About The Founder: John Velez
John Velez brings a solid background in telecommunications and telecommunications management that spans decades.
Velez’s career has included working with companies like Harris Corporation on satellite telemetry and Emerson Electric on weapon systems integration. He also worked for Azimex, supplying control center and oil field equipment for refineries in Eastern Europe and Southern Russia.
Velez joined AT&T in 1996. During his tenure at AT&T, he led the planning and implementation of critical Layer 3 Network changes starting from the OC48 Avici core network and ending with the implementation of the current state of the art Disaggregated Distributed Core Network based on off-the-shelf White Boxes and third-party Network Operating Systems. He played a crucial role in the design and implementation of the 400G ethernet Common BackBone at AT&T (first in the industry). Prior to leaving AT&T, he led the L3 Current Planning team in the design, development and implementation of the new P-Core BackBone and migration of the existing CBB traffic into the new DDC network.
"After a long career in Telecommunications Planning and Engineering, I wanted to remain active in the industry I love, so founded Velez Engineering to remain engaged and pay back for all the great experiences I had as a manager. My goal is to nurture this company into a national Telecommunications Equipment Recovery Services provider, to employ and provide a stable future for other minorities as well as support Telecommunications Companies goals to recover expensive infrastructure resources like power/cooling/space and preserve the environment while monetizing equipment destined for disposal."
