Andres Velez-Sepulveda, Bse, Jd, Cbep Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Ga, Us

Columbus, Georgia, United States

Oversee the functioning of the Education and Training Center located in Columbus, GA. Continuous development of new trainings programs and strategies to enhance the offer to employers, clients, and the general public interested in work transition or job searching. Supervise and manage a team of 13 team members. Engage and build with community businesses specific trainings opportunities for participants. Utilize various learning platforms to include live training, online webinars, field training, and printed materials to increase learning outcomes. Design, develop, negotiate, and maintain accounts/contracts with partners in our community. Ensure that procedures are sticking to the most rigorous standards to safeguard the clients' confidentiality.* Up to this date, increased the amount of new long-term partnerships/accounts with community agencies for training programs by 250%.* Designed and implemented more than 5 new training programs (an increase of 400%) available to the community with 3 more starting next year.* Through extensive expense control, decreased the expenses of the center by 25% while increasing the revenue by 15% post-Covid.* Constantly provided support to Team Members in the delivery of placement services, increasing and exceeding placements by 134.02%.* Recognized by management for improving collaboration across cross-functional teams to promote successful outcomes and program results.* Increased the number of served clients for 3 consecutive years: the highest amounts in 2022 with 330.26% and 2023 with a total of 319.37% by October.

Columbus, Georgia

Oversee and manage 100+ accounts for participants' Job retention and 70+ accounts for employer training. Continuously developed and administered new job placement strategies, engaged and built with community businesses, and delivered weekly workshops and specific training opportunities for participants. Analyzed training and internship programs to ensure accordance with professional development standards and goals. Utilized various learning platforms including live training, online webinars, field training, and printed materials to increase learning outcomes.* Through placements and retentions, captured over $25,000.00 from government and private agencies.Instrumental in creating routine reports, agendas, goal setting, and training schedules for assigned participants.* Recognized by management for improving collaboration across cross-functional teams to promote successful outcomes and program results.* Developed over 10 new strategies to achieve set goals for the training center.* Assisted the Center Director and Center Manager in the development and training of co-workers while providing coaching to new and actual Job Development Coordinators.* Successfully expanded network to include additional services offered to disabled youth and adults, veterans, and at-risk populations and ensured compliance with Federal and State laws.

Lajas, Puerto Rico

Managed a solo practice while handling cases at the Civil Courts of Puerto Rico. Administered legal advice and advised on legal cases relating to civil law, contracts, family law, money collection, and child support. Authored contracts that improved compliance matters and regulatory relationships for assigned clients. Identified educational opportunities within the school systems and provided educational workshops relating to bullying, child abuse, federal laws, and educational laws.* Successfully provided legal, compliance, and auditing consultant services for companies and individuals.* Performed legal research while designing and developing legal documents for individuals, companies, and other colleagues.* Spearheaded several concurrent cases while successfully resolving cases with ongoing, outstanding, or complex issues.* Reduced noncompliance issues by staying abreast of current laws, and conducting thorough and precise audits.* Managed all phases of training and education projects for diversified audiences and topics.* Negotiated and successfully implemented educational/ethics programs for two municipalities.

Columbus, Georgia

Proficiently acted as an interpreter and translator by translating physician's diagnoses, patient information, pharmacological instructions, and healthcare brochures. Designed and managed the program, and served in a role designed to convert and translate written, spoken, and audio projects. Collaborated with a diversified team to enforce and implement resources and services. Led the translation, transcribing, and analytical initiatives with high accuracy through multiple strategies. Worked with non-English speaking patients and translated live conversations with hospital staff. Frequently monitored compliance, updated database, and conducted professional development training.* Increased 80% accuracy and customer support by leading several translation projects including translating all forms within the clinic and providing quality control oversight for previously translated documents.* Developed and trained 100% of Spanish-speaking staff members in providing services to clients with a language barrier while maintaining excellent customer service.* Spearheaded an instructional document project to assist with the utilization of various resources to aid the training and development of staff.* Served as point of contact for translating information within the e-Clinical system to ensure up-to-date medical records.* Scanned and analyzed foreign language documents to assist with the identification of critical information.* Chaired the implementation of revamped procedures resulting in enhanced document tracking to aid in accessing information faster.

Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

Designed and implemented lesson plans tailored to students' needs with a strong focus on increasing academic achievement for students earning associate and bachelor degrees. Responsible for designing, developing, and delivering comprehensive educational curriculum and syllabus plans for students. Partnered with upper management to develop teaching materials, internships, and testing assessments.* Created, designed, and conducted 100% of the presentations, training, and workshops which aided in increasing students' academic knowledge of history and social development.* Revamped outdated training materials and developed a comprehensive training program for students and teachers.* Increased program outcomes by analyzing and tracking performance and implementing immediate actions.* Developed and produced online training modules for 20 - 25 students per class, in 4 contracted classes.* Conducted surveys that contributed to change management and process improvements. Partnered with senior management and departments to monitor program outcomes.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Bachelor Of Education (B.Ed.), Biology, General