Derek Velez
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Credentials
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Child Development Associate (CDA)
The Council for Professional RecognitionJan, 2018- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Slack
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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700 & Above Employee
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Software Engineer
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Feb 2023 - Present
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Slack
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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700 & Above Employee
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SWE Intern
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May 2022 - Aug 2022
Worked on a collaborative, cross-team project with two other interns related to data lineage, creating a visualization for lineage on an existing internal service and improving upon lineage tracking through a new back-end service. Worked on a collaborative, cross-team project with two other interns related to data lineage, creating a visualization for lineage on an existing internal service and improving upon lineage tracking through a new back-end service.
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MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Introduction to Computer Science Programming in Python Lab Assistant
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Sep 2021 - Jun 2022
- Assist students with intro level Python concepts: loops, if-else statements, simple algorithms and data structures, testing and debugging, and algorithmic complexity. - Lead checkoffs for students, checking for code quality, documentation, efficiency, and the student’s understanding. - Assist students with intro level Python concepts: loops, if-else statements, simple algorithms and data structures, testing and debugging, and algorithmic complexity. - Lead checkoffs for students, checking for code quality, documentation, efficiency, and the student’s understanding.
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Lyft
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United States
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Ground Passenger Transportation
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700 & Above Employee
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SWE Intern
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Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
Restructured the back-end framework and user interface for a section of an internal service, improving user’s work flow and experience as well as adding more detailed insights to the section. Restructured the back-end framework and user interface for a section of an internal service, improving user’s work flow and experience as well as adding more detailed insights to the section.
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MIT Research Laboratory of Electronics
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Speech Analysis Researcher
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Jan 2019 - May 2021
Analyze speech samples to identify individual cues using Praat to create a database for a speech analysis system in development, provide feedback to others on their labels, and train new members of the team. Analyze speech samples to identify individual cues using Praat to create a database for a speech analysis system in development, provide feedback to others on their labels, and train new members of the team.
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Allstate
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United States
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Insurance
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700 & Above Employee
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Machine Learning Intern
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Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
- Implemented a deep neural network model to verify a speaker’s claimed identity and created a User Interface that could be used by my team to test the model. - Proposed a platform idea where Allstate employees could ask technical questions to each other with a team of interns. - Implemented a deep neural network model to verify a speaker’s claimed identity and created a User Interface that could be used by my team to test the model. - Proposed a platform idea where Allstate employees could ask technical questions to each other with a team of interns.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Front Desk Receptionist
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Sep 2018 - Aug 2019
Handled front desk reception and administrative duties including answering phones, handling resident inquiries, and sorting and distributing correspondence and packages. Handled front desk reception and administrative duties including answering phones, handling resident inquiries, and sorting and distributing correspondence and packages.
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Education
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science -
Mater Lakes Academy