developer.

Land management for power transmission towers

Geolocation

Management of land used for power transmission towers.

MY ROLE
Support and maintenance.

Lightning strike monitoring

Geolocation

Real-time recording of lightning strikes affecting the interconnected power system.

MY ROLE
Support and maintenance.

Modernizing lightning strike monitoring

.NET · ArcGIS Server

A new system version using technologies that were leading-edge at the time.

MY ROLE
Development and modernization.

Employee performance evaluation

.NET · SQL Server

Web application for employee performance evaluation.

MY ROLE
Design and development.

Interconnected power system management

Microsoft

Evolution of the interconnected power system management software.

MY ROLE
Support, maintenance and assistance with migration to a new Microsoft technology.

Latin American market integration

Middle office

Middle-office system changes supporting market integration.

MY ROLE
Analysis and design.

OAS → WAS application migration

OAS · WAS

Adapting applications to a different application server.

MY ROLE
Analysis, design and implementation support.

Trading for smaller investors

SOA · WAS · IBM DataPower · SQL Server · SaaS

Integration and launch of a trading solution for smaller investors in Colombia.

MY ROLE
Scoping, analysis, design, integration support, testing and launch.

TIDIS processing

Back office

A solution for loading and processing TIDIS in back-office systems.

MY ROLE
Design and testing.

Customer statements

Customer experience

Updating customer statements and their generation process.

MY ROLE
Analysis and redesign.

Trading platform provider change

Trading

Replacing the trading platform provider.

MY ROLE
Project management: planning, execution, production release and stabilization.

Portfolio management / robo-advisor

Financial product

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Recommendations, return evaluation and execution-engine integration.

MY ROLE
Launch coordination, prioritization and development contributions.

Portfolio management contingency model

Continuity

A continuity model for the portfolio management solution.

MY ROLE
Planning, design, execution support, testing and team coordination.

New investment model

Investments

Defining a new model for investment portfolio management.

MY ROLE
Definition, coordination, planning and execution support.

Banking migration from IBM to AWS

IBM · AWS

Migrating a banking web and mobile application from IBM infrastructure to AWS.

MY ROLE
Team and project leadership.

Excel trip settlements

Excel · Macros

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Automating trip settlements and monthly vehicle closings.

MY ROLE
Product definition, pilot development, deployment and initial support.

AI-assisted logistics platform

AI agents

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Fleet, receivables, maintenance and operations; two modules in controlled production.

MY ROLE
Product, architecture, development, continuous integration, deployments and support.

Artesano Coffee Co.

Entrepreneurship

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Preparing and operating a coffee business.

MY ROLE
Viability, planning, priorities, training, website, service and costing.

Coffee farm transformation

Business management

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Improving productivity, finances, quality and direct sales.

MY ROLE
Management, crop and infrastructure renewal, brand and team.

Building with AI agents

Applied AI

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Exploring, developing and documenting solutions.

MY ROLE
Working rules, development, output review, documentation and integration.

Some projects do not have full case studies due to confidentiality, ongoing development or because this overview captures their scope.

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