Canada

Back-end

Full stack

QA Engineer

AI/ML Engineering

Alex Velazquez

Software Engineer turned Career Coach

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Critical-thinking

Team player

Analytical skills

AI/ML

Python

ChatGPT

GitHub

HTML

gRPC

Communication

Leadership

Introduce yourself, define mentoring expectations and goals. Learn and grow together.

General mentorship

Making remote and globally distributed teams work for you and your needs.

Working remotely

Learn essential burnout prevention techniques and replenish physical and emotional energy.

Managing burnout

Talk to people who have learned to manage their imposter syndrome.

Dealing with imposter syndrome

Strategies for maximizing your design internship or co-op program.

Getting the most out of my internship

Tips for transitioning into a new role or company.

Changing roles

How to successfully prepare and position yourself for a job promotion?

How to get promoted

How to ask for a promotion and negotiate for salary raise?

Negotiating a job offer

How to think about design career paths and what progression looks like for designers?

Design career path

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Resume and portfolio review

Practice HR, technical and behavioural interviews with mentors.

Practice mock interviews

Talk to people who've broken into the tech industry and learn their stories.

Breaking into tech

Learn the best ways to answer technical interview questions with frameworks

Acing technical interview questions

How to set up the team for success by defining and measuring team's performance.

Choosing metrics and team goals

Manage team expectations and get the most out of your meetings.

Running effective meetings

Identify and define potential product problems and generating possible solutions.

Identifying problems vs solutions

Learn how to properly present your work and share ideas and opinions.

Presenting your work with impact

How to work with team members with different skill sets but towards a common goal?

Working cross-functionally

Ways to provide constructive feedback to team members.

Giving effective feedback

How to create a positive workplace culture that drives collaboration and productivity?

Fostering a good team culture

I help aspiring software engineers who are frustrated with constant rejection and feel lost in the job search process. I will equip you with the skills to land a high-paying software engineering job at top companies like Google, Meta, and Amazon and build a fulfilling career.

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• Implemented and tested about 100 DB2 code fixes using C under the
index, load, and backup and restore components.
• Solved, designed and ran regression tests on reported known issues of the code base using Perl and
Embedded SQL in C.
• Developed a tool for a customer using C that estimates the size of an index after a REORG operation.

TA for Computer Concepts for End-Users (60-104)

• Held NSERC USRA under the supervision of Dr. Ngom from May 2010-Sept 2010.
• Outstanding Scholars student under the supervision of Dr. Tsin during my 2nd Year (Sept 2010-April 2011)
• Outstanding Scholars student under the supervision of Dr. Kobti during my 3rd Year (Sept 2012-April 2013)
• Oustanding Scholars student under the supervision of Dr. Lu during my 4th Year (Sept 2013-April 2014)

Alex Velazquez🇨🇦

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