Juan F. Velásquez

69 Quint Ave. # 14 • Allston, MA 02134 • (617) 787-7410 • jfvelas@netscape.net

EDUCATION
Boston University Graduate School of Management. Boston, MA Dec 2003
MBA, Concentration in Finance (3.67 GPA), BU GSM Graduate Scholarship

Stanford University. Stanford, CA Jun 1995
Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Nancy Grant Chamberlain Fellowship

Universidad de los Andes. Bogotá, Colombia Sep 1992
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

WORK EXPERIENCE
Mistry Associates. Reading, MA May 2001 – May 2002
Engineer
• Modeled complex load combinations. Performed geometrical and design engineering calculations for construction projects contracted by businesses and private clients.
• Resident Engineer for glass curtain wall installation in the new Cryogenic Lab at MIT.

Algranel S. A. Bogotá, Colombia Feb 2000 – Jul 2000
Director of Operations
• Managed and led a successful implementation of ISO 9002 Quality System for the certification of company port operations.
• Supervised 55 employees and held responsibility for operations performance optimization and analysis.

Colegio San Carlos. Bogotá, Colombia Oct 1999 – Feb 2000
General Manager
• Organized and led a three-day celebration of school’s 40th anniversary, with attendance exceeding 12,000.
• In less than three months, coordinated and motivated 20 teams of 100 people to raise over $90,000 from private and corporate sponsors to build a new IT center.

Exxon Company International
Terminal Manager. Medellín, Colombia Mar 1997 – Apr 1999
• Managed a $450,000 annual budget to coordinate distribution of 860,000 barrels of oil derivatives.
• Led plant re-engineering processes in implementing IT solutions to reduce operational expenses by 20%.
• Oversaw storage capacity enhancement to increase terminal output by 50%.
Airport Terminal Manager. Cali, Colombia Mar 1996 – Mar 1997
• Coordinated successful delivery of 320,000 barrels of Turbo-oil fuel to airplanes.
• Ensured quality control to comply with International Aeronautical Regulations.
Operations Supervisor. Bogota, Colombia Mar 1996 – Mar 1997
• Responsible for quality control of 4.3 million barrels of oils derivatives.
• Supervised maintenance operations of the largest Exxon terminal plant in Latin America.

Failure Analysis Inc. Menlo Park, CA
Structures Division Intern Sep 1995 – Dec 1995
• Analyzed and assessed property damage to determine if it was earthquake generated.

Pérez Arciniegas & Cia. Bogotá, Colombia Sep 1992 – Jul 1994
Top construction consulting firm in the country
Project Management & Control Assistant
• Ensured construction schedule progress and budgeting control ($4M budget).
• Assisted the General Manager in 25% shortfall debt refinancing.

SKILLS & MEMBERSHIPS
• MATLAB, Excel/VBA, Perl, SPSS, Bloomberg, StatPro, MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Project, Unix.
• Modeling, Simulations & Data Mining in Excel, XLMiner, @ Risk, SimQuick, Bestfit, PrecisionTree, TopRank.
• Bilingual: Spanish and English.
• Member of BU GSM Finance Club, National Society of Hispanics MBAS (NSHMBA) and Association of Latino Professionals in Accounting and Finance (ALPFA).
• Bilingual: Spanish and English.

AWARDS
• “Tiger’s Wing Award” for operational excellence. Exxon International. 1998
• “United in Service for Peace.” Multinational Force & Observers. Sinai, Egypt. 1987